Elisa is both a feminine and masculine given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa (also known as Dido). Another opinion is that it is a shortened form of Elisabeth, a variant of the Biblical name Elizabeth.^[1] For other uses, see Elisa (disambiguation).

Closely related names include Elissa, Eliza, Lisa, Elsa, Elisha, and the French form Élise.

• Elisa Badenes, Spanish ballet dancer
• Elisa Berroeta, Chilean wood engraver, illustrator
• Élisa Bonaparte (1777–1820), sister of Napoleon
• Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (born 1981), Mexican ballet dancer
• Elisa Christy (born 1917), Mexican actress and dancer
• Elisa Di Francisca (born 1982), Italian fencer
• Elisa Donovan (born 1971), American actress
• Lisvel Elisa Eve (born 1991), Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Elisa Fiorillo (born 1969), American singer
• Élisa Garnerin (1791–1853), French balloonist and parachutist
• Elisa Georgiou (born 1994), Greek Cypriot model
• Elisa Iorio (born 2003), Italian artistic gymnast
• Elisa Izquierdo (1989–1995), American murder victim
• Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), American fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
• Elisa Lam (1991–2013), a Canadian student whose death at the Cecil Hotel attracted wide attention
• Elisa Lindström, Swedish singer
• Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1943), Italian-Somali actress
• Elisa Radziwill (1803–1834), Polish aristocrat
• Elisa Riedo, nanotechnologist
• Elisa Servenius (fl. 1809), Swedish soldier
• Elisa Silva (born 1999), Portuguese singer
• Elisa Siragusa (born 1986), Italian politician
• Elisa Toffoli (born 1977), Italian singer
• Elisa Togut (born 1978), Italian volleyball player
• Elisa Volpatto (born 1986), Brazilian television and film actress
• Elisa Zulueta (born 1984), Chilean television and film actress

• Elisha
• Eliza (given name)
• Elisa (disambiguation)