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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

), Luísa (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

) or

Louise Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

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) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name

Louis Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

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Luis Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod'' "fame" and ''wig'' "combat". Variations include Luisinha,

Luisella ''Luisella'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Samlidae Samlidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk ...

, Luisana, Luisetta, Luigia, Luisel. Its popularity derives from the cult of

Saint Louise de Marillac Louise de Marillac , also Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United S ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, and from

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...

's opera ''

Luisa Miller ''Luisa Miller'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''Kabale und Liebe'' (''Intrigue and Love'') by the German dramatist Friedrich von Schiller. Verdi's initial idea for ...

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People with the given name

Luisa

Luisa Accati Luisa Accati Levi (born in 1942) is an Italian historian, anthropologist and feminist public intellectual. She taught ethnology and modern history at the University of Trieste. She was born in Turin. After finishing her studies at the Universit ...

(born 1942), Italian historian, anthropologist and feminist public intellectual *

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi (September 25, 1799 – June 2, 1866) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. The beginning of the war Luisa was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to José Domingo Cáceres and Carmen Díaz, prospe ...

(1799–1866), heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence *

Luisa Baldini Luisa Baldini (born in Tanzania) is an Anglo-Italian presentation and communication expert, previously having worked for BBC News as a Deputy Royal Correspondent among many other assignments. Biography Born in Tanzania to an Italian father and E ...

, Anglo-Italian news reporter and presenter, presently working for BBC News *

Luisa Bradshaw-White Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974) is a former English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in '' EastEnders'' and for her previous roles on '' Bad Girls'', '' Holby City'' and ''This Life''. She has also made appearances in televisi ...

(born 1975), English actress *

Luisa María Calderón Luisa María de Guadalupe Calderón Hinojosa (born October 23, 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who served in the Senate of Mexico from 2000 until September 2006. She is currently senator-ele ...

(born 1965), Mexican politician *

Luisa Capetillo Luisa Capetillo (October 28, 1879 – April 10, 1922) was one of Puerto Rico's most famous labor leaders. She was an anarchist writer, activist, labor organizer who fought for workers' rights, women's rights, free love, and human emancipation. ...

(1879–1922), Corsican-Puerto Rican writer and anarchist *

Luisa Casati Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino (born Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman; 23 January 1881 – 1 June 1957), was an Italian heiress, muse, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe. Early life Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman was born ...

(1881–1957), Italian artists' model * Luisa Castro (born 1966), Spanish poet and writer * Luísa Diogo (born 1958), Mozambican politician, Prime Minister of Mozambique from February 2004 to December 2010 * Luisa DiPietro, faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry * Luisa Durán (born 1941), former First Lady of Chile, the wife of Chile Ricardo Lagos * Luisa "Loi" Ejercito Estrada (born 1930), Filipino politician * Luisa Ferida (1914–1945), Italian stage and motion picture actress * Luisa Görlich (born 1998), German ski jumper * Luisa Martín (born 1960), Spanish actress *

Luisa of Medina-Sidonia Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise ( French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod ...

(1613–1666), Queen of Portugal *

Luisa Menárguez Luisa Menárguez was a Spanish harpist and educator, who taught several of the world's premier harpists of modern times, including her grand-niece, Marisa Robles, Nicanor Zabaleta Nicanor Zabaleta (January 7, 1907 – April 1, 1993) was a S ...

, Spanish harpist and educator *

Luisa Micheletti Luisa Micheletti (born June 23, 1983) is a presenter on MTV Brasil. She is from an Italian-Brazilian Italian Brazilians ( it, italo-brasiliani, pt, ítalo-brasileiros) are Brazilians of full or partial Italian descent. Italian Brazilians are ...

(born 1983), presenter on MTV Brazil * Luisa Moreno (1907–1992), Guatemalan-American communist and writer *

Luisa Morgantini Luisa Morgantini (born 5 November 1940 in Villadossola) is an Italian former Member of the European Parliament. She was elected as independent with the Communist Refoundation Party ticket and sat with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left ...

(born 1940), Italian politician, Member of the European Parliament * Luisa Eugenia Navas, Chilean pharmacist and botanist * Luisa Ottolini (born 1954), Italian physicist * Luisa Ranieri (born 1973), Italian actress * Luisa Rivelli (born 1930), Italian film actress * Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), Spanish sculptor of the Baroque Era *

Luisa Rossi Luisa Rossi (26 January 1925 – 23 May 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 1978. Born in Milan, Rossi debuted at young age in a significant role in Mario Mattoli's ''Ho tanta voglia di cantare'' (1943). In ...

(1925–1984), Italian actress *

Luisa Sala Luisa Sala (7 July 192316 June 1986) was a distinguished actress of stage, film and television from the 1950s until her death. She was born on 7 July 1923 in Madrid, Spain. She was the New York Times' "Critic's Pick" in 1965 for her performance ...

(1923–1986), Spanish actress * Luisa Tetrazzini (1871–1940), Italian coloratura soprano *

Luisa Torsi Luisa Torsi (born 1964) is an Italian chemist who is a professor at the Università degli Studi di Bari. She was the first woman to serve as President of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS). In 2019 she was named by the International ...

(born 1964), Italian chemist * Luisa Värk (born 1987), Estonian singer *

Luisa Wilson Luisa Wilson San Román (born 5 August 2005) is a Mexican ice hockey player who plays in the U18 AA league (see junior ice hockey) of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHL) with the North York Storm Prep U18 AA in the North York district ...

(born 2005), Mexican-Canadian ice hockey player * Luisa Zissman (born 1987), British television personality * Luisa Stefani (born 1997) Brazilian professional tennis player

Luisel

* Luisel Ramos (1984-2006), Uruguayan model

Luisana

* Luisana Lopilato (born 1987), Argentine actress and model

Fictional characters with the name

* Luisa Alver, a fictional character played by Yara Martinez in the series '' Jane the Virgin'' *Luisa Anselmi, a fictional character played by Anouk Aimée in the 1962 film '' 8½'' *Luisa Contini, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2009 film '' Nine'' *Luisa "Adelita" Espina, a fictional character played by

Carla Baratta Carla Baratta Sarcinelli (born 9 July 1990) is a Venezuelan actress, model, and artist. She is most well known for being the star of the digital series ''Bleep'', broadcast by the mobile phone company Digitel GSM. Since she was young, she has s ...

in the series '' Mayans MC'' *Luisa Madrigal, a fictional character played by Jessica Darrow in the Disney film '' Encanto''

Other uses

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'' is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi * Luisa was Giovanni da Verrazzano's name for

Block Island Block Island is an island in the U.S. state of Rhode Island located in Block Island Sound approximately south of the mainland and east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. It is part of Washingt ...

Luisa Piccarreta Luisa Piccarreta, (23 April 1865–4 March 1947) now a Servant of God and also known as the "Little Daughter of the Divine Will", was a Catholic mystic and author whose spirituality centred on union with the Will of God. For some time, her ...

also known as "Little Daughter of the Divine Will" is a proposed Roman Catholic saint * "Luísa" is a song composed by Tom Jobim Antônio Carlos Jobim {{given name Italian feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Spanish feminine given names