Marisa (given name)
Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea". The name is also a Spanish or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel or Maria Luisa.People with this name
- Marisa Allasio, Italian actress
- Marisa Baena, Colombian golfer
- Marisa Barros, Portuguese long-distance runner
- Marisa Berenson, American actress and model
- Marisa Catalina Casey, photographer, graphic designer, educator, and co-author of the book Born in Our Heart
- Marisa Coughlan, actress in the USA
- Marisa Ferretti Barth, Canadian senator
- Marisa Wolfcale American twice convicted felon
- Marisa Letícia, second wife of former President of Brazil Luis Inácio "Lula" da Silva
- Marisa López, Argentine field hockey player
- Marisa Mell, Austrian actress
- Marisa Merlini, Italian actress
- Marisa Miller, American model
- Marisa Monte, Brazilian popular singer
- Marisa Papen, Belgian model
- Marisa Paredes, also known by the surname "Bartolomé"
- Marisa Pavan, Italian actress
- Marisa Larissa Pichlmair, Austrian blogger
- Marisa Ramirez, American actress
- Mariza, Portuguese fado singer
- Marisa Robles, harpist
- Marisa Siketa, Australian actress
- Marisa Tomei, American actress
- Marisa Warrington, actress
Fictional characters
- Marisa Coulter, a character from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Marisa, a Swordmaster from
- Marisa Kirisame, a fictional witch in numerous Touhou Project games
- Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, a character from David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series.
- Marisa Sarratore, a minor character from Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
