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What does Risa mean?
Risa 
as a girls' name is pronounced REE-sah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Risa is "laughter". Also a short form of names like Marisa. Rise (rih-ZAY) is a French form made familiar in the 1950s through the 1970s by opera singer Rise Stevens.
STARTS WITH Ri-
ASSOCIATED WITH opera
Variations
VARIANTS Reesa, Riesa, Rise, Rysa
RELATION VIA MARISA Morisa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Risa Makayla (R.M.), ..
How popular is Risa?
Risa is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2152 out of 4276, Top 50%) and also a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#124109 out of 150436, Top 82%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Risa was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its highest rank of #1039 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Marisa and Rise are the popular variation forms of Risa. These relations of Risa were popular as birth names in 1995 (MEDIAN #1382), but now, the form Marisa has fallen out of fashion.
Similar Names
Risa is pronounced similarly to Raisa, Raissa, Raiza, Rasya, Razi, Razia, Resi, Reza, Rezi, Rosa▼, Rosae, Rosai, Rosay, Rosee, Rosey, Rosie▼, Rosio, Rosy, Roza, Rozy and Ruza. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gisa, Lisa▼, Raja, Rasia, Rasja, Rhica, Ria▼, Rica, Ricca, Ricka, Rida, Rieca, Rieka, Rika, Riki, Rima, Rina, Riqua, Rita▼, Ritsa, Riva, Ros, Rose▼, Ross, Rozsa, Ruzsa and Tisa. These names tend to be less frequently used than Risa.
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