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 "fame" and wig "combat".

Variations include Luisinha, Luisella, Luisana, Luisetta, Luigia, Luisel. Its popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris, and from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Luisa Miller.

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

• Luisa Miller is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi
• Luisa was Giovanni da Verrazzano's name for Block Island
• Luisa Piccarreta 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

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