Delisa

Meaning of Delisa

Delisa is like a monsoon melody at sunset: a name that journeys from Latin deliciae—“delight”—through Spanish Delicia and Italian Delizia before draping itself in vibrant Indian hues. She conjures the sweetness of jalebi, the shimmer of a diya’s flame, and the grace of a lotus floating on a temple pond. Pronounced duh-LEE-suh (/dəˈliːsə/) with a soft “d” and a joyful leap on the second syllable, she skips across the palate like a playful sitar riff. In Illinois she flitted in and out of the top 200 from the late ’60s through the early ’90s—peaking at rank 197 in 1988 with 11 newborns—and today remains a hidden gem, waiting to bloom.