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Lisa means "fox" in my language. So I've got mixed feelings on this name when it stands alone.

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As a diminutive- Larisa.

I love Lisa as a standalone name and I hope it returns in popularity.

Lisa is a name I've always enjoyed. While it started out as a nickname, I've only known one person, a former coworker, who used Lisa as a nickname--and it was for Elizabeth (and I'd known her for a couple months before learning this). Otherwise (to my knowledge), all the Lisas I've met--across age groups--has had Lisa as their legal name. In this respect, it has gone the way of Molly, Sadie, Sally, etc., as a diminutive that's now its own unique name.

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Lisa has become "dated" and basically a "Mom name," but I've met a couple in my generation (though one of them was the coworker who was "really" Elizabeth). Again, I've always liked Lisa. It's a warm and inviting name, pretty without being fussy. If short-and-sweet ever become the trend that surpasses "princess names" (Isabella, Olivia & Company), I'd like to see Lisa make a comeback.

I was almost named Elizabeth “Lisa”, but I am SO glad I’m not! I’ve always thought Lisa to be plain, boring and too common (popular).

I think it's plain but alright. I have never thought of Lisa as a nickname for Alicia, but it works. I'd choose Elisabeth as a full name, and being more creative, Élisabeau, Elisenda or Lisandra.

Lisa is lovely and great as a standalone name

I'm a fan of Lisa! I actually use it as my nickname when I'm ordering food/drinks.

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Annalisa "Lisa" is my favorite full name for it.

I know a Lisa, full name, who is now in her 50s; there was an outbreak of Lisa people in South Africa, all about the same age. If I had to, I suppose Alicia has an s sound and would therefore work better than Elisabeth, which sounds like Elizabeth.