why we spelled her name Leisa.

Blog writing has become a habit, albeit a good one.  After January I was only going to blog on an irregular basis; however it appears that I cannot let a day pass without an episode of No one asked me.

Today is February 3^rd, and on this day thirty nine years ago my youngest daughter was born.  We named her Leisa Renea Brooker.  The naming was not a simple task.  Her father, Ronald, was determined that he make the decision. Vavielle, our oldest, had been christened by my mother.  This second daughter would be our last and Ronald’s curtain call for names.

His first suggestions of “Rusty or Terry” I immediately deemed unacceptable.  Second choices were Lori or Lisa, so Lisa it was.  Enter my mother, who felt we should spell the name Leisa.  Leisa has always been apologetic about the spelling of her name. So after thirty nine years let me share the facts about LEISA.

Leisa meaning and name origin © 2004-2012 Thinkbabynames.com

Leisa age 3 months

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As a girl's name is a variant of Elizabeth (Hebrew), and the meaning of Leisa is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Leisa sounds like Lisa, Leesa, Leasa and Luisa.

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Popularity of Leisa

Leisa is a very popular first name for women (#1477 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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While Leisa was a very difficult infant, she suffered from an incomplete digestive system and projectile vomiting that only served to draw us closer.  An adorable preschooler, Leisa grew into a great student.  I could list all of her accomplishments, however I want to finish this blog tonight LOL.  Also Leisa is very, very modest and I would not want to embarrass her.

Suffice to say I have now legitimized Leisa’s name and spelling.  As her Mother, when I look back over Leisa’s life some of the high points for me have been;

·       When the vomiting ceased

·       Her first step

·       At age five Leisa taught herself to read through typing

·       Swimming prowess and making the swim team

·       Grade nine valedictorian

·       High school graduation

·       Birth of her daughter Marcia Brooke Denton

·       Marriage to Mohammed Mourad

·       Birth of Matthew and Noah

·       Conceptualization and success as a jewellery artist  LeisaB

·       Travelling to Egypt this past year

Leisa 2011

Names are so important; they are the first indication one has of a person.  Those many long years ago   I was thinking of Hilary or Meredith. While they are good names,  I am very glad that Ronald intervened.  My special daughter would not be the same person with one of those names.  But no one asked me why we spelled her name Leisa.