Name Origin

My full name is Lisa Marlene. To understand the origin of my name, one must know that my dad, his sister, and their parents all immigrated to the United States in the 1950’s and became US Citizens. My name comes with a German background and reasoning behind it.

I asked my mom once why she and my dad named me Lisa. She said they were originally going to name me Jill. But when my German grandmother said the name Jill wasn’t German enough, they decided to name me Lisa. To be honest, I am SO glad they decided on Lisa. In regards to my middle name of Marlene, I was named after my Aunt Marlene (my dad’s sister).

All in all, I am very proud of the name I was given and the background from which it comes.