Lise

See also: lise, lisë, liše, líše, lìsè, lîse, and -lise

English

Etymology

From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.

Proper noun

Lise

1. A female given name from French.
   • 2013, Allison Amend, A Nearly Perfect Copy:

     The urge to tell Lise everything was almost overpowering.

   • 2014, Paula Bomer, Inside Madeleine:

     Then I smelled something funny. “Do you guys smell that?” “No. What do you smell?” said Lise. “I think I smell smoke.”

2. A diminutive of the female given name Lisa
   • 2001, J. Alison Bryant, Television and the American Family

     Lisa said, “This is gonna be the best birthday breakfast Mom ever had.” And Bart earnestly replied, “Hey, Lise, you think that's enough for her?”

Anagrams

• %iles, Elis, Iles, Isle, Leis, Sile, iles, isle, leis, lies, sile, slie

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Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːsə

Proper noun

Lise

1. a female given name derived from Elisabeth

Related terms

• compound given names: Annelise, Anne-Lise, Ingelise, Inge-Lise, Ingerlise, Liselotte, Lise-Lotte

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 496 females with the given name Lise have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liz/

Proper noun

Lise f

1. a female given name derived from Élisabeth
2. a female given name derived from Louise

Anagrams

• élis, îles, isle, lies, liés, sile, silé

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Lise

1. a female given name derived from Elisabeth

Related terms

• compound given names: Anne-Lise, Inger-Lise