Lie

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Lie.

Proper noun

Lie (plural Lies)

1. A Norwegian surname.
   • 1953 April 12, A[braham] M[ichael] Rosenthal, “Farewell, Diplomacy: Trygve Lie’s daughter Guri tells about staying here”, in The New York Times (SM section)‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 August 2025, page 22:

     It won’t be long now before Miss Lie starts finding out. The U. N. finally has agreed on a man to take over Trygve Lie’s title and woes. Some time in May the Lies will be packed and Oslo-bound—most of the Lies, that is, not Guri.

Usage notes

• Used attributively in mathematics (topology) in Lie group and associated terms, in reference to Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie (1842–1899).

Derived terms

• group of Lie type
• Lie bracket

Anagrams

• EIL, ile-, Eli, Ile, -ile, lei, Lei., Lei, %ile, ELI, ile

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Lee

Proper noun

Lie

1. (chiefly 1901–1947, 1947–1972) obsolete spelling of Li, a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lie

1. a surname