Lise

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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

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

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.

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lise

1. a female given name derived from Elisabeth

Related terms

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