Lise
English
Etymology
From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.
Proper noun
Lise
- 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.”
- 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?”
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːsə
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liz/
Proper noun
Lise f
- a female given name derived from Élisabeth
- a female given name derived from Louise
Norwegian
Related terms
- compound given names: Anne-Lise, Inger-Lise
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