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 [ 1 syll. li-se, lis-e ] The girl name Lise is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced LAYZ KEY. Lise is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in English, French, German, and Scandinavian. Lise is a short form of the English Elizabeth. Lise is also an English, French, German, and Scandinavian short form of the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Elisabeth. Variants of the name include the French and German pet form Lisette and the French pet form Lysette. Lise is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1959 with 0.008% of baby girls being named Lise. It was #817 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Among the family of girl names directly related to Lise, the English Elizabeth was the most frequently used in 2008. Lise has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Lise include the Dutch and German Lies, the English Lace, the English Layce, the Spanish Lesy, the Russian Lesya, the Czech and English Lexa, the English and Spanish Lexi, the English and Scottish Lexy, the English Liegh, the Dutch Lieke, the Dutch and German Liese, the Dutch Liesje, the Scandinavian and English Lis, the English Liss, the English Liz, the English Lizz, the Hawaiian Loke, the Tongan Lose, the English Loyce, and the English, French, and Italian Luce. KEY: Pronunciation for Lise: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
