Meaning & History
Related Names
VARIANTS: Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elea, Eliza, Ella, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Lenore, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Nell, Tetty, Bettye, Elle, Leanora, Leesa, Lenora, Liliana, Nelle, Nora, Norah OTHER LANGUAGES: Shelena (African American), Jela, Jelka (Croatian), Alena, Eliška, Lenka (Czech), Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lena, Lene, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora (Danish), Betje, Elise, Ellen, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Heleentje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa, Noor, Noortje, Nora (Dutch), Leena, Liisa, Liisu (Estonian), Eliisa, Elisa, Elli, Elsa, Heli, Leena, Liisa, Liisi, Noora (Finnish), Babette, Élise, Lili, Lilian, Liliane, Lise, Lilianne, Lisette (French), Alena, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lore, Nora (German), Bözsi, Erzsi, Liza, Zsóka, Ili, Ilka, Ilonka (Hungarian), Sibéal (Irish), Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Leonora, Liliana, Lisa, Lora, Nora, Liana, Lorita, Norina (Italian), Elzė (Lithuanian), Ibb (Medieval English), Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lena, Lene, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora (Norwegian), Eliza, Lena, Liliana (Polish), Belinha, Lena, Liliana, Elisa, Liana (Portuguese), Lílian (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Lenuța, Liliana (Romanian), Alyona, Lena, Liza, Lizaveta (Russian), Beileag, Eilidh, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish), Alena, Eliška, Lenka (Slovak), Alena, Jelka, Špela, Alenka (Slovene), Elisa, Liliana, Isa (Spanish), Elise, Ella, Elsa, Lena, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora, Lennie, Lenny (Swedish), Lesya (Ukrainian)
Popularity
United States | ranked #97 |  | England/Wales | ranked #29 |  | Australia (NSW) | ranked #58 |  | Ireland | ranked #28 |  | Northern Ireland | ranked #7 |  | Scotland | ranked #9 |  | Sweden | ranked #42 |  |
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