When I started studying French in seventh grade, we were given a list of some French names and told to pick one to be our "French name" for the time we would be studying French. I chose Lisette. Lisette is very beautiful and very feminine. My great-grandmother's name was Elizabeth, and Elizabeth is also my middle name so Lisette sounded like a very appropriate name to choose.
My name is Lisette, and since my family is Spanish-speaking we all pronounce it (and it was meant to be pronounced) like the French: lee-SET, not lih-ZEt. Unfortunately, whenever I introduce myself to English-speakers, they hear "Lisa" even though the emphasis is on the second, not the first, syllable. Interestingly, Spanish-speakers hear me just fine and never call me Lisa. Other than that, I love my name. People always comment on it, once I spell it for them.
-- Anonymous User 11/7/2006
Lovely name. I think it's better for a little girl than a woman.
Lisette is a lovely name. I've always liked it but am always surprised how a lot of people don't. The only thing I don't like is that this name has various spellings and have a feeling a girl named Lisette would constantly need to correct people on how to spell it correctly. I don't like the double 'S' or the 'Z' spellings of this name at all. When I see Lisette spelled 'Lizette' or "Lizzette', I think of a lizard. Not cool at all.
I love this name! It is like Sacagawea's daughter's name (Lizette but sometimes Lisette). I prefer this spelling because it has "lis" in it, which reminds me of "fleur de lis." Therefore, I think Lily would be a nice nickname for Lisette.