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View Name: Liz


LIZ
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: LIZ   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of ELIZABETH. This is the familiar name of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lisa, Lise, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty, Bettye, Elle, Leesa, Liliana
DIMINUTIVE: Lillia
OTHER LANGUAGES: Eliška (Czech), Eli, Else (Danish), Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa (Dutch), Liisa, Liisu (Estonian), Eliisa, Elisa, Elsa, Liisa, Liisi (Finnish), Babette, Élise, Lili, Lilian, Liliane, Lise, Lilianne, Lisette (French), Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth (German), Bözsi, Erzsi, Liza, Zsóka (Hungarian), Sibéal (Irish), Elisa, Isa, Liliana, Lisa, Liana (Italian), Elzė (Lithuanian), Ibb (Medieval English), Eli, Else (Norwegian), Eliza, Liliana (Polish), Belinha, Liliana, Elisa, Liana (Portuguese), Lílian (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Liliana (Romanian), Liza, Lizaveta (Russian), Elise, Ella, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise (Scandinavian), Beileag, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish), Eliška (Slovak), Špela (Slovene), Elisa, Liliana, Isa (Spanish), Elsa (Swedish)
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