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Lise

Lise

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A woman's first name short for Elisabeth
  • proper noun
translation icon : Lise
  • Come on, Lise, we're getting out of here.
  • Lise Meitner
  • Lise Patt
  • Lise with a Parasol

But almost any answer to the question which scientists invented the atomic bomb will include the name Lise Meitner.

Examples

  • Hey, Lise, it's me.

    Stir of Echoes (1999)

  • As they neared the Dutch border, Lise became very nervous, but they crossed without incident.

    Academic text (1997)

  • No, I was talking to Lise, my dinner guest.

    An American in Paris (1951)

  • For the first time in months, Lise was free to think beyond the moment of escape.

    Academic text (1997)

  • What would you do, Lise?

    Rogue Trader (1999)

  • When they were young, Lise had idiot dreams of her future with Frank.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Lise, I work for the Health Department, okay?

    Amusement (2008)

  • Here finally is Lise, the most modest of the three.

    Academic text (2007)

  • It's nice work; the more Lise learns about the man, the more she sees in his art.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Come on, Lise, we're getting out of here.

Surface Forms

Lise main

Etymology

Lise is a short form of Elisabeth, which comes from the old Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath'. So Lise keeps that original meaning and is used as a short, friendly form of Elisabeth.