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Girl · Hebrew, through German
Liesel
Say it: LEE-zel
Meaning
German pet form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, usually explained as 'my God is an oath'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A homely diminutive in German-speaking lands, made familiar abroad by the Liesl of The Sound of Music.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,096 babies given this name since 1954
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 28,300 girls
- 39 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Liesl, Liese, Lisl
| English | Lizzie |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Liesje |
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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