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Girl · English pet form of a Hebrew name
Lizzie
Say it: LIZ-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba, usually explained as 'my God is an oath'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Very common as a given name in 1880s America, and used again as a nickname-name today.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 39,110 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1883, about 1 in 226 girls
- 62 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lizzy, Lissie
Famous bearers
- Lizzie Magie, American game designer behind The Landlord's Game
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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