Details for the forename Lis

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Lis (female)


Variants:	Liese (F) Lise (F) Liz (F)
Diminutive for:	Lisa (F)
Pet Name for:	Liza (F)
Derivative(s):	Anne-Lis (F) Gull-Lis (F) Ing-Lis (F) Mai-Lis (F)
Derivative of:	Elisabeth (F)
Can be spelt:	Lys (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	1. English pet name for Elisabeth/Elizabeth [q.v.], and a variant of Liz, hence also a pet name/diminutive for Lisa/Liza. Lis may also be a given name in its own right. 2. Scandinavian given name derived from Elisabeth. This element has been adopted since early in the 20^th century in the construction of popular compound names, e.g. Anne-Lis, Ing-Lis, Maj-Lis and Gull-Lis.