Details for the forename Lisa

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Lisa (female)


Variants:	Leesa (F) Leise (F) Liese (F) Lise (F) Liza (F)
Diminutive(s):	Lis (F)
Diminutive for:	Elisabeth (F)
Pet Name(s):	Liz (F)
Pet Name for:	Elizabeth (F) Melissa (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Scandinavian derivative of Elisabeth [q.v.], also a given name in its own right. Occasionally this spelling variant of Liza is also used in English-speaking communities.