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Lise

Lise proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Lise

  1. A female given name from French.
    • The urge to tell Lise everything was almost overpowering.2013, Allison Amend, A Nearly Perfect Copy
    • Then I smelled something funny. “Do you guys smell that?” “No. What do you smell?” said Lise. “I think I smell smoke.”2014, Paula Bomer, Inside Madeleine
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Lisa.
    • Lisa said, “This is gonna be the best birthday breakfast Mom ever had.” And Bart earnestly replied, “Hey, Lise, you think that's enough for her?”2001, J. Alison Bryant, Television and the American Family

Origin of Lise

From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.

Questions about Lise

What does Lise mean?
Lise means a female given name from French.
What part of speech is Lise?
Lise is a proper noun.

Words near Lise in the dictionary

  1. Liscooly
  2. lisdex
  3. lisdexamfetamine
  4. lisdextroamphetamine
  5. Lisduff
  6. Lise
  7. lisen
  8. lisena
  9. lisenas
  10. Lisenbee
  11. Lisenbees

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