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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.
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