Given name & surname
Lie
Lie is a surname from Norwegian. It is used in English, Indonesian, and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Lie’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Lie as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Filipino form Dy. In Indonesian usage, Lie as a surname has a related form in Lee. In Indonesian usage, Lie as a surname has an alternative spelling in Li.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lie has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Norwegian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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