Given name
Lisette
“resembling a rising salmon”·“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
Lisette is a diminutive of Lise. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a rising salmon.” In French use, Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lisette is a diminutive of Lise. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a rising salmon.” In French use, Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation. In French use, Lisette is a diminutive of Elisabeth. One interpretation is “God is my oath.” Lisette is a variant of Lisa. In English use, Lisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lisette is a diminutive of Lise. An origin associated with Lise is Native American. In French use, Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the usual English spelling of Elisabeth. The related biblical forms connect it with the Hebrew name Elisheba, borne by Aaron’s wife.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Lisette is used as a diminutive of Lise. In French use, Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. The shared background comes through Elizabeth: English generally uses Elizabeth with a z, where many European languages retain Elisabeth with an s. Elisabeth is connected with Elisheba; its final element may have been reshaped through association with Hebrew shabbath, “sabbath.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. The history of Elizabeth gives this family its wider story. The New Testament Elisabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. English royal associations include Elizabeth I and, in the twentieth century, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her daughter Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s familiar forms developed along several paths, including Eliza, Beth, Bess, Betty, Libby and Lizzie.
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Lisette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,581
- 0 boys · 9,581 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 395 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,712 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,712 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 395 in 1999. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,307 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lisette’s family of names
Lisette is an affectionate form of Elizabeth. Lisette has a related form in Lisa. In French usage, Lisette is a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lisette
- Lisette ModelAmerican photographer (1901-1983)
- Lisette OliveraAmerican actress of Mexican descentborn 1999
- Lisette Sevensfield hockey playerborn 1949
- Lisette OropesaLyric coloratura operatic sopranoborn 1983
- Lisette Morelosactress, singerborn 1978
- Lisette TammikEstonian association football player (born 1998)
- Lisette PaglerSwedish actress and singerborn 1981
- Lisette LanvinFrench actress (1913–2004)
- Lisette LombéBelgian poet and performerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lisette, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lizbeth
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Libby
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Lizzy
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Betsi
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Elspeth
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Isabel
“my God is bountiful” · “a giving woran”
>99% girls
Elizabet
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Sady
“princess; lady”
>99% girls