Given name & surname · also German
Liske
Liske is a surname from German, ultimately from Upper Sorbian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Liske comes from German, and ultimately from Upper Sorbian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Liske as a surname developed from Liszka. In English usage, Liske as a surname developed from Liška.
Liske’s family of names
In German usage, Liske has a later derivative in LISKEY. In English usage, Liske as a surname has a related form in LISKEY. In English usage, Liske as a surname developed from the Polish form Liszka.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Liske has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Upper Sorbian 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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