Given name & surname

Lissi

“resembling a flower”·“God is my oath”

Lissi is a variant of Lissie. One American interpretation is “resembling a flower.” In Danish use, Lissi is a diminutive of Elisabeth. One interpretation is “God is my oath.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lissi is a variant of Lissie. One American interpretation is “resembling a flower.” In Danish use, Lissi is a diminutive of Elisabeth. One interpretation is “God is my oath.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Lissi is a variant of Lissie. An origin associated with Lissie is American.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Danish usage, Lissi is a diminutive of Elisabeth.

Lissi’s family of names

In Danish usage, Lissi is a diminutive of Elisabeth. Lissi has a related form in Lissie.

Walk Lissi’s family in the name graph

LissiElisabethLissieLizzyLissyLizzi

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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.

People named Lissi

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Lissi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ukrainian · Nature

Lisnic

“forest dweller”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lenusi

“as delicate as a flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lyndlie

“from the pastureland” · “from the meadow of linden trees”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lilak

“resembling the bluish-purple flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lilack

“resembling the bluish-purple flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lissea

“resembling a flower”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Lidman

“a man of the sea; a sailor”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Linddun

“from the hill of lime trees” · “from the lime tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Lissi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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