Lise

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proper noun

A female given name from French.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French.

    The urge to tell Lise everything was almost overpowering.

    2013, Allison Amend, A Nearly Perfect Copy
    1 more example

    Then I smelled something funny. “Do you guys smell that?” “No. What do you smell?” said Lise. “I think I smell smoke.”

    2014, Paula Bomer, Inside Madeleine
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Lisa.

    Lisa said, “This is gonna be the best birthday breakfast Mom ever had.” And Bart earnestly replied, “Hey, Lise, you think that's enough for her?”

    2001, J. Alison Bryant, Television and the American Family

Origin

From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lise

MLA

“Lise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lise.

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