Liesbeth or Liesbet (both pronounced ) is a

Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-Europea ...

feminine given name. It is a relatively common form of

Elisabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

, peaking in popularity between 1955 and 1985. An older spelling of the name was "Lijsbeth"Lijsbeth
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with the name include:

Liesbeth

* Liesbeth van Altena (1833–1906), pen name of the Dutch novelist and playwright Betsy Perk * Liesbeth Bik (born 1959), Dutch conceptual artist *

Liesbeth Homans Liesbeth Homans (born 17 February 1973 in Antwerp) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA, New Flemish Alliance). She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as a member of the Belgian Sena ...

(born 1973), Belgian N-VA politician * (born 1975), Dutch film actress * Liesbeth List (born 1941), Dutch singer, stage actress and television personality *

Liesbeth Mau Asam Liesbeth Mau Asam (born 9 April 1982 in The Hague) is a Dutch short track speed skating, Short track speed skater who lives in Woubrugge and who has a relationship with Cees Juffermans. Mau Asam participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, b ...

(born 1982), Dutch short track speed skater *

Liesbeth Messer-Heijbroek Liesbeth Messer-Heijbroek (born Amsterdam, 25 April 1914: died Breda, 6 November 2007) was a Dutch sculptor and medal maker. Born Liesbeth Heijbroek, she studied in the city of her birth at the Rijksakademie (National academy) under both Jan ...

(1914–2007), Dutch sculptor and medal maker * Liesbeth Migchelsen (born 1971), Dutch footballer * Liesbeth Mouha (born 1983), Belgian beach volleyball player *

Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff Louise Elisabeth Pascal-de Graaff ( de Graaff; born 11 October 1946) is a retired Dutch rower. In the coxed four, she won the European title in 1973 and finished fifth at the 1975 World Rowing Championships. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1946), Dutch rower *

Liesbeth van der Pol Liesbeth van der Pol (born 20 January 1959) is a Dutch architect. She was Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands from 2008 to 2011, the first woman to hold that position. Born in Amsterdam, she graduated cum laude from Delft University of ...

(born 1959), Dutch architect * Liesbeth Schlumberger (born 1964), South African organist * Liesbeth Spies (born 1966), Dutch Minister of the Interior * Liesbeth van Tongeren (born 1958), Dutch politician and director of Greenpeace Netherlands *

Liesbeth Tuijnman Elisabeth 'Liesbeth' Tuijnman is the current mayor of the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Netherlands. She obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in education. Before becoming mayor of Overbetuwe, she had served as mayor to the rural ...

(born 1943), Dutch mayor *

Lieja Tunks Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Lieja Tunks, (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a shot putter, who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006. Her personal best throw is 18.82 metres, achieved in J ...

(born Liesbeth Jantina Tunks, 1976), Dutch-born Canadian shot putter *

Liesbeth Vernout Liesbeth Vernout (born 1958) is a Dutch former cricketer. She played eight Women's One Day International matches for the Netherlands women's national cricket team. She was part of the Netherlands squad for the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup T ...

(born 1958), Dutch cricketer *

Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin Liesbeth Simone Vosmaer-de Bruin ( de Bruin, born 9 January 1946) is a retired Dutch rower. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxed fours, together with Hette Borrias, Myriam van Rooyen-Steenman, Ans Gravesteijn and Monique Pronk, ...

(born 1946), Dutch rower *

Liesbeth Zegveld Liesbeth Zegveld (born 14 January 1970) is a Dutch lawyer, legal expert and professor. Education and career Zegveld was born in Ridderkerk and grew up on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland, the Netherlands. After her law studies a ...

(born 1970), Dutch lawyer, legal expert and professor

Liesbet

Liesbet De Vocht Liesbet De Vocht (born 5 January 1979) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 9th and in the Women's time trial and finishing 23rd in the race. She retired at the end ...

(born 1979), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Liesbet Dreesen Liesbet Dreesen (born 7 November 1976) is a retired Belgian freestyle swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the freestyle relay at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships and participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1976), Belgian swimmer *

Liesbet Hooghe Liesbet Hooghe (born December 1, 1962, in Oudenaarde, Belgium) is a Belgian political scientist, currently serving as the W. R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a research fel ...

(born 1962), Belgian political scientist *

Liesbet Van Breedam Liesbet Van Breedam-Simurina (born 27 January 1979) is a beach volleyball player from Belgium. She is partnered in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Liesbeth Mouha. External linksProfileat the Beach Volleyball Database The Beach Volleyball Databas ...

(born 1979), Belgian beach volleyball player * Liesbet Vindevoghel (born 1979), Belgian volleyball player

References

{{given name Dutch feminine given names