Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth,

Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

Lizette Lizette is a female given name that may refer to: *Lizette Alvarez (born 1964), American journalist *Lizette Cabrera (born 1997), Australian tennis player *Lizette Carrión (born 1972), American actress *Lizette Etsebeth (born 1963), South African ...

Alyssa Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple origins. Alysa is an alternative spelling. As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum. The name of the flower derives from the Greek ἀ- ''a-'' ( ...

, and Eliza.

People

Liz Balmaseda Liz Balmaseda (born January 17, 1959) is a journalist who writes for ''The Palm Beach Post''. Balmaseda was born in Puerto Padre, Cuba, amidst the Cuban Revolution. Her family emigrated to the United States, and she grew up in Miami, Florida. She ...

(born 1959), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist *

Liz Bonnin Elizabeth Bonnin (born 16 September 1976) is a French science, wildlife and natural history presenter, who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She presented morning show ''RI:SE'' and music show ''Top of the Pops'' ...

(born 1976), Irish television presenter *

Liz Brown (politician) Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, she serves in the Indiana State Senate, representing Senate District 15. Brown is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where sh ...

, American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014 * Liz Brown, backing vocalist for

Wheatus Wheatus are an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are known principally for their 2000 single "Teenage Dirtbag", which appeared in the films '' Loser'' and ''Bully'', as well as the HBO miniseries ''Generation Kil ...

Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that cou ...

(1929–2007) * Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018) * Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer *

Liz Hyder Liz Hyder (born 1976 or 1977) is an English author. Life and career Hyder was born in London. She attended the University of Bristol where she studied drama. She has previously worked as a publicist for the BBC and was a freelance PR consultan ...

, English author *

Liz Kershaw Elizabeth Marguerita Mary Kershaw (born 30 July 1958) is an English radio broadcaster. She is the second longest serving female national radio DJ in the UK (after Annie Nightingale), celebrating 30 years on national BBC Radio in 2017. Career A ...

(born 1958), English radio broadcaster * Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician *

Liz Krueger Elizabeth Krueger (born November 20, 1957) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 28 on the East Side of Manhattan. First elected in a special election in 2002, Krueger is a Democrat. Background Krueger was born in New ...

(born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002 * Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster * Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo Megan and Liz * Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter * Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach *

Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career ...

(born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist *

Liz Sandals Liz Sandals (née MacNaughton; born ) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Guelph—Wellington and Guelph. She served in cabinet a ...

(born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003 * Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament *

Elizabeth Sharman Elizabeth St Clare Sharman (born 8 August 1957, in Bolton), sometimes known as Liz Sharman, is a former British slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cha ...

(born 1957), British former slalom and sprint canoeist * Liz Smith (actress) (1921–2016) English character actress *

Liz Smith (journalist) Mary Elizabeth Smith (February 2, 1923 – November 12, 2017) was an American gossip columnist. She was known as "The Grand Dame of Dish". In the 1960s and early 1970s, she was the entertainment editor for the magazines ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), ...

(1923–2017), American gossip columnist *

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

(1932–2011), American actress, also known as Liz Taylor *

Liz Torres Elizabeth Larrieu Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series ''The John Larroquette Show'' (1993–1996), for which she received two ...

(born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian *

Liz Truss Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down ...

(born 1975),

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern pr ...

for 50 days in 2022 *

Liz White (actress) Elizabeth White (born 11 August 1979) is an English actress, known for her roles as Annie Cartwright in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' and Emma Keane in the Channel 4 school-based drama series ''Ackley Bridge''. Television and theatre White' ...

(born 1979), English actress *

Liz White (animal rights) Elizabeth White (born c. 1950) is a Canadian animal rights activist and politician. Early life White was born in Toronto, to parents who both were teachers. She earned a nursing degree at McGill University, and then worked in Kitchener, before ...

(born c. 1950), Canadian animal rights activist * Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former Boney M Lead singer and vocalist * Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress

Fictional characters

Liz Adams Elizabeth "Liz" Adams is a fictional character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by actress Barbara Stock from 1990 to 1991. She first appeared in the season 13 episode " The Southfork ...

, on the American television series ''Dallas'' * Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character *

Liz Burton The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2003, in order of first appearance. Dale Jackson Dale Jackson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 Channel 4 i ...

, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Liz Chandler, on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Liz Lemon Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television series ''30 Rock''. She created and writes for the fictional comedy-sketch show ''The Girlie Show'' and later ''TGS with Tracy Jordan''. She is po ...

, main character of the American television series ''30 Rock'' *

Liz McDonald Elizabeth 'Liz' McDonald (also Greenwood and Tomlin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She is portrayed by Beverley Callard. She made her first appearance on 27 October 1989. Callard opted to leave ...

, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Liz Shaw, on the British science fiction television series ''Dr. Who'' * Liz, a character from the video games series '' Crash Bandicoot'', first introduced in ''

Crash Team Racing ''Crash Team Racing'' (stylized as ''CTR: Crash Team Racing'') is a 1999 kart racing video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the fourth installment in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' ...

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