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,
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 ...
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Alyssa, and
Eliza.
People
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018)
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Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer
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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
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Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster
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Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician
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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
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Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster
* Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo
Megan and Liz
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Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter
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Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach
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Liz Phair (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Liz Sandals (born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003
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Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament
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Elizabeth Sharman (born 1957), British former slalom and sprint canoeist
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Liz Smith (actress) (1921–2016) English character actress
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Liz Smith (journalist) (1923–2017), American gossip columnist
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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
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Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian
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Liz Truss (born 1975),
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 50 days in 2022
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Liz White (actress) (born 1979), English actress
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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
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Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former
Boney M Lead singer and vocalist
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Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress
Fictional characters
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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''
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Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character
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Liz Burton, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
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Liz Chandler, on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''
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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''
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Liz McDonald, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
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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''.
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