Lizzie or Lizzy is a nickname for Elizabeth or Elisabet, often given as an independent name in the United States, especially in the late 19th century. Lizzie can also be the shortened version of Lizeth, Lissette or Lizette.

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

(1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom *

Elizabeth Sewall Alcott Elizabeth Sewall "Lizzie" Alcott (June 24, 1835 – March 14, 1858) was one of the two younger sisters of Louisa May Alcott. She was born in 1835 and died at the age of 22 from scarlet fever. Biography She was originally named Elizabeth ''Peabo ...

(1835–1858), real-life model for the character Beth March in the novel ''Little Women'' * Marie Elisabeth Lizzy Ansingh (1875–1959), Dutch painter *

Lizzie Arlington Elizabeth Stride (August 31, 1877 – March 1919), known professionally as Lizzie Arlington, was an American baseball player. She was the first woman to play for a professional men's baseball team. Early life Arlington was the youngest of six chi ...

, alias of Elizabeth Stroud, regarded by many historians as the first female to play organized baseball in the 19th century *

Lizzie Arnot Elizabeth Jane Arnot (born 1 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Manchester United, Hibernian ...

(born 1996), Scottish footballer * Elizabeth Mary

Lizzie Deignan Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was the 2015 World road race champion. Deignan is ...

(née Armitstead) (born 1988), world champion British track and road racing cyclist * Lizzy Bardsley (born 1973), English media and television personality *

Elizabeth Bolden Elizabeth Bolden (née Jones; August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006) was an American supercentenarian who, at the time of her death at age 116 years, 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the then- world's oldest living person.< ...

(1890–2006), world's oldest person at the time of her death *

Lizzie Borden Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders, and despite ost ...

(1860–1927), tried and acquitted for the notorious murder of her parents * Elizabeth Anne

Lizzy Caplan Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Cloverfi ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Lizzy Clark Lizzy Clark (born 3 April 1994) is an English people, English actor. Clark is best known for playing the role of Poppy in the 2008 television film ''Dustbin Baby (film), Dustbin Baby''. Both Clark and Poppy have Asperger syndrome. Career Clar ...

(born 1994), English actor *

Lizzie Compton Elizabeth Compton (born c.1848) was a woman soldier fighting for the Union in the American Civil War. She enlisted at the age of 14, and served in seven different regiments until the conclusion of the war, thus holding the record for reenlisting in ...

(born 1847), woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for the Union in the American Civil War *

Lizzie Petit Cutler Lizzie Petit Cutler (1831 - January 16, 1902) was an American writer. Biography Lizzie Petit Cutler was born in Milton, Albemarle County, Virginia. Her ancestry, on the paternal side, consisted of farmers; on the mother's side, she descended fr ...

(1831–1902), writer * Elisabeth Carolina Lizzy van Dorp (1872–1945), Dutch lawyer, economist, politician and feminist *

Lizzie Evans Lizzie Evans was an entertainer in vaudeville and musical theatre in New York City and Chicago, Illinois, from the 1880s into the 20th century. A New York Times article described her as "a bright little person of the Lotta Crabtree physique and ...

(1864 or 1865 – ?), American vaudeville and musical theatre entertainer * Margaret Elizabeth Lizzie Crozier French (1851–1926), American educator, women's suffragist and social reform activist *Lizzy, former stage name of Park Soo-ah (born 1992), former member of Kpop girl group After School *

Lizzy Gardiner Lizzy Gardiner (born 1966) is an Australian costume designer, who has been working in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood since the early 1990s. Noted for her originality, she is best known for her American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardi ...

(born 1966), Australian Academy Award-winning costume designer * Elizabeth

Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes Elizabeth Greenwood-Hughes (née Greenwood) is an English television presenter working for the BBC. She is currently a regular presenter of Sports News on the BBC News Channel and the ''BBC Weekend News''. Education She studied film and photograp ...

, English television presenter *

Lizzie Grey Stephen M. Perry (August 13, 1958 – August 5, 2019), who used the stage name Lizzie Grey, was an American musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crü ...

, stage name of Stephen Perry, American rock guitarist *

Lizzie Grubman Elizabeth Grubman (born January 30, 1971) is an American publicist, manager and socialite. In 2002, Grubman served 38 days in jail for an incident where she intentionally backed a Mercedes SUV into a crowd, injuring 16 people. Early life She is t ...

(born 1971), American publicist *

Lizzie Hinds Lizzie or Lizzy is a nickname for Elizabeth or Elisabet, often given as an independent name in the United States, especially in the late 19th century. Lizzie can also be the shortened version of Lizeth, Lissette or Lizette. People * Elizabeth I ...

(born 1988), British writer and Early Years specialist * Lizzie Holmes (1850–1926), American anarchist, editor * Lizzie Hopley, British actress and writer *

Lizzie Halliday Lizzie Halliday ( – June 28, 1918, born Eliza Margaret McNally) was an Irish-American serial killer responsible for the deaths of four people in upstate New York during the 1890s. In 1894, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death b ...

(1859–1918), Irish-American serial killer * Elizabeth Jane Lizzy Igasan (born 1982), field hockey defender from New Zealand *

Lizzie Lloyd King Elizabeth Lloyd King (born 1847) was the murderer of Charles Goodrich, whom she is said to have shot three times in the head on 20 March 1873 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The murder was headline news in the city, until her capture more t ...

(born 1847), American alleged murderer deemed mentally unfit to stand trial * Emilie Augusta Louise Lizzy Lind af Hageby (1878–1963), Swedish feminist and animal rights advocate * Elizabeth Lizzy Lovette, Australian radio presenter and TV presenter *

(born 1847), American alleged murderer *

Elizabeth Magie Elizabeth J. Magie Phillips (''née'' Magie; May 9, 1866 – March 2, 1948) was an American game designer, writer, feminist, and Georgist. She invented '' The Landlord's Game'', the precursor to ''Monopoly'', to illustrate teachings of the progre ...

(1866–1948), inventor of a predecessor of the game of Monopoly * Martine-Elizabeth Lizzy Mercier Descloux (1956–2004), French singer and musician, writer and painter * Elizabeth

Lizzie Mickery Elizabeth Mickery is a British writer and former actress. She was known for her role as Maggie Thorpe in the BBC television drama series '' Tenko'', roles in ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Juliet Bravo'', '' Lovejoy'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Woof!'', ''The Mer ...

, British writer and former actress * Lizzie Miles (1895–1963), stage name of Elizabeth Mary Landreaux, African American blues singer *

Lizzy Pattinson Elizabeth Pattinson (born 14 November 1983) is an English singer and songwriter. Early and personal life Pattinson was born on 14 November 1983 in London. She is the second of three children to her parents. Pattinson has an older sister, Victor ...

, English singer and songwriter * Elizabeth Siddal (1829–1862), English artists' model, poet and artist *

Lizzie Shabalala Lizzie Fikelephi Shabalala is a South African politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic ...

, South African politician *

Lizzie Caswall Smith Lizzie Caswall Smith (1870–1958) was an early 20th-century British photographer who specialised in society and celebrity studio portraits, often used for postcards. She was associated with the Women's Suffrage movement and photographed man ...

(1870–1958), British photographer * Elizabeth Ann

Lizzie Velásquez Elizabeth Anne Velásquez (; born March 13, 1989) is an American motivational speaker, activist, author, and YouTuber. She was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among o ...

(born 1989), American motivational speaker, author, and YouTuber *

Lizzie Webb Lizzie Webb (née Beveridge;
''Henley Standard'' (28 July 20 ...

, often known as Mad Lizzie, English television presenter of exercise routines *

Lizzie West Lizzie West (born in Brooklyn, NY on July 21, 1973) is a singer/songwriter. Her music can be described as a blend of many genres including country, folk, blues, pop, and rock. Her debut album, ''Holy Road: Freedom Songs'', was released in 200 ...

(born 1973), American singer/songwriter * Lizzy Yarnold (born 1988), British skeleton racer * Lizzie Yu Der Ling (1885–1944), better known as

Princess Der Ling Lizzie Yu Der Ling ( zh, t=裕德齡, w=Yü Tê-ling, p=Yù Délíng; 8 June 188122 November 1944), better known as "Princess" Der Ling, and also known as Elisabeth Antoinette White after her marriage to Thaddeus C. White, was a Hanjun bannerwom ...

, Chinese-American writer of several memoirs *

Lizzie van Zyl Elizabeth Cecilia van Zyl (; 22 April 1894 – 9 May 1901) was a South African child inmate of the Bloemfontein concentration camp who died from typhoid fever during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Background Lizzie and her mother (Elizabeth Ce ...

(1894–1901), South African child inmate of the Bloemfontein concentration camp during the Second Boer War

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* Elizabeth Bennet, from Jane Austen's ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

'', often called Lizzy by her friends and family * Lizzie Devine, in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' * Lizzie Griffiths, a nine-year-old girl from the movie ''

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ''Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'' is a 2010 American computer animated fantasy adventure film and the third installment of the '' Disney Fairies'' franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy characte ...

'' * Lizzie Hearts, the teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts from the Mattel franchise ''

Ever After High ''Ever After High'' is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the ''Monster High'' dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of m ...

'' *

Lizzie Lakely Lizzie Lakely is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Kitty McGeever. Lizzie is ''Emmerdale'' first blind character, and was played by a blind actress. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 Apri ...

, from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * the title character of '' Lizzie McGuire'', a Disney Channel television series * Lizzie Ramesy, a pirate from the video game ''

Age of Empires III ''Age of Empires III'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed and published by Destineer's MacSoft. The PC ve ...

'' *

Lizzie Spaulding Elizabeth "Lizzie" Spaulding Lewis is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. The role was last portrayed by actress Emme Rylan from February 7, 2006 to September 18, 2009. She is the daughter of Phillip Spaulding and Bet ...

, from the American soap opera ''Guiding Light'' * Lizzy Watson, the twin sister of Nicki Watson from the 2013 horror film ''

Carrie Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...

'' * The title character of the 2000 children's novel '' Lizzie Zipmouth'' * Lizzy (''South Park'') * Lizzie (''Cars''), a female car from the Disney Pixar animated film '' Cars'' and its two sequels * Lizzy, from the Midway arcade game series '' Rampage'' * Lizzie Saltzman, a witch and one of the daughters of Alaric Saltzman from the TV series '' Legacies'' * Lizzie Samuels, a young psychotic girl from the TV series '' The Walking Dead'' * Lizzy Taylor, a girl character that uses a wheelchair in P''ostman Pat''

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* Westlothiana or Lizzie the Lizard, a fossil discovered in Bathgate, West Lothian *

Lizzie (mascot) Olly, Syd and Millie were the official mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics, and Lizzie was the official mascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics, both held in Sydney, Australia. Olly, Syd and Millie were named by Philip Sheldon from advertising ...

, mascot of the 2000 Paralympics *

Lizzie (2018 film) ''Lizzie'' is a 2018 American Biographical film, biographical thriller film directed by Craig William Macneill, written by Bryce Kass, and starring Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O'Har ...

, biographical thriller film based on Lizzie Borden

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