Liza
Short form, Elizabeth
Liza is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth.
It gained cultural prominence through entertainer Liza Minnelli: Liza with a Z, not Lisa with an S.
The name appears in folk songs and spirituals: Little Liza Jane.
Short form, Elizabeth
Liza is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth.
It gained cultural prominence through entertainer Liza Minnelli: Liza with a Z, not Lisa with an S.
The name appears in folk songs and spirituals: Little Liza Jane.
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Short form, Elizabeth
Liza is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth.
It gained cultural prominence through entertainer Liza Minnelli: Liza with a Z, not Lisa with an S.
The name appears in folk songs and spirituals: Little Liza Jane.
1. musical — Cabaret, Entertainment venue with performances; Chicago (Major Illinois metropolis); Broadway (Manhattan theatrical district); showtunes (Songs from musicals); Fosse · Judy Garland · diva · performer · sequins · spotlight · nightclub · entertainer · icon · Oscar
2. name — Lisa, Female given name; Lizzy (Diminutive of Elizabeth); Liz (Nickname from Elisabeth); Beth (Shortened feminine name); Elsa · Liesel · Lizbeth · diminutive · nickname · feminine · Russian · Hebrew
FORMALITY/REGISTER OF NAME FORMLiza ≠ Elizabeth Feminine given name; Elisabeth · Eliza · Beth · Liz · Betty
Liza Minnelli
Sun gods: Ra, Helios, Apollo, Amaterasu, Sol Invictus; Russian Heroines: Anna Karenina, Tatyana, Lara, Kitty, Olga; Russian Literature: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Pushkin, Nabokov; Elizabeth nicknames: Liz, Lizzie, Lizzy, Beth, Betty
Eliza, Elizabeth
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Liza