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What does Liz mean?
Liz 
▼ as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Liz is "God is my oath". Short form of Elizabeth. Clothing designer Liz Lange. Also form of Eliza. Also form of Liza.
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
Variations
VARIANTS Lizanne, Lizette▼, Lizz, Lyz, Lyzz
RELATIONS VIA ELIZABETH Bet, Biff, Bit, Bizzy, Eliz, Eliza, Elize, Els, Leeza, Leisa▼, Leizel, Lib, Libbi, Libby, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Lili, Lilo, Lily▲, Lis, Lisa▼, Lise, Lisel, Lisl, Lissa, Lissi, Lissy, Liza▼, Lizbet, Lizeth▼, Lizy, Lizzi, Lizzie▼, Lizzy, Lusa, Lys, Lysa, Lyse, Lyza
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Liz Jannat (L.J.), ..
How popular is Liz?
Liz is a very prominent first name for women (#955 out of 4276, Top 22%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#31235 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Liz was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest position of #529 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Liz rated in the Top 2000 are Elizabeth (#13 FROM RECENT DATA), Lily (#31), Eliza (#131), Lisa (#891), Libby (#1088), Liza (#1662), Lizeth (#1757), Leeza, Leisa, Lili, Lise, Lissa, Lizbet, Lizette and Lizzie. Other variants, like Lib, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Liz was common among parents during 1960-1969 (USAGE OF 3.7%) and is now much reduced (USAGE 1%, 73% LESS), with forms such as Liza becoming somewhat dated. Elizabeth is the firm favorite, although Lily appears to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Liz▼ is alike in pronunciation to Lace, Lize, Lois▼, Loise, Luce, Luise and Luz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Lia▲, Lil, Lin and Liv▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Liz.
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