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Lissett
How to Pronounce Lissett
Pronounced lih-SET /lɪˈsɛt/Medium
Meaning: Lissett is a respelling of Lisette (also Lissette), the French diminutive of Elisabeth. Elisabeth comes from Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath' or 'pledged to God', and Lisette inherits that meaning through its parent. The doubled-consonant, dropped-final-e spelling is the American variant.Medium
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History & Origin
Lissett is one American spelling of Lisette, the French pet form of Elisabeth. That parent traces to Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath', so Lissett carries the meaning 'pledged to God' through its diminutive line, the way Betty or Lisa do.
The spelling stayed small: only a couple dozen girls a year, peaking near the turn of the millennium and drifting on into the twenty-tens. A girl named Lissett then is in her twenties now. It rides alongside the more common Lisette and Lissette spellings rather than standing out on its own.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lissett mean?
It is a form of Lisette, the French pet form of Elisabeth, meaning 'pledged to God'.
How do you pronounce Lissett?
It's said lih-SET /lɪˈsɛt/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lissett a boy or girl name?
Lissett is used as a girl's name.
Is Lissett a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, borne by only a couple dozen girls a year around its turn-of-the-century best.