Lisbeth

German, diminutive of Elizabeth
"pledged to God"

Lisbeth Origin and Meaning

The name Lisbeth is a girl's name of German origin.

Lisbeth is one of the many short forms of Elizabeth that are used on their own. Not only is it the name of the mother of the main character in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede, but it takes on a whole new, powerful image as the heroine of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Lizbeth is another spelling.

# 742 in the US

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Famous People Named Lisbeth

  • (Anna) Lisbeth Christina Palme
    Swedish psychologist; wife of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme
  • Lisbeth Constance "Libby" Trickett
    Australian swimmer
  • Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose Böttger
    Danish actress
  • Lisbeth Zwerger
    Austrian children's book illustrator
  • Lisbeth Margareta Åkerman
    Swedish TV journalist
  • Asta Elisabet "Lisbeth" Bodin
    Swedish singer
  • Lisbeth Scott
    American singer,songwriter
  • Lisbeth Movin
    Danish actress
  • Lisbeth Korsmo
    Norwegian Olympic speed skater
  • Lisbeth Lynghøft
    Danish film and theater director
  • Lizbeth MacKay
    American actress
  • Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman
    Swedish politician
  • Lisbeth Zachrisson
    Swedish dancer

Lisbeth in Pop Culture

  • Lisbeth Salander
    main character in the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson
  • Lisbeth "Bette" Fischer
    main character in"Cousin Bette," novel by Honoré de Balzac and later film
  • Lisbeth the beekeeper
    character in the'Three Doors' trilogy.
  • Lisbeth Hill
    character on TV's "Big Shots"