name A feminine given name of French or Scandinavian origin, a variant of Lisa.
- Lisa said, “This is gonna be the best birthday breakfast Mom ever had.” And Bart earnestly replied, “Hey, Lise, you think that's enough for her?
— J. Alison Bryant, Television and the American Family (2001)
- Then I smelled something funny. “Do you guys smell that?” “No. What do you smell?” said Lise. “I think I smell smoke.
— Paula Bomer, Inside Madeleine (2014)
- Lise is a common name in France and Scandinavia.
- The urge to tell Lise everything was almost overpowering.
— Allison Amend, A Nearly Perfect Copy (2013)
