Liz

Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.

People

• Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Liz Bonnin (born 1976), Irish television presenter
• Liz Brown (politician), American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014
• Liz Brown, backing vocalist for Wheatus
• Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) (1929–2007)
• Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018)
• Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer
• Liz Hyder, English author
• Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster
• Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician
• Liz Krueger (born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002
• Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster
• Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo Megan and Liz
• Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter
• Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach
• Liz Phair (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Liz Sandals (born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003
• Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament
• Elizabeth Sharman (born 1957), British former slalom and sprint canoeist
• Liz Smith (actress) (1921–2016) English character actress
• Liz Smith (journalist) (1923–2017), American gossip columnist
• Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), American actress, also known as Liz Taylor
• Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian
• Liz Truss (born 1975), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Liz White (actress) (born 1979), English actress
• Liz White (animal rights) (born c. 1950), Canadian animal rights activist
• Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former Boney M Lead singer and vocalist
• Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress

Fictional characters

• Liz Adams, on the American television series Dallas
• Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character
• Liz Burton, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Liz Chandler, on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Liz Lemon, main character of the American television series 30 Rock
• Liz McDonald, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Liz Shaw, on the British science fiction television series Dr. Who
• Liz, a character from the video games series Crash Bandicoot, first introduced in Crash Team Racing.