Liza
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Etymology edit
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cognates
LLISA in Catalan (also Mújol). In Portuguese and old Castilian Spanish, LIÇA. In Italian LECCIA/LIZZA. In Venetian, LISSA. In Serbo-Croatian LÌCA. Supposing that the old primitive form were ALICIA, it might be related to the Latin Word ALLEC (sort of big sardine, hering). Cf. Diccionari Etimològic i Complementari de la Llengua Catalana, p. 221-222-223, Curial Edicions Catalanes, Barcelona 1985. In Latin, Mugil or Mugilis. Mújol in Spanish (but also Lisa, Liza). Cf. Diccionario de Uso del Español María Moliner, Ed. Gredos, Madrid 1984).
Proper noun edit
Liza f
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Mugiliformes - order; Mugilidae - family
References edit
- Liza (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Liza on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Liza on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Proper noun edit
Liza
- A female given name from Hebrew, diminutive of Eliza and Elizabeth.
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Liza
- a female given name, equivalent to English Lisa