Meaning of the nameLis
- Female
- French origin
- Lis
Lis is a spelling of the name Liz, which means “lily”.
- People (2022)
- 18,155
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,130
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,417
- people
Lis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (9,809 people).
17,919 women 236 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Lis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.024%
- Acre 0.022%
- Bahia 0.018%
- Alagoas 0.014%
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,030 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 2,601 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,714 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,554 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 929 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 854 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 667 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 663 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 615 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 594 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 484 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 483 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 433 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 415 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 404 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 374 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 366 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 363 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 301 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 291 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 250 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 226 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 183 | 0.022% |
| Tocantins | 136 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 102 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 82 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Lis
Spelling with a final S, the same as the Portuguese word lis. The dictionary lists it as a spelling variant of Liz.
About the name Liz
Liz is a short form of Elizabeth, a name of Hebrew origin that Behind the Name explains as "my God is an oath", from ʾel, "God", and shavaʿ, "oath". Lis matches the Portuguese word lis, "lily", which Wiktionary gives as a borrowing from French lis; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Lis among the spelling variants of Liz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,828 people named Liz and 18,155 named Lis. Both spellings are almost always female, and the great majority of the records are of people born from 2010 onward.
Other spellings of Liz
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Liz | 44,828 |
| Lis | 18,155 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: lis · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Elizabeth · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Liz · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Liz · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Lis
What does the name Lis mean?
Lis means “lily”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Lis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,155 people with the first name Lis, which ranks it number 1,130 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Lis a boy's or a girl's name?
Lis is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,919 women and 236 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lis?
Lis is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lis most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.024% of the state's population is named Lis (667 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lis?
Liz. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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