Liesbeth Explained
Liesbeth or Liesbet (both pronounced pronounced as //ˈliːsbɛt//) is a Dutch language feminine given name. It is a relatively common form of Elisabeth, peaking in popularity between 1955 and 1985.[1] An older spelling of the name was "Lijsbeth"[2] People with the name include:
Liesbeth
- Liesbeth van Altena (1833–1906), pen name of the Dutch novelist and playwright Betsy Perk
- Liesbeth Bik (born 1959), Dutch conceptual artist
- Liesbeth Homans (born 1973), Belgian N-VA politician
- (born 1975), Dutch film actress
- Liesbeth List (1941–2020), Dutch singer, stage actress and television personality
- Liesbeth Mau Asam (born 1982), Dutch short track speed skater
- Liesbeth Messer-Heijbroek (1914–2007), Dutch sculptor and medal maker
- Liesbeth Migchelsen (born 1971), Dutch footballer
- Liesbeth Mouha (born 1983), Belgian beach volleyball player
- Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff (born 1946), Dutch rower
- Liesbeth van der Pol (born 1959), Dutch architect
- Liesbeth Schlumberger (born 1964), South African organist
- Liesbeth Spies (born 1966), Dutch Minister of the Interior
- Liesbeth van Tongeren (born 1958), Dutch politician and director of Greenpeace Netherlands
- Liesbeth Tuijnman (born 1943), Dutch mayor
- Lieja Tunks (born Liesbeth Jantina Tunks, 1976), Dutch-born Canadian shot putter
- Liesbeth Vernout (born 1958), Dutch cricketer
- Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin (born 1946), Dutch rower
- Liesbeth Zegveld (born 1970), Dutch lawyer, legal expert and professor
Liesbet
Notes and References
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Liesbeth Liesbeth
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Lijsbeth Lijsbeth
