Lisette

[Anonymous]

I knew a Lisette, always thought it was a pretty name. Her name was pronounced with an s sound, not a z.

[Anonymous]

Pretty, but prefer Elise. Similar (French derivative of Elizabeth) but prettier IMO.

[Anonymous]

Not really my style but I think it's pretty!

[Anonymous]

I have only heard it pronounced Lee-ZET. It is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like or not? I thought it sounded so pretty. Pronounced lee- zet.

Lovely. I've known French people and Latinas with this name. It's nicer with a softer pronunciation, though ... more like Liz-ETTE.

[Anonymous]

I like it but agree it will be mispronounced. I would call her Lisa but if I had had a girl, I would have named her Lisa so....

[Anonymous]

It's okay as a nickname for Elizabeth

[Anonymous]

I prefer Lise, Elise, Héloïse. Lisette is more of a nickname and as PP said the connotations in French are not flattering (on par with Cosette). It’s ok for a nickname for a little girl. Of course you don’t have to factor this in if it doesn’t bother you.

[Anonymous]

I know a Filipina Lisette, also liz EHT. I think it's pretty

[Anonymous]

Reminds me of a popular Latina cheerleader I went to high school with.

[Anonymous]

Aw, I had a friend named that when I was very little. Not sure if it was spelled the same way or not. Anyway, I like it, and if your daughter doesn't seem to "fit" the name or she doesn't like it, nickname "Liz" works.

[Anonymous]

It’s a diminutive. I would call dd Elizabeth or Eliza with nickname Lizette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know two--one hispanic, one caucasian. Both pronounced "lih-SET". I think it's pretty! I'm not a fan of it with a "z" sound though.

I grew up in San Diego and knew a lot of hispanic kids with this name. I think it's pretty, but to me it's definitely an "ethnic" name, sort of on par with Yolanda? I've always heard as is "lizETTE."

[/b]Latina here. Very different. Yolanda is a classic, Lisette is a French name associated with uneducated people trying to sound fancy(at least within my subgroup).

OP, I think it’s tacky, but I’m obviously biased.[b]

You're also obviously someone who engages in lazy thinking and likes to advance nasty stereotypes. I'm a Latina with a cousin named Lisette, who has a PhD. Our parents' generation includes physicians, teachers, and librarians. Other cousins in our generation include physicians, lawyers, architects and MBAs, so I'd say we're pretty well-educated as a group. As far as "trying to sound fancy", that's pretty subjective, but I'll say we're not people who judge others as "tacky" just because they like different names than we do.

[Anonymous]

Why not name Elizabeth, nn Lisette?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know two--one hispanic, one caucasian. Both pronounced "lih-SET". I think it's pretty! I'm not a fan of it with a "z" sound though.

I grew up in San Diego and knew a lot of hispanic kids with this name. I think it's pretty, but to me it's definitely an "ethnic" name, sort of on par with Yolanda? I've always heard as is "lizETTE."

Latina here. Very different. Yolanda is a classic, Lisette is a French name associated with uneducated people trying to sound fancy(at least within my subgroup).

OP, I think it’s tacky, but I’m obviously biased.

You're also obviously someone who engages in lazy thinking and likes to advance nasty stereotypes. I'm a Latina with a cousin named Lisette, who has a PhD. Our parents' generation includes physicians, teachers, and librarians. Other cousins in our generation include physicians, lawyers, architects and MBAs, so I'd say we're pretty well-educated as a group. As far as "trying to sound fancy", that's pretty subjective, but I'll say we're not people who judge others as "tacky" just because they like different names than we do.

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