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), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 50 days in 2022 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. Hypocorisms Lists of people by nickname Feminine given names