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Comments and insights on the name Aliza

I was always under the impression that Eliza is a derivation of Elizabeth meaning "consecrated to God". It can be used as an independent name. Perhaps you were thinking of the name Aliza (pronounced Ah-Lee-zah) which comes from the Hebrew and probably means joyful, but Eliza, although sounding like Aliza has a different meaning as stated above.

PRONOUNCED: ah-LEE-zah, ah-LEE-sah

OTHER SCRIPTS: עַלִיזָה (Hebrew)

Personal experiences with the name Aliza

I love this name I named my daughter Alyza Grayce. I pronounce it as "uh-Lize-Uh. It is such a pretty name and is similar to my name which I love, my name is Alyssa (uH-Liss-uh). I think the y makes it more unique and pretty. Plus I was given a y instead of a I so I wanted my daughter to have a y too.

Nicknames for Aliza

Lize (pronounced "lies") Liza (pronounced Lye-zuh).

Meanings and history of the name Aliza

Hebrew word for 'joy, joyful'.
Note to the writer: I disagree with the meaning you have chosen for the name Eliza. It derives from Elizabeth. Aliza (beginning with an A) probably has the meaning you suggest, but I maintain Eliza is a different name from Aliza.

^well this is for the name Aliza not Eliza, so I am confused. Aliza definitely means joyful.

Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

Basque equivalent of French Alice.

Famous real-life people named Aliza

Aliza Sherman, Internet entrepreneur and author/blogger

Dr. Aliza A. Lifshitz, MD, editorial director of "Vida y Salud", a health column appearing in newspapers. She also hosts radio shows and appears on TV. Writes a health column for People en Espanol and has won a Peabody award. Author of the bilingual English/Spanish book "Mamá Sana, Bebé Sano" Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby.

Aliza in song, story & screen

Aliza Funicello, character in the novel "I'll Take You There" by Wally Lamb