Liesl
Appearance
Statue in Munich of German actress Liesl Karlstadt | |
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | German |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Lieselotte, Elisabeth |
Liesl is a feminine given name of German origin. It is a diminutive of Lieselotte and Elisabeth. Notable people with the name include:
- Liesl Herbst (1903–1990), Austrian tennis player
- Liesl Ischia, Australian diver
- Liesl Jobson, South African poet
- Liesl Karlstadt (1892–1960), German actress and cabaret performer
- Liesl Perkaus (1905–1987), Austrian track and field athlete
- Liesl Seewald, Austrian luger
- Liesl Tommy, South African-American director
Fictional characters
[edit]- Liesl von Trapp, a character in The Sound of Music and fictionalized version of Agathe von Trapp