Swedish and German short form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba; propelled to global attention by Stieg Larsson's character Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Nicknames
lis · bet
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
The Larsson effect gave it gritty literary cool; ages well with that association rather than despite it.
The cultural moment.
Rose in Sweden and Germany after The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's global success from 2005 onward. Also spelled Lizbeth.