Of the sea; pledged to God
A compound name likely formed from the combination of Maria and Lise. It blends the meanings of 'sea' or 'bitter' from Maria with 'pledged to God' from the Germanic and Hebrew roots of Elisabeth.
Less common today
Marlise isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,856 in 1993.
Austrian world champion alpine ski racer
Subject of a significant US medical ethics legal case
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
