Liesl
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Liesl is a feminine given name of German origin. It is the short form of Elisabeth
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Elizabeth (given name)
Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Elisávet , which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva , meaning "My God is an oath" or"My God is abundance."...
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People
- Liesl JobsonLiesl JobsonLiesl Jobson is a South African poet and musician.She received first prize in the Inglis House Poetry Contest 2003 and her poetry was performed at the "Art of Survival" exhibition of the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Women's Art Group. She was the Focus Poet for Timbila 2005 and her poetry...
, a South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n poet - Liesl PerkausLiesl PerkausElisabeth "Liesl" Perkaus was an Austrian track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 she finished sixth in the discus throw event.-External links:*...
, an AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete - Liesl IschiaLiesl IschiaLiesl Ischia is a diver who represented Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. Liesl attended Carey Baptist Grammar School in Hawthorn, Melbourne, holding the current Associated Public Schools of Victoria Diving records for girls as well as various junior APS athletic...
, an AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n diverDiverDiver or divers can refer to:*Diving, the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water**:Category:Divers*Underwater diving**:Category:Underwater divers**Scuba diving, in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater... - Liesl SeewaldLiesl SeewaldLiesel Seewald was an Austrian luger who competed during the early 1950s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1953 European championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-References:*...
, an Austrian lugeLugeA Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r - Liesl von Trapp, a character in The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
and fictionalized version of Agathe von TrappAgathe von TrappAgathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and Agathe Whitehead. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and film The Sound of Music...