Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. LIET [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/31/2015 by anonymous Edited 2/25/2020 by Marusero Meaning & History Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".