Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Italian, Sicilian Pronounced Pron. [ˈliː.zi](Italian) /ˈli.si/(Sicilian) [ˈli.sɪ](Sicilian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Probably derived from a medieval short form of the given name Aloisio (see also Luici) or from Fiordaliso.