Lys (surname)

Lys is a surname with various origins. It is particularly common in Ukraine and France. The Ukrainian surname (Лис) means "fox" and is a cognate of Polish Lis.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Eva Lys (born 2002), German tennis player
• Francis John Lys (1863–1947), British academic
• Jan Lys or Johann Liss (c. 1590–1629), German painter
• Josephine Lys, pen name of Maria José López Sánchez, Spanish novelist
• Lya Lys (1908–1986), American actress
• Olena Lys (born 1971), Ukrainian politician

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