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Fane m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ștefan.

Faolán m Irish (Rare)
Means "little wolf", derived from Old Irish fáel "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish saint who did missionary work in Scotland.

Farley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was Canadian author Farley Mowat (1921-2014).

Fayvel m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish פֿייװל (see Feivel).

Feardorcha m Irish (Rare)
Means "dark man" from Old Irish fer "man" and dorchae "dark".

Feidhlimidh m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish Gaelic form of Feidlimid.

Feivel m Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Faivish.

Feivush m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Faivish.

Feliu m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Felix.

Feodosiy m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Theodosius.

Feofilakt m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Theophylaktos.

Ferapont m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Therapon.

Ferkó m Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ferenc.

Fiacre m French (Rare)
French form of Fiachra.

Fife m Scottish (Rare)
From a Scottish place name that was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland. It is said to be named for a Pictish kingdom called Fib.

Filat m Russian (Rare)
Short form of Feofilakt.

Filimon m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Philemon.

Filippus m Dutch (Rare)
Official Dutch form of Philip, used on birth certificates but not commonly in daily life.

Fillin m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Faolán.

Finnbar m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Finbar.

Fionnbarra m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Fionnbharr.

Fionnbharr m Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish Gaelic form of Finbar.

Firmino m Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Firmin.

Fishke m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Fishel.

Fitz m English (Rare)
Short form of various given names that are derived from surnames beginning with Norman French fitz meaning "son of" (for example Fitzroy).

Fitzroy m English (Rare)
From an English surname meaning "son of the king" in Old French, originally given to illegitimate sons of monarchs.

Flanagan m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Flannagáin, itself from the given name Flannagán, which was derived from Irish flann "blood red" and a diminutive suffix.

Flick f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Felicity. In some cases it can be a nickname from the English word flick.

Florentin m Romanian, French, German (Rare)
Romanian, French and German form of Florentinus.

Floro m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Florus.

Foka m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Phocas.

Folami m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.

Folant m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Valentine 1.

Fortune m & f French, English (Rare)
Simply from the word fortune, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck".

Fraser m Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.

Frediano m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of the Roman name Frigidianus, which was derived from Latin frigidus "cold". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish bishop who made a pilgrimage to Rome and settled as a hermit on Mount Pisano.

Fredo m Italian (Rare)
Short form of Federico, Alfredo or Goffredo.

Friedhold m German (Rare)
Means "peaceful power", derived from the Old German elements fridu "peace" and walt "power, authority".

Fritiof m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Fritjof.

Fritjof m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".

Fulgenzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Fulgentius (see Fulgencio).

Fúlvio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Fulvius (see Fulvio).

Fyfe m Scottish (Rare)
Variant of Fife.

Galeazzo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Galahad.

Galileo m Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian name derived from Latin galilaeus meaning "Galilean, from Galilee". Galilee is a region in northern Israel, mentioned in the New Testament as the site of several of Jesus's miracles. It is derived from the Hebrew root גָּלִיל (galil) meaning "district, roll".... [more]

Gallagher m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Gallchobhair, derived from the given name Gallchobhar.

Galvão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Gawain.

Gasparo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Jasper.

Gaubert m French (Rare)
French form of Gautbert or Waldebert.

Gaultier m French (Rare)
French variant form of Walter.

Gavrel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish variant of Gabriel.

Gayelord m English (Rare)
Variant of Gaylord.

Gazsi m Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gáspár.

Gearalt m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Gerald.

Geevarghese m Malayalam (Rare)
Malayalam form of George, used by Saint Thomas Christians in the Indian state of Kerala (mainly when referring to the saint).

Geffrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey.

Generoso m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Generosus.

Genís m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Genesius.

Gerfried m German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and fridu "peace".

Gerhold m German (Rare)
German variant form of Gerald.

Gerlach m Dutch (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German element ger "spear" combined with (possibly) lahhi "doctor, healer". Saint Gerlach was a 12th-century Dutch soldier who became a hermit.

Germogen m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hermogenes.

Gerolf m German (Rare)
German form of Gerulf.

Gerolt m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gerald.

Gerrard m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerard.

Gervase m English (Rare)
English form of Gervasius. The Normans introduced this name to England in the Middle Ages, though it has since become rare.

Gerwazy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gervasius.

Ghyslain m French (Rare)
Variant of Ghislain.

Giacobbe m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Iacob (see Jacob).

Giffard m English (Rare)
From the English and French surname Giffard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.

Gilchrist m Scottish (Rare)
Anglicized form of the medieval Gaelic name Gille Críst, or from the surname that was derived from it.

Gillespie m Scottish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Gilleasbuig.

Gillis m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish and Dutch form of Gilles.

Gilroy m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".

Giorgino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Giorgio.

Giotto m Italian (Rare)
Possibly from Ambrogiotto, a diminutive of Ambrogio, or Angiolotto, a diminutive of Angiolo. This name was borne by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), an Italian painter and architect.

Giraldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gerald.

Gladwin m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the Old English given name Glædwine.

Gladwyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Gladwin.

Glanville m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was taken from a Norman place name, which possibly meant "domain of (a person named) Gland" in Old French.

Glauco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Glaucus.

Gobán m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Gobbán, derived from gobae "smith" and a diminutive suffix. It could also be a derivative of the name of the Irish smith god Goibniu (from the same root). This was the name of a few early saints, such as a 7th-century abbot of Killamery. In later folklore, the smith god and the saints seem to have conflated into the legendary figure Gobán Saor ("Gobán the builder"), a master architect and builder of churches.

Goddard m English (Rare)
From an English and French surname that was derived from the Old German given name Godehard.

Godofredo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Godfrey.

Gonçal m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Gonzalo.

Goodwin m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Godwine.

Gore m English (Rare)
From an English surname meaning "triangular" (from Old English gara), originally referring to someone who lived on a triangular piece of land. A famous bearer was American writer Gore Vidal (1925-2012).

Gotam m Hindi (Rare)
Modern form of Gotama.

Gotthilf m German (Rare)
Derived from German Gott "God" and hilf "help". This name was created in the 17th century.

Gotthold m German (Rare)
Derived from German Gott "God" and hold "gracious, graceful, loyal". This name was created in the 17th century.

Gottlieb m German (Rare)
German form of Goteleib.

Gottlob m German (Rare)
Derived from German Gott "God" and lob "praise". This name was created in the 17th century.

Gray m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname meaning "grey", originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.

Greer f & m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

Gregers m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Danish and Norwegian form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Grenville m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Granville.

Gresham m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "grazing homestead" in Old English.

Grier f & m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

Grimaldo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Grimwald.

Grosvenor m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "great hunter" in Norman French.

Gruffud m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gruffudd.

Gualberto m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Waldebert.

Gualterio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Walter.

Guifré m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Vilifredus, a Latinized form of Willifrid (or perhaps a Visigothic cognate). This was the name of a 9th-century count of Barcelona.

Gulbrand m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Gulbrandr, a variant of Guðbrandr (see Gudbrand).

Gunne m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element gunnr "war".

Gyles m English (Rare)
Variant of Giles.

Hadyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Hallam m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

Halldor m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Haldor.

Halle 1 m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing the element hallr meaning "rock".

Halsten m Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see Hallstein).

Halvar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Halvard.

Halvdan m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Halfdan.

Hammond m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from either the Norman given name Hamo or the Old Norse given name Hámundr.

Happy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word happy, derived from Middle English hap "chance, luck", of Old Norse origin.

Haralamb m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Charalampos.

Hartley m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Hartmann m German (Rare)
Means "brave man", derived from the Old German element hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" combined with man.

Hartwin m German (Rare), Germanic
Means "brave friend" from the Old German elements hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" and wini "friend".

Haskel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

Haul m Welsh (Rare)
Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Havel m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Gallus.

Havryil m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Gabriel.

Haze m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayes, sometimes used as a short form of Hazel.

Headley m English (Rare)
Variant of Hedley.

Hedley m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Hélier m French (Rare)
French form of Helier.

Helmfried m German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements helm "helmet" and fridu "peace".

Hemming m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", and possibly originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer.

Herberto m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Heriberto m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Herk m Various (Rare)
Short form of Hercules or other similar names.

Herleif f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Norse feminine form and modern Scandinavian masculine form of Herleifr.

Hermenegild m German (Rare)
German form of Hermenegildo.

Heshel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Yehoshua.

Hewie m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Hiacynt m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hyacinthus.

Higini m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hyginus.

Hilbert m German (Rare)
Variant of Hildebert.

Hildebert m German (Rare)
Means "bright battle" from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and beraht "bright". This name was borne by four early Frankish kings, usually called Childebert.

Hipolit m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hippolytos.

Honor f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Honour, using the American spelling.

Honour f & m English (Rare)
From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of Honoria or Honorata, which are ultimately derived from the same source.

Hristofor m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Christopher.

Hug m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hugh.

Humbert m French, German (Rare), English (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who founded Maroilles Abbey. It was also borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. A notable fictional bearer is Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955).

Humphry m English (Rare)
Variant of Humphrey.

Hyram m English (Rare)
Variant of Hiram.

Hyrum m English (Rare)
Variant of Hiram. This name was borne by Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), an early leader within the Mormon Church.

Iarfhlaith m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Iarlaithe.

Iarlaith m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Iarlaithe.

Iefan m Welsh (Rare)
Older Welsh form of Ifan.

Ieronim m Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Romanian and Russian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Ignaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ignatius.

Ignatiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ignatius.

Ignatz m German (Rare)
German form of Ignatius.

Ignaz m German (Rare)
German form of Ignatius.

Igon m Basque (Rare)
Masculine form of Igone.

IJsbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements is "ice" and brant "fire, torch, sword".

Ilarion m Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Hilarion.

Ilariy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hilarius.

Illarion m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hilarion.

Immanuel m Hebrew, German (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of Emmanuel used in most translations of the Old Testament. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment who is sometimes called the father of modern philosophy.

Ingomar m German (Rare), Germanic
From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old German mari "famous", making it a cognate of Ingemar. Ingomar (or Inguiomer) was a 1st-century leader of the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe.

Ingram m Germanic, English (Rare)
Germanic name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with hram meaning "raven". This name was brought to England by the Normans, though it died out after the medieval era. These days it is usually inspired by the surname that was derived from the medieval name.

Inigo m English (Rare)
English form of Íñigo. It became well-known in Britain due to the English architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652). He was named after his father, a Catholic who was named for Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Ioane m Georgian (Rare)
Older Georgian form of John.

Iolyn m Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Iorwerth.

Ipati m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ипатий (see Ipatiy).

Ipatiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of the Greek name Ὕπατος (Hypatos), the masculine form of Hypatia.

Irinei m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ириней (see Iriney).

Iriney m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Irenaeus.

Isaak m Greek, Russian (Rare), German (Rare), Biblical Greek
Greek, Russian and German form of Isaac.

Isac m Romanian (Rare), Swedish
Romanian form of Isaac, as well as a Swedish variant form.

Isador m English (Rare)
Variant of Isidore.

Isay m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Isaiah.

Iser m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish variant of Israel.

Isidor m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Isidore.

Isidore m English, French, Georgian (Rare), Jewish
From the Greek name Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.... [more]

Issur m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish איסר (see Iser).

Izaak m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Isaac.

Izak m Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Isaac.

Jaakkima m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Joachim.

Jaakob m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Jacob (or James).

Jaakoppi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Jacob (or James).

Jacenty m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hyacinthus. Saint Jacenty was a 13th-century Dominican monk from Krakow who was said to have taken missionary journeys throughout Northern Europe and Asia.

Jae 2 m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jay 1.

Jafet m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Japheth.

Jákob m Hungarian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Hungarian and Czech form of Iacob (see Jacob).

Jamaar m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamar.

Japik m Frisian (Rare)
Frisian form of Jacob (or James).

Jarogniew m Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and gněvŭ "anger".

Jaumet m Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaume.

Jaye f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Jay 1.

Jengo m Swahili (Rare)
Means "building" in Swahili.

Jepson m English (Rare)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jep".

Jeremias m German (Rare), Portuguese, Finnish
German, Portuguese and Finnish form of Jeremiah.

Jerk m Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Erik.

Jerrard m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerard.

Jerred m English (Rare)
Variant of Jared.

Jerrik m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Erik.

Jervis m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Jarvis.

Ji m & f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

Jimeno m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ximeno.

Joby m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Job and other names beginning with Jo.

Jochim m German (Rare)
German variant form of Joachim.

Jokum m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Joachim.

Jolyon m English (Rare)
Medieval form of Julian. The author John Galsworthy used it for a character in his Forsyte Saga novels (published between 1906 and 1922).

Jónás m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Jonah.

Jonatan m Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German (Rare)
Spanish and Polish form of Jonathan, as well as a Scandinavian and German variant form.

Joord m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Jordan.

Jöran m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Göran.

Jordaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Jordan.

Jordão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Jordan.

Joschka m German (Rare)
German form of Jóska.

Josepe m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Joseph.

Josse m French (Rare), Medieval French
French form of Iudocus (see Joyce).

Jozafat m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Josaphat. This was the name of a 17th-century Polish saint and martyr who attempted to reconcile the Catholic and Eastern Churches.

Józsua m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Joshua.

Jozua m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Joshua.

July f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the month, which was originally named for Julius Caesar.

Julyan m English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Julian.

Junípero m Various (Rare)
This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California. He named himself after one of Saint Francis's companions, who was named from Latin iuniperus "juniper".

Kaapro m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Gabriel.

Kajetán m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

Kaolin m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caolán. This is also the name of a type of clay.

Kapel m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Yaakov.

Karp m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Karpos (see Carpus).

Kasimir m German (Rare)
German form of Casimir.

Kašpar m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Jasper.

Kayin 1 m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "celebrate" in Yoruba.

Kazimír m Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak form of Casimir.

Kean m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, a variant of Kane.

Keefe m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoimh, derived from the given name or byname Caomh.

Keiran m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kelcey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kemp m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from Middle English kempe meaning "champion, athlete, warrior".

Kenelm m English (Rare)
From the Old English name Cenhelm, which was composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet". Saint Kenelm was a 9th-century martyr from Mercia, where he was a member of the royal family. The name was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, but has since become rare.

Kenith m English (Rare)
Variant of Kenneth.

Kennard m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from the Old English given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Kenrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Kendrick.

Kester m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Christopher.

Kettil m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ketil.

Kevyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Kevin.

Khristofor m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Christopher.

Kiaran m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Kipling m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote The Jungle Book and other works.

Knute m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Knut. This spelling is most widespread in America.

Kodey m English (Rare)
Variant of Cody.

Kolman m German (Rare)
Variant of Koloman.

Koloman m German (Rare), Slovak
German and Slovak form of Colmán. Saint Koloman (also called Coloman or Colman) was an Irish monk who was martyred in Stockerau in Austria.

Konstantyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Constantine.

Körbl m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Korbinian.

Kord m German (Rare)
German contracted form of Conrad.

Kristofor m Croatian (Rare), Albanian
Croatian and Albanian form of Christopher.

Krystyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Christian.

Krzesimir m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Krešimir.

Kunibert m German (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German element kuni "royal" and beraht "bright". Saint Kunibert was a 7th-century bishop of Cologne.

Kynaston m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrið's town" in Old English.

Lachtna m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Lachtnae meaning "milk-coloured", from lacht "milk" (borrowed from Latin). This was the name of a great-grandfather of the Irish king Brian Boru.

Ladislao m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Vladislav.

Laird m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname meaning "landowner" in Scots.

Lake m & f English (Rare)
From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.

Lanford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "long ford" in Old English.

Langdon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of the surname Landon.

Launo m Finnish (Rare)
Possibly a Finnish diminutive of Klaus.

Laurentin m French (Rare)
French form of Laurentinus.

Lavr m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Laurus (see Laura).

Leachlainn m Irish (Rare)
Short form of Maeleachlainn.

Leary m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Laoghaire.

Leberecht m German (Rare)
Means "live rightly" from German lebe "live" and recht "right". This name was created in the 17th century.

Leith m & f English (Rare)
From a surname, originally from the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.

Lemoine m English (Rare)
From a French surname meaning "the monk" in French.

Lenox m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lennox.

Léonide m & f French (Rare)
French masculine and feminine form of Leonidas.

Leonzio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Leontios.

Leroi m English (Rare)
Variant of Leroy.

Lew 2 m Polish (Rare)
Polish cognate of Lev 1.

Lewin m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Leofwine.

Liberato m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Liberatus.

Liberatore m Italian (Rare)
Means "liberator" in Italian.

Lindon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lyndon.

Linford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally taken from place names meaning either "flax ford" or "linden tree ford" in Old English.

Llywellyn m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Llywelyn.

Lopo m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Lupus (see Loup).

Lorens m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.

Lorn m English (Rare)
Variant of Lorne.

Lorrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Loren.

Lotario m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Lothar.

Lovel m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lowell.

Lovrenco m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lubomierz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lubomír.

Lucilio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Lucilius.

Lucjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lucius.

Lucrèce f & m French
French form of both Lucretia and its masculine form Lucretius.

Ludolf m German (Rare), Germanic
From the Old German name Hludolf, which was composed of the elements hlut meaning "famous, loud" and wolf meaning "wolf". Saint Ludolf (or Ludolph) was a 13th-century bishop of Ratzeburg.

Lyall m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf").

Lynton m English (Rare)
Variant of Linton.

Lyov m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Lev 1.