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LÉA   f   French
French form of LEAH

LEA   f   German, Dutch, Slovene
German, Dutch and Slovene form of LEAH

LEACHLAINN   m   Irish
Short form of MAELEACHLAINN

LEAH   f   English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more]

LÉAN   f   Irish
Irish form of HELEN

LEANDER   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Λεανδρος (Leandros) which means "lion of a man" from Greek λεων (leon) "lion" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]

LEANDRA   f   English (Modern)
Either a feminine form of LEANDER or a combination of LEE and ANDRA.

LÉANDRE   m   French
French form of LEANDER

LEANDRO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of LEANDER

LEANN   f   English
Combination of LEE and ANN

LEANNA   f   English
Combination of LEE and ANNA

LEANNE   f   English
Combination of LEE and ANNE (1)

LEANORA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LEONORA

LEARY   m   Irish
Anglicized form of LAOGHAIRE

LEATRICE   f   English
Possibly a combination of LEAH and BEATRICE... [more]

LEBERECHT   m   German
Means "live rightly" from German lebe "live" and recht "right"... [more]

LECH   m   Polish
Meaning unknown... [more]

LECHOSŁAW   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements Lech "Pole" and slav "glory".

LECHOSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of LECHOSŁAW

LECIA   f   English (Rare)
Short form of ALICIA, FELICIA or LETITIA.

LEDA   f   Greek Mythology
Possibly means "woman" from Greek... [more]

LEE   m & f   English
From a surname which was derived from Old English leah "meadow"... [more]

LEEANN   f   English
Combination of LEE and ANN

LEEBA   f   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

LEELA   f   Indian
Variant transcription of LILA

LEENA   f   Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian short form of HELENA or MATLEENA

LEESA   f   English
Variant of LISA

LEEVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of LEVI

LEFTERIS   m   Greek
Short form of ELEFTHERIOS

LEGOLAS   m   Literature
Means "green leaves" in Sindarin, from laeg "green" combined with go-lass "collection of leaves"... [more]

LEHI   m   Biblical, Mormon
From an Old Testament place name meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew... [more]

LEIA   f   Popular Culture
Meaning unknown... [more]

LEIF   m   Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element leifr meaning "descendent, heir"... [more]

LEIGH   f & m   English
From a surname which was a variant of LEE.

LEIGHTON   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of LAYTON.

LEILA   f   Arabic, English
Variant of LAYLA... [more]

LEILAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LEILA

LEILANI   f   Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flowers" in Hawaiian.

LEITH   m   English (Rare)
From a surname, originally from the name of a Scottish town, which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp".

LEIV   m   Norwegian
Norwegian variant of LEIF

LEKAN   m   Yoruba
Short form of OLAMILEKAN

LELA   f   English
Variant of LEILA

LELAND   m   English
From a surname, originally from an English place name, which meant "fallow land" in Old English... [more]

LELIA   f   Italian
Variant of LAELIA

LEMMINKÄINEN   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Finnish lempi "love"... [more]

LEMMY   m   ?
Possibly a diminutive of LEMUEL

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

LEMPI   f   Finnish
Means "love" in Finnish.

LEMUEL   m   Biblical, Mormon
Means "belonging to God" in Hebrew... [more]

LEN   m   English
Short form of LEONARD

LENA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, English
Scandinavian, German and English short form of HELENA or MAGDALENA, and a Russian short form of YELENA.

LENARD   m   English
Variant of LEONARD

LENE   f   German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of HELENE or MAGDALENE

LENI   f   German
German diminutive of HELENE or MAGDALENA

LENKA   f   Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of MAGDALÉNA

LENNARD   m   English (Rare)
Variant of LEONARD

LENNART   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian form of LEONARD

LENNIE   m & f   English, Swedish
Diminutive of LEONARD, LENNART or LENA

LENNON   m   Scottish, English (Rare)
Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Leannáin, which means "descendent of Leannán"... [more]

LENNOX   m   Scottish, English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the name of a district in Scotland, the Levenach.

LENNY   m   English, Swedish
Diminutive of LEONARD or LENNART

LENORA   f   English
Short form of ELENORA

LENORE   f   English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]

LENOX   m   Scottish, English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of LENNOX.

LENUTA   f   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of ELENA

LENZ   m   German
Short form of LORENZ

LÉO   m   French
French form of LEO

LEO   m   German, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "lion", ultimately from Greek λεων (leon)... [more]

LEOCÁDIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LEOCADIA

LEOCADIA   f   Spanish
Derived from Greek λευκος (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white"... [more]

LEOCADIO   m   Spanish
Masculine form of LEOCADIA

LEOFRIC   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear power", derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with ric "power".

LEOFWINE   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear friend", derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and wine "friend"... [more]

LEOKADIA   f   Polish
Polish form of LEOCADIA

LEOLA   f   English
Feminine form of LEO

LEOLIN   m  
Variant of LLYWELYN influenced by Latin leo "lion".

LÉON   m   French
French form of LEON

LEON   m   English, German, Polish, Slovene
Form of LEO... [more]

LEONA   f   English, German
Feminine form of LEON

LÉONARD   m   French
French form of LEONARD

LEONARD   m   English, Polish
Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic elements leon "lion" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

LEONARDO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of LEONARD... [more]

LEONAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of LEON

LÉONCE   m   French
French form of LEONTIUS

LEONCIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of LEONTIUS

LÉONE   f   French
French feminine form of LEON

LEONE (1)   m   Italian
Italian form of LEON

LEONE (2)   f   English
Variant of LEONA

LEONHARD   m   German
German form of LEONARD... [more]

LEONID   m   Russian
Russian form of LEONIDAS

LEONIDAS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek λεων (leon) "lion"... [more]

LÉONIDE   m & f   French
French masculine and feminine form of LEONIDAS

LÉONIE   f   French
French feminine form of LEONIUS

LEONIE   f   German
German feminine form of LEONIUS

LEONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin leo "lion".

LÉONNE   f   French
Feminine form of LÉON

LEONOR   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of ELEANOR... [more]

LEONORA   f   Italian
Italian short form of ELEANOR

LEONORE   f   German
German short form of ELEANOR

LEONTI   m   Russian
Russian form of LEONTIUS

LEONTINA   f   Italian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Leontinus, which was itself derived from LEONTIUS.

LÉONTINE   f   French
French form of LEONTINA

LEONTIUS   m   Late Roman
Late Latin name which was derived from LEO... [more]

LEONTY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of LEONTI

LEONTYNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LÉONTINE... [more]

LEONZIO   m   Italian
Italian form of LEONTIUS

LÉOPOLD   m   French
French form of LEOPOLD

LEOPOLD   m   German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

LEOPOLDO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of LEOPOLD

LEOŠ   m   Czech
Czech form of LEO

LERATO   f   Southern African
Means "love" in Sesotho.

LEROI   m   English (Rare)
Variant of LEROY

LEROY   m   English
From the French nickname le roi meaning "the king"... [more]

LES   m   English
Short form of LESLIE or LESTER

LESEDI   f   Southern African
Means "light" in Tswana.

LESIA   f   English
Short form of ALESIA

LESŁAW   m   Polish
Short form of LECHOSŁAW

LESŁAWA   f   Polish
Short form of LECHOSŁAWA

LESLEIGH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LESLIE

LESLEY   f & m   English
Variant of LESLIE

LESLIE   f & m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from a Scottish place name, probably derived from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly"... [more]

LESLY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LESLIE

LESSIE   f   English
Diminutive of names containing the sound les, such as LESLIE.

LESTARI   f   Indonesian
Means "eternal, abiding" in Indonesian and Javanese.

LESTAT   m   Literature
Name used by author Anne Rice for a character in her 'Vampire Chronicles' series of novels, first released in 1976, where it belongs to the French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt... [more]

LESTER   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the name of the city of Leicester, originally denoting a person who was from that place... [more]

LESYA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of ALEKSANDRA or OLEKSANDRA

LESZEK   m   Polish
Diminutive of LECH

LETA   f   English
Possibly derived from Latin laetus meaning "glad"... [more]

LETHA   f   English
Possibly a short form of ALETHA

LETICIA   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of LETITIA

LETITIA   f   English
From the Late Latin name Laetitia which meant "joy, happiness"... [more]

LETIZIA   f   Italian
Italian form of LETITIA... [more]

LETO   f   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ληθω (letho) "hidden, forgotten"... [more]

LETTICE   f   English (Archaic)
Medieval form of LETITIA

LETTIE   f   English
Diminutive of LETTICE

LETTY   f   English
Diminutive of LETTICE

LEV (1)   m   Russian
Means "lion" in Russian, functioning as a vernacular form of LEO... [more]

LEV (2)   m   Jewish
Means "heart" in Hebrew.

LEVENT   m   Turkish
Possibly means "handsome" in Turkish.

LEVI   m   Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "attached" in Hebrew... [more]

LEVON   m   Armenian
Armenian form of LEON

LEW   m   Polish
Polish cognate of LEV (1)

LEWELLA   f   Welsh
Variant of LLEWELLA

LEWIN   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from the given name LEOFWINE.

LEWIS   m   English
Medieval English form of LOUIS... [more]

LEX   m   English
Short form of ALEXANDER

LEXA   f   English
Short form of ALEXANDRA or ALEXA

LEXI   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXIA   f   English
Short form of ALEXIA

LEXIE   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXINE   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXUS   f   English
Short form of ALEXUS... [more]

LEXY   f   English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEYLA   f   Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of LEILA

LEYTON   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of LAYTON.

LI   f & m   Chinese
From Chinese "reason, logic", "stand", "dawn, black", "strength, power" (which is usually only masculine) or "beautiful" (usually only feminine).

LÍA   f   Galician
Galician form of LEAH

LIA (1)   f   Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of LEAH

LIA (2)   f   Italian
Short form of ROSALIA

LÍADÁIN   f   Irish
Variant of LÍADAN

LÍADAN   f   Irish
Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

LIAM   m   Irish
Irish short form of WILLIAM

LIANA   f   Italian, Portuguese, English
Short form of ELIANA (1), JULIANA, LILIANA, and other names that end in liana... [more]

LIANE   f   German
Short form of JULIANE

LIANNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LEANNE

LIAT   f   Jewish
Means "you are mine" in Hebrew.

LIBBY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIBENA   f   Czech
Derived from the Czech element lib meaning "love".

LIBER   m   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin liber meaning "free"... [more]

LIBERATORE   m   Italian
Means "liberator" in Italian.

LIBERIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin liber "free"... [more]

LIBERTY   f   English
Simply from the English word liberty, derived from Latin libertas, a derivative of liber "free"... [more]

LIBITINA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.

LIBOR   m   Czech
Czech form of LIBERIUS

LIBORIA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of LIBERIUS

LIBORIO   m   Italian
Italian form of LIBERIUS

LIBUŠE   f   Czech
Diminutive of LIBENA

LÍDA   f   Czech
Czech diminutive of LUDMILA

LIDDY   f   English
Diminutive of LYDIA

LÍDIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LYDIA

LIDIA   f   Polish, Italian, Spanish
Polish, Italian and Spanish form of LYDIA

LIDIYA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of LYDIA

LIDOCHKA   f   Russian
Russian diminutive of LIDIYA

LIEBER   m   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

LIEKE   f   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANGELIQUE

LIEN (1)   f   Dutch
Short form of names ending in lina.

LIEN (2)   f   Vietnamese
Means "lotus" in Vietnamese.

LIES   f   German, Dutch
German and Dutch diminutive of ELISABETH

LIESA   f   German
German diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIESBETH   f   Dutch
Dutch variant of ELIZABETH

LIESE   f   German
German and Dutch diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIESEL   f   German
German short form of ELIZABETH

LIESELOTTE   f   German
Variant of LISELOTTE

LIESJE   f   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIESL   f   German
German short form of ELIZABETH

LIEVE   f   Dutch
Short form of GODELIEVE

LIEVEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of LEOFWINE

LIEVIN   m   Dutch
From the Germanic name Liafwin, a cognate of LEOFWINE.

LIGEIA   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λιγυς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling"... [more]

LÍGIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LIGEIA

LIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of KAROLIINA

LIISA   f   Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian short form of ELISABET or ELIISABET

LIISI   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of ELISABET

LIISU   f   Estonian
Estonian short form of ELIISABET

LIJSBETH   f   Dutch
Dutch form of ELIZABETH

LILA   f   Indian
Means "play, amusement" in Sanskrit.

LILAC   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the shrub with purple or white flowers.

LILAVATI   f   Indian
Means "playful, amusing, charming" in Sanskrit... [more]

LÍLE   f   Irish
Irish form of LILY

LILEAS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LILI   f   German
Variant of LILLI

LILIA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of LILIYA

LÍLIAN   f   Portuguese
Portuguese variant of LILLIAN

LILIAN   f   English, French
Variant of LILLIAN

LILIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Latinate form of LILLIAN

LILIANE   f   French
French form of LILLIAN

LILIANNE   f   French (Rare)
Variant of LILIANE

LILIAS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LILIBETH   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LILIJANA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of LILLIAN

LILITH   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Assyrian lilitu meaning "of the night"... [more]

LILIYA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian cognate of LILY

LILJA   f   Icelandic
Icelandic cognate of LILY

LILJANA   f   Macedonian
Macedonian form of LILLIAN

LILLI   f   German
German diminutive of ELIZABETH, also sometimes connected to the German word lilie meaning "lily".

LILLIA   f   English
Short form of LILLIAN or an elaborated form of LILY.

LILLIAN   f   English
Probably originally a diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]

LILLIAS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of LILLIAN

LILLIE   f   English
Variant of LILY

LILLY   f   English
Variant of LILY

LILO   f   German
Short form of LISELOTTE

LILY   f   English
From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity... [more]

LILYA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of LILIYA

LILYANA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of LILLIAN

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