the etymology and history of first names
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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
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 理 "reason, logic", 立 "stand", 黎 "dawn, black", 力 "strength, power" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 "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
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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