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LACEY   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy... [more]

LACHESIS   f   Greek Mythology
Means "apportioner" in Greek... [more]

LACHINA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of LACHLAN

LACY   f & m   English
From a surname which was a variant of LACEY

LADISLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of VLADISLAV

LADONNA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name DONNA.

LAELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning... [more]

LÆRKE   f   Danish
Means "lark" in Danish.

LAETITIA   f   Late Roman, French
Original form of LETITIA, as well as the French form.

LAGINA   f   English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name GINA.

LAHJA   f   Finnish
Means "gift" in Finnish.

LAIA   f   Catalan
Catalan diminutive of EULALIA

LAILA   f   Arabic, English
Variant of LAYLA

LAIMA   f   Lithuanian, Latvian, Mythology
Means "luck" in Latvian and Lithuanian... [more]

LAINE   f   Estonian
Means "wave" in Estonian.

LAINEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LANEY

LAKEISHA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KEISHA.

LAKESHIA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KESHIA.

LAKISHA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KISHA.

LAKSHMI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit... [more]

LALA   f   Bulgarian
From a south Slavic word meaning "tulip".

LALAGE   f   Literature
Derived from Greek λαλαγεω (lalageo) meaning "to babble, to prattle"... [more]

LALEH   f   Iranian
Means "tulip" in Persian.

LALIA   f  
Short form of EULALIA

LALITA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of LALIT... [more]

LALLA   f   Literature
Means "tulip" in Persian... [more]

LALLIE   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of LALAGE

LALLY   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of LALAGE

LAMIS   f   Arabic
Means "soft" in Arabic.

LAMYA   f   Arabic
Means "having beautiful dark lips" in Arabic.

LAN   f   Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese "orchid"... [more]

LANA   f   English, Russian
Short form of ALANA (English) or SVETLANA (Russian)... [more]

LANEY   f   English
Diminutive of ELAINE

LANI   f   Hawaiian
Means "sky, heaven" in Hawaiian.

LAOISE   f   Irish
Possibly from the name Luigsech which means "radiant girl" in Irish... [more]

LÁRA   f   Icelandic
Icelandic form of LAURA

LARA (1)   f   Russian, English, Slovene
Short form of LARISA... [more]

LARA (2)   f   English, German
Variant of LAURA

LARAINE   f   English
Variant of LORRAINE

LARISA   f   Russian, Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from the name of the ancient city of Larisa in Thessaly, which meant "citadel"... [more]

LARISSA   f   English
Variant of LARISA... [more]

LARK   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird.

LARYN   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LAUREN

LASHAWN   f & m   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHAWN.

LASHONDA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHONDA.

LATA   f   Indian
Means "vine, creeping plant" in Sanskrit.

LATANYA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TANYA.

LATASHA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TASHA.

LATEEFAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of LATIFA

LATIFA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of LATIF

LATIFAH   f   Arabic
Feminine form of LATIF

LATISHA   f   English (African American)
Variant of LETITIA

LATONYA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TONYA.

LATOYA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TOYA.

LAUMA   f   Latvian, Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

LAURA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]

LAURAINE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LORRAINE influenced by the spelling of LAURA.

LAURE   f   French
French form of LAURA

LAUREEN   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAUREL   f   English
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

LAURELLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LAUREL

LAUREN   f & m   English
Variant or feminine form of LAURENCE (1)... [more]

LAURENA   f   English (Rare)
Elaboration of LAUREN

LAURENCE (2)   f   French
French feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENCIA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of LAURENCE (1)

LAURENE   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURENTIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENTINE   f   French
Feminine form of LAURENTIN

LAURESSA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURETTA   f   Italian
Italian diminutive of LAURA

LAURETTE   f   French
French diminutive of LAURA

LAURIE   f & m   English
Diminutive of LAURA or LAURENCE (1)

LAURINDA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LORINDA

LAURINE   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURISSA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURITA   f   Spanish
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURYN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LAUREN

LAVANYA   f   Indian
Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit.

LAVENA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LAVINIA

LAVENDER   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour.

LAVERN   m & f   English
Variant of LAVERNE

LAVERNA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.

LAVERNE   f & m   English
From a surname which was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder"... [more]

LAVINA   f   English
Variant of LAVINIA

LAVINIA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin... [more]

LAVONE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LAVONNE

LAVONNE   f   English
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name YVONNE

LAVRA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of LAURA

LAWAHIZ   f   Arabic
Means "glances" in Arabic.

LAWAN   f   Thai
Means "beautiful" in Thai.

LAWANDA   f   English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name WANDA.

LAXMI   f   Indian
Variant transcription of LAKSHMI

LAYLA   f   Arabic, English
Means "night" in Arabic... [more]

LÉA   f   French
French form of LEAH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEILAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LEILA

LEILANI   f   Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flowers" in Hawaiian.

LELA   f   English
Variant of LEILA

LELIA   f   Italian
Variant of LAELIA

LEMPI   f   Finnish
Means "love" in Finnish.

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

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

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

LENORA   f   English
Short form of ELENORA

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

LENUTA   f   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of ELENA

LEOCÁDIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LEOCADIA

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

LEOKADIA   f   Polish
Polish form of LEOCADIA

LEOLA   f   English
Feminine form of LEO

LEONA   f   English, German
Feminine form of LEON

LÉONE   f   French
French feminine form of LEON

LEONE (2)   f   English
Variant of LEONA

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

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

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

LÉONTINE   f   French
French form of LEONTINA

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

LERATO   f   Southern African
Means "love" in Sesotho.

LESEDI   f   Southern African
Means "light" in Tswana.

LESIA   f   English
Short form of ALESIA

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.

LESYA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of ALEKSANDRA or OLEKSANDRA

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

LEWELLA   f   Welsh
Variant of LLEWELLA

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

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]

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".

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.

LIBORIA   f   Italian
Italian feminine 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

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

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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