LIM   m & f   Chinese
Hokkien Chinese form of LIN

LIN   m & f   Chinese
From Chinese 林 "forest" or 琳 "fine jade, gem".

LINA (1)   f   Arabic
Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.

LINA (2)   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in lina.

LINA (3)   f   Indian
Means "absorbed, united" in Sanskrit.

LINDA   f   English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]

LINDITA   f   Albanian
Means "the day is born" in Albanian.

LINDIWE   f   Southern African
Means "have waited" in Zulu.

LINDSAY   f & m   English, Scottish
From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name in Lincolnshire meaning "island of Lincoln" in Old English... [more]

LINDSEY   f & m   English, Scottish
Variant of LINDSAY

LINDSIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINDY   m & f   English
Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy hop became popular... [more]

LINE   f   Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in line.

LINETTE   f   English
Variant of LYNETTE

LING   f & m   Chinese
From Chinese 灵 "alert, quick" or 铃 "bell, chime".

LINH   f   Vietnamese
Means "spring" in Vietnamese.

LINN   f   Swedish
Short form of LINNÉA

LINNAEA   f   English (Rare)
From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see LINNÉA).

LINNÉA   f   Swedish
From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower... [more]

LINNET   f   English (Rare)
Either a variant of LYNETTE or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

LINNETTE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LYNETTE

LINNIE   f   English
Diminutive of LINDA and other names beginning with Lin.

LINSAY   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINZI   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LIOR   m & f   Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew.

LIORA   f   Jewish
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

LIORIT   f   Jewish
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

LIOUBA   f   Russian
Variant transcription of LYUBA

LIRON   m & f   Jewish
Means "my song" or "my joy" in Hebrew.

LIS   f   Scandinavian
Short form of ELISABET

LISA   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Short form of ELIZABETH, ELISABETH or ELISABET... [more]

LISANNE   f   Dutch
Combination of LISA and ANNE (1)

LISBET   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of ELISABET

LISBETH   f   German
German short form of ELISABETH

LISE   f   French, Scandinavian, English
Short form of ELISABETH or ELIZABETH

LISELOT   f   Dutch
Dutch form of LISELOTTE

LISELOTTE   f   German, Danish
Contraction of LIESE and CHARLOTTE

LISETTE   f   French
Diminutive of ÉLISABETH

LISHA   f   English
Diminutive of ALICIA, FELICIA, and other names ending with the same sound.

LISSA   f   English
Short form of MELISSA

LITA   f   English
Short form of names ending in lita... [more]

LIUDVIKA   f   Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of LUDWIG

LIÙSAIDH   f   Scottish
Scottish form of LUCIA

LIV   f   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection"... [more]

LÍVIA   f   Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak form of OLIVIA

LIVIA (1)   f   Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LIVIUS... [more]

LIVIA (2)   f   English
Short form of OLIVIA

LIVIANA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.

LIVIE   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of LIVIUS

LIVNA   f   Jewish
Means "white" in Hebrew.

LIVNAT   f   Jewish
Variant of LIVNA

LIVVY   f   English
Diminutive of OLIVIA

LIZ   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH... [more]

LIZA   f   English, Russian, Hungarian
Short form of ELIZABETH or YELIZAVETA

LIZAVETA   f   Russian
Short form of YELIZAVETA

LIZBETH   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH

LIZETTE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIZZIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIZZY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LJUBICA   f   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
From the Slavic element lub meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

LJUDMILA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of LUDMILA

LLEUCU   f   Welsh
Welsh form of LUCIA

LLEWELLA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of LLYWELYN

LLINOS   f   Welsh
Means "greenfinch" in Welsh. The greenfinch is a small, green, European bird.

LLORA   f   Catalan
Catalan form of LAURA

LOCHANA   f   Indian
Feminine form of LOCHAN

LOES   f   Dutch
Dutch form of LOUISE

LOGAN   m & f   Scottish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.

LOIDA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of LOIS (1)

LOIS (1)   f   English, Biblical
Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better"... [more]

LOLA   f   Spanish, English
Diminutive of DOLORES

LOLICIA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of LOLA

LOLITA   f   Spanish
Diminutive of LOLA

LONDON   m & f   English (Modern)
From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain... [more]

LONE   f   Danish
Short form of ABELONE or MAGDALONE

LONGINA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of LONGINUS

LORA   f   English, Italian
Variant of LAURA... [more]

LORAINE   f   English
Variant of LORRAINE

LORAINNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LORRAINE

LORAYNE   f   English
Variant of LORRAINE

LORE (1)   f   German
German diminutive of ELEONORE

LORE (2)   f   Basque
Means "flower" in Basque.

LOREA   f   Basque
Variant of LORE (2)

LOREDANA   f   Italian, Romanian
Created by the French author George Sand for a character in her novel 'Mattea' (1833) and later used by the Italian author Luciano Zuccoli in his novel 'L'amore de Loredana' (1908)... [more]

LOREEN   f   English
Elaboration of LORA

LORELEI   f   Germanic Mythology
From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock"... [more]

LORELLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LAUREL

LOREN   m & f   English
Either a short form of LAURENCE (1) (masculine) or a variant of LAUREN (feminine).

LORENA (1)   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of LORRAINE

LORENA (2)   f   English
Latinized form of LAUREN... [more]

LORENE   f   English
Elaboration of LORA

LORENZA   f   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LORETA   f   Italian
Variant of LORETO

LORETO   f & m   Italian
From the name of a town in Italy, originally called Lauretana in Latin... [more]

LORETTA   f   English, Italian
Either an elaboration of LORA or a variant of LAURETTA... [more]

LORETTE   f   French
Variant of LAURETTE

LORI   f   English
Diminutive of LAURA or LORRAINE

LORIE   f   English
Variant of LORI

LORINDA   f   English
Diminutive of LORA

LORITA   f   Italian
Either a diminutive of LORA or a variant of LORETA.

LORNA   f   English, Scottish
Created by the novelist R... [more]

LORRAINE   f   English
From the name of a region in France, originally meaning "kingdom of LOTHAR"... [more]

LORRI   f   English
Variant of LORI

LORRIE   f   English
Variant of LORI

LOTTA   f   Swedish, Finnish
Short form of CHARLOTTA

LOTTE   f   German, Dutch, Danish
Short form of LISELOTTE or CHARLOTTE

LOTTIE   f   English
Diminutive of CHARLOTTE

LOTUS   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the lotus flower or the fruit which comes from the lotus tree... [more]

LOU   f & m   English, French
Short form of LOUISE or LOUIS

LOUELLA   f   English
Combination of LOU and the popular name suffix ella.

LOUHI   f   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

LOUISA   f   English
Latinate feminine form of LOUIS

LOUISE   f   French, English, Dutch
French feminine form of LOUIS

LOUIZA   f   Greek
Greek form of LOUISA

LOURDES   f   Spanish
From the name of a French town... [more]

LOVE (2)   f   English
Simply from the English word love, derived from Old English lufu.

LOVIISA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of LOUIS

LOVIISE   f   Estonian
Estonian feminine form of LOUIS

LOVISA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of LOUIS

LOVISE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of LOUIS

LOWRI   f   Welsh
Welsh form of LAURA

LUANA   f   English, Italian
Combination of LOU and ANA... [more]

LUANN   f   English
Combination of LOU and ANN

LUANNA   f   English (Rare)
Combination of LOU and ANNA

LUANNE   f   English
Combination of LOU and ANNE (1)

LUBA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of LYUBA

LUBNA   f   Arabic
Means "storax tree" in Arabic... [more]

LUCA (2)   f   Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of LUCIUS

LUCASTA   f   Literature
This name was first used by the poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems called 'Lucasta' (1649)... [more]

LUCE   f   Italian, French
Italian and French variant of LUCIA... [more]

LUCETTA   f   English
Diminutive of LUCIA... [more]

LUCETTE   f   French
Diminutive of LUCIE

LÚCIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LUCIA

LUCÍA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of LUCIA

LUCIA   f   Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]

LUCIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIAN

LUCIE   f   French, Czech
French and Czech form of LUCIA

LUCIENNE   f   French
Feminine form of LUCIEN

LUCIJA   f   Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of LUCIA

LUCILA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of LUCILLA

LUCILE   f   French, English
Variant of LUCILLE

LUCILLA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of LUCIA... [more]

LUCILLE   f   French, English
French form of LUCILLA... [more]

LUCINA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light"... [more]

LUCINDA   f   English, Portuguese
An elaboration of LUCIA created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605)... [more]

LUCINDE   f   French
French form of LUCINDA

LUCINE   f   Armenian
Means "moon" in Armenian.

ŁUCJA   f   Polish
Variant of LUCJA

LUCJA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of LUCIUS

LUCRÈCE   f & m   French
French form of both LUCRETIA and its masculine form Lucretius.

LUCRETIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth"... [more]

LUCREZIA   f   Italian
Italian form of LUCRETIA

LUCY   f   English
English form of LUCIA, in use since the Middle Ages.

LUCYNA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUDIVINE   f   French
Possibly from a Germanic name formed of the elements liut "people" and win "friend"... [more]

LUDMIŁA   f   Polish
Polish form of LUDMILA

LUDMILA   f   Czech
Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements lud "people" and mil "favour, grace"... [more]

LUDMILLA   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Variant spelling of LUDMILA or a variant transcription of LYUDMILA.

LUDOVICA   f   Italian
Latinized feminine form of LUDWIG

LUDWIKA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of LUDWIG

LUELLA   f   English
Variant of LOUELLA

LUIGIA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of LOUIS

LUIGINA   f   Italian
Diminutive of LUIGIA

LUÍSA   f   Portuguese
Feminine form of LUÍS

LUISA   f   Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of LUIS

LUISE   f   German
German form of LOUISE

LUÍSEACH   f   Irish
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH.

LUISELLA   f   Italian
Diminutive of LUISA

LUISINA   f   Spanish
Diminutive of LUISA

LUITGARD   f   German
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and gard "enclosure".

LUIZA   f   Polish, Portuguese
Polish and Portuguese feminine form of LOUIS

LUJAYN   f   Arabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.

LUJZA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of LOUISA

LUKSA   f   Esperanto
Means "luxurious" in Esperanto.

LULA   f   English
Diminutive of LOUISE and names that begin with Lu.

LULE   f   Albanian
Means "flower" in Albanian.

LULJETA   f   Albanian
Means "flower of life" in Albanian.

LULU (1)   f   German
Diminutive of names that begin with Lu, especially LUISE.

LULU (2)   f   Arabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.

LUMI   f   Finnish
Means "snow" in Finnish.

LUMINIȚA   f   Romanian
Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.

LUMUSI   f   Western African
Means "born face down" in Ewe.

LUNA   f   Roman Mythology
Means "the moon" in Latin... [more]

LUNED   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ELUNED... [more]

LUNETE   f   Welsh Mythology
Variant of LUNED

LUNGILE   f   Southern African
Means "the good one" in Zulu.

LUNINGNING   f   Filipino
Means "brilliance" in Tagalog.

LUPE   f   Spanish
Short form of GUADALUPE

LUPITA   f   Spanish
Diminutive of GUADALUPE

LURDES   f   Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of LOURDES

LUTGARD   f   German
Variant of LUITGARD

LUTGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD... [more]

LUVENIA   f   English
Possibly a form of LAVINIA... [more]

LUVINIA   f   English
Variant of LUVENIA

LUX   f & m   Various
Derived from Latin lux meaning "light".

LUZ   f   Spanish
Means "light" in Spanish... [more]

LUZIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of LUCIA

LYDA   f  
Variant of LYDIA

LÝDIA   f   Slovak
Slovak form of LYDIA

LYDIA   f   English, German, Biblical
Means "from Lydia" in Greek... [more]

LÝDIE   f   Czech
Czech form of LYDIA

LYDIE   f   French
French form of LYDIA

LYGIA   f   Portuguese
Variant of LÍGIA

LYKKE   f   Danish
Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.

LYN   f   English
Variant of LYNN

LYNDA   f   English
Variant of LINDA

LYNDI   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDY

LYNDSAY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNDSEA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNDSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNETTE   f   English
Form of LUNED first used by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his poem 'Gareth and Lynette' (1872)... [more]

LYNN   f & m   English
From an English surname which was derived from Welsh llyn "lake"... [more]

LYNNA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of LYNN

LYNNE   f   English
Variant of LYNN

LYNNETTE   f   English
Variant of LYNETTE

LYNSAY   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNSEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYRA   f   Astronomy
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega... [more]

LYRIC   f   English (Modern)
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικος (lyrikos).

LYS   f   German
German diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]

LYSANDRA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Λυσανδρος (Lysandros) (see LYSANDER).

LYSANNE   f   German
Combination of LYS and ANNE (1)

LYSETTE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of LISETTE

LYSISTRATA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυσιστρατη (Lysistrate) which meant "loosening the army", derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

LYSSA   f   English
Short form of ALYSSA

LYUBA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of LYUBOV

LYUBOCHKA   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of LYUBOV

LYUBOV   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".

LYUDMILA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA... [more]

LYUDMYLA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of LUDMILA

LYYDIA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of LYDIA

LYYTI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of LYDIA