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LABAN   m   Biblical
Derived from Hebrew לָבָן (lavan) meaning "white"... [more]

LABHRAINN   m   Scottish
Scottish form of LAURENCE (1)

LABHRÁS   m   Irish
Irish form of LAURENCE (1)

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

LACHIE   m   Scottish
Diminutive of LACHLAN

LACHLAN   m   Scottish
This was originally a Scottish nickname for a person who was from Norway... [more]

LACHTNA   m   Irish
Means "milk-coloured" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

LACI   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of LÁSZLÓ

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

LADISLAO   m   Italian
Italian form of VLADISLAV

LADISLAS   m   History
Latinate form of VLADISLAV

LADISLAUS   m   History
Latinate form of VLADISLAV

LADISLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of VLADISLAV

LAEL   m   Biblical
Means "of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of Eliasaph in the Old Testament.

LAIRD   m   English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname meaning "landowner".

LAJOS   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of LOUIS

LAKE   m   English (Rare)
From the English word lake, for the inland body of water... [more]

LAKSHMAN   m   Indian
Modern transcription of LAKSHMANA

LAKSHMANA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "having lucky marks" in Sanskrit... [more]

LAL   m   Indian
Means "to play, to caress" in Sanskrit.

LALAWETHIKA   m   Native American
Means "he makes noise" in Shawnee... [more]

LALIT   m   Indian
Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit.

LALO   m   Spanish
Diminutive of EDUARDO

LAMAR   m   English
From a French and English surname, originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

LAMBERT   m   German, Dutch, French, English
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]

LAMECH   m   Biblical
Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew... [more]

LAMMERT   m   Dutch, German
Dutch and Low German form of LAMBERT

LAMONT   m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Logmaðr meaning "law man".

LAMPRECHT   m   German
German form of LAMBERT

LANCE   m   English
From the Germanic name Lanzo, originally a short form of names that began with the element land meaning "land"... [more]

LANCELOT   m   Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see LANCE)... [more]

LANDON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (effectively meaning "ridge").

LANE   m   English
From a surname meaning "lane, path" which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane.

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

LANGDON   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname LANDON.

LÀNH   m   Vietnamese
Means "peaceful" in Vietnamese.

LANNY   m   English
Diminutive of LANCE, LANDON, and other names beginning with Lan.

LANTY   m   ?
Diminutive of LEACHLAINN

LANZO   m   German
German form of LANCE

LAOGHAIRE   m   Irish
Modern Irish form of LÓEGAIRE

LARI   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of LAURENCE (1)

LARKIN   m   English
From a surname which was itself originally derived from the given name LAURENCE (1).

LARRIE   m   English
Short form of LAURENCE (1)

LARRY   m   English
Short form of LAURENCE (1)

LARS   m   Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)

LÁRUS   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of LAURENCE (1)

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

LASHAY   m   English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix La and SHAY (1).

LASSE   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of LAURENCE (1)

LASSI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of LAURENCE (1)

LÁSZLÓ   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of VLADISLAV... [more]

LATIF   m   Arabic
Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic.

LAUCHLAN   m   Scottish
Variant of LACHLAN

LAUNCE   m   Literature
Short form of Launcelot, a variant of LANCELOT... [more]

LAUNO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of NICHOLAS

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

LAURENCE (1)   m   English
From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum"... [more]

LAURENS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENT   m   French
French form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENTIN   m   French
From the Roman cognomen Laurentinus, itself a derivative of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1))... [more]

LAURENTIU   m   Romanian
Romanian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE (1)

LAURI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of LAURENCE (1)

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

LAURITS   m   Danish
Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURITZ   m   Danish
Danish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAURO   m   Italian
Italian form of Laurus (see LAURA).

LAVERN   m & f   English
Variant of LAVERNE

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]

LAVI   m   Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

LAVRENTI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of LAVRENTIY

LAVRENTIOS   m   Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAVRENTIY   m   Russian
Russian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAVRENTY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of LAVRENTIY

LAWRENCE   m   English
Variant of LAURENCE (1)... [more]

LAWRIE   m   English
Diminutive of LAWRENCE

LAWSON   m   English
From an English surname meaning "son of LAURENCE (1)".

LAXMAN   m   Indian
Variant transcription of LAKSHMAN

LAYNE   m   English
Variant of LANE

LAYTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "settlement with a leek garden" in Old English.

LAZ   m   English
Diminutive of LARRY

LÁZÁR   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of LAZARUS

LAZAR   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian form of LAZARUS

LAZARE   m   French
French form of LAZARUS

LAZARUS   m   Biblical
Latin form of ELEAZAR found in the New Testament... [more]

LAZER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ELIEZER

LAZZARO   m   Italian
Italian form of LAZARUS

LEACHLAINN   m   Irish
Short form of MAELEACHLAINN

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]

LÉANDRE   m   French
French form of LEANDER

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

LEARY   m   Irish
Anglicized form of LAOGHAIRE

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".

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

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]

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.

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

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

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.

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

LEN   m   English
Short form of LEONARD

LENARD   m   English
Variant of LEONARD

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

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

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]

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]

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]

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

LEONE (1)   m   Italian
Italian form of LEON

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

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

LEONTI   m   Russian
Russian form of LEONTIUS

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

LEONTY   m   Russian
Variant transcription of LEONTI

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

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

LESŁAW   m   Polish
Short form of LECHOSŁAW

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]

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]

LESZEK   m   Polish
Diminutive of LECH

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)

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

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

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