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Leggr m Old NorseMeaning uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse
leikr "game, play, fight" (compare Old Danish
Leg) or taken directly from Old Norse
leggr "leg, stem".
Legien f Dutch (Rare)Dutch feminine name of uncertain meaning. A known bearer of this name is the retired Dutch television host Legien Kromkamp (born around 1945).
Legoshi m Popular CultureLegoshi is the name of the main protagonist in the manga/anime Beastars. His name is derived from Bela Lugosi, an actor who played Dracula in old movies. The author of the series borrowed from it because it sounded "mysterious and elegant."
Legpa m & f TibetanMeans "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.
Lehava f Hebrew"Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.
Leho m EstonianCoined in the 1930s by Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist. He probably intended the name to refer to
Lehola (also known as
Lõhavere), the castle of
Lembitu, an Estonian chieftain... [
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Lehte f Estonian19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian
leht "leaf".
Lehuanani f HawaiianMeans "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from
lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and
nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Lei f JapaneseAlternate romanization of
Rei. "Rei" is technically correct, but in this case it's spelled with an L to match the pronunciation.
Leialoha m & f HawaiianMeans "beloved child" from Hawaiian
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and
aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Leib m YiddishDerived from Yiddish
leyb "lion". The lion was associated with the tribe of Judah.
Leicester m LiteratureSir Leicester Dedlock is a character in Charles Dickens' novel
Bleak House.
Leihana f MicronesianThe name Leihana is unknown where it originated, but has been used in many islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially in Micronesia. The first recorded use of the name Leihana was for the name of Princess Leihana of an unamed island in the Pacific... [
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Leihao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent".
Leihua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Leijin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".
Leijn m Dutch (Rare)More modern form of
Leyn, but the name is still quite archaic, even though it has barely survived into modern times. In 2010, there were less than 60 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [
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Leiju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Leikny f NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and
nýr "new; young; fresh" or
ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Leiko f HawaiianCombination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.
Leila f HawaiianCombination of
lei and
la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leilaila f ChineseFrom Chinese 雷 léi (Thunder) + 来了 lái le (is coming). So basically = thunder is coming, thunder is looming over.
Leimarel Sidabi f Manipuri, MythologyThe supreme goddess in Sanamahism, the traditional religion of the Meitei religion. Leimarel Sidabi, also known as
Ima Leimaren, meaning "Mother Leimarel", is seen as the goddess of the earth, nature and household and mother of every living thing... [
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Lein m DutchModern form of the medieval name
Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form
Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [
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Leināʻala f HawaiianMeans "the fragrances are wafted", from
lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form),
nā which means "the" and
ʻala meaning "fragrance".
Leinani f HawaiianMeans "beautiful child" from Hawaiian
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and
nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Leino m Finnish, EstonianFinnish and Estonian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the pen name of Eino Leino (Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm), Finnish poet and journalist (1878-1926).
Leiomy f ObscureUnknown origin. For Leiomy Maldonado, the Wonder Woman of Vogue
Leiriktombi f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
leirik meaning "flower pollen" and
tombi meaning "youngest daughter".
Leirion f ObscurePossibly derived from Ancient Greek λείριον
(leirion) meaning "lily" (which is the source of Latin
lilium). A known bearer of this name is American politician Leirion Gaylor Baird.
Leishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "unopened flower, bud" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or
善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".
Leixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Leixu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Leiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Leiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Leiyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Lejzer m Yiddish (Polonized)Polonized form of
Leyzer. This was the middle name of L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of Esperanto language. His birth name was Leyzer.
Lek m & f ThaiMeans "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Leke m YorubaMeans "trimuph" in Yoruba. Often used as a short form of other names ending in
leke, such as
Adeleke.
Lekha f SanskritWriting, Mark, Horizon the crescent Moon, Line, Record, Lightening
Łękomir m PolishObscure old Polish male name composed of the Slavic elements
łęka "cunning, guile, treachery" and
mir "peace". The meaning may thus be something along the lines of "he who uses his cunning in order to establish peace".
Łękosław m PolishDerived from Polish
lęk "fear" combined with Slavic
slav "glory". This name thus means something along the lines of "fear of glory".
Lel m RomaniDerived from the Romani word
lel "to take; to receive".
Lelde f Latvian, Theatre1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play
Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.
Lele m ItalianPet name of several italian names ending with "ele", such as: Gabriele, Emanuele, Ezechiele, Michele and so on
Lelex m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Lelex (/ˈliːlɪks/; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) was one of the original inhabitants of Laconia which was called after him, its first king, Lelegia.
Leliana f Popular CulturePossibly based on the Italian name
Lelia, in turn modeling itself on the elaboration
Liliana. In the award-winning video game franchise "Dragon Age," the character Leliana is a respected, and feared, spymaster who aids the protagonist(s).
Lelija f CroatianCroatian form of
Laelia. There is a poem from the famous Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović (1905.-2007.) named "Lelija".