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Lutetia f Late Roman, GaulishLutetia was the name of a Gallic city, now known as Paris, the capital of France. The etymology of Lutetia is unclear though. It was referred to as Λουκοτοκία (
Loukotokía) by Strabon and Λευκοτεκία (
Leukotekía) by Ptolemeus... [
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Luthe m LiteratureName of a character in Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.
Lúthien f LiteratureMeans "daughter of flowers" in a Beleriandic dialect of Sindarin. his was the real name of
Tinúviel in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels.
Luthor m LiteraturePossibly a spelling variant of
Luther. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire", Luthor Tyrell is the patriarch of House Tyrell during the later years of the Targaryen dynasty in Westeros.
Lutiant f OjibweLutiant LaVoy was an Ojibwe woman who worked as a nurse in Washington, D.C., during the 1918 pandemic. She was the only person in the United States with this name according to the 1910 census. Perhaps this is an Anglicized or Americanized version of a native Ojibwe name.
Lutiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
Lutina f DutchPerhaps from a Germanic name beginning with the element
hlud "fame".
Lutine f FolkloreThe name of a type of female imp in French folklore, by extension meaning "the tormentress", derived from
nuiton (probably altered to resemble
luitier "to fight"), from
netun (influenced by
nuit "night"), itself ultimately from
Neptune.
Lutka f English (Rare), PolishAs a Polish name it comes from the word
lutka meaning ''doll, puppet'', often used as a nickname or a pet form.
Lutobor m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to
Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [
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Lutogniew m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to
Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [
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Lutomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to
Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [
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Lutosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Slavic
lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to
Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [
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Lutrud f Medieval GermanFormed from the Germanic name elements
HLOD "fame" or
LIUT "people" and
TRUD "strength"
Lütsiä f TatarDerived from
revolütsiä meaning "revolution".
Lutumaros m GaulishDerived from the Proto-Celtic elements *
lūtu "anger, power" and *
māros "great".
Luwi m & f LundaMeans "mercy, kindness" in Lunda.
Luwu m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyThe name of a deity found in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas. It has the face of a human, the body of a tiger and nine tails. It acts as a groundskeeper for the supreme heavenly god Di, watching over his gardens on Mount Kunlun as well as the Nine Domains of Heaven.
Luxa f LiteratureThe name of a young queen in 'The Underland Chronicles' by Suzanne Collins. Probably a feminized version of
Lux.
Luxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn"
Luxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 璐
(lù) meaning "beautiful jade" combined with 霞
(xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Luxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù), a type of jade, and
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Luxin f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Luxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琭 (lù) meaning "jade-like stone" and
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Luyando m & f TongaMeans “To Love” in Tonga. Related to the Tongan name Yandwa.
Luyang f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 杨 or 楊 (yáng) both meaning "poplar, willow", 阳 or 陽 (yáng) both meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [
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Luyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹿 (lù) meaning "deer" or
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Luyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and
殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
Luying f ChineseFrom Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip"... [
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Luyt m Medieval DutchMedieval Dutch short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German
liut "people" or Old High German
hlûd "famous", such as
Liutbrand and
Luderik... [
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Luzerne f Various (Rare)Means "alfalfa" in French (species Medicago sativa). It is derived from Occitan
lusèrna, first meaning "glowworm", then metaphorically meaning "alfalfa", due to the shiny appearance of the seeds of the plant, from old Occitan
luzerna, meaning "lamp".
Luzhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Luzijanus m & f DutchOrigins found in Dutch stem languages, linked to
Luzi dervived from Luci - "Light" combined with
Janus which is primarily a gender-neutral name of Latin origin that means "God Of Beginnings"... [
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Luzio m Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian variant form of
Lucio. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Luzio Luzi, who lived in the 16th century AD.
Lý f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 李
(lí) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 理
(lí) meaning "common sense, reasoning".
Lý f FaroeseDirectly taken from Faroese
lý "to glimmer".
Lyazzat f KazakhMeans "enjoyment, pleasure" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic لذة
(laddah).
Lyca f FilipinoUsed by Philipines' "The Voice Kids" first winner, Lyca Gairanod
Lycaethus m Greek MythologyAncient Greek masculine name derived from
λύκος (lýkos) meaning "wolf" and an unknown second element.
Lycan m Popular CultureDerived from the ability of man to turn into a wolf (lycanthropy which comes from the Greek words lycos ("wolf") and anthropos ("human being"). It means "wolf". Made famous by the Underworld films.... [
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Lycaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Λυκαστη
(Lykaste), which might be related to Λύκαστος
(Lykastos), the name of a town in the southern part of Crete. This was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, including a woman of Lemnos who slew her twin brother Cydimus.
Lychorida f TheatreForm of
Lycoris used by Shakespeare for a character in his play
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (published 1609).
Lycia f English (Anglicized, Rare)From Latin
Lycia, from Ancient Greek
Λυκία (Lukia), possibly derived from the Ancient Greek
λύκος (lukos) "wolf". Lycia was an ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.
Lyckel m West Frisian (Archaic)Shorter form or variant of
Lyckele, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic
-ck- spelling). The modern spelling and form of the name is
Lykel.
Lyckle m West Frisian (Rare)Shorter form or variant of
Lyckele, which originated in late medieval times (as is evident by the archaic
-ck- spelling), but is still in use to this day - albeit rarely... [
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Lycoris f LiteratureSupposedly related to Greek λυκοφως (
lykophos) "twilight" or λυκαυγές (
lykauges) "morning twilight, dawn", derived from λυκος (
lykos) "wolf" and αυγη (
auge) "dawn, daylight"... [
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Lydian f & m English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Variant of
Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").
Lyja f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. It is the name of a character that is featured in the Marvel comics series.
Lykandros m Ancient GreekThe second element of this name is derived from Greek ανδρος
(andros) meaning "of a man". The first element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it... [
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Lykaretos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun λύκος
(lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη
(lyke) meaning "light" as well as "morning twilight"... [
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Lykarion m Ancient GreekDerived from either the Greek noun λύκος
(lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη
(lyke) meaning "light" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -αριων
(-arion)... [
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