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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is L.
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Leap m & f Khmer
Means "good luck, success" in Khmer.
Leara f American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of Liora via its Anglicized variant Leora.
Learca f Italian
Feminine form of Learco.
Learn-wisdom f English (Puritan)
Referring to Proverbs 1:2, "To learn wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"
Learn-wysdome f English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the many entries about wisdom in the Bible.
Learta f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Leart.
Leasa f English (American, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Lisa.
Leasha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leesha, itself an Anglicization of Laoise.
Leaston m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Leaston.
Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.
Leather f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Leather.
Leatrix f English (Modern)
A modern English combination of the names Leah and Beatrix. Possibly a variant of the name Leatrice.
Leavie f English (Rare)
Variant of Leavy that was given to 5 girls in 1920.
Leba f Fijian
Means "necklace" in Lauan.
Lebefromm m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "live piously" from German lebe "live" and fromm "pious". This name was created in the 17th century.
Lebia f Ogoni
Means "pretty girl/ lady" or "good girl/lady" in Khana,... [more]
Lebna f & m Amharic
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.
Lebone f & m Sotho
means “light”
Lebrizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
Leca f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive for the feminine given name Leticia.
Lecelina f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Medieval French
Originally a diminutive of Laetitia. This was borne by the second wife of Geoffrey de Mandeville I, one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
Lecenta f Medieval
This is a female name used in the Medieval era.
Lechery m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.
Lecia f Asturian
Short form of Indalecia.
Lecia f Medieval English
Latinized form of Lece (see Lecelina).
Lecta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a truncated form of Electa.
Léda f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leda.
Leda f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Leta.
Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.
Lèdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Leda.
Lediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledian.
Lediça f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leticia.
Ledicia f Asturian, Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Asturian, Galician and Judeo-Spanish form of Letitia. The name coincides with Galician ledicia "delight, joy".
Ledina f Albanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Lediona f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledion.
Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.
Ledja f Albanian
Variant of Ledia.
Ledjana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledjan.
Lee m & f Chinese (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 1.
Lee m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 2.
Lee m & f Hmong
It was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.
Leea f Finnish
Finnish form of Leah.
Lee-Ahn f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Lee-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Leeana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 28 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leeanna f English
Combination of Lee and Anna.
Leeanne f English
Combination of Lee and Anne 1.
Leebie f Scots
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Leefke f Low German, East Frisian
Derived from Low German leefke "darling", which looks similar to its Limburgish equivalent leeveke and Dutch liefje. See also the name Leve, of which this name can be seen as a feminine form of.
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian leegi, the genitive case of leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leek m & f Welsh
Leela f English (Modern)
This name could be a diminutive of Lila 2 or Leila
Leelach f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Lilach. It's also means "from me to you", from the name Li 2 means "to me" and the female word lach means "to you".
Leelah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Leela.
Leelavathi f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Southern Indian form of Lilavati.
Leelee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name, Liliane.
Leeli f Literature
Leeli is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. In the series, she is a sweet, music- and dog-loving girl who puts aside her own desires for the good of her people.
Leelia f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Leelo, an Estonian form of Lelia and a a modern coinage created for aesthetic purposes.
Leeloo f Popular Culture
Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [more]
Leeloominaï f Popular Culture
Main character in "The Fifth Element" (1997). The name is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the characters fictional language, the Divine Language. She goes by Leeloo... [more]
Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.
Leemarie f Obscure
Combination of Lee and Marie.
Leen f Estonian, Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Heleene and a Dutch short form of Heleen, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Leen f Arabic
Of Arabic origin, meaning 'delicate' or 'soft'
Leena f Indian, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Konkani
Alternate transcription of Lina 3.
Leene f Estonian
Truncated form of Heleene and variant of Leena.
Leeni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene, Leen and Leena.
Leenke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Magdalena and Helena as well as a feminine form of Leen.
Leentje f Flemish
Diminutive of Leen.
Leenu f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene and Leena.
Leenukka f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Leena.
Leeor m & f Hebrew
Variant of Lior.
Leeron f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Liron.
Leesha f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of Alesha, Felicia, and other names ending with the same sound.... [more]
Leeta f Popular Culture
Short form of Lolita.... [more]
Leeuwin m & f English
There is the leeuwin current, and the Leeuwin boat.
Leevie f Scots
Diminutive of Oleevia.
Leevken f North Frisian
The name comes from the Frisian, derived from "leavje", the Frisian word for like to love or like. Modified and with the suffix "-ke", which expresses a trivialization, it becomes "Levke".
Lee-wun f Popular Culture, Korean
Possibly a Korean name.... [more]
Leeza f English (American)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Liese, or perhaps a variant of Lisa intended to reflect the German pronunciation. This is borne by American talk show host Leeza Gibbons (1957-).
Leezabeth f Scots
Scots form of Elizabeth.
Leezie f Scots
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lefaye f African American
From French la fée meaning "the fairy", the epithet of the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay. The name Morgan le Fay was first used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century.
Lefki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leuke.
Lefkothea f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.
Lefquen f Medieval English
Middle English variant of Leofcwen.
Lefterka f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lefteris.
Legakwa f Tswana
Means "crystal" in Setswana.
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).
Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.
Legpa m & f Tibetan
Means "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.
Leguntia f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, considers this name a Basque form of Leodegundia.
Lehava f Hebrew
"Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.
Lehiwa f Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "admirable, attractive."
Lehla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Layla.
Lehlogonolo m & f Sotho
Means "felicity" in Sotho.
Lehte f Estonian
19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian leht "leaf".
Lehti f Estonian
Variant of Lehte.
Lehuanani f Hawaiian
Means "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 Japanese
Alternate romanization of Rei. "Rei" is technically correct, but in this case it's spelled with an L to match the pronunciation.
Lei m & f Chinese
Meaning "thunder" 雷 in Chinese.
Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.
Leia f Estonian (Rare)
Contracted form of Leida.
Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
Means "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.
Leian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lei 2 and An 1.
Leiba f Yiddish
Feminine form of Leib.
Leibaklei f Manipuri
Means "orchid" in Meitei.
Leichan f Manipuri
Means "mosaic of flowers" in Meitei.
Leidi f Estonian
Variant of Leida.
Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Leighana f Obscure
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leighanabell f Romani, Obscure
Combination of Leigh and Anabell.
Leighanna f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Leanna or a combination of Leigh and Anna
Leighanne f English
Variant of Leanne. Also compare Leighann.
Leighannie f Obscure
Diminutive of Leighanne.
Leighlani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, influenced by Leigh.
Leighlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Leigh and the popular suffix -lynn.
Leighsa f Obscure
Variant of Lisa.
Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya
Leihana f Micronesian
The 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... [more]
Leihao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent".
Leihlo-larona m & f Sotho
Our eye
Leihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".
Leijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".
Leiju f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Leikanglei f Manipuri
Means "desert flower" in Meitei.
Leikea f Hawaiian (?)
Means "white flowers", from Hawaiian lei and kea "white".
Leikela f Taiwanese (Rare)
From Chinese 雷 léi "thunder", 科 "sort, class, kind", and 拉 "drag, pull".
Leikny f Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Leikný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse as well as the Icelandic form of Leikny.
Leiko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Reiko.
Leiko f Hawaiian
Combination 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.
Leikona f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leighton.
Leïla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Layla influenced by French orthography.
Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leila f Estonian
Variant of Laila 2.
Leilaila f Chinese
From Chinese 雷 léi (Thunder) + 来了 lái le (is coming). So basically = thunder is coming, thunder is looming over.
Leilaile f Chinese
From 雷来了 (thunder is coming).
Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.
Leilanny f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flower child, child of royalty".
Leili f Georgian (Rare)
Form of Leila with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Leilla f English
Variant of Laila 1.
Leimarel Sidabi f Manipuri, Mythology
The 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... [more]
Leina f Manipuri
Means "petal" in Meitei.
Leināʻala f Hawaiian
Means "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), which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".
Leinani f Hawaiian
Means "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.
Leini f Estonian
Variant of Leine.
Leinná f Sami
Sami form of Lena.
Leintje f Dutch
Feminine form of Lein.
Leiomy f Obscure
Unknown origin. For Leiomy Maldonado, the Wonder Woman of Vogue
Léionore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Leiore f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Leire.
Leipephilene f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps a corrupted form of Leipephile, Hippophile, or Deiphile... [more]
Leira f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Leire.
Leirangthoi f Manipuri
Means "among flowers" in Meitei.
Leirentonbi f Manipuri
Means "royal daughter" in Meitei.
Leiriktombi f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei leirik meaning "flower pollen" and tombi meaning "youngest daughter".
Leirion f Obscure
Possibly 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.
Leishabi f Manipuri
Means "young lady" in Meitei.
Leishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "unopened flower, bud" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".
Leishi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.
Leishilembi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.
Leitha f American
Variant of Letha.
Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.
Leitza f Spanish
Leitza is a town in Spain
Leixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Leixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Leiya f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Leiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Leiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Leizu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
In Chinese mythology, Leizu was the principal wife of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) and the inventor of sericulture. She is commonly worshipped in parts of Northern China as the “Silkworm Mother”.
Leja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Leah.
Lejá f Sami
Northern Sami variant of Lea.
Lejla f Hungarian
Magyarized form of Leila.
Lejna f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lena and Lene.
Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Lekha f Sanskrit
Writing, Mark, Horizon the crescent Moon, Line, Record, Lightening
Lekilei f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lesley.
Lekili f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leslie.
Lekisi f Tongan
Diminutive of Alekisanitulia.