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Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.

Leighah f English (American)
Variant of Leigha.

Leighan f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leanne.

Leighann f American (Rare)
Variant of Leeann.

Leighanne f English
Variant of Leanne. Also compare Leighann.

Leighia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lea or Leah.

Leighla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Leighlah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leila.

Leighlani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, influenced by Leigh.

Leighlin m & f English (American, Rare)

Leighlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighlynn.

Leighlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Leigh and the popular suffix -lynn.

Leighna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lina 2 or Laina.

Leightan f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Leighton.

Leightyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leighton.

Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya

Leighza f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.

Leilanie f English (Rare), Polynesian (Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilany f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Leilla f English
Variant of Laila 1.

Leina f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Leisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leisel f English (Rare)
Variant of Liesel.

Leisha f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Lisha.

Leita f English (Rare)

Leitha f American
Variant of Letha.

Leithan m & f English

Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.

Leiya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Leiyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leiya.

Lejend m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Legend.

Lekita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lelah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lela 2, an English variant of Leila.

Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]

Lelanda f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Leland.

Lelania f American (Rare)

Lelar f American

Lelayne m & f American (Rare)

Leleah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lelea.

Lelgarde f English (British, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Legarda (itself a medieval form of Leutgard, recorded in England in 1222) influenced by Lelia... [more]

Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]

Lellene f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lella.

Lellia f English (Rare)

Lellie f English (American, Archaic)

Lelu f English

Lemeah f African American

Lemeko f & m African American (Rare)

Lemira f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lamira.

Lemisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, mee and sha. A known bearer is American musician LeMisha Grinstead (1978-), a member of the R&B girl group 702.

Lemma f English (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Lemuel. Notable namesake is Lemma Barkaloo (1840–1870), the first American woman to attend law school. She studied at Washington University in St... [more]

Lemmy m & f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of Motorhead's Ian Fraser Kilmister, in his case coming from the phrase "lend me ...".

Lemon m & f American (Rare, Archaic), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lemon.

Lemuela f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Lemuel.

Lenae f American (Modern, Rare)
Respelling of Linnaea influenced by the English pronunciation of Renée.

Lenaiah f American (Modern, Rare)

Lenasha f African American

Lenay f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenae.

Lenaya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lendamine f American (Rare, Archaic)

Leneya f English (American)
variant of Laneya.

Lenity f English (Rare)
From the English word lenity, ultimately derived from Latin lenitas meaning "softness, gentleness, mildness", from lenis "soft, mild". In English it is also used to mean "mercifulness"... [more]

Leniya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Leniyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.

Lennae f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenae.

Lennea f American (Rare)

Lennex m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lenni m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenny.

Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.

Lennisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lanisha.

Lennix f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lennora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenora.

Lennyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennon.

Lennyx m & f English
Variant of Lennox, combination with Nyx

Lenoah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Lenorene f American (Rare)
Lenorene Barns lived in Eureka Michigan according to the 1940 census.

Leoda f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Leodora f English (American, Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Leodore.

Leoline m & f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]

Leoma f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leona, Laoma and Neoma.

Leomie f American

Leonah f English (Rare)
Variant of Leona

Léoncia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Leontia.

Leondria f African American (Rare)

Leonette f English
English form of Léonette.

Leonilla f Italian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Leona.

Léonise f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Leonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Leona.

Leopauline f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Léopoldine influenced by Pauline.

Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.

Leora f Jewish, English, Hebrew
Anglicized variant of Liora.... [more]

Leota f English (American)
Variant of Leoda.

Leotha f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Leota.

Leoti f English (Rare)

Leotie f American
Possibly a variant of Leota. It is popularly claimed to mean "prairie flower" in the Hopi language.

Lepha f American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.

Lequita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Lerissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Larissa.

Lerlene f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Lurline.

Lerline f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lurline.

Lerma f English

Lesa f American (Rare)

Lesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Lisha.

Leshaun m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix le with Shaun.

Leshaundra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leshawndra.

Leshawn m & f African American
Variant of LaShawn, possibly using the French definite article le.

Leshawna f African American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Leshawn, and variant of Lashawna (a more popular spelling).

Leshay f African American (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Lashay.

Leshonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lesiah f English (Modern, Rare)

Lesla f American (Rare)
Allegedly coined as a strictly feminine variant of Lesley.

Leslea f English (American, Rare)
Rare feminine variant of Leslie. A notable bearer is American author Lesléa Newman (1955-), whose birth name is Leslie.

Leslee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lesli f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).

Lesline f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Leslie.

Leslyn f English (Australian)
A variant of Leslie/Lesley with the popular -lyn ending.

Lessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lyssa 1.... [more]

Lessia f Italian, English
Variant of Alessandra or Alessia.

Lesslie f & m English (American)
Variant of Leslie.

Lesta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lester.

Lestacia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaStacia (See also Lestasia).

Lestasia f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of the diminutive Stasia with the prefix Le-.

Lestie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Lesta.

Letanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latanya.

Letecia f Filipino, English
Variant of Letitia.

Leteishia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latisha.

Letesha f African American
Variant of Letitia. This name was used by American rapper Ice-T for his daughter, LeTesha Marrow (1976-).

Lethia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely an elaboration of Letha. In some cases, however, this name has been considered an elaboration of Lethe.

Lethie f American (South, Rare)
Diminutive of Letha.

Letia f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Variant of Lecia.

Letisha f English (Rare)
Variant of Letitia

Letita f English (American)
Perhaps a variant of Letitia (See also Latita).

Letta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia or of names containing similar sounds, such as Henrietta, Charlotte, Violet or Paulette.

Letticy f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lettice.

Lettye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lettie.

Leurania f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lurana.

Leuvenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lavinia.

Leva f American (South, Archaic)

Levanna f English
Variant of Levana 2.

Levardis m & f English (Rare)
This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin veritas, meaning "truth."

Levaughn m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the name prefix le and Vaughn. Also compare Lavaughn and Lavon.

Levenia f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Luvenia and a feminine form of Leven.

Leverna f English (American), South African
Variant of Laverne.

Levia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Levi.

Leviana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Levi and the suffix -ana.

Levicy f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Levisa.

Levina f English
Younger form of Old English Leofwynn.

Levina f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Levince m & f American (Rare)

Levine m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Levine.

Levinia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Levenia.

Leviny f American (Rare, Archaic)
An old variant form of Lavinia, perhaps originating from a misspelling of the variant Lavinie.

Levira f English (American)

Levisa f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lovisa.

Levity f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.

Levonia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lavonia.

Levonne f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Levora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavera.

Lewanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Lewanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lajuana.

Lewellyn m & f English
Variant of Llewellyn.

Lewes f English
Female version of Lewis

Lewina f English

Lewisa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lewis.

Lewise f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lewis.

Lewisia f English (British, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from the name of a genus of flowering plants used as garden plants. The genus itself is named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis 1.

Lexandra f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Alexandra.

Lexani f English (American)
Elaboration of Lexi. Lexani was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Lexanne f English
Combination of Alexis, Lexie, or other names containing the "lex" sound; and Anne 1.

Lexci f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lexi.

Lexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexi.

Lexee f English (Modern)
Variant of Lexi.

Lexey f English
Variant of Lexy.

Lexiana f American (Rare)
Possibly a truncated form of Alexiana.

Lexianna f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexiana.

Lexica f English (Rare)

Leximai f English (Rare)
Combination of Lexi and Mai

Lexington m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname Lexington as a first name. Its usage is possibly influenced by the nicknames Lex and Lexi.

Lexis f English (Modern)
Short form of Alexis, as well as a variant of Lexus.

Lexye f English
Alternative spelling of Lexy.

Leyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Leyda f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Truncated form of Aleyda.

Leylah f English
Variant of Layla.

Leylani f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Leyna f American (Rare)
Variant of Lena.

Leynne f & m American (Rare)

Lezah f English
Not very common, only given to sixteen people in the U.S. from 1880 to 2022 (according to SSA), Lezah is the name "Hazel" backwards. It is also a variant of Lisa.

Lezida f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Lézina f Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec), French (Cajun)
Feminine form of Lézin.

Lezina f Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Lezin.

Lezli f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lezlie f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Liah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lia.

Liahna f English (Rare)
Variant of Liana.

Lian f English

Lianah f English (Rare)
Variant of Liana.

Liani f English (Modern), Afrikaans

Lianka f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)

Liann f English (Rare)
Variant of Leeann.

Lianna f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna.

Liannah f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Lianny f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Lianova f English (Rare)

Liany f Indonesian (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Liani.

Liara f English (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaboration of Lara 1, a variant of Liora, or a combination of the two... [more]

Liatris f English (Rare)
Variant of Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as gayfeather.

Lib f & m English
Short form of names starting in Lib- or of Elizabeth (via Libby).

Libba f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Libbet f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth (see also Libby). It was used for a character, a young girl, in William Nicholson's book 'Noman'.

Libbi f English
Variant of Libby.

Liberta f Lithuanian, Dutch (Rare, ?), English
Possibly a form of Liberty.

Libertee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liberty.

Liberti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Liberty.

Libertie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Liberty.

Libny f American (Hispanic)

Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.

Licetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lisette.

Lichelle f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Michelle.

Lida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Leda.

Lidda f Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Lydia.

Liddane f English
Combination of Lidia and Anne 1.

Liddie f English
Variant of Liddy.

Lidea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lydia.

Lidena f American (Rare, Archaic)

Lidian f English (Rare)
In the case of Lidian Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of Lydia, her original name, changed by her at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between Lydia and Emerson.

Lidie f American
Variant of Lydia.

Liela f English (Latinized, Modern)
It is a name from the flower, lilac.

Lienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Liana also used as a latinate form of Lienne.

Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Lightness f English (African)
From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.

Lihanna f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna influenced by Rihanna. This name was given to 8 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Likie f American (South, Archaic)

Lil f English
Short form of Lillian and other names beginning with Lil.

Lilabet f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Lilace f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lillis. This is borne by American author and educator Lilace Mellin Guignard.

Lilana f English (Rare)

Lilarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Lila 2 and Rose

Lilath f English
Varient of Lilith.

Lilee f Manx (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
New coinage directly taken from Manx lilee "lily", used as a Manx form of Lily, as well as an English variant of this name.

Lileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Lily influenced by the name Leigh.

Liliann f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish
Variant of Lillian.

Liliannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Liliana.

Liliannie f Spanish (Latin American, ?), English
Diminutive of Liliannie, also used as a standalone name.

Lilibel f English
Combination of Lily & Belle.

Lilibelle f English
Combination of Lillie and Belle.

Liliella f English
A combination of the names Lily/ Lillie and Ella.

Lilikoi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lilikoʻi without using an apostrophe. It's recently and occassionaly used on US states outside Hawaii.

Lilisha f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Lilium f English (Modern, Rare)

Lilivette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic variant of Lilibet.

Lilla f English

Lillah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilla.

Lillan f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant form of Lilian.

Lillee f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilee.

Lilleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lily.

Lillene f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lellene.

Liller f American (Archaic)
Variant of Leila derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Lilleth f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Lilletta f American (Rare)

Lillette f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a transferred use of the French surname Lillette. Lillette is also the title of a song by Nat King Cole (1948).

Lilliand f English

Lilliann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lillian.

Lillianna f English (American)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillianne f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Lillibet f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Lilibet.

Lillibeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilibeth.

Lillice f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Lillias or Lillis, a surname which was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Elizabeth.

Lillietta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Lilliette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Liliette.

Lillifer f English

Lillion f English (Archaic)
Variant of Lillian.

Lilliona f English (Modern)
Variant of Lilliana.

Lillionna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana, intended to reflect the Italian or Spanish pronunciation.

Lilliora f American

Lilliore f English (Rare)
Possible combination of Lillian and Elenore.

Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]

Lillita f English
Possibly an elaboration of Lillie. This was the real name of Lita Grey.

Lillith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Lillium f English (Modern)
Variant of Lilium possibly influenced by Lillian.

Lillooet f English (Canadian, Anglicized, Modern)
From the name of the Lil'wat First Nation people of Canada. Today, this is the name of a town in British Columbia. It nay also be considered a modern elaboration or variation of names like Lilith, Lillian, Lily, or Liliana.

Lills f English (American)
A nickname for the name Lilly or Lilliana.

Lillya f English
Variant of Lillia.

Lillyan f English (Rare)
Variant of Lillian.

Lillyana f English (American)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillyanna f English
Combination of Lilly and Anna.

Lillyanne f English (Modern)
Variant of Lillian or combination of Lilly and Anne 1.

Lillye f English
Variant of Lilly.

Lillymay f English
Combination of Lilly and May.

Lillyona f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana.

Lillyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Liliana.

Lils f English
Diminutive of Lilly and other names starting with Lil-.

Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.

Lilyann f English (Modern)
Varient of Lillian. A contraction of Lilly and Ann.

Lilyanna f English
Variant of Liliana.

Lilyanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lillian or a combination of Lily and Anne 1.

Lilybel f English (Rare)
combination of Lily and a popular suffix -bel.