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LeafHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology Goddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)
LeafEnglish Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".
LeabharchamfIrish Mythology Means "crooked book" from Gaelic leabhar "book" and cham "crooked" (a byname probably referring to posture). In Irish legend this was the name of the wise old woman who raised Deirdre in seclusion, and who brought together Deirdre and Naoise.
LeadesmGreek Mythology According to Apollodorus, Leades was a son of Astacus who fought in the defense of Thebes against the Seven, and killed Eteocles.
LeafarmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) The name Rafael spelled backwards. This name was used by American tattoo artist and entrepreneur Kat Von D and musician Leafar Seyer (birth name Rafael Reyes) for their son born 2018.
LeainafAncient Greek From Greek λέαινα (leaina) meaning "lioness", the feminine form of λέων (leôn) "lion" (see Leon). This was borne by a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaira whose lover Aristogeiton plotted to overthrow the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus, which eventually led to the establishment of democracy in Athens... [more]
LeanirafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Leaneira. In Greek mythology, Leanira or Leaneira was a Spartan princess who later became an Arcadian queen. She was the daughter of King Amyclas and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes... [more]
LearmManx Derived from Proto-Celtic *liro- "sea; ocean".
LearafAmerican (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.
LebrizifelekfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
LecomDutch (Rare) The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may possibly be of Dutch or Frisian origin (compare Remco). A known bearer of this name is Leco van Zadelhoff (b... [more]
LecraemAfrican American Recent name of unknown origin. Rare usage since the late 1970's. A famous bearer of the name is American rapper Lecrae Moore (1979-), known simply as Lecrae.
LeefkefLow 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.
LeelachfHebrew (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".
LeeleefEnglish (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.
LeelifLiterature 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.
LeeliafEstonian 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.
LeeloofPopular 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]
LeeloominaïfPopular 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]
LeeuwemWest Frisian The origin of this Frisian name is a little uncertain: it is thought that it is a short form of Germanic names that contained the element laifa (see Bernlef) or liub (see Liubigild)... [more]
Leeuwinm & fEnglish There is the leeuwin current, and the Leeuwin boat.
LeevkenfNorth 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".
LeezafEnglish (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-).
LefayefAfrican 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.