Behind the Name: Names Starting with L (page 4)

LUNINGNING f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "brilliance" in Tagalog.

LUPE f & m Spanish
Short form of GUADALUPE.

LUPITA f Spanish
Diminutive of GUADALUPE.

LUPUS m Late Roman
Latin form of LOUP.

LURDES f Portuguese
Portuguese form of LOURDES.

LUSINE f Armenian
Means "moon" in Armenian.

LUSINEH f Armenian
Variant transcription of LUSINE.

LÜTFİ m Turkish
Turkish form of LUTFI.

LUTFI m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic.

LÜTFİYE f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of LUTFI.

LÜTFÜ m Turkish
Turkish form of LUTFI.

LUTGARD f German (Archaic)
Variant of LUITGARD.

LUTGARDIS f Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD.

LUTHER m English
From a German surname, itself from the Germanic given name LEUTHAR. The surname was borne by Martin Luther, a 16th-century monk and theologian, who started the Protestant Reformation by nailing his famous 95 theses to a church door. It has since been used as a given name in his honour, especially among Protestants. A notable bearer from the modern era was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929-1968).

LÚÐVÍK m Icelandic
Icelandic form of LUDWIG.

LUTZ m German
German diminutive of LUDWIG.

LUUK m Dutch
Dutch form of LUKE.

LUUKAS m Finnish
Finnish form of LUKE.

LUULE f Estonian
Means "poetry" in Estonian.

LUUS f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish form of LUCIA.

LUVENIA f English
Possibly a form of LAVINIA. It has been used in America since the 19th century.

LUVINIA f English
Variant of LUVENIA.

LUX f & m Various
Derived from Latin lux meaning "light".

LUZ f Spanish
Means "light" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light".

LUZIA f Portuguese, German
Portuguese and German form of LUCIA.

LYALL m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf").

LYCURGUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυκουργος (Lykourgos), derived from λυκος (lykos) "wolf" (genitive λυκου) and εργον (ergon) "work, deed". In Greek legend this was the name of a king who was driven mad by the gods because of his impiety. This was also the name of a Spartan legislator of the 9th century BC.

LYCUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυκος (Lykos) meaning "wolf". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology including a legendary ruler of Thebes.

LYDA f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of LYDIA.

LÝDIA f Slovak, Faroese
Slovak and Faroese form of LYDIA.

LYDIA f English, German, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king LYDOS. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

LÝDIE f Czech
Czech form of LYDIA.

LYDIE f French
French form of LYDIA.

LYDOS m Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the semi-legendary king who gave his name to the region of Lydia in Asia Minor.

LYGIA f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of LÍGIA.

LYKKE f Danish
Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.

LYKOS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of LYCUS.

LYKOURGOS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of LYCURGUS.

LYLA f English
Variant of LEILA.

LYLE m English
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French l'isle "island".

LYLOU f French
Variant of LILOU.

LYN f English
Variant of LYNN.

LYNDA f English
Variant of LINDA.

LYNDI f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDY.

LYNDON m English
From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "lime tree hill" in Old English. A famous bearer was American president Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

LYNDSAY f English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY.

LYNDSEA f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY.

LYNDSEY f English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY.

LYNETTE f English
Form of LUNED first used by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his poem 'Gareth and Lynette' (1872). In modern times it is also regarded as a diminutive of LYNN.

LYNN f & m English
From an English surname which was derived from Welsh llyn "lake". Before the start of the 20th century it was primarily used for boys, but it has since come to be more common for girls. In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of LINDA or names that end in lyn or line.

LYNNA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of LYNN.

LYNNE f English
Variant of LYNN.

LYNNETTE f English
Variant of LYNETTE.

LYNSAY f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY.

LYNSEY f English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY.

LYNTON m English (Rare)
Variant of LINTON.

LYNWOOD m English
Variant of LINWOOD.

LYOSHA m Russian
Diminutive of ALEKSEY.

LYOV m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of LEV (1).

LYRA f Astronomy
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus.

LYRIC f English (Modern)
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικος (lyrikos).

LYS f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of ELISABETH. It also coincides with the French word for "lily".

LYSANDER m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυσανδρος (Lysandros), derived from Greek λυσις (lysis) meaning "a release" and ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος). This was the name of a notable 5th-century BC Spartan general and naval commander.

LYSANDRA f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Lysandros (see LYSANDER).

LYSANDROS m Ancient Greek
Greek form of LYSANDER.

LYSANNE f Dutch
Variant of LISANNE.

LYSETTE f English (Rare)
Variant of LISETTE.

LYSIMACHOS m Ancient Greek
Greek form of LYSIMACHUS.

LYSIMACHUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυσιμαχος (Lysimachos), derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and μαχη (mache) "battle". This was the name of one of the generals under Alexander the Great. After Alexander's death Lysimachus took control of Thrace.

LYSISTRATA f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of LYSISTRATE.

LYSISTRATE f Ancient Greek
Derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

LYSSA (1) f English
Short form of ALYSSA.

LYSSA (2) f Greek Mythology
Means "rage, fury, anger" in Greek. In Greek mythology Lyssa is a goddess associated with uncontrolled rage.

LYUBA f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of LYUBOV.

LYUBEN m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love".

LYUBOCHKA f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of LYUBOV.

LYUBOMIR m Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian form of LUBOMÍR.

LYUBOV f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love".

LYUDMIL m Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Bulgarian masculine form of LUDMILA.

LYUDMILA f Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA. This was the name of a character in Aleksandr Pushkin's poem 'Ruslan and Lyudmila' (1820).

LYUDMYLA f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of LUDMILA.

LYYDIA f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of LYDIA.

LYYTI f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of LYDIA.

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