This is a list of names in which the usage is Jewish; and the first letter is L.
Lazer לייזער m YiddishYiddish variant of
Eliezer. This is the name of a character in the musical
Fiddler on the Roof (1964).
Lea לֵאָה f Hebrew, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Italian, Biblical HebrewForm of
Leah used in several languages.
Leah לֵאָה f English, Hebrew, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
לֵאָה (Leʾa), which was probably derived from the Hebrew word
לָאָה (laʾa) meaning
"weary, grieved". Alternatively it might be related to Akkadian
littu meaning
"cow". In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of
Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Jacob's other wife was Leah's younger sister
Rachel, whom he preferred. Leah later offered Jacob her handmaid
Zilpah in order for him to conceive more children.
... [more] Leib לייב m YiddishMeans
"lion" in Yiddish, from Old High German
lewo. This is a vernacular form of
Arieh.
Levi לֵוִי m Hebrew, English, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical LatinPossibly means
"joined, attached" in Hebrew. As told in the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of
Jacob and
Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites, known as the Levites. This was the tribe that formed the priestly class of the Israelites. The brothers
Moses and
Aaron were members. This name also occurs in the New Testament, where it is borne by a son of
Alphaeus. He might be the same person as the apostle
Matthew.
... [more] Liat לִיאַת f HebrewMeans
"you are mine" in Hebrew.
Lihi לִיהִי, לִיהִיא f HebrewMeans
"she is mine" in Hebrew.
Liron לִירוֹן m & f HebrewMeans
"my song, my joy" in Hebrew, from
לִי (li) "for me" and
רֹן (ron) "joy, song".