This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
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Lidewij f DutchDutch form of an old Germanic given name, of which the first element consists of Germanic
liut meaning "people". The second element is derived from either Germanic
wig meaning "war" or Germanic
wîh meaning "holy, sacred".
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.
Lidwina f Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant of
Ludwina, a feminine variant of
Leutwin. It was borne by Lidwina (or
Lydwina) of Schiedam, a Dutch mystic and Roman Catholic saint of the 15th century.
Lidzüsa f MaoFrom the Mao
lidzü, 'a ritual of divine libation offered by every household during festivals'.
Liebchen f YiddishDiminutive of
Liebe. It coincides with the German term of endearment
Liebchen "sweetheart".
Liedeke f Dutch (Rare)Diminutive of
Liede, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-ke. This name is not to be confused with the practically archaic Dutch noun
liedeke (from even older
liedeken) meaning "songlet".
Liederik m Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Liutric. This name should not be confused with the Dutch noun
lied meaning "song" or even with the Dutch adjective
liederlijk meaning "degenerate".... [
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Liedewij f DutchVariant spelling of
Lidewij. In the Dutch-speaking world, this is one of the alternative names for the medieval Dutch saint
Lidwina of Schiedam (1380-1433).
Liem f HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word
em, which is relative to the word
ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [
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Lieng m Vietnamese, ChineseIn Vietnamese, the name is likely related to the Ma Lieng (Chut) ethnic group local to the Minh Hoa and Tuyen Hoa districts of Quang Binh Province. In China, Lièng-gŏng is another name for Lianjiang, a suburban county of Fuzhou on the eastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.
Lier m Chinese (Archaic)Li is lastname，Englishi always say it as Lee.There are several interpretations of the Word Li:... [
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Lierni f BasqueFrom the epithet of the Virgin Mary "Our Lady of Lierni", the Basque patron of mothers without milk or who are unable to conceive.
Liev m YiddishYiddish variant of
Lev 2. A famous bearer is Liev Schreiber, an American actor.
Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Lífgjarn m Icelandic (Archaic)Means "eager to live" or "willing to live", composed of Old Norse
líf meaning "life" and
gjarn meaning "eager, desirous" (related to English
yearn).
Ligach f Pictish, Old Irish, Old CelticOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
Ligad m & f Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Lightness f English (African)From the English word
lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.
Lightning f & m Popular CultureFrom lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from
lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English
lihting, from
leht. Liguri m Georgian (Archaic)Meaning uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from
Liguria, the name of a region in northern Italy.... [
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Liia f Estonian, FinnishVariant of
Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of
Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian
Лия (see
Liya).
Liir m LiteraturePossibly intended as a variant of
Llyr, this is the name of
Elphaba's child in American author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked' series.
Lija f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvianized variant of
Lia and a direct derivation from Latvian
lija "hen-harrier; mild, soft rain".
Lijomarbel f MarshalleseDerived from the Marshallese
li meaning "female person",
ijo meaning "there, at a distance" and
marbel, the name of a kind of indigenous plant.
Liju Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
liju meaning "totally" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Líkbjǫrn m Old Norse (Rare)Combination of Old Norse
líkn "compassion, favor, help" and
bjǫrn "bear". Líkbjǫrn was an 11th century runemaster whose name can be found on three runestones. The name does not appear in any other written sources and is believed to have been rare.
Líknhvatr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
líkn "mercy, relief, comfort" and
hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly".
Lila f BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from
Eulalia.
Lilaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Directly taken from Greek
λιλαία meaning "lilac". In Greek mythology, Lilaea was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient city of Lilaea and the modern village of Lilaia in Phocis are named after her.
Lilakoi f African AmericanPossibly a variant of
Lilikoi. Lilikoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet (1967), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show's sitcom (1984–1992).
Lilie f GermanDirectly derived from the German word
Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of
Lily.
Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of
Lili (a short form of
Liliana, her grandmother's name) and
Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word
mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Liling f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 俪
(lì) meaning "married couple, husband and wife" combined with 玲
(líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [
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Liliore f ObscureIn the case of American heiress and philanthropist Liliore Green Rains (1909-1985), this may have been a variant of
Lilian, her mother's name.
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
Liliʻuokalani f HawaiianMeans "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.