This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)Composed of Old Norse
ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and
brá meaning "eyelash".
Ljótgeirr f Old NorsePerhaps a combination of Old Norse
*ljótr "light" (or possibly
ljótr "ugly") and
geirr "spear". The name was found on a love note inscribed on a comb.
Llacolén f Mapuche (Hispanicized)Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
Lledó f CatalanDerived from (Valencian) Catalan
lledó meaning "(Mediterranean) hackberry fruit", which is ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin
loto or
lotus, a word that was used to refer to at least two kinds of plants and one kind of tree.... [
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Llefelys m Welsh MythologyLlefelys may be derived from Cligueillus or Digueillus, which may be a corruption of the Old Welsh name Higuel (specifically, the 10th century AD king Higuel (Howel/Houuel).... [
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Lleision m Medieval WelshOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh
llais "voice", a derivation from Welsh
lleisiol "vocal" and a Welsh contraction of
kyrie eleision, an Ecclesiastical Latin phrase from Ancient Greek
Κύριε, ἐλέησον, "Lord, have mercy".
Lleó m Catalan, AstronomyCatalan form of
Leo as well as the Catalan name for
Leo, the constellation of the zodiac. The name coincides with Catalan
lleó "lion".
Llewyn m English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)Diminutive of
Llewelyn. The Welsh
-yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [
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Llio f WelshOriginally a diminutive of
Gwenllian, now sometimes used independently. The 15th-century Welsh poet Dafydd Nanmor sang poems to a girl called Llio. It was revived in the early 20th century.
Llion m WelshDerived from the name of
Caerleon, a legendary Welsh giant and king, whose name is derived from Welsh
caer "(Roman) fortress" (ultimately from Latin
castrum) and
legionum "of the Legions"... [
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Llyan f LiteratureThe name of a giant cat in 'The Chronicles of Prydain' by Lloyd Alexander. Possibly a Welsh name.
Llywarch m Medieval Welsh, WelshPossibly a Welsh form of the hypothetic old Celtic name *
Lugumarcos meaning "horse of Lugus", derived from the name of the Celtic god
Lugus combined with Welsh
march "horse", but perhaps the first element is Welsh
llyw "leader"... [
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Lo-Ammi m BiblicalMeans "not my people", derived from Hebrew לֹא
(lo) meaning "no, not" and עַם
(ʿam) meaning "people, nation" combined with the suffix י
(i) "my"... [
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Loania f Polynesian, TahitianUsed in Polynesia, probably derived from the French/Breton name Loana, which is the feminine form of Louan, meaning "light".
Loarn m Old IrishPossibly derived from Proto-Celtic *
loɸerno- meaning "fox". This was the name of a legendary 6th-century king of Dál Riata.
Lobelia f LiteratureFrom the name of the flowering herb, which was named for the Belgian botanist Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616). It was used by the author J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), in which it belongs to the hobbit Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), PortugueseSpanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [
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Loc m LiteratureLittle King Loc was a king of the gnomes in a French tale. Ref. Lang, Andrew. The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. "The Story of Little King Loc." & France, Anatole. "Abeille." 1883.
Lochinvar m LiteratureFrom the name of a Scottish loch, from Scots Gaelic
Loch an barr meaning "loch on the hilltop". The place gave its name to several aristocratic titles including Baron of Lochinvar and Laird of Lochinvar, and in this capacity the name was used by Walter Scott for the character of
young Lochinvar in his epic poem 'Marmion' (1808).
Lockyer m English (Australian)Transferred use of the surname
Lockyer. Can be given in honour of retired Australian rugby league star
Darren Lockyer, or after the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia named after the explorer
Edmund Lockyer.
Locrinus m History, LiteratureThe name of a legendary king of the Britons, likely derived from the ancient Locrian people from the Central Greek region of Locris rather than having a Celtic source. This theory is supported by the fact that Locrinus had a father called Brutus of Troy, one of the most fanciful bits of romanticism found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History of the British Kings... [
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Locryn m CornishPossibly from
Lloegyr, the medieval Welsh name for a region of southeastern Britain, which is of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historical realm (which he Latinized as Loegria) was named after
Locrinus, the eldest son of Brutus of Troy and
Innogen.
Lodoletta f Italian, Italian (Tuscan), TheatreProbably coined by Pietro Mascagni for the titular character of his "dramma lirico" or lyric opera
Lodoletta (1917), which was based on the novel
Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).... [
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Lodrisio m Medieval ItalianMeaning uncertain. It is likely of Germanic origin, in which case the first element of the name is probably derived from Old German
hlut meaning "famous, loud".
Loel m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Loel. See also
Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [
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Loelia f English (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of
Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature
æ as
œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of
Loel... [
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Lofarr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
lof ("permission; paean of praise") and
herr ("army"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Lófi m Old NorseDerived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".
Lofn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "the comforter; the mild". In Norse mythology this is the name of a goddess who receives permission from
Odin and
Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden.
Logi m Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).
Logic m English (American, Rare)Derived from the English word
logic, which is ultimately of Greek origin. There might also be cases where the name is derived from the surname
Logic.... [
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Logistilla f Arthurian CycleA sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.
Lǫgmaðr m Anglo-ScandinavianTaken directly from Norse
lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer" (ultimately a combination of
lǫg "law, fate" and
maðr "man, human, person"). Only used as a byname in Scandinavia, the name came into use as a personal name by Norse settlers on the British Isles... [
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Lohizune f BasqueDerived from
Donibane Lohizune, the Basque name of a town in Southwestern France. The name itself is derived from Basque
lohi "mud", the suffix
-z "manner, according to; with, made of" and the suffix
une "place of".
Lohrasp m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteraturePersian form of the Avestan compound name
Aurvataspa or
Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan
aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan
aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [
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Loi m PunjabiLoi is a Jat surname found amongst Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab region of North India. The Loi clan are only Jat
Loie f English (American)In the case of American actress and dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and American painter Loie Hollowell (1983-).
Loinatz f Basque (Rare)Likely related to Basque
lohi meaning "mud". This is the name of an hermitage and a local title of the Virgin Mary from the town of Besoain, Spain.