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Lediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledian.
Lediçia f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Letitia.
Ledicia f Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Letitia. The name coincides with Galician ledicia "delight, joy".
Ledimir m Croatian
Derived from (Serbo-)Croatian led "ice" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Lediona f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledion.
Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.
Ledja f Albanian
Variant of Ledia.
Ledjan m Albanian
Variant of Ledian.
Ledjana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledjan.
Ledo m Galician
Masculine form of Galician Leda.
Ledomir m Croatian
Variant form of Ledimir.
Leea f Finnish
Finnish form of Leah.
Leea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leah. This name was given to 19 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leeana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 28 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leefke f Low 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.
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian leegi, the genitive case of leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leehallfae Literature
A character of a third gender (neither masculine nor feminine) ocurring in 'A Voyage to Arcturus' by David Lindsay.
Leelavathy f Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Lilavati.
Leelee f English (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.
Leelia f Estonian
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.
Leeloo f Popular 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]
Leeloominaï f Popular 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]
Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.
Leemet m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Kleement, now used as a given name in its own right.
Leen f Estonian, Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Heleene and a Dutch short form of Heleen, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Leen m Dutch
Short form of Leendert.
Leen f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Variant or short form of Lina 1.
Leena f Indian, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Konkani
Alternate transcription of Lina 3.
Leendert m Dutch
Dutch form of Leonard.
Leene f Estonian
Truncated form of Heleene and variant of Leena.
Leeni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene, Leen and Leena.
Leenke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Magdalena and Helena as well as a feminine form of Leen.
Leentje f Dutch
Diminutive of Leen, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje.
Leenu f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene and Leena.
Leeon m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Leon.
Leeroy m English
Variant of Leroy.
Leeuwe m West 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]
Leffe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Leif.
Lefiathan m Welsh
Welsh form of Leviathan.
Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.
Lefkothea f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.
Lefman m Medieval English
Medieval form of Leofman.
Lefter m Albanian
Albanian form of Lefteris.
Legarrette m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le with the name Garrette.
Léger m French (Rare), Haitian Creole
French form of Leutgar. Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun was a 7th-century Frankish martyr.
Legerd m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leodegar (compare French Léger).
Legesse m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he offered, he donated, he became generous" in Amharic.
Legien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine name of uncertain meaning. A known bearer of this name is the retired Dutch television host Legien Kromkamp (born around 1945).
Legiman m Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -man.
Legimin m Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -min.
Leginah f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nah.
Leginem f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nem.
Legion m English (American, Rare)
Via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century.
Legiyah f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yah.
Legiyem f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.
Legowo m Javanese
From Javanese lêgawa meaning "accommodating, giving, generous".
Leguntia f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, considers this name a Basque form of Leodegundia.
Lehar m Estonian
Variant of Leho.
Lehel m Hungarian, History
Younger form of Lél. Lehel (died 955) was a Magyar chieftain, one of the military leaders of prince Taksony of Hungary, and a descendant of Árpád.
Lehiwa f Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "admirable, attractive."
Leho m Estonian
Coined in the 1930s by Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist. He probably intended the name to refer to Lehola (also known as Lõhavere), the castle of Lembitu, an Estonian chieftain... [more]
Lehonti m Mormon
Lamanite officer.
Lehte f Estonian
19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian leht "leaf".
Lehti f Estonian
Variant of Lehte.
Lehuanani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Lei f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see Lai).
Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.
Leia f Estonian (Rare)
Contracted form of Leida.
Leibusch m Yiddish (Germanized)
German rendering of Leibush.
Leicester m Tongan
From the English city Leicester.... [more]
Leich m Breton (Archaic)
Vannetais form of Loeiz.
Leici f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Lacy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leicy f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Lacy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leidi f Estonian
Variant of Leida.
Leidi f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation.
Leidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Leidi with the popular suffix -is.
Leidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Leiðulfr.
Leidy f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Leies m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Elias.
Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Leighanne f English
Variant of Leanne. Also compare Leighann.
Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".
Leijn m Dutch (Rare)
More modern form of Leyn, but the name is still quite archaic, even though it has barely survived into modern times. In 2010, there were less than 60 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
Leik m Norwegian
Younger form of Leikr.
Leikips m Latvian
Latvian form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.
Leikny f Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Leikný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse as well as the Icelandic form of Leikny.
Leil m Brythonic
A legendary king of the Britons whose rule began in 989 BCE.
Leïla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Layla influenced by French orthography.
Leila f Estonian
Variant of Laila 2.
Leili f Georgian (Rare), Literature
Variant of Leila. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.... [more]
Lein m Dutch
Modern form of the medieval name Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [more]
Leinani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Leinhard m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Lienhard.
Leini f Estonian
Variant of Leine.
Léionore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Leiore f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Leire.
Léioun m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Léon.
Leiser m Yiddish
Alsatian Yiddish variant of Lazarus.
Leith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).
Leiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse leið "road, way" and ulfr "wolf".
Leiutenant m African American
Transliteration from the word Lieutenant.
Leja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Leah.
Lejá f Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Lea.
Lejla f Hungarian
Magyarized form of Leila.
Lejna f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lena and Lene.
Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Lekë m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.
Leki m & f Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད (las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས (las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".
Leko m & f Georgian
Contracted form of Leliko (feminine) as well as of Levaniko and Leviko (masculine).
Łękomir m Polish
Obscure old Polish male name composed of the Slavic elements łęka "cunning, guile, treachery" and mir "peace". The meaning may thus be something along the lines of "he who uses his cunning in order to establish peace".
Łękomira f Polish
Feminine form of Łękomir.
Łękosław m Polish
Derived from Polish lęk "fear" combined with Slavic slav "glory". This name thus means something along the lines of "fear of glory".
Łękosława f Polish
Feminine form of Łękosław.
Lekso m Georgian
Short form of both Aleksandre and Aleksi.
Leksono m Javanese
Variant of Laksono.
Lél m Hungarian (Archaic)
Derived from Hungarian lélek "soul".
Lela f Galician
Diminutive of Manuela.
Lelah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lela 2, an English variant of Leila.
Lelantos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λανθάνω (lanthano) meaning "to escape notice, go unobserved". This was the name of a Titan of air in Greek mythology, associated with invisibility and stealth.
Lelde f Latvian, Theatre
1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.
Leli f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.
Lélia f Corsican
Gallicized form of Lelia.
Leliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Laelianus.
Lélie f French (Rare)
French form of Laelia.
Lelija f Croatian
Croatian form of Laelia. There is a poem from the famous Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović (1905.-2007.) named "Lelija".
Lelijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Laelianus.
Lelije m Croatian
Croatian form of Laelius.
Leliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases. Also see Leli.
Lëliô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Lily (compare Lilia).
Leliu m Corsican
Corsican form of Lelio.
Leliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Laelius.
Lelle f Hungarian
Feminine form of Lél. While in the Middle Ages, Lelle was a masculine variant of Lél, it has been revived as a strictly feminine form of the name.
Leluka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.
Lem m English
Short form of Lemuel.
Lem m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Lambrecht.
Leman f Turkish
Derived from Arabic لمعان (lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lemar m Pashto
Means "sun" in Pashto.
Lembe f Estonian
Variant of Lembi.
Lembewalde m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *lempe "love" and valta "power, mightiness".
Lembi f Estonian
Derived from Estonian lemb "affection" and thus a cognate of Lempi.
Lembit m Estonian
Younger form of Lembitu which itself was derived from Estonian lemb "affection" (compare Finnish Lemmitty).... [more]
Lembo m Estonian
Originally a short form of Lembit, used as a given name in its own right.
Lemek m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Lamech.
Lemel m Yiddish
Means “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of Asher.
Lemet m Sami
Variant of Klemet.
Lemir m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]
Lemira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Lemir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Lemira f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (Lenin), Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция (internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".
Lemme m West Frisian
Variant form of Lamme.
Lemme f Estonian
Directly taken from lemme, the genitive singilar/attributive form of lemb "affection".
Lemmi f Estonian
Variant of Lemme.
Lemmitty f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "beloved" in Finnish (i.e., the past passive participle of lempiä; compare Lempi). It has occasionally been used as a feminine given name (and sometimes a masculine name; it is rare for either sex, and mostly a middle name).
Lemmo m Estonian
Variant of Lembo.
Lemmy m & f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of Motorhead's Ian Fraser Kilmister, in his case coming from the phrase "lend me ...".
Lemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Lemuel.
Len m Popular Culture
Len Kagamine is a Japanese Vocaloid developed by Crypton Vocal Media.
Lénaïc m & f French
Variant of Lénaïk.
Lenaig f Breton
Diminutive of Lena.
Lénaïk f & m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Lenaig.
Lenard m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Leonard.
Lenarda f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Leonarda.
Lenardu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Leonard.
Lenart m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Leonard.
Lenča f Slovene
Diminutive of Helena via Lena.
Lenchen f German
Diminutive of Helene.... [more]
Lencia f Polish
Diminutive of Milena and other names ending in -lena.
Lëndina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian lëndinë "meadow".
Lenelotte f German (Rare)
A contraction of Helene or Magdalene with Charlotte.... [more]
Lenert m German (East Prussian), Medieval Polish
East Prussian German form and medieval Polish variant of Leonhard.
Leng f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.
Lenggogeni f Minangkabau
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a figure in Minangkabau folklore.
Leniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elene and Madlena.
Lenin m Spanish (Latin American), Indian, Various
Transferred use of the surname Lenin after Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionist and founder of the Soviet Union.
Lenine m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Lenin.
Leninha f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Lena and Helena.
Lenity f English (Rare)
From the English word lenity, ultimately derived from Latin lenitas meaning "softness, gentleness, mildness", from lenis "soft, mild". In English it is also used to mean "mercifulness"... [more]
Lenja f German (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a German invention, created by combining the popular name Lena with other names that were popular in Germany such as Anja, Maja 1, Tanja or Katja... [more]
Lénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Léna.
Leńka f Sorbian
Diminutive of Lejna.
Lenke f Hungarian
Diminutive of Heléna and Magdaléna via German Lenchen and Slavic Lenka.
Lenko m Bulgarian, Croatian
Male form of Lena or a nickname for names containing the element len (Milenko, Alen, Milenije, etc.)
Lenne m German (Rare)
Probably a short form of Lennard.
Lennert m German
Shortened form of Leonhard.
Lennet m German (Rare)
Regional short form of Leonhard.
Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.
Lenno m Estonian
Short form of Lennart.
Leno m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.
Leno m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish leno- "wood; grove, bosk".
Leno f Provençal
Short form of Eleno 3.
Lenor f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leonore.
Lenóra f Hungarian
Contracted form of Eleonóra.
Lenorte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German contraction of Lene-Dorothea.
Lens m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Laurens.
Lense m West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian short form of names containing the name element lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Lenstalberi m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Lenin, Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953)... [more]
Lente f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch and Afrikaans lente "spring (the season)".
Lenthe f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Lente, which was probably influenced by names such as Benthe and Jenthe.... [more]
Lentulus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective lentulus meaning "rather slow". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin adjective lentus meaning "slow, sluggish" as well as "sticky, tenacious" and "flexible, pliant" combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus.... [more]
Lenuca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Lena.
Lenuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lena, which is a short form of Elena, Elene and Madlena.
Lenus m Celtic Mythology
Lenus was the Celtic god of healing. He is often compared to the Roman god Mars.
Lény m French (Modern)
French form of Lenny.
Lenza f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Lenz.
Léo f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.
Leobaldo m Spanish
Variant form of Leudbald.
Leobardo m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Leobardus. The 6th-century saint Leobardus, known as Leobardo in Spanish, was a spiritual student of Saint Gregory of Tours.
Leocàdia f Provençal
Provençal form of Leocadia.
Leocelso m Brazilian
Probably a contraction of Leo and Celso.
Leochares m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of Lachares, because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).... [more]
Leocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leokrates. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.
Leodegar m History (Ecclesiastical), Romansh
Variant of Leutgar via the Latinized form Leodegarius. Leodegar of Poitiers (c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun... [more]
Leodegarius m Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leutgar. This was borne by a 7th-century martyr and bishop of Autun, also known as Léger.
Leodmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and mære "famous".
Leodwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and wig "war, battle".
Leodwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and wine "friend, protector, lord".
Leofant m Catalan, Croatian
Catalan and Croatian form of Leophantos.
Leofanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leophantos.
Leofcwen f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and cwen "woman, wife; queen".
Leofeva f Anglo-Saxon
Form of Leofgifu found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Leofgar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and gar "spear".
Leofgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "dear Geat", composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" combined with Geat, which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Geats... [more]
Leofhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and helm "helmet, protection".
Leofhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, loved" and hild "battle".
Leofmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and mære "famous".
Leofman m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English element leof "dear, beloved" combined with mann "man, person".
Leofræd m Anglo-Saxon
Composed of Old English leof "dear, beloved" and ræd "counsel, advice".
Leofred m Norwegian (Archaic)
Created in the mid-19th century by combining the Germanic elements lewe "lion" (probably taken from Leonard) with frid "peace" (probably taken from Fredrik).
Leofried m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old High German liub "dear, beloved" or from Old High German leiba "remnant, remains" (see Bernlef)... [more]
Leofrun f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and run "secret, mystery".
Leofsidu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof meaning "dear, beloved" and sidu meaning "custom, conduct, purity".
Leofwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, valued, beloved" and waru "guard, protection; care, watch" (compare weard and wær).
Leofwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and wig "war, battle".
Leofwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved", and wynn "joy, bliss".
Leogoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "people, folk" (Attic form of laos) and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or "speech".
Leohtgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leoht meaning "light" and giefu meaning "gift".