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Leaneşa f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
leneşă, the feminine form of the adjective
leneş "lazy". This was likely an amuletic name.
Lear m ManxDerived from Proto-Celtic
*liro- "sea; ocean".
Lechery m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.
Leco m Dutch (Rare)The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may possibly be of Dutch or Frisian origin (compare
Remco). A known bearer of this name is Leco van Zadelhoff (b. 1968), a Dutch celebrity cosmetician, stylist, television host and writer.
Ledimir m CroatianDerived from (Serbo-)Croatian
led "ice" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Leefke f Low German, East FrisianDerived 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 LiteratureA character of a third gender (neither masculine nor feminine) ocurring in 'A Voyage to Arcturus' by David Lindsay.
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 EstonianOf 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 CultureShort 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"... [
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Leeloominaï f Popular CultureMain 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... [
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Leentje f DutchDiminutive of
Leen, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-tje.
Leeuwe m West FrisianThe 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)... [
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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 JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix
-man.
Legimin m JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix
-min.
Leginah f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-nah.
Leginem f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-nem.
Legiyah f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-yah.
Legiyem f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-yem.
Legowo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
lêgawa meaning "accommodating, giving, generous".
Leho m EstonianCoined 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... [
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Lehte f Estonian19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian
leht "leaf".
Lehuanani f HawaiianMeans "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."
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... [
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Leikny f NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and
nýr "new; young; fresh" or
ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Leil m BrythonicA legendary king of the Britons whose rule began in 989 BCE.
Leili f Georgian (Rare), LiteratureVariant 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.... [
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Lein m DutchModern 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... [
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Leinani f HawaiianMeans "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.
Lek m & f ThaiMeans "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Leki m & f BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད
(las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས
(las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".
Łękomir m PolishObscure 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".
Łękosław m PolishDerived from Polish
lęk "fear" combined with Slavic
slav "glory". This name thus means something along the lines of "fear of glory".
Lelantos m Greek MythologyDerived 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, Theatre1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play
Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.
Lelija f CroatianCroatian form of
Laelia. There is a poem from the famous Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović (1905.-2007.) named "Lelija".
Lelle f HungarianFeminine 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.
Leman f TurkishDerived from Arabic لمعان
(lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lembit m EstonianYounger form of
Lembitu which itself was derived from Estonian
lemb "affection" (compare Finnish
Lemmitty).... [
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Lemel m YiddishMeans “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of
Asher.
Lemir m Soviet, RussianThis 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".... [
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Lemira f Soviet, RussianFeminine 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 f EstonianDirectly taken from
lemme, the genitive singilar/attributive form of
lemb "affection".
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).
Len m Popular CultureLen Kagamine is a Japanese Vocaloid developed by Crypton Vocal Media.
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"... [
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Leno m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
leno- "wood; grove, bosk".
Lense m West Frisian, DutchFrisian short form of names containing the name element
lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Lentulus m Ancient RomanRoman 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.... [
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