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Leukios m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see
Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".
Leukon m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see
Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [
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Leukos m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [
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Leuška f SlovakDiminutive of
Lea, not used as a given name in its own right.
Levenez f Breton (Rare)Directly taken from Breton
levenez "happiness, joy", this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of
Laetitia. Saint Levenez was the wife of Count
Romélius and the mother of Saint
Gwenael.
Levijn m DutchVariant form of
Lieven via its latinization
Levinus. Although quite rare in modern times, it has at least managed to survive into modern times, unlike its counterpart
Livijn.
Levor m NorwegianModern form of Old Norse
Liðvarðr. The first element is
liðr which literally means "joint", but in this case have the meaning of "generation, family connection" (compare modern Norwegian
slektsledd composed of
slekt "family" and
ledd "joint, link")... [
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Levoslav m SlovakDerived from Slovak
lev "lion" and the Slavic name element
slava "glory".
Lewes m & f Medieval EnglishEarly Modern English form of
Louis or sometimes
Louisa. Also compare
Lewis. A known bearer was Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560-1627), an English courtier, writer, soldier and member of Parliament, in whose case
Lewes was his mother's maiden name.
Lexanor m Greek MythologyEither a variant of
Alexanor or an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is derived from the Greek noun λέξις
(lexis) meaning "speech" as well as "word, phrase" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man"... [
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Ležimir m SerbianDerived from Serbo-Croatian
ležati "to lie (down), to recline, to repose" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "one in which the peace lies".
Lhadon f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་སྒྲོན
(lha-sgron) meaning "adorner of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྒྲོན
(sgron) meaning "to decorate, to adorn, to light, to kindle".
Lhakyi f TibetanFrom Tibetan ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".
Lhawang m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་དབང
(lha-dbang) meaning "power of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and དབང
(dbang) meaning "power".
Lhundup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷུན་གྲུབ
(lhun-grub) meaning "spontaneous presence, that which is automatic, effortless".
Li f SwedishShort form of names starting, containing, or ending with
li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of
Lee.
Liahona f Mormon (Rare)According to the Book of Mormon and other Latter Day Saint movement sources, the Liahona is a brass ball that operated as a type of compass with two spindles. One of the spindles was said to point the direction Lehi and his party should travel after their escape from Jerusalem... [
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Lian m ChinMeans "big, large, great" in Hakha Chin.
Liangji m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 亮
(liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 吉
(jí) meaning "lucky, good", 基
(jī) meaning "base, foundation, basis" or 骥
(jì) meaning "good horse"... [
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Liangjie m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 杰
(jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [
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Liangjun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮
(liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" combined with 俊
(jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 军
(jūn) meaning "army" or 君
(jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [
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Liangliang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 亮
(liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Liaqat m UrduFrom Arabic لِيَاقَة
(liyāqa) meaning "aptitude, eligibility, capability".
Liatris f English (Rare)Variant of
Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as
gayfeather.
Liaudas m LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin).... [
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Liaudgintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaudmantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaudminas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaudvilas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaudvydas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaugaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
liautis meaning "to stop, to cease" or from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaugedas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
liautis meaning "to stop, to cease" or from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Liaugintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb
liautis meaning "to stop, to cease" or from the Lithuanian noun
liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element
leud meaning "people" (see
Leopold and
Leutwin)... [
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Lib m MormonThe name of various Book of Mormon characters.
Lí Ban f Irish MythologyFrom Old Irish
lí meaning "beauty, brilliance" and
ban "of women" (genitive plural of
ben "woman, wife"). This was the name of multiple Irish mythological figures: an otherworldly woman in the Ulster Cycle; and a woman who supposedly transformed into a mermaid (also known as
Muirgen).
Libera f Roman MythologyRoman goddess of wine, fertility, and freedom who empowers the woman to release her semen. See also
Liber.
Libertas f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin noun
libertas meaning "freedom, liberty". In Roman mythology, Libertas was the name of the goddess of liberty.
Libertus m History (Ecclesiastical)This name is probably best known for being the name of Libertus of Saint-Trond, a Belgian saint from the 8th century AD. There are two possibilities for the etymology of his name: it is either derived from Latin
libertus meaning "freedman" (though the name could also be considered to be a masculinization of the feminine Latin name
Libertas) or it is a latinization of his original Germanic name... [
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Libra f Astronomy, English (Rare)From the name of a zodiacal constellation shaped like a set of scales, derived from Latin
libra meaning "scales, balance".
Licha f SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Alicia. A known bearer of this name was Argentine human rights activist Alicia "Licha" Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra (1915-2008).
Licida m Italian (Archaic), TheatreItalian form of
Lycidas. It is chiefly used in the opera libretto
L'Olimpiade (1733), which was written by the Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782).
Licinianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Licinius. Known bearers of this name include the Roman author Granius Licinianus (2nd century AD) and the Roman usurper Julius Valens Licinianus (3rd century AD).
Licinius m Ancient RomanRoman nomen gentile which was derived from the Roman cognomen
Licinus, which itself was derived from the Latin adjective
licinus meaning "bent, turned upward, upturned"... [
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Licoricia f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-NormanThis name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [
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Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), UkrainianShort form of
Alida,
Dalida,
Lidia,
Lidiya and other feminine names that contain
-lid-.
Lide f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Lidia and
Lydie.
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".
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.
Lidzhi m KalmykMeans "born on Wednesday", from Kalmyk үлмҗ
(ülmzh) "Wednesday".
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).