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Loísa f Gascon, Aragonese
Gascon and Aragonese form of Louise.

Loïsa f Provençal, Gascon, Lengadocian
Occitan form of Louise.

Loisa f Galician, Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Louisa.

Loisia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Luisa.

Loiska f Prague German
Diminutive of Aloysia.

Loita f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Loiva f Filipino

Loíza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Loiza f Breton
Feminine form of Loiz.

Loja f Swedish, Finnish
A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).

Lojska f Slovene
Variant feminine form of Aloysius.

Lojza m Czech
Diminutive of Alois.

Lojza f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Alojzija.

Lojzinka f Czech
Diminutive of Aloisie.

Lojzka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Alojzija, now used as a given name in its own right.

Loka m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian vernacular form of Lota 3, as well as the Hawaiian form of Rosa 1.

Lokadia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Basque form of Leocadia.

Lokapa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Robert.

Lokbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "closed eyes" or "shut eye", from Old Norse loka "to close, to lock" and brá "eyelash". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Loki... [more]

Lokendra m Hindi
Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit लोक (loka) meaning "world, realm, earth" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord".

Lola f Uzbek
Means "tulip" in Uzbek, ultimately from Persian لاله (lâle).

Lola m & f Lingala
Means "heaven" in Lingala.

Lola f Tongan
Tongan form of Laura.

Lolana f English (Rare)

Loleatta f Obscure
Variant of Lolita. This is the name of American disco singer Loleatta Holloway (1946-2011).

Lolecha f Galician
Diminutive of Dolores.

Loleina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorraine.

Loleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Loretta.

Lolena f English (American)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Lola and Lena

Lolena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Loren and Lorna.

Loleta f English (American)
Variant of Lolita.

Lolia f Ijaw
Means "star" in Ijaw.

Loliannah f & m Navajo

Lolija f Lativan
Variant of Lolita

Lolina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorin.

Lolitta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lolita.

Lolla f English
Variant of Lola or Lollie.

Lollia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Lollius. Famous bearer Lollia Paulina (d. 49 CE) was briefly the wife of the Roman emperor Caligula. She was charged with sorcery in 49 CE and exiled without trial... [more]

Loloma f Fijian
Means "love" in Fijian.

Lolwa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).

Lolwah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).

Loma f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Philomena, Salome, Paloma, Lahoma or other names containing a similar sound.

Lomahongva m Hopi
Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).

Lomana m Central African
Trésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔr ləˈmɑːnə luːˌɑːluːˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Congo DR national team.

Lomia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".

Lomina f East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Lome.

Lomna f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This name was used for the wife of Peleg in the Book of Jubilees.

Lóna f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ilona and Apollónia.

Lona f English (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, Lona has been in use since the 1800s.... [more]

Lona f German, German (Austrian)
Short form of Apollonia, Ilona and Leona.

Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.

Lona f Polynesian Mythology
Lona is a Hawaiian moon goddess. She fell in love with a married a mortal called ʻAikanaka. Lona and ʻAikanaka lived happily together until ʻAikanaka succumbed to old age.

Lonakana m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonathan.

Lonceta f Pictish, Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a legendary ancestress of the Picts.

Londa f English (Rare)

Londa f Georgian
Variant of Iolanda.

Loneisa f Obscure

Longhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Longxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Lonia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Lonija f Latvian

Lonita f American (Rare)

Lonka f Polish
Diminutive of names such as Leonia, Eleonora, Leonarda or Longina.

Lönna f German (Modern, Rare)
This name became popular in Germany in the 2010s as a femine form to Lönne.

Lonna f American
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Lonny.

Lonnica f English (Rare)

Lonora f Basque
Variant of Lonore.

Loojah m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).

Loojha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).

Loola f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish variant of Lola.

Loona f American (Rare), French (Modern), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Luna.

Loora f Estonian
Variant of Loore.

Lopaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Robert.

Lopeitza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Lope.

Loppa f Medieval German

Lopthæna f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of lopt 'air' and hæna 'hen'.

Lopthœna f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Lopthæna.

Lóra f Kashubian
Short form of Eléónora.

Lora f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.

Lora f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Short form of Eleonora.

Lorabella f Various (?)
Lora with the common -bella suffix.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorana f Albanian
Feminine form of Loran.

Lorana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lorena 2.

Lorana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lorane.

Loranna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lorana.

Lorayna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.

Lordena f English (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a contracted form of Loredana.

Lordina f English (African)
Feminine form of Lord. This name is primarily used in Ghana.

Loredda f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Lorella.

Loreena f English
Form of Lorena 2 or Laureen. Loreena McKennitt (1957-) is a Canadian singer and musician famous for its Celtic-NewAge-World music.

Loreia f American (Rare)

Loreida f Estonian
Contraction of Lore 1 and Ida.

Lorela f Albanian

Loreleya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Lorelei.

Lorelia f English (Rare, Archaic), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laurelia.

Lorella f Italian
Diminutive of Lora.

Loréna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Lorena 1.

Lorena f Galician, Slovene
Variant of Lorina.

Lorenca f Albanian
Feminine form of Lorenc.

Lorencia f Medieval Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare)
Archaic Spanish feminine form of Lorencio (Also compare Laurenzia/Lorenza and Laurencia).

Lorenda f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Lorinda.

Lorenia f Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lorena 1.

Lorenna f Brazilian, Portuguese

Lorența f Romanian

Lorentina f Italian
Variant of Laurentina.

Lorentza f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Lorenza.

Loresa f Albanian
Variant of Lorisa.

Loresima f Laz
Means Daisy in Laz

Loressa f English (Rare)

Loreta f Slovene
Slovene form of Loretta.

Loreta f Maltese
Derived from the Lady of Loreto.

Loretha f English (American)
Perhaps a blend of Loretta and Retha.

Lorettea f English

Loreza f Literature
Used in GRR Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire.

Loria f Basque
Directly taken from Basque loria "glory", this name has long been considered the traditional Basque equivalent of Gloria.... [more]

Loriana f Italian
Variant of Lauriana.

Loriana f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Lorian.

Lorianna f English
Variant of Loriana.

Lorica f Romanian, Afrikaans

Lorietta f English

Lorija f Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Variant of Loria.

Lorijana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Loriana.

Lorika f Kosovar, Albanian
Feminine form of Lorik.

Lorika f Afrikaans
Variant of Laurika.

Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]

Lorinska f Obscure
A derivation of Lora.

Lorinza f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Lorenza.

Lorisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Loris.

Lorissa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Lorjana f Albanian
Variant of Loriana.

Lorka f Polish
Diminutive of Laura

Lorraina f American (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorrana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Lorraine.

Lorretta f English (American)
Variant of Loretta.

Lorrina f English

Lorrna f Obscure
Variant of Lorna.

Lorsa f Romani (Archaic)

Losa f Polynesian
Wallisian form of Rose.

Losalina f Tongan
Tongan form of Rosalind.

Losaneta f Medieval Occitan

Losanna f Arthurian Cycle
The evil sovereigness of the Ancient Tower in La Tavola Ritonda.

Loshna f Malaysian (Rare)

Losija f Medieval Baltic

Losna f Etruscan Mythology
An Etruscan goddess of the moon.

Lota f Croatian, Slovene, Estonian
Croatian and Slovene form and Estonian variant of Lotta.

Lota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlota.

Lota m Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lot 1.

Lotaria f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lotario.

Lotfia f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Lutfi.

Lotfollah m Persian
Persian form of Lutf Allah.

Lotfullah m Afghan, Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Lutfullah.

Lothira f American

Lotka f Polish
Diminutive of Szarlota.

Lottiera f Medieval Italian
Piedmontese feminine form of Lotario.

Lottika f German (Rare)
Variation of Lotta.

Lotýnka f Czech
Diminutive of Šarlota.

Loua f Dutch
Variant of Lou.

Louana f Polynesian (Modern), French (Modern), American (Rare)
An other version of Louane or Luana.

Louanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Lou and Anna.

Loubna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Lubna chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Loucia f Medieval Galician, Galician (Archaic)

Loudelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ludelia.

Loudemia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ludema.

Loudenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lodenia.

Loudmila f Greek, Russian
Greek form and Russian variant transcription of Lyudmila.

Loudmilla f French (Caribbean, Rare)

Louela f English, Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Louella.

Louena f Obscure

Louetta f English
Feminine form of Lou using the diminutive suffix -etta.

Lougenia f American (South, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Variant of Lugenia.

Louisella f English (Rare)
Variant of Luisella.

Louisetta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Quasi-Latinization of Louisette.

Louisia f French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Latinate elaboration of Louise.

Louisia f Romansh (Archaic)
19th-century variant of Luisia. The altered spelling reflecting an attempt to make the name look more French and thus more fashionable.

Louisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States, named after the French king Louis XIV, who reigned over France from 1643 to 1715.

Louisianna f American

Louissa f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Louisa.

Loukia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Lucia.

Loukika f Telugu
Means 'intelligent" in Indian.

Loukilla f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Lucilla.

Loukretia f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Roman Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Lucretia.

Loukritia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretia, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretia.

Loula f English, Greek
Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).

Loulia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Loulouda f Greek
Derived from Greek λουλούδι (louloudi) "flower".

Loulwa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).

Loulwah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).

Loumina f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lumina; in some cases, however, it may also be a combination of Lou and Mina 1.

Louna f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish lounas "southwest" or lounatuuli "southwest wind".

Loundara m Lao
Possibly from the surname Loundara.

Lounella f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Lou with Nella. Also compare the similar names Louella and Lunella.

Lountmila f Greek
Variant transcription of Loudmila.

Louqa m Arabic
Arabic form of Lucas (see Luke).

Lourda f English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Lourdes.

Lourdesita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes.

Lourelia f English (American, Rare)

Lourena f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lurena.

Lourença f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Laurentia.

Lourenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lourena.

Lourenza f Galician
Galician feminine form of Laurence 1.

Lourina f Romani (Archaic)

Lourinda f American (Rare, Archaic)

Louriza f Obscure

Lousa m Tongan
Tongan form of Roger.

Lousetta f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lusetta.

Louvena f English (American, Archaic)
Contracted form of Louvenia.

Louvenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Luvenia.

Louveta f American (South, Rare)

Louvina f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Louvena.

Louvnia f African American

Louzena f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Luzena influenced by Lou.

Lovana f Malagasy
Means “inheritance” in Malagasy.

Lovanirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lova meaning "inheritance" and nirina meaning "desired".

Loveah f American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Nevaeh perhaps blending it with the english word love.

Lovedelia f South African (Rare)

Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.

Lovella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Lovell.

Lovena f French (Caribbean)

Lovenia f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lovernisca f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name meaning "vixen", derived from Brythonic *louernos "fox".

Lovetta f English (Rare)
An elaboration of the English word love with the popular feminine name suffix etta

Loveyarna f Romani
Romani corruption of Lavinia recorded in the 19th century.

Lovia f English
Elaboration of Lovie or Love 2, or a diminutive of any name containing -lov-, or perhaps a variant of Livia 1 inspired by Love.

Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".

Lovina f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lovinia.

Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.

Lovinia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lovísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.

Lovisha f Indian
Means "love" in Indian.

Lovrencija f Slovene
Feminine form of Lovrenc.

Lovya f Santali
Means "very lovable" in Santali.

Lowa f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Lova.

Lowanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Lowanna f English (Australian), Indigenous Australian, Literature
Means "girl" in the Gumbaynggir language from mid-north New South Wales. It occurs as the name of a village near Coffs Harbour, where the language originates. It also means "woman" or "beauty" in a Tasmanian dialect... [more]

Lowela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lowell.

Lowella f Filipino
Likely a feminine form of Lowell or a variant of Louella.

Lowena f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish lowena "happiness, bliss, joy". This is a modern Cornish name.

Lowenna f Cornish
Variant of Lowena.

Lowisa f Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), German (East Prussian, Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Lovisa and Louise.

Lowitja f Indigenous Australian
Possibly an Aboriginal phonetic adaptation of Lois 1 or else derived from Yankuntjatjarra, spoken in Southern Australia. This name is borne by Lowitja O'Donoghue (b... [more]

Lowiza f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian form of Luise.

Lowra f Scots
Scots form of Laura.

Loxa f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Loyola f Spanish
Derived from the surname or place name Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

Loysa f German (East Prussian), Medieval Catalan

Loza f Amharic
The Amharic form of Luz, the name of a place in the Bible where it is believed Jacob saw his ladder.

Lozana f Bulgarian

Lozania f Romani English (Rare, Archaic)
Used historically in Romany communities in Britain. Possibly an elaboration of the Serbian word for Grapevine meaning fruitful.

Lozenka f Macedonian (Rare)

Lozía f Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Lucía.

Lozima f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lozim meaning "necessary".

L'Tanga f African American (Rare)

Lụa f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 縷 (lụa) meaning "silk".

Lua f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin luo "to set free".... [more]

Lua f Portuguese
Means “moon” in Portuguese.

Luana f Albanian
Feminine form of Luan.

Luanda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly derived from the capital of Angola (see Luanda), or could be a combination of Luana and Amanda.

Luanesha f Albanian (Rare)

Luanjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Luara f Brazilian (Rare)

Luarna f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Luana reflecting the Australian pronunciation.

Luava f Inuit

Luba f Romani
Possibly a Romani form of Ruby, derived from the cropping the Romani words lolo ("red") and bar (stone), although it might also have been influenced by the Slavic name Luba.

Lubaba f Arabic
From Arabic لباب (lubāb) meaning "pulp, pith, core, essence". This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as a daughter of his cousin, Ibn Abbas.

Lubanga m African Mythology
A god of good health of the Bunyoro People of Uganda.

Lubania f Nepali
Meaning "Flowers".

Lubberta f West Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Lubbert.

Lubeca f German
Allegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.

Lubélia f Portuguese (Rare)

Lubena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Luben.

Lubenia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Luberta f English
Variant of Lubberta.

Lubertha f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Luberta.

Ĺubica f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Variant of Ľubica.

Lubica f Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Ľubica.

Lubina f Sorbian
Derived from Proto-Germanic *leubh- or *lubh- "to like; to love; to desire; love". Lubina Hajduk-Veljkovićowa (German: Lubina Hajduk-Veljković), born 1976, is a Sorbian writer and translator.

Lubitiata f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish lubitiata, itself the past participle of lubi- "to love".

Lubka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любка (see Lyubka).

Lubočka f Slovak
Slovak form of Lyubochka.

Lubomiła f Polish (Rare)

Lubomira f Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lubomir.

Lubomyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Lubomyr.

Ľuboslava f Slovak
Feminine form of Ľuboslav

Lubosława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Lubosław.

Łuca f Silesian
Silesian form of Łucja.

Łuca m Venetian
Venetian form of Luke.

Lu-ca m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Lucas

Lucà m Catalan
Catalan form of Lucan.

Lucaia f Galician (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Locaia.

Lučana f Slovene
Slovene borrowing of Italian Luciana.

Lucartha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Luitgard.

Lucca m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

Lucca m Corsican
Corsican form of Lucas.

Lucca f East Frisian
Variant of Lukke recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.

Luccea f East Frisian
Variation of Lucca (East Frisian) using the popular suffix cea/kea.

Luccia f Italian
Form of Lucia.

Lucea f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)