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Lộ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 路 (
lộ) meaning "road, street, path, way".
Loania f Polynesian, TahitianUsed in Polynesia, probably derived from the French/Breton name Loana, which is the feminine form of Louan, meaning "light".
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.
Lobsang m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan བློ་བཟང
(blo-bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned".
Lộc m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 祿
(lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".
Lochinoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
lochin meaning "falcon" and
oy meaning "moon".
Locika f FolkloreFrom the Czech word for the Lactuca plant (lettuce). This is the Czech name for
Rapunzel (the fairy tale character). This isn't a personal name in Czech.
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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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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Loet m & f ThaiMeans "excellent" in Thai.
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.
Lofo m & f MalagasyMeans "courage, persistence" in Malagasy.
Logistilla f Arthurian CycleA sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.
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".
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.
Loita f YiddishFound in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Loja f Swedish, FinnishA 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).
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... [
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Lokelani f HawaiianFrom Hawaiian
loke "rose" (which derives from English
rose) and
lani "heaven, sky". It was popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.
Lola f UzbekMeans "tulip" in Uzbek, ultimately from Persian لاله
(lâle).
Lolaqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Lolaro'y f UzbekDerived from
lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and
ro'y meaning "face".
Lolazor f UzbekDerived from
lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and
zor meaning "entreaty, strong need, desire".
Loleatta f ObscureVariant of
Lolita. This is the name of American disco singer Loleatta Holloway (1946-2011).
Loles f SpanishDiminutive of
Dolores. A known bearer is Spanish actress María Dolores "Loles" León (1950-).
Lolli f RomaniFrom Romani
lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi
lāla "red".
Lollia f Ancient RomanFeminine 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... [
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Lolth f Popular CultureLolth, from R.A.Salvatore's, is the dark elf goddess of spiders and their ruler. She is often described as a beautiful female drow, or as a giant spider with a drow head.
Lom-Ang m & f KhmerFrom Chinese 倫 (
lún) meaning "relation" and 吳 (
wú).
Lomasi m & f HopiMeans "well adorned" in Hopi. From the Hopi
lomá 'well, good, beautiful' and
náci 'self blossomed (as in, covered in blossoms/flowers), adorned, dressed', or
mási 'gray', referring to a species of bluebird.
Lona f Polynesian MythologyLona 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.
Longai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
爱 (ài) meaning "love".
Longbei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Longcui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Longfei f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Longhua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Longmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" or
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive".
Longwei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 龙
(lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆
(lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant" combined with 威
(wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 伟
(wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [
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Longxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Longxiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh".
Longxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Longyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or
雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose".
Longyao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Longying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and
莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or
萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
Longyu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Longyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".
Longyun f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
云 (yún) meaning "clouds".
Longzhi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
枝 (zhī) meaning "branches".
Longzi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant" and
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".
Loni f American (Rare)Derived from the second element of the Hawaiian name
Leilani,
lani, "heaven, sky, royal, majesty". The American actress Loni Kaye Anderson (1946-) was given this name as a shortened form of Leiloni, a variant spelling of Leilani.
Loor f LiteratureThis is the name of a female warrior in D. J. MacHale's Pendragon series.
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.