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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 4 or 5.
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Lepa f Macedonian, Serbian
South Slavic feminine name meaning "beautiful".
Lepha f American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.
Lëpka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Filëpa via Filëpka.
Lera f Breton (Rare)
Truncated form of Alera.
Lera f & m Ogoni
Means "praise" in Khana,... [more]
Leri f Welsh
Diminutive of Eleri
Leria f Corsican
Truncated form of Aleria.
Lerka f Russian
Diminutive of Lera or Valeriya.
Lerke f Danish, Low German, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant and German form of Lærke.
Lerma f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma.
Lerna f Astronomy
A star in the constellation Hydra. Named after the lake Lerna where the mythological Hydra lived.
Leryn f Spanish (Latin American)
South American variant of Loren, Lauryn or their variants. Leryn Dahiana Franco is famous paraguayan athlete (javelin thrower).
Lesea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Lesya.
Łesia f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Lesya.
Lesia f Ukrainian, Slovak (Rare)
Variant transcription of Lesya. A known bearer of this name is the Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko (b. 1989).
Lesia f Corsican
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Corsican short form of Elizabeth and a feminization of Alesiu.
Lesja f Ukrainian (Expatriate), Ukrainian (Rare)
Form of Lesya in languages that use the letter j for a y sound. Also a rare alternate transcription.
Leška f Czech
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Lesla f American (Rare)
Allegedly coined as a strictly feminine variant of Lesley.
Lessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lyssa 1.... [more]
Leta f Romansh
Romansh form of Laetitia.
Leta f Greek
Diminutive of Violeta.
Lethe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λήθη "forgetfulness, oblivion" (source of the word alethes "true" (compare Alethea), literally "not concealing"). In Greek mythology this name belonged to a daimona of oblivion... [more]
Leti f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.
Létó f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leto.
Letta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia or of names containing similar sounds, such as Henrietta, Charlotte, Violet or Paulette.
Letta f Hungarian
Short form of Violetta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Letta f Romansh
Variant of Leta.
Letta f Greek
Diminutive of Nikoletta.
Leuca f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".
Leuce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leuke. In Greek mythology, Leuce is the name of a daughter of Oceanus, who was the most beautiful of all the nymphs.
Leuke f Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Lleucu.
Leuke f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Leukos. In Greek mythology, Leuke is the name of a daughter of Oceanus, who was the most beautiful of all the nymphs.
Leva f Russian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lev 1.
Leva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Leofe.
Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)
Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [more]
Levia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Olevia, or perhaps a feminine form of Levi.
Levke f East Frisian, German
Younger form of Leefke and feminine form of Leve.
Levot f Medieval English
Younger form of Leofgyð.
Levoy f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Lovey.
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Lewa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning.
Lewen f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Lewes m & f Medieval English
Early 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.
Lexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexi.
Lexey f English
Variant of Lexy.
Lexí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lexi.
Lexis f English (Modern)
Short form of Alexis, as well as a variant of Lexus.
Lexye f English
Alternative spelling of Lexy.
Leya f Central African, Southern African
Unknown origin. It is specially popular in the RD Congo, Zambia and Uganda.
Leyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, refined".
Leydi f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Leye f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Lea.
Leyle f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Layla.
Leylê f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Layla.
Leylo f Somali
Somali form of Leila.
Lezah f English
Not very common, only given to sixteen people in the U.S. from 1880 to 2022 (according to SSA), Lezah is the name "Hazel" backwards. It is also a variant of Lisa.
Lezîn f Kurdish
Means "hurry" in Kurdish.
Lezou f Breton
Diminutive of Gallez.
Liab m & f Hmong
Means "red" in Hmong.
Liad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ad , the word Ad in Hebrew means "forever". and when you add the word Li it's means "forever mine"
Liah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lia.
Liah f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Ah.
Li-Ahn f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Liai f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Ai 2 means “beautiful love”.
Liaj f Hmong
Means "field, paddy field" in Hmong.
Liako f Georgian
Diminutive of Lia 1. It can also be a contracted form of Lianiko, in which case it is a diminutive of Liana.
Liam m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my people" or "my nation" from Hebrew לִי (li) "my" and עַם ('am) "people, nation". It is also a modern Hebrew acronym for לא ידע עמי מלחמה which means "my nation did not know war".... [more]
Li-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Lián f & m Chinese
Variant of Liên.
Lian f Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
Li'Ana f English
alternate spelling of Liana
Liána f Hungarian
Diminutive of Juliána, used as a given name in its own right (compare Liana).
Liana f Iranian
It has Persian-Iranian origin and it means : Glowing lady
Liana f Urdu
Eye of the light
Liana f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).
Liang m & f Chinese
Means "a beam", "a bridge", "an elevation", or "a mast". Traditionally a surname common in East Asia. A famous bearer of this name is Liang Na (formally Empress Shunlie), who was an empress during the Han Dynasty.
Liara f English (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaboration of Lara 1, a variant of Liora, or a combination of the two... [more]
Líba f Czech
Diminutive form of Libuše.
Liba f Dutch (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elisabeth used among settlers in New Netherland.
Libai m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Bai.
Lí Ban f Irish Mythology
From Old Irish 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).
Libao m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Bao.
Libar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 2 and Bar.
Libat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Bat means "my girl, my daughter" in Hebrew.
Libay f Filipino
Diminutive of Ligaya.
Libba f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Libbi f English
Variant of Libby.
Libby f Hebrew
Variant of Libi.
Libe f Yiddish
Variant of Liba.
Libi f Yiddish
Variant of Leeba.
Libi f Hindi, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - wrting, handwriting, manuscript ... [more]
Libin f Somali
Libin means "healthy."
Libin f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, coast".
Libo m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Bo 2.
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".
Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.
Lica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lígia.
Licao f Chinese
From the Chinese 离 (lí) meaning "away, without" or "rare, strange, elegant" andf 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".
Lice f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Lịch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 歷 (lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".
Licha f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Alicia. A known bearer of this name was Argentine human rights activist Alicia "Licha" Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra (1915-2008).
Lícia f Hungarian (Rare)
Truncated form of Felícia.
Licia f Asturian
Asturian form of Alicia.
Licia f Italian
Italian form of Lycia.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lida f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.
Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.
Lida f Hungarian
Diminutive of Lídia.
Lidan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" and the name Dan 1 means "(he) judges"... [more]
Lidar f & m Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".
Lide f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Lidia and Lydie.
Lide f Dutch
Short form of names that contain the Germanic element liut meaning "people", such as Lidewij and Lidwina... [more]
Lídi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Lidie f American
Variant of Lydia.
Lidië f Afrikaans (Archaic)
Afrikaans version of Lydia
Lidik f Nivkh
From Nivkh lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".
Lidìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Lydie.
Lidja f Esperanto, Albanian (Rare)
Esperanto form of Lydia as well as an Albanian variant of Lidia.
Lidón f Spanish (European)
Spanish form of Lledó.
Lidor m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Dor means "my generation" in Hebrew.
Lidor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Li 2, means "to me / mine" and the names Dor ("generation") or Doron ("gift")... [more]
Lidui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 对 (duì) meaning "right, correct, answer, reply".
Liduk f Mari
Mari form of Lidya.
Liebe f Yiddish
Variant of Leeba (via its variant forms Liba and Libe).... [more]
Liede f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names that contain -lied-, such as Alieda and Liedewij. In other words, you could say that this name is a variant spelling of Lide.... [more]
Liega f Latvian
Derived from Latvian liegs "gentle, tender."
Liel f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lilian and Liliane.... [more]
Liela f English (Latinized, Modern)
It is a name from the flower, lilac.
Lieli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Eli 2 or a variant of the name Liel which means "My God" in Hebrew.
Liem f Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word em, which is relative to the word ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [more]
Lien f Vietnamese (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Liên.
Liena f Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian, Maltese
Latvian variant of Liene and Maltese name related to Helen.
Liêng m & f Vietnamese
Possibly a variant of Thiêng, or from the name of various mountains or rivers.
Liera f Belarusian
Diminutive form of Valieryja.
Liêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 僚 (liêu) meaning "official, bureaucrat".
Liệu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燎 (liệu) meaning "torch, to burn, illuminate".
Liễu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu) meaning "willow".
Lieze f Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Liese.
Lífa f Old Norse
Variant of Líf.
Lifan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]
Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]
Lifen f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Fen 1.
Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.
Lifu m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Fu
Ligad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Ligai f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gai means "my valley" in Hebrew.
Ligal f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gal 1 means "my wave" in Hebrew.
Ligea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ligeia. Ligea is sometimes listed as one of the Nereids of Greek mythology.
Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]
Lihai m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Hai.
Lihai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hai possibly means "my existence" in Hebrew. The name Hai means "alive / living" in Hebrew.
Lihao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or 昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".
Lihee f Hebrew
Variant of Lihi.
Lihen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hen means "my beauty" / "my grace" in Hebrew.
Lihie f Hebrew
Variant of Lihi.
Lihle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "beautiful" in Xhosa and Zulu.
Lihod f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hod means "my splendor" or "my glory" in Hebrew.
Li-hua f Chinese
Means pear blossom in Chinese.
Lihua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨 () meaning "pear", 立 () meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]
Lihui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Liia f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian Лия (see Liya).
Liide f Estonian
Short form of Aliide.
Liidi f Estonian
Variant of Liidia.
Liila f Finnish
Means "violet" in Finnish.
Liili f Estonian, Greenlandic
Estonian variant of Lili and Greenlandic younger form of Lîle.
Liine f Estonian
Estonian form of Line.
Liinu f Finnish
Diminutive of Liina.
Liisá f Sami
Sami form of Lisa.
Liivi f Estonian
Short form of Olivia or Livia 1. Or from an Estonian place name Livonia.
Lija f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvianized variant of Lia and a direct derivation from Latvian lija "hen-harrier; mild, soft rain".
Lija f Slovene
Slovene variant of Lea as well as a short form of Lijana.
Lijda f Dutch
Short form of Alijda.
Liji f & m Indian
Lijia f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Jia
Liju m & f Indian
Lijun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 力 () meaning "power, capability, influence", 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage", 立 () meaning "stand, establish", 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [more]
Lika f Georgian
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name might possibly be a short form of a given name that contains -lik-, such as Eliko, Guliko, Suliko and Taliko... [more]
Lika m & f Finnish
Means "dirt" in Finnish.
Lika f Belarusian
Short form of Anzhalika.
Lika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lisa.
Lika f Russian
Short form of Anzhelika and Glikeriya.
Lika f Armenian
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Lika f Laz
Same with the Georgian name Lika.
Like f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch short form of Elisabeth and West Frisian feminine form of Likel.
Likha f Filipino
"art" or "create"
Likît f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Rikîna.
Likki f Finnish
Diminutive of Mielikki.
Likun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Kun.
Lila f Breton
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Eulalia.
Lila f Spanish
Diminutive of Dalila.
Lila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla or a combination of Hebrew Li 2 means "to me" and la means "to her".
Lila f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki and Evangelia.
Lila f Polish
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lîlan f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish tilîlî meaning "yodel".
Lilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lan 1
Lîlas f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lîlas "lilac". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lilac.
Lilas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lilas f French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French lilas "lilac".
Lîle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilli.
Lile m & f Caucasian Mythology, Svan (Rare), Georgian
As a Svan name, this name is strictly masculine. It comes from the name of the Svan sun god Lile, whose name is thought to be etymologically related to that of the Sumerian god Enlil.... [more]
Lile f Hungarian
Hungarian word for "Charadriidae".
Lilea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Lilya.
Lilee f Manx (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
New coinage directly taken from Manx lilee "lily", used as a Manx form of Lily, as well as an English variant of this name.
Lilei f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lei 2
Lilen f Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Bush"
Lili f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice, Lígia and Liliana.
Lili f Basque, Welsh
Derived from Basque and Welsh lili "lily".
Lili f Greek
Diminutive of Amalia and Evangelia.
Lilì f Occitan
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lilia.
Liliä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Lilia.
Lilie f German
Directly derived from the German word Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of Lily.
Lilik f Armenian
Diminutive form of Lilia.
Lilik f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian lili meaning "lily".
Lilin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lin.
Lilin f Indonesian
Means "candle" in Indonesian.
Lilis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis. It can also be used as a diminutive of feminine names containing the sound lis (or other similar sounds), such as Lisnawati or Sulistiawati.
Liliʻu f Hawaiian
Means "scorch" in Hawaiian. It is used as a short form of Liliʻuokalani.
Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.
Lilje f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Lilja influenced by Danish and Norwegian lilje "lily".
Lilka f Polish, Yiddish
Polish diminutive of Liliana, Lucyna, Alicja, etc.
Lilla f Sanskrit
Variant of Lila 1.
Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lilla f Polish
Possibly a variant of Lila 5. It was popularized by Juliusz Słowacki's tragedy Lilla Weneda (1840).
Lilla f Danish (Rare)
From Danish "lilla" meaning "purple."
Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.
Lille f Estonian
Derived from Estonian lille, the genitive form of lill, "flower".
Lille f German (Swiss, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Alice.... [more]
Lilli f Estonian
Estonian variant of both Lille and Lili.
Lills f English (American)
A nickname for the name Lilly or Lilliana.
Liln f Literature
Lady Liln was a minor character alluded to in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lilo f Hawaiian
Means "generous" in Hawaiian. It was the name of a title character in Disney's 'Lilo and Stitch'.
Lîloz f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lale meaning "tulip".
Lils f English
Diminutive of Lilly and other names starting with Lil-.
Lilu f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Liliom, meaning "lily".
Lilu f Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe from Lilou, inspired by Marilú