This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Lerna f AstronomyA 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).
Lethe f Greek MythologyDerived 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... [
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Leuca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".
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.... [
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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.
Lewen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
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.
Leyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, refined".
Lezah f EnglishNot 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.
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"
Liaj f HmongMeans "field, paddy field" in Hmong.
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".... [
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Lian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and
安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
Liana f IranianIt has Persian-Iranian origin and it means : Glowing lady
Liang m & f ChineseMeans "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.
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).
Libi f Hindi, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - wrting, handwriting, manuscript ... [
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Libin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, coast".
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".
Licao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
离 (lí) meaning "away, without" or "rare, strange, elegant" andf
草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".
Lịch m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 歷
(lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".
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).
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-.
Lidar f & m HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".
Lide f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Lidia and
Lydie.
Lidik f NivkhFrom Nivkh
lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".
Lidui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
对 (duì) meaning "right, correct, answer, reply".
Liem f HebrewCombination 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... [
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Liêu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 僚 (
liêu) meaning "official, bureaucrat".
Liệu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 燎 (
liệu) meaning "torch, to burn, illuminate".
Lifan f & m ChineseFrom 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)... [
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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.
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".... [
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Lihao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or
昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".
Lihua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨
(lí) meaning "pear", 立
(lì) 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"... [
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Lihui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Liia f Estonian, FinnishVariant 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).
Lija f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvianized variant of
Lia and a direct derivation from Latvian
lija "hen-harrier; mild, soft rain".
Lijun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 力
(lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish", 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军
(jūn) meaning "army", 君
(jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏
(jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [
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Lika f ArmenianMeaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Lila f BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from
Eulalia.
Lilie f GermanDirectly derived from the German word
Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of
Lily.
Lilla f SwedishThe name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lilla f PolishPossibly a variant of
Lila 5. It was popularized by Juliusz Słowacki's tragedy
Lilla Weneda (1840).
Lille f EstonianDerived from Estonian
lille, the genitive form of
lill, "flower".
Liln f LiteratureLady Liln was a minor character alluded to in
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lilo f HawaiianMeans "generous" in Hawaiian. It was the name of a title character in Disney's 'Lilo and Stitch'.