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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is L.
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Liwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".
Liwayway f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Tagalog.
Liwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" or 力 () meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]
Liwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 俪 (lì) meaning "husband and wife, couple", 立 () meaning "stand, establish", or 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Liwliwa f Filipino, Ilocano
Means "inspiration, delight" or "consolation, comfort" in Ilocano.
Liwoli f Southern African
Malawian name.
Lixia f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Xia (usually feminine)
Lixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Lixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".
Lixiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, clear".
Lixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 () meaning "stand, establish", 莉 () meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]
Lixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Lixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Lixun f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Liya f Eastern African, Ethiopian
Possibly an Amharic form of Leah. It is borne by Ethiopian model Liya Kebede (1978-).
Liya f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ya
Liya f Quechua
Quechua form of Leah.
Liyaa f Arabic
Kiyaa - "land far from water"... [more]
Liyabona f & m Xhosa
Means "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".
Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.
Liyan f Kurdish
Means "snowshoe" in Kurdish.
Liyan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yan 2
Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Liyana f Malay
Derived from Arabic لَيِّن (layyin) meaning "soft, tender, delicate".
Liyana f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1, Ya and Na.
Liyana f Mordvin
Possibly derived from Erzya лияназ (liyanaz) meaning "flax" (genus Linum). Alternatively it may mean "different, other".
Liyanna f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Yan 2 and Na.
Liyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.
Liyên f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liyan, as well as a combination of Li 1 and Yên.
Li-yin f Japanese
From the Japanese/Chinese yin-yang. Good theme name for twins when twinned with Lu Yan as the other name.
Liying f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔 (lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Liyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole" and 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
Liyu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 丽 (lì, meaning “beautiful”) and 娱 (yú, meaning “amusement” or “to make happy”). In Chinese mythology Liyu was a secondary wife to the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) who was said to have invented cooking... [more]
Liyuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Liyuchun f Chinese
From Chinese singer 李宇春, 宇 meaning universe and 春 meaning spring.
Liyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yun
Liz f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
Līza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Liza.
Liza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Alojza.
Liza f Walloon
Walloon form of Elisa.
Liza f Breton
Contracted form of Loeiza.
Lîzabé f Jèrriais
Truncated form of Élîzabé.
Lizabeth f American (Rare)
Truncated form of Elizabeth.
Lizan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Zan
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Lizandra f English (Rare)
A combination of Elizabeth and Alexandra. It may also be based on Lysandra.
Lizandra f Hungarian
Feminine form of Lizander.
Lizanka f Russian
Diminutive of Yelizaveta via its short form Liza. It is the equivalent of Lizziekins.
Lizar m & f Basque
Means "ash tree" in Basque.
Lizavéta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Lizaveta.
Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
Lizelota f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Liselotte.
Lizenn f Breton
Breton form of Louise.
Lizeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizeta f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Lizete f Latvian
Latvian form of Lisette.
Lizett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizetta f Hungarian
Variant of Lizett.
Lizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".
Lizhi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Lizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness and blessings" or 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizi f Chinese
From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 栗 (lì) meaning "chestnut", or 麗 (lì) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lizija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Lizzy.
Lizika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Liza, used as a given name in its own right.
Liziko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Liza and Elisabed.
Lizinka f Russian, Croatian, Theatre
Diminutive of Yelizaveta. This was the title character of an opera by Croatian composer Ivan Zajc, Lizinka (1878).
Lizochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Yelizaveta.
Lizuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Liza.
Lizz f English (?)
Variant of Liz.
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Lizzeth f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lizzi f English
Variant of Lizzie.
Lizziebeth f English
Combination of Lizzie and Beth, sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.
Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".
Ljót f Old Norse, Icelandic
Female form of Liótr.
Ljóta f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ljót. In Norse mythology this is a typical name for giantesses.
Ljótgeirr f Old Norse
Perhaps a combination of Old Norse *ljótr "light" (or possibly ljótr "ugly") and geirr "spear". The name was found on a love note inscribed on a comb.
Ljubava f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubava, which is the Belarusian form of Lyubava.
Ljubena f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любена (see Lyubena).
Ljubina f Serbian
From the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love".
Ljubislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubislav.
Ljubka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любка (see Lyubka).
Ljubomira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubomir.
Ljuboslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljuboslav.
Ljuboŭ f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubou.
Ljubuša f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Libuše.
Ljudmilla f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Людмила (see Lyudmila).
Ljupka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic ljupko, ljupka, meaning "delightful, gracefully".
Lkhagva m & f Mongolian
Means "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.
Lkhagvajargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Lkhagvajav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Lkhagvamaa f Mongolian
Combination of Lkhagva "Wednesday, Mercury (the planet)" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Lkhagvasüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Llacolén f Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
Llakolen f Mapuche
Feminine Mapuche name meaning "calm"
Llamayu f Aymara
Means "May" in Aymara.
Llamp’u f Aymara
Means "fine, good quality" in Aymara.
Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
Llaphi f Aymara
Means "warm" in Aymara.
Llara f Asturian, Galician (Rare)
Asturian and Galician form of Lara 1.
Llarina f Asturian
Diminutive of Llara.
Llaslla f Quechua
Means "snowfall" in Quechua.
Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.
Lledó f Catalan
Derived from (Valencian) Catalan lledó meaning "(Mediterranean) hackberry fruit", which is ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin loto or lotus, a word that was used to refer to at least two kinds of plants and one kind of tree.... [more]
Llénifer f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rare, modern coinage of Jennifer.
Lleonor f Asturian
Asturian form of Eleanor.
Lleuwen f Welsh
From Welsh lleuad "moon" and gwen "fair, white, blessed".
Llewela f Welsh
Feminine form of Llewelyn.
Llewelyna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Llewelyn.
Lleykey f Welsh (Archaic)
Archaic semi-anglicized form of Lleucu.
Llibertat f Catalan
Means "freedom, liberty" in Catalan (see Liberty for derivation).
Llinor f Welsh
Welsh form of Eleanor, possibly via Lenore. This name has only been in use since the 20th century.
Llio f Welsh
Originally a diminutive of Gwenllian, now sometimes used independently. The 15th-century Welsh poet Dafydd Nanmor sang poems to a girl called Llio. It was revived in the early 20th century.
Lliocadie f Norman
Norman form of Léocadie.
Llioûnîn f Norman
Diminutive of Lioûnie.
Lliphipiq f Quechua
Means "bright" in Quechua.
Llipya m & f Quechua
Means "lightning" in Quechua.
Lliwen f Welsh (Rare)
From the name of a Welsh river, probably meaning "white flow" from lliant "flood, flow" and gwen "white".
Llocaia f Catalan
Catalan form of Leocadia.
Llocaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Leocadia.
Lloimincia f African American
This name came into prominence through former LSU artistic gymnast, Lloimincia Hall.
Lloll f Catalan
Diminutive of Dolors.
Lluçana f Catalan
Catalan form of Luciana.
Llucía f Asturian
Asturian form of Lucia.
Llúcina f Catalan
Catalan form of Lucina, the goddess of childbirth in Roman mythology.
Lluisa f Asturian
Feminine form of Lluis.
Llum f Catalan
Means "light" in Catalan.
Llume f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Luz.
Lluna f Catalan (Modern, Rare), Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Means "moon" in Catalan and Asturian, derived from the Latin Luna.
Lluviana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lluvia, perhaps influenced by names such as Viviana.
Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.
Lluz f Asturian
Asturian form of Luz.
Llyan f Literature
The name of a giant cat in 'The Chronicles of Prydain' by Lloyd Alexander. Possibly a Welsh name.
Lo f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Laura, Lorraine or other names with a similar sound.
f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.
Lóa f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Icelandic and Faroese lóa "golden plover (bird)".
Loa f English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Anglicization of the Icelandic name for the English golden plover.
Loalwa f Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Loana f Breton, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Loan 1. This name saw a boost in popularity in 2001 thanks to Loana Petrucciani (1977-) when she appeared in the first season of Loft Story (the French adaptation of Big Brother).
Loara f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Luara.
Loba f Medieval Basque, Gascon
Medieval Basque feminine form of Lope and Gascon feminine form of Lop.
Lobelia f Literature
From 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.
Lobélie f Obscure
French form of Lobelia.
Lobke f West Frisian
Feminine form of Lobbe, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Lobna f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Egyptian and Maghrebi transcription of Lubna.
Lobsang m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan བློ་བཟང (blo bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned", from བློ (blo) meaning "mind, intellect" and བཟང (bzang) meaning "righteous, good".
Lobzang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Lobsang.
Lộc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".
Locaie f French (Archaic), History
Archaic French form of Leocadia (compare Norman Lliocadie). Spanish child saint Leocadia, the subject of an ancient and popular cultus in Toledo, was known in French as Léocadie or Locaie.
Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.
Locaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Leocadia.
Lochinoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lochin meaning "falcon" and oy meaning "moon".
Lochlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lochlyn. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Lochlynn in 2018.
Lochni f Indian
Means "eye" in Indian.
Locika f Folklore
From 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.
Lockley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lockley.
Locklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine and variant male spelling of Lachlan.
Locksley m & f English
Variant of Loxley.
Locky m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lockie.
Loda f Polish
Polish diminutive of Leokadia.
Lodelia f English (American, Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Lodemia and a variant of Lobelia, both influenced by Delia 1.
Loden m & f Tibetan
Means "intelligent" in Tibetan.
Lodenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Lodemia.
Lodo m & f Italian
Short form of Lodovico or Lodovica.
Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]
Lodoiska f Theatre, Louisiana Creole
Borne by the titular character of Simon Mayr's opera La Lodoiska (1796). The name itself is a variant of Lodoïska.
Lodoletta f Italian, Italian (Tuscan), Theatre
Probably 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).... [more]
Lodovica f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lodovico.
Lodzia f Polish
Diminutive of Leokadia.
Loedertje f Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from Dutch loedertje, which is a diminutive of loeder, a Dutch term for a mean woman (a shrew or a harridan, if you will).... [more]
Loeiza f Breton
Breton form of Louise.
Loeizaig f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
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... [more]
Loesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Loes, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.... [more]
Loeske f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Loes, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Loet m & f Thai
Means "excellent" in Thai.
Loeva f Breton
Feminine form of Loevan.
Loève f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.
Loey m & f Khmer
Lofn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "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.
Lofnheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of lof ("permission; praise") and heiðr ("bright, clear; honour"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, the daughter of Hreiðmarr and the sister of Reginn, Fáfnir, Otr and Lyngheiðr.
Lofo m & f Malagasy
Means "courage, persistence" in Malagasy.
Lofthæna f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lopthæna.
Logaratchagi f Nepali
Meaning "She with Bright Eyes".
Loghan f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Logan given to 33 girls in 2018.
Loghanne f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Logan.
Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.
Loharano m & f Malagasy
Means "spring of water" in Malagasy.
Lohcca f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.
Lohizune f Basque
Derived 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".
Lohttá f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.
Loi m & f Vietnamese, Chinese
Means "useful" in Chinese and Vietnamese.
Loide f Southern African, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of the Biblical name Lois 1.
Loïe f English (Gallicized, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loie, used famously by American dancer Loïe Fuller (1862-1928).
Loie f English (American)
In the case of American actress and dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and American painter Loie Hollowell (1983-).
Loika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lois 1.
Loimata f Samoan
Samoan form of Roimata.
Loimatamaligi f Samoan
Means "falling tears" in Samoan.
Loísa f Gascon, Aragonese
Gascon and Aragonese form of Louise.
Loisa f Galician, Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Louisa.
Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.
Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]
Loïseto f Provençal
Diminutive of Louiso.
Loiska f Prague German
Diminutive of Aloysia.
Loïsoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Louiso.
Lóisz f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lois 1.
Loita f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
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.
Lojuvard f Uzbek
Means "lapis-lazuli" or "azure" in Uzbek.