This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *i.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Leeloominaï f Popular CultureMain character in "The Fifth Element" (1997). The name is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the characters fictional language, the Divine Language. She goes by
Leeloo... [
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Lehuanani f HawaiianMeans "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from
lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and
nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Leili f Georgian (Rare), LiteratureVariant of
Leila. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.... [
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Leimarel Sidabi f Manipuri, MythologyThe supreme goddess in Sanamahism, the traditional religion of the Meitei religion. Leimarel Sidabi, also known as
Ima Leimaren, meaning "Mother Leimarel", is seen as the goddess of the earth, nature and household and mother of every living thing... [
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Leinani f HawaiianMeans "beautiful child" from Hawaiian
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and
nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Leiriktombi f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
leirik meaning "flower pollen" and
tombi meaning "youngest daughter".
Leiyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Leki m & f BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད
(las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས
(las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".
Lelluri f Hurrian MythologyOf unknown meaning, however the name is linked to several other names in Hurrian mythology by the suffix
-luri. Lelluri was a Hurrian goddess of mountains.
Lelwani m & f Hittite MythologyEtymology uncertain. This was the name of the Hittite deity of the underworld, who was thought to live in the dark of the earth, and whose temples were associated with mausoleums. Originally derived from a Hattian god, Lelwani later came to be viewed as a goddess, due to syncretization with several female deities.
Lemei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Leni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן אלוהים),
Li 2 means "to me",
natan is a Hebrew word (and a name) means "(he) gave", the letter i (or y) is a part of the name of God, another variant can be
Leny.
Leomeli f & m HawaiianHawaiian name, meaning "sweet sound", "sweet voice" or "honey voice".
Lhakyi f TibetanFrom Tibetan ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".
Li f SwedishShort form of names starting, containing, or ending with
li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of
Lee.
Liamani f ObscureMeaning unknown. This is the given name of actress and singer Liamani Segura.
Lianci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for" and
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".
Liangai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Liangdi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and
娣 (dì) meaning "younger sister".
Liangji m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 亮
(liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" combined with 吉
(jí) meaning "lucky, good", 基
(jī) meaning "base, foundation, basis" or 骥
(jì) meaning "good horse"... [
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Liangli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Liangmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or
亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister",
玫 (méi) meaning "rose" or
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Liangrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".
Lianhai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Lianwei m & f ChineseFrom 连 (
lián) meaning "to join, to connect" and 伟 (
wěi) meaning "extraordinary, magnificent, great".
Lianxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
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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Lidui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
对 (duì) meaning "right, correct, answer, reply".
Lierni f BasqueFrom the epithet of the Virgin Mary "Our Lady of Lierni", the Basque patron of mothers without milk or who are unable to conceive.
Lihui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Lilakai f NavajoMeaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo
łį́į́ʼ "horse" and
łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Lilakoi f African AmericanPossibly a variant of
Lilikoi. Lilikoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet (1967), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show's sitcom (1984–1992).
Lilikoʻi f HawaiianFrom the word which refers to a passion fruit which got its Hawaiian name from the place where it was first planted.
Liliʻuokalani f HawaiianMeans "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.
Lillai f RomaniDerived from Romani
lillai, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Limei f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 黎
(lí) meaning "black, dawn", or 荔
(lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅
(méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [
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Linbei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and
蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Linfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
飞 (fēi) meaning "fly, flying" or
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".
Lingbi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凌 (líng) meaning "pure, virtuous" or
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".
Lingcai f ChineseFrom Chinese 铃, 鈴 (líng) both meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵, 靈 (líng) both meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 菜 (cài) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 财, 財 (cái) both meaning "wealth, fortune, money"... [
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Linghai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Lingji f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".
Lingli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole".
Lingrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Lingzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Linhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Linmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Linshui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water"..
Linyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or
伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Linzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligent".
Liri f AlbanianDerived from either Albanian
liri "flax" or Albanian
liri "liberty, freedom".
Lirui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Lisui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Livadi f LazMeans garden in Laz, perhaps of Greek origin since Livadi (λιβάδι) means meadow.
Liwei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 力
(lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 伟
(wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维
(wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 微
(wēi) meaning "small"... [
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Lizhi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Lizi f ChineseFrom 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.
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.
Lolli f RomaniFrom Romani
lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi
lāla "red".
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.
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".
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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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.
Lorelli f EnglishFrom German Loreley The Rock Headland On The Rhine River, Old German Meaning Rock, German origin meaning "alluring, temptress, Celtic Origin, According to legend, a maiden named Lorelei would sit on this outcropping and sing, luring fishermen to their deaths in the treacherous pass
Lorî f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
lorik, lorîn meaning "lullaby".
Loxi f English (American, Rare), LiteraturePerhaps originally a diminutive of some name. This was used by Thelma Strabel for the heroine of her novel 'Reap the Wild Wind' (1940), about the wreckers in and around Key West, Florida in the 1840s, which Cecil B. DeMille adapted into a popular film starring Paulette Goddard and John Wayne (1942).
Luanchai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin".
Luanci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), the name of a mythological bird, and
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".
Luanhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Luanli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
璃 (lí) meaning "glass".
Luanrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a kind of mythological bird, and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Luanyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed" or
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Luchulumancolwenkosi f XhosaThis name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [
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Luelli f Frenchmeanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to
Luella Louella or
Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.
Lufei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù) meaning "a type of jade" and
翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald, jade".
Luli f ChineseMeans "dewy jasmine," from (露) lu "dew, essence," and (莉) li "white jasmine."
Lumei f ChineseFrom the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [
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Lumikki f FinnishDerived from Finnish word
lumi "snow". Fairy tale character Snow White is known as Lumikki in Finland.
Lurui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Lushui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water".