This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is a.
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Licoricia f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-NormanThis name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [
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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".
Lidian f English (Rare)Variant of
Lydian. In the case of Lidian Jackson Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of
Lydia, her original name, changed at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between
Lydia and
Emerson.
Lidwina f Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant of
Ludwina, a feminine variant of
Leutwin. It was borne by Lidwina (or
Lydwina) of Schiedam, a Dutch mystic and Roman Catholic saint of the 15th century.
Lidzüsa f MaoFrom the Mao
lidzü, 'a ritual of divine libation offered by every household during festivals'.
Lienia f Chuukeseit is originated from chuuk specifically the outer islands..for the islands in the chuuk lagoon it is "finia".."lien" is an expression for girls.."ia" means where..the name is more likely to ask a question..it can only be used for girls..the true meaning is "where is she from"..lienia and finia are the same meaning..
Liepiņa f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
liepa "linden tree, lime tree". This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Liesma f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
liesma "flame, blaze". This name was used by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play
Ragana (1895).
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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Ligach f Pictish, Old Irish, Old CelticOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
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.
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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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".
Lijian m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 坚
(jiān) meaning "hard, firm", 建
(jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 见
(jiàn) meaning "see, meet, appear"... [
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Lijomarbel f MarshalleseDerived from the Marshallese
li meaning "female person",
ijo meaning "there, at a distance" and
marbel, the name of a kind of indigenous plant.
Lijuan f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 娟
(juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [
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Liju Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
liju meaning "totally" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Lika f ArmenianMeaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Likaola f & m Polynesian, TonganFrom
lika meaning "advance, growing wiser" and
ola meaning "life", thus meaning "advancing life".
Līksma f LatvianDerived from Latvian
līksms "jolly, merry, cheerful, happy, joyful".
Lila f BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from
Eulalia.
Lilaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Directly taken from Greek
λιλαία meaning "lilac". In Greek mythology, Lilaea was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient city of Lilaea and the modern village of Lilaia in Phocis are named after her.
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).
Lilian f ChineseFrom the
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of
Lili (a short form of
Liliana, her grandmother's name) and
Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word
mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
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.
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).
Lillah f ArabicMeans "to Allah" or "belonging to Allah" in Arabic.
Lillai f RomaniDerived from Romani
lillai, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Lilliandil f Popular CultureCoined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [
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Limao f & m ChineseFrom Chinese (狸貓) límāo meaning "civet, leopard cat" which combines (狸) lí meaning "raccoon", or (李) lǐ meaning "plum" and (貓) māo meaning "cat". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Limay f Hebrew (Modern)Modern Hebrew name that made from a combination of the name
Li 2, meaning “to me”. And
May, a short form of
Maya 3 which means “water” or the month of May.
Limenia f Greek MythologyMeans "of the harbour", derived from Greek λιμήν
(limên) "harbour". This was an epithet of the Greek goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Artemis.
Limnaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Λιμναία
(Limnaia), from Greek λιμναῖος
(limnaios) "of a lake". This was an epithet of the goddess Artemis at Sicyon, near Epidaurus, and also used of nymphs.
Linarejos f Spanish (European)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary
La Virgen de Linarejos and
Nuestra Señora de Linarejos, meaning "The Virgin of Linarejos" and "Our Lady of Linarejos", respectively. She is venerated at the sanctuary in Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, hence the name's high concentration in that province.
Linaria f English (Rare)From the flower
linaria, whose name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning, "resembling flax" (why the flower is also called "toadflax" in English).
Lindegard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
lind or
lindi "soft, tender." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Lindora f American (South, Archaic), TheatreFeminine form of
Lindor. This name was used in the comic operas
Le donne vendicate (
Revenge of the Women in English; 1763) by Piccinni and
La maga Circe (
Circe the Witch in English; 1788) by Anfossi.
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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