This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is L.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Liutwig m GermanicDerived from Old High German
liut "people" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Liuva m Gothic, HistoryVisigothic name, ultimately from the Gothic element
liuf-s "dear, friendly" (Old High German
liob "dear, beloved").
Liuye f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" or 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [
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Live-loose m LiteratureThe name of a character in the novel
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
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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Liwen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 俪
(lì) meaning "husband and wife, couple", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish", or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 文
(wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [
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Lixiao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and
晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, clear".
Lixin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish", 莉
(lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣
(xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新
(xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [
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Liyabona f & m XhosaMeans "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase
liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".
Liyema f & m XhosaMeans "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.
Liyuan f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Lizhi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Lkhagva m & f MongolianMeans "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.
Lkhagvadorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian лхагва
(lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Lkhagvajav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian лхагва
(lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Lkhagvasüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian лхагва
(lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Llane m Popular CultureCreated by video game developer Blizzard Entertainment for a character in the "Warcraft" series of video games. In the series, Llane Wrynn is the King of Stormwind during the first invasion of Azeroth by the orcs.
Lleision m Medieval WelshOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh
llais "voice", a derivation from Welsh
lleisiol "vocal" and a Welsh contraction of
kyrie eleision, an Ecclesiastical Latin phrase from Ancient Greek
Κύριε, ἐλέησον, "Lord, have mercy".
Lleó m Catalan, AstronomyCatalan form of
Leo as well as the Catalan name for
Leo, the constellation of the zodiac. The name coincides with Catalan
lleó "lion".
Llewyn m EnglishProbably from the Welsh word
llew meaning "lion", though it is not used as a name in Wales. It was used in the 2013 film 'Inside Llewyn Davis'.
Llion m WelshDerived from the name of
Caerleon, a legendary Welsh giant and king, whose name is derived from Welsh
caer "(Roman) fortress" (ultimately from Latin
castrum) and
legionum "of the Legions"... [
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Llywarch m Medieval Welsh, WelshPossibly a Welsh form of the hypothetic old Celtic name *
Lugumarcos meaning "horse of Lugus", derived from the name of the Celtic god
Lugus combined with Welsh
march "horse", but perhaps the first element is Welsh
llyw "leader"... [
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Lo-ammi m BiblicalMeans "not my people", ultimately derived from Hebrew לא (lo') meaning "no, not" and עם ('am) meaning "people".... [
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Loarn m Old IrishPossibly derived from Proto-Celtic *
loɸerno- meaning "fox". This was the name of a legendary 6th-century king of Dál Riata.
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), PortugueseSpanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [
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Lobsang m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan བློ་བཟང
(blo bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned", from བློ
(blo) meaning "mind, intellect" and བཟང
(bzang) meaning "righteous, good".
Lộc m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 祿
(lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".
Loc m LiteratureLittle King Loc was a king of the gnomes in a French tale. Ref. Lang, Andrew. The Olive Fairy Book. 1907. "The Story of Little King Loc." & France, Anatole. "Abeille." 1883.
Lochinvar m LiteratureFrom the name of a Scottish loch, from Scots Gaelic
Loch an barr meaning "loch on the hilltop". The place gave its name to several aristocratic titles including Baron of Lochinvar and Laird of Lochinvar, and in this capacity the name was used by Walter Scott for the character of
young Lochinvar in his epic poem 'Marmion' (1808).
Lockyer m English (Australian)Transferred use of the surname
Lockyer. Can be given in honour of retired Australian rugby league star
Darren Lockyer, or after the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia named after the explorer
Edmund Lockyer.
Locrinus m History, LiteratureThe name of a legendary king of the Britons, likely derived from the ancient Locrian people from the Central Greek region of Locris rather than having a Celtic source. This theory is supported by the fact that Locrinus had a father called Brutus of Troy, one of the most fanciful bits of romanticism found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History of the British Kings... [
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Locryn m CornishPossibly from
Lloegyr, the medieval Welsh name for a region of southeastern Britain, which is of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historical realm (which he Latinized as Loegria) was named after
Locrinus, the eldest son of Brutus of Troy and
Innogen.
Loday m BhutaneseLoday in Buddhism means wisdom. It is popularly used in the small kingdom of Bhutan. The famous ones who used this names were Guru Loday Choeksey, the famous Buddhist Tantric Master in the 8th century... [
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Lodrö m TibetanFrom Tibetan བློ་གྲོས
(blo gros) meaning "wisdom, understanding, intellect".
Loel m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Loel. See also
Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [
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Loet m & f ThaiMeans "excellent" in Thai.
Loetchai m ThaiFrom Thai เลิศ
(loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Loetsak m ThaiFrom Thai เลิศ
(loet) meaning "excellent, superb" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Lofarr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
lof ("permission; paean of praise") and
herr ("army"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Lófi m Old NorseDerived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".
Lofo m & f MalagasyMeans "courage, persistence" in Malagasy.
Logi m Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).
Lǫgmaðr m Medieval ScandinavianTaken directly from Norse
lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer" (ultimately a combination of
lǫg "law, fate" and
maðr "man, human, person"). Only used as a byname in Scandinavia, the name came into use as a personal name by Norse settlers on the British Isles... [
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Lohrasp m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteraturePersian form of the Avestan compound name
Aurvataspa or
Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan
aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan
aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [
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Lợi m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 利
(lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".
Lokni m MiwokMeans "rain falls through the roof" in Miwok.
Lokys m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
lokys meaning "bear". However, it should be noted that
Lokys is also the name of a river in Lithuania, which is located in the county of Kaunas. As such, it is possible that in some cases, bearers of the given name Lokys were named after the river, rather than after the animal... [
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Lollius m Ancient RomanRoman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin. Alternatively it could be derived from Latin
lolium "darnel", darnel being a type of grass.
Lom m ChechenDerived from Nakh
luom meaning "lion".
Lomahongva m HopiHopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from
lomá "good, beautiful" combined with
hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from
hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix
va).
Lomana m Central AfricanTrésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔr ləˈmɑːnə luːˌɑːluːˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Congo DR national team.
Lom-Ang m & f KhmerFrom Chinese 倫 (
lún) meaning "relation" and 吳 (
wú).
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.
Lomer m History (Ecclesiastical)A rare saint's name after Saint Lomer, the abbot of Corbion (? - 593), or Saint Lomer, Bishop of Chartres (? - 585 CE), also known as Leudomer.
Lomig m BretonDiminutive of
Lom, itself a short form of
Gwilhom which used to be a vernacular form of
Gwilherm.