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Kyousei m Japanese
From Japanese 叫 (kyou) meaning "to shout, to scream" combined with 星 (sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyousuke m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (kyou) meaning "apricot" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyoutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kyōtarō.

Kyoutarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kyōtarō.

Kyouya m Japanese

Kyouyo f & m Japanese
means giving in Japanese

Kyowros m Armenian
Armenian form of Cyrus.

Kyōya m Japanese
From Japanese 恭 (kyō) meaning "respectful, polite", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 鏡 (kyō) meaning "mirror", 姜 (kyō) meaning "ginger", or 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop"... [more]

Kyoya m Japanese

Kyp m English (Rare)
Variant of Kip.

Kyparissos m Greek Mythology
From the Greek Κυπάρισσος (kyparissos) meaning "Cypress".

Kyper m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Kyprian m Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Kypriyan as well as an alternate transcription of the name (only when spelled as Кипріян).

Kyprianos m Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian). A known bearer of this name was Kyprianos of Cyprus, who was head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church in the early 19th century.

Kypriyan m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Kypselos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived either from the Greek noun κύψελος (kypselos) meaning "swallow" or "swift" (both birds) or from the Greek noun κυψέλη (kypsele) meaning "chest, box" as well as "beehive".

Kyran m Sanskrit
Means "shining beam of light" derived from the Sanskrit name Kiran.

Kyrano m Dutch (Rare)

Kyras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cyrus.

Kyre m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Kyra.

Kyrei m English
Possibly a variant of Kyrie 1.

Kyreigh f & m English
Variant of Kyrie 1.

Kyrell m African American

Kÿreñ m Shor
Means "brown" in Shor.

Kyren m & f English

Kyrenius m German (Rare)
German form of Cyrenius.

Kyrese m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name based on Tyrese.

Kyriacos m Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Κυριάκος (see Kyriakos) chiefly used in Cyprus. It was borne as a middle name by British singer George Michael (1963-2016), who was of Greek Cypriot descent.

Kyriak m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Kyriakos (see Cyriacus).... [more]

Kyrian m & f English
Variant of Kyrion.

Kyrien m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyrie 1.

Kyrien m English (Rare)
Kyrien is a spelling variant of Kyrian, which itself is from Kyrion... [more]

Kyril m Manx
Manx form of Cyril.

Kyrill m German
German form of Cyril.

Kyrilo m Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Kyrilu. Kyrilo the Tanner is a popular Ukrainian fairy tale.

Kyrin m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kyrinos m Roman Mythology (Hellenized), Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Quirinus.

Kyrion m Late Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord, master" or the Greek adjective κύριος (kyrios) meaning "ruling, governing, having power".... [more]

Kyrios m Greek
Derived from Greek Κύριος "lord" (compare Cyrus).

Kyrle m engll
Variant of Karl or Carl

Kyron m English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]

Kyrone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kyron, perhaps blending it with Tyrone.

Kýros m Czech
Czech form of Cyrus, used in reference of the historical figures. Not generally used as a given name in its own right.

Kyrre m Norwegian
Modern form of Kyrri. A notable bearer is Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, b. 1991).

Kyrri m Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse byname derived from the word kyrr meaning "calm, peaceful".

Kyrton m Brazilian (Rare)

Kyrus m English (Rare)
Variant of Cyrus.

Kyryk m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Kirykos.

Kysen m American (Modern)
Likely a variant of Kyson.

Kyser m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kyshaun m African American
Variant of Kyshawn.

Kyshawn m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix Ky- and the name Shawn.

Kystynchi m Mari
Mari form of Konstantin.

Kytaanakh m Yakut
Means "strong" in Yakut.

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Kyu m & f Korean
This Korean element, in a nutshell, means “fortune, health, spirituality”.

Kyu f & m Burmese
Means "fragrant" or "excessive" in Burmese.

Kyūbē m Japanese
This name combines 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time" or 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" with 兵衛 (bee) (see Hyōe).... [more]

Kyūbei m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kyūbē.

Kyu-Ha m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 규하 (see Gyu-Ha).

Kyu-Han m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 규한 (see Gyu-Han).

Kyu-ho m Korean
From Korean 福 (Kyu) meaning “fortune, health, spirituality” combined with 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". Other Hanja are possible.

Kyuichi m Japanese
This name combines 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time" or 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "market"... [more]

Kyūji m Japanese
This name combines 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time," 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "palace," 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" or 球 (kyuu, tama) meaning "ball, sphere" with 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two," 治 (ji, chi, osa.maru, osa.meru, nao.su, nao.ru) meaning "cure, govern, heal, reign, rule," 司 (shi, tsukasado.ru) meaning "administer, direct, government office, official, rule" or 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, second."

Kyung-Chul m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영철 (see Yeong-Cheol).

Kyung-dong m Korean
Alternate transcription of 경동 (see Gyeong-dong).

Kyung-eun f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Gyeong-eun.

Kyungha m & f Korean
Means "congratulation" in Korean.

Kyung-ju m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 景 (kyung) meaning "scenery; view" combined with 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl". Other hanja character combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyung-Min m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경민 (see Gyeong-Min).

Kyung-Mo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경모 (see Gyeong-Mo).

Kyung-Seok m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경석 (see Gyeong-Seok).

Kyung-soo m Korean

Kyung-Sun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경선 (see Gyeong-Seon).

Kyung-Tae m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경태 (see Gyeong-Tae).

Kyung-Taek m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경택 (see Gyeong-Taek).

Kyung-wan m & f Korean
From the Sino-Korean elements 炅 gyeong ("brilliance, shining") and 玩 wan ("to play with, joke, enjoy"). Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Kyungwon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining", or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning"... [more]

Kyura m Chechen
Means "falcon" in Chechen.

Kyuregh m Armenian
Armenian form of Cyril.

Kyuss m English (Rare)

Kyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (kyuu) meaning "long time" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Kyuuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 球 (kyuu) meaning "baseball pitch" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kyuushi m Japanese
From Japanese 球 (kyuu) meaning "baseball pitch" combined with 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kỳ Vĩ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奇偉 (kì vĩ) meaning "grand".

Kyvon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and von, probably modelled on Kevin.

Kywe m & f Burmese
Means "rich, wealthy" or "eloquent" in Burmese.

Kyy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from Кий (Kyy), which is the name of one of the three brothers that - according to legend - founded the city of Kiev in early medieval times. The meaning of his name is not wholly certain, but it has been suggested that it might be derived from Proto-Slavic *kyjь meaning "bat, stick, club" or "hammer".

Kyyaz m Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of the Persian name Ghiyas.

Kyyazbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of Kyyaz with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kyynel f & m Finnish
Means "teardrop" in Finnish.

Kyza f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kyzaghan m Tengrism
Kyzaghan is a Turkic deity of war. Kyzaghan is often depicted with a sword or bow in one hand and a horn in the other... [more]

Kyzer m English (American)
English alternate spelling of Kaiser.

Kyzyl-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan кызыл (kyzyl) meaning "red" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Laavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Avery.

Laboy m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laboy.

Labrynt m & f Welsh
This name was taken from the word "Labrynt" in welsh which means Labyrint. This name is used to describe or to pray for someone to be smart and/or strategic like a smart person who can solve a labyrint map

La-choy Ko-kun-noste m Apache
Means "red sleeve" in Apache.

Lachy m English
Diminutive of Lachlan.

Lacksley m Jamaican Patois

Lacorey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Corey.

Ładysław m Polish
Derives from Polish Władysław, and Slavic Vladislav.

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Laidemyr m Mari
Mari form of Vladimir.

Laikyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Laisvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian laisvė meaning "freedom, liberty" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

Lakeys m African American (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Lakeisha, influenced by the spelling of the English word keys.

Lakshminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
From Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, "the lucky mark of the path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hinduism, it is a manifestation of Vishnu.

Lakshmi-Narayana m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Variant spelling of Lakshminarayan.

Lakshya m Indian

Lalandy m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the ipomoea reptans plant.

Lamyong f & m Thai
Means "beautiful, pretty, fair" in Thai.

Landryk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Landric.

Landy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Pet form of Landon and possibly also Landry.

Landy m & f Malagasy
Means "silk" in Malagasy.

Landynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Landon.

Langley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Langley 1.

LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]

Laremy m English (Rare)

Lariy m Mari
Mari form of Hilarion.

Larkyn f & m English
Variant of Larkin.

Larney m African American

Laroy m English (American, Rare)
Either combination of the popular name prefix la and Roy, a variant of Leroy, or transferred from the French surname, Laroy.

Laroyce m & f African American

Larray m & f Jamaican Patois
It comes from the American name Larry and it means hopeful

Lary m English
Variant of Larry.

Larya m Russian
Diminutive of Ilarion.

Larysz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Hilary.

Lashyn f & m Kazakh
Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.

Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.

Lathyn m American (Rare)

Latory f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix la- and the given name Tory. Variant of Latori (See also Latorie and Latroy).

Latroy m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troy using the popular prefix La-.

Latychidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name Latychos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Latyyf m Tatar
Tatar form of Latif.

Laurenty m Polish
Polish form of Lawrence.

Laurentyn m Polish
Polish form of Laurentinus.

Laureys m Medieval Flemish
Contracted form of Laurentius.

Lauryn m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Variant of Laurin.

Laurys m Manx
Manx form of Laurence 1.

Lavorary m & f Malagasy
Means "successful, prosperous" in Malagasy.

Lavoy m African American

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Laxminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Variant of Lakshminarayan.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Layamon m History, Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.

Layanus m Livonian (Latinized), Medieval Baltic (Latinized)

Laycock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lawrence.

Layden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on the sound of names like Brayden and Kayden.

Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with den, such as Hayden).

Layken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Laymon m English (American)
Variant of Layman.

Layn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lane.

Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.

Layomi m & f Yoruba
It means God is my joy in Yoruba

Layqa m & f Aymara
Means "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.

Layron m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Leron, which in the 1970s enjoyed some popularity in the United States.

Layten m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton.

Layth m Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

Laythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Laython m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Lazuardy m Indonesian
Variant of Lazuardi.

Leavy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leavy.

Lechery m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.

Ledyard m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledyard.

Leeroy m English
Variant of Leroy.

Le’eyo m Eastern African

Lefsy m Medieval English
Medieval form of Leofsige.

Legentey m Yakut
Yakut form of Innokentiy.

Leighroy m Obscure
Variant of Leroy.

Leightyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leighton.

Lelayne m & f American (Rare)

Lelekay m Chukchi

Leliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Laelius.

Lemmitty f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "beloved" in Finnish (i.e., the past passive participle of lempiä; compare Lempi). It has occasionally been used as a feminine given name (and sometimes a masculine name; it is rare for either sex, and mostly a middle name).

Lemmy m & f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of Motorhead's Ian Fraser Kilmister, in his case coming from the phrase "lend me ...".

Lemony m Popular Culture
Used by American author Daniel Handler (1970-) as a pen name. He claimed that, not wanting to give his real name, he spontaneously blurted out "Lemony Snicket" over the phone one day. It may be a play on the name Lemoine or the word lemon.

Lemyuel' m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Lemuel.

Lennyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennon.

Lennyx m & f English
Variant of Lennox, combination with Nyx

Lenry m American (Rare, Archaic)

Lény m French (Modern)
French form of Lenny.

Leny m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן האל), Li 2 means "to me" / "for me" / "mine", Natan or Nathan means "he gave", the letter y is part of the name of God.

Lenya m Russian
Diminutive of Leonid

Lenyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Leontyn m Polish
Polish form of Leontinus.

Leony f & m Filipino, Brazilian
Diminutive of Leonora, Leonida, Leonila, Leonardo, and other names starting with Leon-.

Leonydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Leonidas.

Leotychidas m Ancient Greek
Partial Attic Greek translation of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) but retains the Doric Greek patronymic suffix ίδας (idas)... [more]

Leotychides m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides), which is used in both Attic and Ionic Greek.... [more]

Lerry m English (Rare)
Variant of Larry.

Leshy m Slavic Mythology
From ле́ший (Léshiy) meaning "one of the forest"

Letroy m African American (Rare)
Variant of Latroy.

Leucyp m Polish
Polish form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.

Leufroy m History (Ecclesiastical), Louisiana Creole
French form of Liutfrid via its Latinized form Leutfridus.

Levkiy m Russian
Russian form of Leukios.

Levy m English, Hebrew
Variant of Levi.

Levyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Levin.

Lewayne m African American (Rare)
Variant of Wayne.

Lewellyn m & f English
Variant of Llewellyn.

Lewey m English
Variant of Louis.

Lewsyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lewys and Lewis.

Lewy m English
Diminutive of Lewis.

Lewyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Lewin.

Lewys m Welsh
Welsh form of Lewis.

Leyati m Miwok
Means "shell" in Miwok.

Leyden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leyton.

Leyland m English
Transferred use of the surname Leyland. See also Leland.

Leyleff m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Lietleff.

Leyley f & m Various
Variant of Lele 2. In the case of one of the protagonist in controversial video game The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Ashley Graves, it is short for Ashley.

Leylin m & f English
Exuberant passion for life. To bring goodness to. Leylin has a talent for finding goodness in all and a talent for for joy, laughter, and imaginative minds.

Leyn m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gisleyn. This medieval name has survived into modern times, but barely. In 2010, there were less than 10 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]

Leynaert m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval form of Leonard. It was used in all areas where Dutch was spoken, but the name appears to have been most prevalent in what was then the County of Flanders... [more]

Leynne f & m American (Rare)

Leyo m Asturian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aurelio.

Leyon m Walloon
Walloon form of Léon.

Lèyonârd m Picard
Picard form of Léonard.

Léyoun m Norman
Norman short form of Napoleon.

Leysan m & f Azerbaijani, Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Means "downpour, heavy rain" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نيسان (naysān) meaning "April" . It is also the Russified form of its cognate Laysan... [more]

Leyser m Yiddish

Leyzer m Yiddish
Eastern Yiddish form of Lazarus. This was the birth name of L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of Esperanto language.

Liangyan m & f Chinese
liang means "elevation, beam, mast, bridge" and yan can mean "beautiful, gorgeous" and "rocks, cliff".

Liangyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light", 梁 (liáng) meaning "mast, bridge, elevation, beam", or 良 (liáng) meaning "auspicious, good, beautiful" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful", 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant, opulent, rich", or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Lianying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 联 (lián) meaning "connect, join, ally" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Liaudvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]

Liberiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Liberius.

Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.

Liclaeys m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Nyclaes.

Licyniusz m Polish
Polish form of Licinius.

Lidiyan m Bulgarian (Rare)

Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.

Lindley f & m English
Transferred use of the English surname Lindley (see also Linley).

Lingyan f & m Chinese
This name could be formed with 灵 (Ling) meaning "Soul, Spirit", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Chime, Bell", 鈴 (Ling) "Small Bell, Bud, Boll", and possibly 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk" (likely feminine), plus 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (often feminine) or 岩 (Yan) meaning "rocks, cliff", and other characters are possible, that are pronounced in the same fashion... [more]

Lingyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]

Lingyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar, go up" combined with 运 (yùn) meaning "carry, move, transport" or 云 (yún) meaning "cloud"... [more]

Linley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linley.

Linly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.

Linney f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linney.

Linny m & f English

Linzy f & m English (American)
Variant of Lindsay or Linsey (See also Lindzy)

Lipoxšaya m Scythian, Mythology, Scythian Mythology
Possibly means "the king of heaven". This name is borne by one of the sons of Targitaos and the Snake-Legged Goddess in one of Herodotus' recordings of the Scythian genealogical myth.

Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]

Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.

Lisovyk m Slavic Mythology, Ukrainian Mythology
Ukrainian form of Leshy. Directly translates to "forester".

Listyo m Javanese
From Javanese listya meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".

Lisy m & f Malagasy
Means "lily" in Malagasy.

Litsky m Mari
Mari form of Felix.

Lityerses m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown; Lityerses was the illegitimate son of Midas in Greek mythology. He was said to be an aggressive swordsman who would frequently challenge people to harvesting contests and would behead those he beat.

Liuyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]

Liuye f & m Chinese
From 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"... [more]

Lively m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.

Liveriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Liberius via its modern Greek form Liverios. Also see Liberiy.

Liviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Livius (see Livy 1).

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".

Liyac m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Lillac.

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 & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yan 2

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.

Liyón m Aragonese
Variant of Lión.

Liyuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Liyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 韫 (yùn) meaning "contain, hold, store" or 芸 (yún) meaning "common rute" (scientific name Ruta graveolens)... [more]

Liyun m Quechua
Quechua form of Leon.

Lizymach m Polish
Polish form of Lysimachus.

Lizyp m Polish
Polish form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Ljegeay m Paiwan

Llefelys m Welsh Mythology
Llefelys may be derived from Cligueillus or Digueillus, which may be a corruption of the Old Welsh name Higuel (specifically, the 10th century AD king Higuel (Howel/Houuel).... [more]

Llewlyn m Welsh

Llewyn m English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Llewelyn. The Welsh -yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [more]

Lleyton m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form or respelling of Leyton, itself a form of the name Layton. ... [more]

Llipya m & f Quechua
Means "lightning" in Quechua.

Llocayo m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Locayo.

Lloy m English (American, Rare)

Lloyde m English
Variant of Lloyd

Llwelyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Variant of Llewellyn.

Llwyd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh llwyd "gray".

Llywarch m Medieval Welsh, Welsh
Possibly 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"... [more]

Loay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).

Locayo m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Leocadius.

Lochlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lachlan.

Lockley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lockley.

Locksley m & f English
Variant of Loxley.

Locky m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lockie.

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.

Locryn m Cornish
Possibly 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 & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Lodro.

Lodewyk m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lodewijk.

Lodey m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Lodro.

Loey m & f Khmer

Loeys m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Lewis

Logyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variation of Logan.

Lohvyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian folk form of Longinus. Also see Lonhyn (canonical form).

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... [more]

Loloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Manuel.

Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.

Longyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".