Submitted Names Starting with L

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Leoluchina f Sicilian
Feminine diminutive of Leoluca.
Leoma f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leona, Laoma and Neoma.
Leomar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Combination of Leo-, from names beginning with this pattern such as Leonardo and Leopoldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).... [more]
Leomaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Leomar with the -is suffix.
Léón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leon.
Léona f French
French form of Leona.
Leonaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leonard.
Leonam m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
The name is the inverse of Manoel.
Leonara f Brazilian
One possible etymology sees it as the combination of the English root leo "lion", and an Arabic root nara "fire." Another etymology would derive it from the Greek word leonora meaning "light."
Leonárd m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Leonard.
Léónarda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Léónôrd.
Léonarde f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonard.
Léonardo m French
French form of Leonardo.
Leonards m Latvian
Latvian form of Leonard.
Leonardu m Maltese (Rare), Corsican, Sardinian
Maltese, Corsican and Sardinian form of Leonard.
Leonarduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Leonardo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Leonardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Leonhard (see Leonard).
Leonartti m Finnish
Finnish variant of Leonhard.
Leonato m Spanish, Portuguese, Theatre
Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).
Leonça f Lengadocian
Feminine form of Leonç.
Leonci m Catalan
Catalan form of Leontios.
Léoncia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Leontia.
Leoncia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Leontia.
Léoncie f French (Rare)
French form of Leontia.
Leôncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leontios.
Leoncja f Polish
Polish form of Leontia.
Leoncjusz m Polish
Polish form of Leontius.
Leondra f Romani
Romani corruption of Leandra.
Leonė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Leonas. In other words, this name is the Lithuanian equivalent of Leona.
Leonek m Polish
Diminutive of Leon.
Leonel m Croatian, English
Croatian form and English variant of Lionel.
Leonell m Filipino
Filipino form of Lionel.
Leonella f Italian
Feminine form of Leonello.
Léonelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Léonel, predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.
Leonello m Italian (Rare)
Originally a medieval diminutive of Leone 1, now used as a given name in its own right.
Léonet m French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive of Léon.
Leonette f English
English form of Léonette.
Leonetto m Italian
Diminutive of Leone 1, sometimes used as a given name in its own right.
Leoni f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Leonius.
Leoní f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Leonie, also used as a masculine name.
Leónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leonia.
Leônia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Leonia.
Leoniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leonianus.
Leonianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Leonius. This name was borne by a saint from the 6th century AD.
Leónidas m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonidas, also used as a feminine name (compare Galician Leonides).
Leônidas m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Leonidas.
Leonidàs m Provençal
Provençal form of Leonidas.
Leónidasz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leonidas.
Leonidász m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leonidas.
Leonide m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Leonidas and Leonides. A notable bearer of this name was Leonide of Georgia (1861-1921), the second Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
Leonides m Ancient Greek, Galician
Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Leonieke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Leonie.
Leonilda f Italian
Italian form of Leonichildis. This name was borne by the daughter of Casanova to whom he proposed to and slept with.
Leonille f German (Rare)
An elaboration of Leonie.
Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [more]
Léonine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Léonin.
Leoning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Leonila, Leonida, Leonora, and other names beginning with leon-.
Leonique f Dutch
Feminine form of Leon.
Leonis m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Latinized form of Leon. Leonis is also the brightest star in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Leonisa f Spanish (Philippines)
Related to the name Leon. This is possibly inspired by the Italian word leonessa, which means "lioness".
Leonit m Albanian
Albanian form of Leonidas.
Leonita f Albanian
Feminine form of Leonit.
Léoniu m & f French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Leoní Portuguese (Brazilian), Léonide French, Leanid Belarusian, Leonidas Greek, Leonida Italian, Leonius Latin/Late Roman
Leoniya f Russian
Russian variant of Leonie.
Leoniza f Filipino
Variant of Leonisa.
Leonka f Czech
Diminutive of Leona.
Leonnato m Italian
Italian form of Leonnatus.
Leonnatos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". The second element is uncertain, but it might possibly have been derived from the Greek noun γνάθος (gnathos) meaning "jaw"... [more]
Leonnatus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leonnatos. This name was borne by a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great (4th century BC), who was a member of the royal house of Lyncestis.
Leonne f Dutch, Haitian Creole
Dutch borrowing and Haitian variant of Léonne.
Leono m Popular Culture, Spanish (Mexican)
From the Spanish form of the name Lion-O from the American cartoon series "ThunderCats".... [more]
Leonoor f Dutch, Literature
Short form of Eleonoor, comparable to Leonora and Leonore. A bearer of this name is Leonoor Voskamp (b... [more]
Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.
Leonóra f Hungarian
Truncated form of Eleonóra.
Léónôrd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leonard.
Leonte m Romanian
Romanian form of Leontios.
Leontien f Dutch
Dutch form of Leontine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Leontije m Croatian
Croatian form of Leontius.
Leontin m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Leontinus (compare Leontina).
Leontīne f Latvian
Latvian form of Leontine.
Leontine f German (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
German and Estonian form of Léontine and Leontina.
Leontion f Ancient Greek
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a female Ancient Greek philosopher.
Leontiscus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Leontiskos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais.
Leontiskos m Ancient Greek
Means "small lion", derived from Greek λεων (leon) "lion" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ισκος (-iskos).
Leontiya f Russian
Russian form of Leontia.
Leontyn m Polish
Polish form of Leontinus.
Leontyna f Polish
Polish form of Leontina.
Leontzia f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Leontia.
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.
Leonytė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Leona.
Leonz m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Leontios.
Leonzia f Italian
Italian form of Leontia.
Leonzu m Corsican
Corsican form of Leontios (compare Léonce).
Leopard m Polish (Rare, Archaic), Germanic (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant, and English and Polish form of Leopardus.
Leopardo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Leopardus.
Leopardus m Ancient Roman
From the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of λέων (leon) "lion" and πάρδοσ (pardos) "male panther"... [more]
Leophantos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) or from the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]
Leophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]
Leopoldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Leopold.
Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.
Leopolds m Latvian
Latvian form of Leopold.
Leopoldyna f Polish
Polish form of Leopoldina.
Leopolt m Catalan (Rare), Medieval German
Catalan and medieval German form of Leopold.
Leor m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Variant transcription of Lior.
Leora f Jewish, English, Hebrew
Anglicized variant of Liora.... [more]
Leorable f Romani
Romani corruption of Leighanabell.
Leorah f Jewish, Hebrew
Variant of Liora or Leora.
Leorio m Popular Culture
Leorio from Hunter x Hunter.
Leoryn m Popular Culture
A character in 'World Of Warcraft'.
Leos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people". Also compare Greek λαος (laos), which has the same meaning and is found in names like Archelaus and Menelaus.
Leosia f Polish
Diminutive of Leonia.
Leośka f Polish
Diminutive of Leonia.
Leosthenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]
Leostrato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leostratus.
Leostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]
Leostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leostratos. This name was borne by three eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 7th century BC.
Léòsza f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leocadia.
Leotie f American
Possibly a variant of Leota. It is popularly claimed to mean "prairie flower" in the Hopi language.
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]
Leòun m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Leo.
Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]
Leovenath m Medieval English
Variant spelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Leofnoth. Leovenath was the father of the early English poet and chronicler Layamon.
Leovigildo m Spanish
Spanish form of Liubigild.
Leozinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonardo.
Lepa f Macedonian, Serbian
South Slavic feminine name meaning "beautiful".
Lepădat m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian lepădat, the past participle of a lepăda "to renounce, to abandon". This was an amuletic name.
Lepeka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rebecca.
Lepha f American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.
Lepida f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Lepidus. Lepida was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Lëpka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Filëpa via Filëpka.
Lepomir m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian lepota or ljepota "beauty, prettiness, fairness" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Leporello m Theatre
Name of Don Giovanni's servant in W. A. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
Leposava f Serbian, Croatian
Variant form of Leposlava.
Leposlav m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian lepota or ljepota "beauty, prettiness, fairness" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Leposlava f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Leposlav.
Lepreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lepreus.
Lepreus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λεπρός (lepros), which can mean "scaly, scabby, rough" as well as "leprous, mangy". Obviously, it is etymologically related to the modern English word leprosy... [more]
Lepsh m Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Tlepsh.
Lér m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hlér.
Lera f Breton (Rare)
Truncated form of Alera.
Lera f & m Ogoni
Means "praise" in Khana,... [more]
Leraan m Tamil
A True Leader,wise,intelligent, stratigic,Always keeps to time, Heart of gold, Successful
Lerabari f & m Ogoni
Means "praise God" in Khana,... [more]
Leraje m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning unknown, possibly of Hebrew origin. In the 17th-century grimoire 'The Lesser Key of Solomon', this is the name of a demon that appears in the form of an archer.
Lereko m Sotho
Means "abundance" in Sesotho.
Lergan m Nivkh
From Nivkh lerd meaning "play".
Leri m Georgian
Short form of Valeri.
Leri f Welsh
Diminutive of Eleri
Leri m Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Larry.
Leria f Corsican
Truncated form of Aleria.
Lerijs m Latvian
Latvian diminutive of Lorenss and equivalent of Larry.
Leriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valeri and its short form Leri.
Lerka f Russian
Diminutive of Lera or Valeriya.
Lerke f Danish, Low German, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant and German form of Lærke.
Lerma f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma.
Lerna f Astronomy
A star in the constellation Hydra. Named after the lake Lerna where the mythological Hydra lived.
Lernig m Armenian
"little mountain"
Leron m Dutch, German
Variant transcription of Liron.
Lerothodi m & f Tswana
Means "drop" in Setswana.
Lertchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Loetchai.
Leru m Tswana
Means "cloud" in Setswana.
Lerusha f Tamil
Means "princess," "Lakshmi" in Indian.
Leryn f Spanish (Latin American)
South American variant of Loren, Lauryn or their variants. Leryn Dahiana Franco is famous paraguayan athlete (javelin thrower).
Les m Ukrainian
Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.
Lesana f Slovak (Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on Lesia.
Lesbia f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
Means "woman from Lesbos" in Latin, Lesbos being a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea which was home to a circle of young girl lovers including Sappho... [more]
Lesea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Lesya.
Lesean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- with the name Sean. Also compare LaShawn.
Lesedilaone f Tswana
Means "His (God's) light" in Setswana.
Lesegolame m & f Tswana
Means "my luck" in Setswana.
Leser m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), Yiddish
German Yiddish variant of Lazarus.
Leshachikha f Slavic Mythology
The wife of Leshy. Her name is derived from the same root, ле́ший (leshiy) meaning "one from the forest", ultimately from лес (les) meaning "forest".
Leshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Leshaun m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix le with Shaun.
Leshawn m & f African American
Variant of LaShawn, possibly using the French definite article le.
Leshawna f African American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Leshawn, and variant of Lashawna (a more popular spelling).
Leshem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "opal" in Hebrew.
Leshi m Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elisha.
Les-high-hite m Yakama
Brother of Yakima chieftan, Qualchan.
Leshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, happy, glad" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Leshy m Slavic Mythology
From ле́ший (Léshiy) meaning "one of the forest"
Lesia f Ukrainian, Slovak (Rare)
Variant transcription of Lesya. A known bearer of this name is the Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko (b. 1989).
Lesia f Corsican
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Corsican short form of Elizabeth and a feminization of Alesiu.
Lesieli f Tongan
Tongan form of Rachel.
Leška f Czech
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Lesko m Ukrainian
Diminutive or folk form of Oleksandr or, less commonly, Oleksiy.... [more]
Lesla f American (Rare)
Allegedly coined as a strictly feminine variant of Lesley.
Leslea f English (American, Rare)
Rare feminine variant of Leslie. A notable bearer is American author Lesléa Newman (1955-), whose birth name is Leslie.
Leslee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.
Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).
Leslyn f English (Australian)
A variant of Leslie/Lesley with the popular -lyn ending.
Lesmana m Javanese
Javanese form of Lakshmana.
Less m American (Rare)
Variant of Les or diminutive of Lester or Leslie.
Lessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lyssa.... [more]