Submitted Names Starting with L

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Lioba f History, German
Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [more]
Líobhan f Irish Mythology
Form of the Gaelic name Lí Ban, meaning "beauty of women". It belonged to two characters in Irish myth, one a mermaid captured in Lough Neagh in 558, according to the 'Annals of the Four Masters' (see also Muirgen).
Liobita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lioba.
Liodor m Russian (Rare)
Variant (and shorter) form of Iliodor. A known bearer of this name was the Russian poet, translator and journalist Liodor Palmin (1841-1891).
Lión m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Leo.
Lion m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and On means "my potency; my strength" in Hebrew.
Lion m Venetian, Ligurian, Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Venetian and Ligurian form of Leone 1.
Liona f & m Hawaiian
Means "lion" in Hawaiian.
Liona f Dutch
Variant of Leona.
Lionç m Provençal
Variant of Leonç.
Lióncia f Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Lionç.
Lionedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lionella.
Lionell m English
Variant of Lionel.
Lionello m Italian
Variant of Leonello and cognate of Lionel.
Liòng m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Liáng.
Lionginas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Longinas, which is the Lithuanian form of Longinus.
Lioni f & m Hawaiian
Derived from "Liona".
Lionicio m Mayan (Rare)
descending god
Lionida f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonida.
Lionik m Belarusian
Diminutive of Lieanid.
Lionita f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonida.
Lionor f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Leonor.
Lionora f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonora.
Liorada f Occitan
Occitan form of Livrade.
Liori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ori or a variant of the name Lior which means "my light" in Hebrew.
Liôszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Eliôsz.
Liothan m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
From the Wedora series of books by the German fantasy writer Markus Heitz.
Liótólfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Liútulfr.
Liótr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly".
Lioûnie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Leonius.
Lioz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Oz 2 means "my strength" or "my power" in Hebrew.
Lipa m Jewish, Yiddish
Short form of Lipman.
Lipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Lipa f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian, Ukrainian
It comes from the Slavic name for the linden tree Lipa (Липа) originally came from the Greek word "Lipos" (λίπος) meaning: "fat, thick". And a shorter form of the Russian and Ukrainian name Olimpiada as well.
Lipalesa f Sotho
Means "flowers" in Lesotho.
Liparit m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian scholars believe that the name is of (western) Georgian origin and eventually exported to Armenia, whilst non-Georgian scholars theorize that the name is actually of Armenian origin.... [more]
Lipaz f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Paz 2 means "my gold" in Hebrew.
Lipe m Spanish
Dininutive of Felipe.
Lipi f Indian
Sanskrit- Meaning a document
Liping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 莉 () meaning "white jasmine", 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 () meaning "stand, establish" or 黎 () meaning "black, dawn" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Lipman m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of the Judeo-German name Liberman, meaning "beloved man".
Lipót m Hungarian (Archaic)
Hungarian adoption of Leopold.
Lipótka f Hungarian
Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hungarian form of Leopoldina.
Lippa f Finnish
Diminutive of Philippa.
Lippes m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Philipp.
Lipshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Liba.
Liqa m & f Arabic
Means "reunion" in Arabic.
Liqiang f Chinese
Means "beautiful lady", "elegant lady" in Chinese.
Li-qin f Chinese
"beautiful stringed musical instrument"
Liquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".
Lir f & m Hebrew
Popular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like Liron , Liram , Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Lira f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument lira (from Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lira f American (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian lirë "free".
Lirael f Literature
Central character in the fantasy novel by Garth Nix, the second in his Old Kingdom Trilogy. Lirael is daughter of the Abhorsen Terciel and the Clayr Arielle.
Lirah f English
Variant of Lyra.
Lirahn m Hebrew (Modern)
It’s the pronounciation to Liron... phonetics!! Same meaning as Liron
Lirain m Basque
Derived from Basque lirain "slim, slender, lithe, svelte; attractive".
Liram m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ram 1 means "my loftiness" in Hebrew. usually masculine, rare as feminine.
Liran m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.
Liran f & m Japanese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ran
Liran f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
Lirani f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liran, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Rani 2.
Lirazel f Literature
The name of the title character in Lord Dunsany's fantasy novel The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924).
Liren f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ren
Liren f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ren.
Lirette f Literature
French term for a type of fabric made by weaving strips of cloth. This is the name of one of the protagonists of the French fairy tale La bonne femme (The Good Woman) by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force.
Liri f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Catalan liri, a variant of lliri "iris; lily".
Liri f Albanian
Derived from either Albanian liri "flax" or Albanian liri "liberty, freedom".
Liri f Hebrew
Means "lyrical" in Hebrew.
Liria f Albanian
Variant of Lirija.
Liria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician lirio "lily".
Liriana f Albanian
Feminine form of Lirian.
Liridon m Albanian
Means "desire for freedom", composed of Albanian liri "freedom" and don "desire, want, will". This is probably an example of a patriotic name (which are popular among Albanians living outside of Albania).
Liridona f Albanian
Feminine form of Liridon.
Liriel f Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lírio.
Liriel f Samoan
Means "beautiful flower" in Samoan
Lirija f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "freedom".
Lirije f Albanian
Variant of Lirija.
Lirika f Albanian, Kosovar
Diminutive of Liri and Liria, even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian lirikë "lyric".
Lirim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lirim "liberation".
Lirime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirim.
Lirin f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Rin.
Lírio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese lírio "lily".
Liriope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]
Lirjeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "liberty, freedom" and jetë "life".
Lirjona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirjon.
Lirkku f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Liisa.
Liroi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Liroy.
Lirom f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Rom , it is also used as a variant of the name Liram
Liron m Albanian
Derived from Albanian liron "to set free, to liberate".
Lirona f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Liron.
Lirona f Albanian
Feminine form of Liron.
Lirong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" or 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]
Lironi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liron, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roni 1.
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]
Liroz f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Roz, means "my rose" or "my flower" in Hebrew and creates a modern twist on the names Varda and Vered.
Liru m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ru
Liruan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Ru and An 1.
Lirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Lis m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian lis "oak; tall tree".
Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lily.
Lísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisa.
Lisa f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lis.
Lisa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari लिस: (see Lisah).
Lisabeau f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Elizabeth.
Lisabella f American (Modern)
Elaboraton of Lisabelle in the style of Isabella
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisabetta f Medieval Italian, Italian, Sicilian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh, Literature
Medieval truncated form of Elisabetta. Lisabetta da Messina is a character in Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (14th century).
Lisabèu f Provençal
Variant form of Eisabèu.
Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.
Lisadiana f English (American)
This name is a combination of the two feminine names Lisa and Diana.
Lisah f Newar
Means "reply; answer" in Newar.
Lisai m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "war,' traditionally given to male children born during a time of warfare.
Lisaid f Manx (Modern)
Truncated form of Ealisaid.
Lisaile f American (Modern)
Recent invented name, possibly an elaboration of Lisa.
Lisajane f English
Combination of Lisa and Jane.
Lisamarie f English (American)
Combination of Lisa and Marie.
Lisàndar m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Alexander.
Lisandar m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Alexander.
Lisandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Lysandros (see Lysander).
Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.
Lisandra f Corsican, Sardinian
Feminine form of Lisandru.
Lisandrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Alexandrina.
Lisandru m Corsican, Sardinian
Sardinian variant form or short form of Alessandru and Corsican form of Alexander.
Lisanga m & f Lingala
Means "united" in Lingala.
Lisann f German
Variant of Lisanne.
Lisardo m Spanish
Possibly a short form of Elisardo. This name is used primarily in Columbia and Spain.
Lísbet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisbet.
Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lísbita f Faroese
Faroese variant of Lisbet.
Lisciandra f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandra.
Lisciandrina f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandrina.
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lisea f Corsican
Truncated form of Elisea.
Lisebo f Sotho
Means "whispers" in Sotho.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Liseli f Southern African
Means "light" in Lozi.
Liselore f Dutch
Dutch form of Lieselore.
Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth
Liseo m Asturian
Truncated form of Eliseo.
Liseta f Provençal
Provençal cognate of Lisette.
Lisetta f Italian
Diminutive of Elisabetta.
Liseu m Sardinian
Short form of Eliseu.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.
Lishan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里 () meaning "village" or 李 () meaning "plum, plum tree" combined with 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 姍 (shān) meaning "leisurely, slow", 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak" or 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir"... [more]
Lishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.
Lishi f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 ans Shi
Lishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Lishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Lisi f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lisy.
Lisi f Samoan
Samoan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisia f Tongan
Tongan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Lisian.
Lisiate m Tongan
Tongan form of Richard.
Lisig f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Lisenn.
Lisigna f Romansh
Diminutive of Elisa.
Lísip m Catalan
Catalan form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lísipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lisipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lisipp m Russian
Russian form of Lysippos.
Lisippo m Italian
Italian form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Liska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Eliza.
Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]
Liskit f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh liskt meaning "neat, clean".
Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.
Lismod f Medieval French (?), Medieval Flemish (?)
Recorded in the genitive form Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French (e)lis(i), derived from the name Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".
Lisnawati f Indonesian
From the given name Lisna combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".
Liso m Medieval Italian
Perhaps a masculine form of Lisa.
Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".
Lison f French, French (Belgian)
French diminutive of Élisabeth.
Lisong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [more]
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Liss f Manx (Modern)
Newly coined diminutive of Ealisaid mimicking Liz.
Lissànder m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Alexander.
Lissandre m Provençal
Provençal form of Alexander.
Lissandri m Friulian
Friulian form of Alexander.
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lissie f German
Variant of Lissy.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
Lissu f Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Liisa and Aliisa.
Lissy f German
Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.
List f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".
Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".
Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.
Listraba f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word listrabar meaning "set free". This name is used as the Caló form of Librada.
Listvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and vár "spring".
Lisu m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Su
Lisui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Liswini f Mizo
Means "beautiful" in Mizo.
Lisy m & f Malagasy
Means "lily" in Malagasy.
Lisy f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Litai m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Tai.
Litan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 2 and Tan.
Litang f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Litao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Litavis f Celtic Mythology
Litavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period. She was probably an earth-goddess. Her name is derived from Gaulish Litavi- "earth; the vast one" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *flitawī- "broad").