Submitted Names Starting with L

Lykurg m German
German form of Lycurgus.

Lylee f English (Rare)
Variant of Lylie.

Lyli f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lily and Lylie.

Lylia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lilia.

Lylian f & m English (Rare), Estonian (Rare), French
English and Estonian feminine and French masculine variant of Lilian.

Lyliane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Liliane.

Lylie f English, Medieval English
Lylie was first recorded as a diminutive of Elizabeth in 13th century England.... [more]

Lylina f Various (?)
This has been used as a feminine form of Lyle.

Lyline f French

Lylio m French (Modern)
Variant of Lilio.

Lylla f American (Rare)
Variant of Lyla.

Lyly m Finnish (Rare)
Taken directly from Finnish lyly "reaction wood".

Lyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Lyman.

Lymari f Spanish (Caribbean)

Lymoine m Obscure
Variant of Lemoine.

Lyn m Welsh
Short form of Llywelyn, from its last syllable. A known bearer was the Welsh actor David Llewellyn "Lyn" Harding (1867-1952).

Lyn f Danish (Rare)
From Danish lyn meaning "lightning".

Lynae f English (Rare)
Variant of Linnae.

Lynai f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenae.

Lynanne f English
Combination of Lyn and Anne 1.

Lyncée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Lynceus.

Lynceus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λυγκεύς (Lynkeus), though technically Lygkeus is the correct spelling. The name is a more elaborate form of Lynkos (see Lyncus)... [more]

Lynci f English
Possibly an elaboration of Lyn.

Lyncken f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Katherine.

Lyncoln m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lincoln.

Lyncoya m Creek

Lyncus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λύγκος (Lynkos), though technically Lygkos is the correct spelling. It is derived from Greek λύγξ (lynx) - technically lygx - which refers to the feline animal of the same name... [more]

Lyndal m & f English (Australian), English (American)
Variant of Lyndall.

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

Lyndee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lindy.

Lyndell m & f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Lindell and Lyndal.

Lynden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linden.

Lyndia f English (American)
Elaboration of Lynda. Lyndia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, which contains only one species, Lyndia cannarum.

Lyndie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lindy.

Lyndis f Popular Culture
A deviant of Lynn. Used in the popular videogame "Fire Emblem."

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

Lyndrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lynn and Andrea 2.

Lyndsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lyndsy f English
Variant of Lindsay.

Lyne f French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
Variant of Line or Line.

Lynece f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)

Lynei f Obscure

Lynell f African American

Lynella f English (American)

Lynelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lyn with the popular name suffix -Elle.

Lynesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Lyn (from names such as Lynette) and the common name suffix sha.

Lynessa f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Lynn, using the popular feminine suffix -essa.

Lynetta f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynette.

Lyney m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly a masculine form of Lynette. This is the name of a playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact.

Lynfa f Welsh
Probably an elaborated form of the popular name syllable Lyn, using the suffix fa (perhaps from names such as Gwynfa or Meirionfa, in which it may be derived from Welsh fa "place").

Lyngheiðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Germanic name elements lyng "heather" and heiðr "honour". This is the name of a Dwarf from Norse mythology.

Lyngheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Lyngheiðr.

Lyngþór m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements lyng "heather" and þórr "thunder".

Lyngvi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse lyng "heather". In Norse mythology this is the name of the island in the lake Ámsvartnir where Fenrir is chained until Ragnarǫk.

Lynielle f English (American)

Lynika f African American

Lynith f Obscure

Lynix m & f Obscure

Lynka f Silesian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lyna.

Lynken f Medieval Flemish

Lynlee f English
Alternate spelling of Lynley.

Lynleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lynley.

Lynley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lynley.

Lynlie f English (British)

Lynmarie f English
Combination of Lyn and Marie.

Lynnae f English (American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Lynn (using the same suffix as Renae, Janae, Shanae, etc)... [more]

Lynnda f American
Variant of Lynda/Linda.

Lynnea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linnea.

Lynnesi f Obscure

Lynnet f Obscure

Lynnetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lynetta.

Lynnex f English (Modern, Rare)

Lynnia f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynn, probably influenced by the sound of Linnéa.

Lynnica f American (Rare)

Lynnie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linnie. It is also regarded as a diminutive of Lynn or names that end in lyn.

Lynnika f American (Rare)
Variant of Lynika.

Lynnix f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lynnlee f English (Rare)
A combination of Lynn and Lee.

Lynnleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lynley.

Lynnley f English (American)
Variant of Linley.

Lynnlie f English
Variant of Lynnlee.

Lynnox f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Lennox.

Lynnsey f English (American)
Variant spelling of Lindsey/Lindsay

Lynnwood m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Linwood.

Lynore f English (Rare)
Combination of Lyn and Lenore.

Lynsea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynsi f American
Variant of Lindsay.... [more]

Lynwen f Welsh
Possibly formed from the Welsh masculine name Lyn (a short form of Llywelyn) or the initial sound in Lynette combined with the Welsh element gwen "white; fair; blessed"... [more]

Lynx m Astronomy
Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cats.

Lynya f American (Modern, Rare)

Lynzi f English (Modern)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynzie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lynsey.

Lynzii f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lynzy f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lyo m Dutch

Lyolya f Russian
Diminutive of Larisa.

Lyon m English (Canadian, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the city in France of the same name.

Lyona f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Leona, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the French place name Lyon.

Lyonel m English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Lionel.

Lyonelle f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lyonel.

Lyonne f Dutch (Rare)

Lyonor f Medieval Galician
Variant of Lionor.

Lyonors f Arthurian Romance
Appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', belonging to the daughter of Earl Sanam. Lyonors had an affair with Arthur and bore him a son, Borre. Alfred Lord Tennyson used the name in his poem 'Gareth and Lynette' (1872) for the sister of Lynette, a character usually called Lyonesse in medieval versions of the story.

Lyonya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Leonid.

Lyor m & f Hebrew
Variant of Lior

Lyora f Hebrew
Variant of Liora

Lyoshenka m Russian
Russian diminutive or pet form of Aleksei.

Lyova m Russian
Diminutive of Lev 1.

Lýra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lyra.

Lyrae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaRae, coinciding with a term in astronomy.

Lyrah f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Lyra.

Lyralen f American (Modern, Rare)

Lyralisa f English
Combination of Lyra and Lisa.

Lyraya f American (Rare)

Lyria f English, Popular Culture
From the Greek instrument the lyre.

Lyriane f French (Rare)
Variant of Allyriane.

Lyrica f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lyric.

Lyricah f English (American)
Variant of Lyrica.

Lyrical f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word lyrical, a derivative of lyric (see Lyric), which is ultimately from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "singing to the lyre".

Lyricc f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyricia f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Lyric and Lyrica.

Lyrick m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrics f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Lyric.

Lyrik f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyrica.

Lyrikos m Late Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "of the lyre" (as in, the musical instrument).

Lyriq f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrique f English (American, Rare)
French form of Lyric.

Lyris f English (Modern, Rare)
Lyris is occasionally listed among the Oceanids of Greek mythology. As such, the name first appears in Hyginus's Fabulae.... [more]

Lyrissa f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Larissa or an elaborated form of Lyris.

Lyrix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage. Possibly a variant of Lyric inspired by the spelling of Hendrix. Alternatively, it could be a corruption of the plural form: lyrics.

Lyron m English (Modern, Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Liron.

Lyrric f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lysa f English (Rare), Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Lisa or Liza. This is the name of the Lady of the Vale and Catelyn Stark's sister in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.

Lysandre m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lysander and Lysandra.

Lysandria f English (Rare)

Lysandrus m English (American, Rare)

Lysanias m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Greek noun λυσανίας (lysanias) meaning "ending sorrow". It consists of the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with the Greek noun ἀνία (ania) meaning "grief, sorrow, distress, trouble".

Lysann f Dutch
Variant of Lisanne.

Lysara f English (Rare)

Lysbet f Medieval Flemish
Older form of Lijsbeth.

Lysbeth f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Older form of Lijsbeth.

Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).

Lyshane f Obscure

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Lysiana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysianassa f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements λυσις (lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα (anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.

Lysiane f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Elisabeth and Anne 1, although folk etymology occasionally considers this name a shortened form of Lysianassa... [more]

Lysianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysias m Ancient Greek

Lysidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Λυσιδίκη (Lysidikê), derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening, freeing, deliverance" and δικη (dike) "justice"... [more]

Lysie f French (Modern, Rare)

Lysimache f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Lysimachos.

Lysimachides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Lysimachos" in Greek, derived from the name Lysimachos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Lysimaque m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lysimachus.

Lysipp m German
German form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Lysippe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "she who lets loose the horses" in Greek from the elements λύσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

Lysippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Lysippos m Ancient Greek
Means "a release of a horse", derived from Greek λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". This was the name of a Greek sculptor from the 4th century BC, noted as being one of the best sculptors of the ancient world.

Lysippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysippos.

Lysis m Ancient Greek
From Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening". This was borne by a Greek philosopher, Lysis of Taras, who was said to have been a friend and disciple of Pythagoras, as well as the title character in a Socratic dialogue of Plato.

Lysistratos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Lysistrate derived from the elements λύσις (lysis) "loosening, a release" and στρατός (stratos) "army"... [more]

Lysistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysistratos.

Lysithoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift, nimble". This is another name for Lysithea, however, it may have belonged to a different figure.

Lysixenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Lyško m Sorbian, Literature
Lyško is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.... [more]

Lysne f American
Derived from the name of Norwegian town Ljøsne. Ljøsne is the Nynorsk (one of two major written dialects used in Norway) spelling used locally. Lysne is the Bokmål (the other major written dialect used in Norway) form.... [more]

Lyson f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lison.

Lyssi f English
Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".

Lystra f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [more]

Lysy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elisabeth.

Lyta f English (Rare)
Variant of Lita.

Lyta f Indonesian

Lythan f Welsh (Rare)

Lýðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lyder.

Lýðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements lýðr "folk, people" and bjǫrn "bear".

Lýður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Lyder.

Lytle m English (American, Rare)
Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of Lyle or transferred use of the surname Little.

Lytta f Greek Mythology
Attic form of Lyssa 2.

Lytton m English
From an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.

Lyubasha f Russian
Diminutive of Lyubov.

Lyubava f Medieval Slavic, Russian, Ukrainian
Variant of Lyubov. A known bearer of this name is the Ukrainian actress Lyubava Greshnova (b. 1988), whose birth name is Lyubov.

Lyubena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyuben.

Lyubimaya f Russian
Means "beloved" in Russian.

Lyubitshka f Romani
From the Russian name Lyuba meaning "love"

Lyubka f Bulgarian
Short form of names beginning with the element Lyub-, such as Lyubomira.

Lyublen m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian Люби Ленина! (Lyubi Lenina!) meaning "Love Lenin!", in which Lenin refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state... [more]

Lyubomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyubomir.

Lyubomyr m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lyubomir.

Lyubomyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Lyubomyr.

Lyuboslav m Bulgarian
Cognate of Ľuboslav.

Lyubou f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubou.

Lyubovi f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Lyubov.

Lyuda f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Lyudochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Lyudmila.

Lyudovik m Russian
Russian form of Ludwig.

Lyudovika f Russian
Russian feminine form of Ludwig.

Lyudvig m Armenian
Armenian form of Ludwig.

Lyudvig m Russian
Russian form of Ludwig.

Lyudviga f Russian
Feminine transcription of Lyudvig.

Lyuiza f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Luiza.

Lyuk m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Luke, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Lyusi m & f Bulgarian
Nickname for Lyudmil and Lyudmila.

Lyusiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucia.

Lyusya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Lyusyena f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucienne or Luciana.

Lyutsia f Armenian
Armenian form of Lucia.

Lyutsifer m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Lucifer.

Lyutsilla f Russian
Russian variant of Lutsilla, which is the main Russian form of Lucilla.

Lyutsina f Russian
Russian variant of Lutsina, which is the main Russian form of Lucina.

Lyutsiy m Russian
Russian variant of Lutsiy, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucius.

Lyutsiya f Russian, Soviet
Russian variant of Lutsiya, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucia.... [more]

Lyutya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Volodya.

Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.

Lyvio m French (Modern)
Variant of Livio.

Lyvonne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lyvonte m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonte.

Lyydi f Finnish
Variant of Lydia.

Lyyli f Finnish
A diminutive form of Lyydia (used independently).

Lyytikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Lyydia.

Lyza f Popular Culture
Alternative spelling of Liza. It is the name of the protagonist’s mother in the anime Made in Abyss.

Lyzabeth f Obscure

Lyzbeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth. A known bearer of this name is American memoirist Lyzbeth 'Lyz' Glick, whose late husband Jeremy Glick (1970-2001) was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 and a casualty of the September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11.