LeggrmOld Norse Meaning uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse leikr "game, play, fight" (compare Old Danish Leg) or taken directly from Old Norse leggr "leg, stem".
LegienfDutch (Rare) Dutch feminine name of uncertain meaning. A known bearer of this name is the retired Dutch television host Legien Kromkamp (born around 1945).
LegoshimPopular Culture Legoshi is the name of the main protagonist in the manga/anime Beastars. His name is derived from Bela Lugosi, an actor who played Dracula in old movies. The author of the series borrowed from it because it sounded "mysterious and elegant."
Legpam & fTibetan Means "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.
LehavafHebrew "Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.
LehelmHungarian, History Younger form of Lél. Lehel (died 955) was a Magyar chieftain, one of the military leaders of prince Taksony of Hungary, and a descendant of Árpád.
LehomEstonian Coined in the 1930s by Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist. He probably intended the name to refer to Lehola (also known as Lõhavere), the castle of Lembitu, an Estonian chieftain... [more]
LehuananifHawaiian Means "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Leialoham & fHawaiian Means "beloved child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
LeihanafMicronesian The name Leihana is unknown where it originated, but has been used in many islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially in Micronesia. The first recorded use of the name Leihana was for the name of Princess Leihana of an unamed island in the Pacific... [more]
LeihaofChinese From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent".
LeijinfChinese From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".
LeijnmDutch (Rare) More modern form of Leyn, but the name is still quite archaic, even though it has barely survived into modern times. In 2010, there were less than 60 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
LeijufChinese From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
LeiknyfNorwegian Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
LeikofHawaiian Combination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.
Leimarel SidabifManipuri, Mythology The supreme goddess in Sanamahism, the traditional religion of the Meitei religion. Leimarel Sidabi, also known as Ima Leimaren, meaning "Mother Leimarel", is seen as the goddess of the earth, nature and household and mother of every living thing... [more]
LeinmDutch Modern form of the medieval name Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [more]
LeināʻalafHawaiian Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".
LeinanifHawaiian Means "beautiful child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
LeinomFinnish, Estonian Finnish and Estonian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the pen name of Eino Leino (Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm), Finnish poet and journalist (1878-1926).
LeiriktombifManipuri Derived from the Meitei leirik meaning "flower pollen" and tombi meaning "youngest daughter".
LeirionfObscure Possibly derived from Ancient Greek λείριον (leirion) meaning "lily" (which is the source of Latin lilium). A known bearer of this name is American politician Leirion Gaylor Baird.
LeizufChinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology In Chinese mythology, Leizu was the principal wife of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) and the inventor of sericulture. She is commonly worshipped in parts of Northern China as the “Silkworm Mother”.
LejzermYiddish (Polonized) Polonized form of Leyzer. This was the middle name of L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of Esperanto language. His birth name was Leyzer.
ŁękomirmPolish Obscure old Polish male name composed of the Slavic elements łęka "cunning, guile, treachery" and mir "peace". The meaning may thus be something along the lines of "he who uses his cunning in order to establish peace".
LelantosmGreek Mythology (Latinized, Rare) Son of the titans Coeus and phoebe,brother of leto and asteria.Name meaning 'something that goes unobserved' therefore becoming god of air(unseen).
LelexmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Lelex (/ˈliːlɪks/; Ancient Greek: Λέλεξ, gen. Λέλεγος) was one of the original inhabitants of Laconia which was called after him, its first king, Lelegia.
LelianafPopular Culture Possibly based on the Italian name Lelia, in turn modeling itself on the elaboration Liliana. In the award-winning video game franchise "Dragon Age," the character Leliana is a respected, and feared, spymaster who aids the protagonist(s).
LellafEnglish (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]
LellefHungarian Feminine form of Lél. While in the Middle Ages, Lelle was a masculine variant of Lél, it has been revived as a strictly feminine form of the name.
LellurifHurrian Mythology Of unknown meaning, however the name is linked to several other names in Hurrian mythology by the suffix -luri. Lelluri was a Hurrian goddess of mountains.