Submitted Names Starting with L

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Leftheris m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.
Lefward m Medieval English
From the Old English name Leofweard, derived from the elements leof "dear, loved" and weard "guardian, ward".
Lefwin m Medieval English
Medieval form of Leofwine.
Leg m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Leikr.
Legakwa f Tswana
Means "crystal" in Setswana.
Legarrette m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le with the name Garrette.
Legentey m Yakut
Yakut form of Innokentiy.
Léger m French (Rare), Haitian Creole
French form of Leutgar. Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun was a 7th-century Frankish martyr.
Legerd m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leodegar (compare French Léger).
Legese m Amharic
Means "he was generous" in Amharic.
Legesse m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he offered, he donated, he became generous" in Amharic.
Leggr m Old Norse
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse leikr "game, play, fight" (compare Old Danish Leg) or taken directly from Old Norse leggr "leg, stem".
Legien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine name of uncertain meaning. A known bearer of this name is the retired Dutch television host Legien Kromkamp (born around 1945).
Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.
Legion m English (American, Rare)
Via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century.
Legoshi m Popular 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."
Legpa m & f Tibetan
Means "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.
Leguntia f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, considers this name a Basque form of Leodegundia.
Lehar m Estonian
Variant of Leho.
Lehava f Hebrew
"Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.
Lehel m Hungarian, 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.
Lehiwa f Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "admirable, attractive."
Lehla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Layla.
Lehlogonolo m & f Sotho
Means "felicity" in Sotho.
Lehlohonolo m Sotho, South African
Means "luck" or "blessing" in Sotho.
Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.
Leho m Estonian
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]
Lehonti m Mormon
Lamanite officer.
Lehte f Estonian
19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian leht "leaf".
Lehti f Estonian
Variant of Lehte.
Lehuanani f Hawaiian
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."
Lehumo m Sotho
Means "treasure" in Sotho.
Lei f Japanese
Alternate romanization of Rei. "Rei" is technically correct, but in this case it's spelled with an L to match the pronunciation.
Lei m & f Chinese
Meaning "thunder" 雷 in Chinese.
Leïa f French (Modern)
French form of Leia.
Leia f Estonian (Rare)
Contracted form of Leida.
Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
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.
Leiam m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Liam that was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Leian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lei 2 and An 1.
Leib m Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish leyb "lion". The lion was associated with the tribe of Judah.
Leiba f Yiddish
Feminine form of Leib.
Leibaklei f Manipuri
Means "orchid" in Meitei.
Leibush m Yiddish
Diminutive of Leib.
Leicester m Literature
Sir Leicester Dedlock is a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.
Leicester m Tongan
From the English city Leicester.... [more]
Leich m Breton (Archaic)
Vannetais form of Loeiz.
Leichan f Manipuri
Means "mosaic of flowers" in Meitei.
Leidi f Estonian
Variant of Leida.
Leidulf m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Leiðulfr.
Leies m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Elias.
Leiff m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Leif.
Leifi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leifr.
Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.
Leighana f Obscure
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leighanabell f Romani, Obscure
Combination of Leigh and Anabell.
Leighanna f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Leanna or a combination of Leigh and Anna
Leighanne f English
Variant of Leanne. Also compare Leighann.
Leighannie f Obscure
Diminutive of Leighanne.
Leighlani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, influenced by Leigh.
Leighlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Leigh and the popular suffix -lynn.
Leighroy m Obscure
Variant of Leroy.
Leighsa f Obscure
Variant of Lisa.
Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya
Leihana f Micronesian
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]
Leihao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent".
Leihlo-larona m & f Sotho
Our eye
Leihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".
Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".
Leijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".
Leijn m Dutch (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]
Leiju f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Leik m Norwegian
Younger form of Leikr.
Leikanglei f Manipuri
Means "desert flower" in Meitei.
Leikea f Hawaiian (?)
Means "white flowers", from Hawaiian lei and kea "white".
Leikela f Taiwanese (Rare)
From Chinese 雷 léi "thunder", 科 "sort, class, kind", and 拉 "drag, pull".
Leiki m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Leikr.
Leikips m Latvian
Latvian form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.
Leikny f Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Leikný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse as well as the Icelandic form of Leikny.
Leiko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Reiko.
Leiko f Hawaiian
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.
Leikona f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leighton.
Leikr m Old Norse
From Old Norse leikr meaning "game, play, fight".
Leïla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Layla influenced by French orthography.
Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of Lei and La. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leila f Estonian
Variant of Laila 2.
Leilaila f Chinese
From Chinese 雷 léi (Thunder) + 来了 lái le (is coming). So basically = thunder is coming, thunder is looming over.
Leilaile f Chinese
From 雷来了 (thunder is coming).
Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.
Leilanny f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flower child, child of royalty".
Leili f Georgian (Rare)
Form of Leila with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Leilla f English
Variant of Laila.
Leilo m Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Leila.
Leimarel Sidabi f Manipuri, 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]
Lein m Dutch
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]
Leina f Manipuri
Means "petal" in Meitei.
Leināʻala f Hawaiian
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), which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".
Leinani f Hawaiian
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.
Leinhard m Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Lienhard.
Leini f Estonian
Variant of Leine.
Leinná f Sami
Sami form of Lena.
Leino m Finnish, 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).
Leintje f Dutch
Feminine form of Lein.
Leiomy f Obscure
Unknown origin. For Leiomy Maldonado, the Wonder Woman of Vogue
Léionore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Leiore f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Leire.
Léioun m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Léon.
Leipephilene f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps a corrupted form of Leipephile, Hippophile, or Deiphile... [more]
Leira f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Leire.
Leirangthoi f Manipuri
Means "among flowers" in Meitei.
Leirentonbi f Manipuri
Means "royal daughter" in Meitei.
Leiriktombi f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei leirik meaning "flower pollen" and tombi meaning "youngest daughter".
Leirion f Obscure
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.
Leiser m Yiddish
Alsatian Yiddish variant of Lazarus.
Leishabi f Manipuri
Means "young lady" in Meitei.
Leishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "unopened flower, bud" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".
Leishi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.
Leishilembi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.
Leith m Arabic
Variant of Laith.
Leitha f American
Variant of Letha.
Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.
Leiðólfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant of Leiðulfr.
Leiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse leið "road, way" and ulfr "wolf".
Leitza f Spanish
Leitza is a town in Spain
Leiutenant m African American
Transliteration from the word Lieutenant.
Leivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Leifr.
Leixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
Leixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Leiya f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Leiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Leiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Leizu f Chinese, 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”.
Leja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Leah.
Lejá f Sami
Northern Sami variant of Lea.
Lejb m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polonized form of Leib
Lejf m Danish
Variant of Leif.
Lejla f Hungarian
Magyarized form of Leila.
Lejna f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lena and Lene.
Lejo m Finnish (Rare), Sami
Finnish variant of Leo.
Lejzer m Yiddish (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.
Lek m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Leikr.
Lek m & f Thai
Means "small, little" in Thai. It is also commonly used as a nickname.
Leka m Albanian
Variant of Lekë.
Lekandr m Mari
Mari form of Nikandr.
Leke m Yoruba
Means "trimuph" in Yoruba. Often used as a short form of other names ending in leke, such as Adeleke.
Lekë m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.
Lekela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lester.
Lekha f Sanskrit
Writing, Mark, Horizon the crescent Moon, Line, Record, Lightening
Lekia m Ogoni
Means "good journey" in Khana.
Lekilei f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lesley.
Lekili f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leslie.
Lekinala m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Reginald.
Lekisi f Tongan
Diminutive of Alekisanitulia.
Leko m & f Georgian
Contracted form of Leliko (feminine) as well as of Levaniko and Leviko (masculine).
Leko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Taleke.
Łękomir m Polish
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".
Łękomira f Polish
Feminine form of Łękomir.
Łękosław m Polish
Derived from Polish lęk "fear" combined with Slavic slav "glory". This name thus means something along the lines of "fear of glory".
Łękosława f Polish
Feminine form of Łękosław.
Leksa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Lex and diminutive of Leo.
Lekshmi f Indian
Variant of Lakshmi.
Lekso m Georgian
Short form of both Aleksandre and Aleksi.
Leksten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of leikr "play, game" and steinn "stone".
Lektyne f Koryak
Means "returning" in Koryak.
Lekya f Indian
Means "mathematician" in Indian.
Lél m Hungarian (Archaic)
Derived from Hungarian lélek "soul".
Lel m Romani
Derived from the Romani word lel "to take; to receive".
Lela f Romani
Feminine form of Lel.
Lela f Galician
Diminutive of Manuela.
Lelah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lela 2, an English variant of Leila.
Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]
Lelana m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leland.
Lelantos m Greek 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).
Lelde f Latvian, Theatre
1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.
Lele m Italian
Pet name of several italian names ending with "ele", such as: Gabriele, Emanuele, Ezechiele, Michele and so on
Lelê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Helena and Elena.
Lelei f & m Polynesian (Rare)
Means “good” in several Polynesian languages.
Leleti f South African, Zulu
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Leleti Khumalo, a South African actress.
Lelex m Greek 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.
Lelgarde f English (British, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Legarda (itself a medieval form of Leutgard, recorded in England in 1222) influenced by Lelia... [more]
Leli f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.
Lélia f Corsican
Gallicized form of Lelia.
Lelia f Slavic Mythology
Lelia is the Slavic goddess of spring and mercy, daughter of Lada. ... [more]
Lëliana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Liliana.
Leliana f Popular 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).
Leliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Laelianus.
Lélie f French (Rare)
French form of Laelia.
Lelie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch adaptation of the French name Lélie.... [more]
Lelija f Croatian
Croatian form of Laelia. There is a poem from the famous Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović (1905.-2007.) named "Lelija".
Lelija f German (East Prussian)
In the case of the East Prussian German name, Lelija is not a derivative of Ancient Roman Laelia.... [more]
Lelijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Laelianus.
Lelije m Croatian
Croatian form of Laelius.
Leliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases. Also see Leli.
Lëliô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Lily (compare Lilia).
Leliu m Corsican
Corsican form of Lelio.
Leliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Laelius.
Lella f English (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]
Lelle f Hungarian
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.
Lelluri f Hurrian 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.