Submitted Names on the List of Olympic Medalists

This is a list of submitted names in which the name appears on the list of Olympic Medalists.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kongzheng m Chinese
From 孔 (kǒng) meaning "hole, aperture, opening" and 政 (zhèng) meaning "government".
Konštantín m Slovak
Slovak form of Konstantin.
Koosje f & m Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Koos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Kornelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cornelia.
Kornēlija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cornelia
Kozue f Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetop, twig," derived from a combination of 木 (ko), the combining form of ki meaning "tree," and and 末 (sue) meaning "tip, top."... [more]
Kraft m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Kraft is a normal German word meaning "power, force".... [more]
Kris m Theology
Haitian Creole form of Christ.
Kriss f & m English
Variant of Kris.
Krissy f English
Variant of Chrissy.
Kristin m Faroese
Faroese form of Christinus.
Kristîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
Kristof m Croatian, Breton, Banat Swabian
Croatian and Breton form of Christopher and Banatswabian variant of Christof.
Kuan m & f Chinese
it was a chinese kings name but can also be a femenine name. it was used in southern china and was a very popular name.
Kuan m Kazakh
From Kazakh қуану (quanu) meaning "to rejoice", traditionally given when a long-awaited son was finally born.
Kulbir m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, brave".
Kumi m & f Akan
"forcefulness"
Kumi f Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kun m Korean
Variant transcription of Geon.
Kun m & f Cree
Variant of Kuun.
Kunihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "a land, a large place" combined with 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kürt m Hungarian
From the name of an ancient Hungarian tribe. This tribal name was probably of Turkish origin and possibly meant "snow slip, avalanche". This name should not be confused with unrelated name Kurt.... [more]
Kurumi f & m Japanese
Directly taken from Japanese 胡桃 meaning "walnut". This name is mostly used for girls in Japan but occasionally given to boys as well. It is also often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible, but rather uncommon.
Kusuo m Japanese
From Japanese 奇 (kusu) meaning "strange, strangeness, curiosity", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 樟 (kusu) meaning "camphor" or 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life", 州 (su) meaning "state, province", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" or 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 児 (o) meaning "newborn baby, child, young of animals", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 郎 (o) meaning "son"... [more]
Kwang f Thai
Means "deer" in Thai.
Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.
Kyi f Tibetan
Means "comfort, happiness" in Tibetan.
Kyla f Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Feminine Anglicized form of Cadhla.
Kyōko f Japanese
今日子 can translate to ""Today's Child"" or ""Child of Today""
Kyung-eun f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Gyeong-eun.
Kyung-Min m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경민 (see Gyeong-Min).
Kyung-Mo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경모 (see Gyeong-Mo).
Kyungwon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining", or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning"... [more]
Lala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laura.
Lala f Romani
Directly taken from Romani lala "ruby; red; fiery".... [more]
Lala f Arabic
"Flower"
Lala f Portuguese, Spanish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura. As a Spanish name, it may also be used as a diminutive of Eulalia, Alejandra or Esmeralda.
Lala m & f Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali
Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
Lalá f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.
Lalä f Tatar
Means "tulip" in Tatar, ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh)
Lalə f Azerbaijani
Means "poppy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (laleh).
Lalonde m Trinidadian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Lalonde.
Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".
Lãm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 覽 (lãm) meaning "view, inspect, perceive".
Lam f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Lin.
Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".
Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.
Lamonte m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Lamonte.
Lana f Kurdish
Kurdish origin, meaning "bird's nest"
Lana f Hawaiian
Means "afloat", "hopeful, without worry" and "calm, still as water" in Hawaiian.
Lana f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Svitlana.
Lander m Basque, Medieval Basque
Of debated origin and meaning.... [more]
Lander m Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Meaning uncertain. This name could be a modern form of a Germanic name starting with Land- (such as Landerik), but it could also possibly be a contracted form of Alexander or even a variant form of Leander.
Lansing m English
Transferred use of the surname Lansing.
Laora f Breton
Breton form of Laura.
Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Lara f Breton
Truncated form of Alara and Elara.
Larion m Romanian, Ukrainian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Ilarion.
Lars m Etruscan
Variant of Larth.
Larsen m English
Variant of Larson.
Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.
Lasha f African American
Variant of Lashay. In some cases it could be a modern name using the popular prefix la combined with the suffix sha, most likely influenced by Sasha... [more]
Lásse m Sami
Sami form of Lasse.
Latino m Mythology
Basque, Italian, Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Latinus.
Lâu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of He.
Lau f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.
Laùra f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laura.
Laurèns m Provençal
Provençal form of Laurent.
Lauri f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.
Laurien f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Laurine (though in some cases it is a short form of Laurentien), with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Lauro f Provençal
Provençal form of Laure.
Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.
Lawrence f French (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 2 with the spelling influenced by the English masculine name Lawrence.
Lazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Lazarus.
Lea f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Goddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)
Lea f English
Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".
Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.
Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.
Lee m & f Chinese (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 1.
Lee m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 2.
Lee m & f Hmong
It was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.
Leendert m Dutch
Dutch form of Leonard.
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."
Lei f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see Lai).
Leïla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Layla influenced by French orthography.
Leila f Estonian
Variant of Laila 2.
Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).
Lemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Lemuel.
Leni f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Leni m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lenny.
Leni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן אלוהים), Li 2 means "to me", natan is a Hebrew word (and a name) means "(he) gave", the letter i (or y) is a part of the name of God, another variant can be Leny.
Lenilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Leni and Nilson.
Lénka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Léna.
Leńka f Sorbian
Diminutive of Lejna.
Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.
Lénore f French (Rare)
French form of Lenore.
Léo f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.
Lèo m Central African
Congolese form of Leo and the French equivalent Léo.
Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.
Leobaldo m Spanish
Variant form of Leudbald.
Léón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leon.
Leonárd m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Leonard.
Léónarda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Léónôrd.
Léonardo m French
French form of Leonardo.
Leonel m Croatian, English
Croatian form and English variant of Lionel.
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.
Leontien f Dutch
Dutch form of Leontine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Leri f Welsh
Diminutive of Eleri
Leri m Georgian
Short form of Valeri.
Leri m Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Larry.
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.
Lévi m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Levi.
Levi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Levente.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Li m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lee.
Li f Swedish
Short form of names starting, containing, or ending with li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of Lee.
f Vietnamese
Variant of .
Lìa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lia 1.
Lîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic from of Lea.
Lia f Medieval English (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Lia f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.
Liä f Tatar
Variant of Lia.
Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.
Liam m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my people" or "my nation" from Hebrew לִי (li) "my" and עַם ('am) "people, nation". It is also a modern Hebrew acronym for לא ידע עמי מלחמה which means "my nation did not know war".... [more]
Li-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Lián f & m Chinese
Variant of Liên.
Lian f Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
Lian m Chin
Means "big, large, great" in Hakha Chin.
Li'Ana f English
alternate spelling of Liana
Liána f Hungarian
Diminutive of Juliána, used as a given name in its own right (compare Liana).
Liana f Iranian
It has Persian-Iranian origin and it means : Glowing lady
Liana f Urdu
Eye of the light
Liana f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).
Liang m & f Chinese
Means "a beam", "a bridge", "an elevation", or "a mast". Traditionally a surname common in East Asia. A famous bearer of this name is Liang Na (formally Empress Shunlie), who was an empress during the Han Dynasty.
Liangde m Chinese
From 良 (liáng) meaning "good, fine, well" and 德 () meaning "virtue, morality, ethics".
Libby f Hebrew
Variant of Libi.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lida f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.
Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.
Lida f Hungarian
Diminutive of Lídia.
Lidewij f Dutch
Dutch form of an old Germanic given name, of which the first element consists of Germanic liut meaning "people". The second element is derived from either Germanic wig meaning "war" or Germanic wîh meaning "holy, sacred".
Lidìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Lydie.
Lidio m English (American), Spanish, Brazilian
Probably a masculine form to Lydia.
Liễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璉 (liễn) meaning "vessel for holding grain offerings".
Lien m Lao
Means "to arrange, to order" in Lao.
Lieuwe m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Leeuwe. A famous bearer of this name is Lieuwe Westra (b. 1982), Dutch racing cyclist.
Liisá f Sami
Sami form of Lisa.
Lijia f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Jia
Liju m & f Indian
Lijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
Lìli m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Luis.
Lili f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice, Lígia and Liliana.
Lili f Greek
Diminutive of Amalia and Evangelia.
Lili f Basque, Welsh
Derived from Basque and Welsh lili "lily".
Lilì f Occitan
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lilia.
Liliä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Lilia.
Lilián f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Liliana.
Lilian f Chinese
From the 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Liliāna f Latvian
Latvian form of Liliana.
Liliyana f Indonesian, Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Liliana.
Lilli f Estonian
Estonian variant of both Lille and Lili.
Limin f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Min 1
Lín f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Líni as well as the Faroese form of Hlín.
Lín m Spanish
Spanish form of Linus.
Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.
Lin m & f Burmese
Means "bright, clear" in Burmese.
Lin f Arabic
Variant or short form of Lina 1.
Lin f Korean
From 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade" or 隣(rin) meaning "neighbor" or 潾(rin)/粼(rin) meaning "clear/clear water". Other hanja names are also possible.
Lína f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian, Literature
Icelandic form of Lina 2. This is also the name of Pippi Longstocking in the Icelandic version of the book series (Icelandic name Lína langsokkur; full first name Sigurlína).
Liña f Galician
Diminutive of Eliana 1.
Lina f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia and Evangelia.
Lina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Na.
Lina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lena, Lyn or Lynn.
Linda m Zulu
Means "wait!" in Zulu (note that this is the imperative singular form of -linda).
Linda f Chinese
Combination of Lin and Da.
Lindá f Sami
Sami form of Linda.
Linetta f Italian, Hungarian
Diminutive of Lina 2.
Linette f French, Danish, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French diminutive of Lina 2 and Line, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Linlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Linn m English
Variant of Lynn.
Linn f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Allin and Apollonia.
Linn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see Lin).
Lins m Limburgish
Originally a short form of Lerins, which is an archaic Limburgian form of Laurence 1. It is now used as a short form for the related names Laurens and Laurentius, and sometimes also for the unrelated name Leonardus.
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]
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).
Lisa f Russian
Short form of Larisa. It also means "fox" in Russian.
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lishi f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 ans Shi
Lîu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Leo.
Liu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow tree".... [more]
Liuyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]
Livingston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Livingston.
Lívio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Livius.
Liz f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
Lobke f West Frisian
Feminine form of Lobbe, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Lockwood m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Lockwood, used for a character in Wuthering Heights.
Lode m Dutch
Short form of Lodewijk.
Lopez m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Lopez
Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.
Loréna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Lorena 1.
Lórenz m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorenz.
Lorî f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lorik, lorîn meaning "lullaby".
Løðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lothar.
Louïs m Provençal
Provençal form of Louis.
Louis m Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Elias and Ilias, influenced by the unrelated name Louis.
Lovejoy f & m English (Puritan)
A combination of Love 2 and Joy, which possibly originated as a given name with the Puritans.... [more]
Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.
Lu f Vietnamese
Diminutive of Mi-lu.
Lu f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 露 () meaning "dew" or 禄 () meaning "blessing; happiness; prosperity" or 陆 () meaning "land; continent; mainland" or 鹿 () meaning "deer".... [more]
Lu m & f Burmese
Means "person, human" in Burmese.
Lu m Provençal
Provençal form of Luc.
Lựu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榴 (lựu) meaning "pomegranate".
Lữ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 侶 (lữ) meaning "companion" or 旅 (lữ) meaning "traveller".
Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".
Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".
Luan f Chinese
Means "bells" in Chinese.
Luan m & f Lao
Means "move, advance" in Lao.
Lục m & f Vietnamese
Means "green" in Vietnamese.
Łuca f Silesian
Silesian form of Łucja.
Łuca m Venetian
Venetian form of Luke.
Lu-ca m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Lucas
Lucà m Catalan
Catalan form of Lucan.
Lucàs m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Lucas.
Lúcía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lucia.
Lucìa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lucia.
Lučiano m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Luciano.
Luciano f Provençal
Provençal form of Lucienne.
Luċija f Maltese
Maltese form of Lucia.
Lucimar f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lúcia and Maria. A famous bearer is Brazilian athlete Lucimar Aparecida de Moura.
Lucious m English
Variant of Lucius.
Ludek m Polish
Diminutive of Ludwik or Ludomir.
Ludi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lurdes.
Ludi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element hlut meaning "famous" (such as Ludwig) as well as of given names that contain the Germanic element liut meaning "people" (such as Ludger, Ludwina and Luitgard).
Ludi f & m Asturian
Diminutive of Ludivina and Ludivino.
Ľudmila f Slovak
Slovak form of Ludmila.
Ludowika f German
German form of Ludovica.
Ludy f Filipino
Diminutive of Lourdes, Ludivina, and other names containing a similar sound.
Luîs m Friulian
Friulian form of Louis.
Lûíse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Louis.