LysipposmAncient 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.
LysismAncient 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.
LysithoefGreek 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.
LysixenosmAncient 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".
LyškomSorbian, 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]
LysnefAmerican 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]
LyssifEnglish Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".
LyssyfCzech (Rare) Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Lysý 'bald' (see Lysy).
LystrafEnglish (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]
LytlemEnglish (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.
LyublenmSoviet, 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]
MaelysmLiterature This name is used by George R. R. Martin for a male character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the series, Maelys Blackfyre is the fifth Blackfyre claimant to the throne of Westeros.
MagdelynafUkrainian (Polonized) Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [more]
MalyenmLiterature Invented by author Leigh Bardugo for her "Shadow and Bone" book series, first released in 2012. It is the Ravkan version of Malcolm.... [more]
MalykmUkrainian Is a combination of Mal 3 with diminutive suffix -yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [more]
MeilyrmWelsh, Medieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Welsh Mai "May (the month)" and Llyr and a Welsh form of Magloire.
MellyorafLiterature, Cornish (?) Variant of Meliora used in Victoria Holt's novel The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964), a historical romance set in Cornwall.
MerrilyfEnglish (American, Rare) Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."
Mi-lyeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 蓮 (lyeon) meaning "lotus, waterlily". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
MulyomJavanese From Javanese mulya meaning "noble, exalted, honourable, glorious", ultimately from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya).
MulyonomJavanese, Indonesian From Javanese mulya meaning "noble, exalted, honourable, glorious" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
MumelyfRomani (Caló) Derived from the Caló word mumelí "brightness; lightness; clarity; lucidity". It is used as a Caló equivalent of Luz.