LifengmChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit, crest" or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]
Ligadm & fHebrew (Rare) Combination of the names Li 2 and Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Ligalf & mHebrew Combination of the names Li 2 and Gal 1 means "my wave" in Hebrew.
LigemAmerican (Rare) Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.
Lightm & fEnglish (African) From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]
LightnessfEnglish (African) From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.
Lightningf & mPopular Culture From lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English lihting, from leht.
Lihongf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]
LiiafEstonian, Finnish Variant of Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian Лия (see Liya).
LiiliafEstonian Directly taken from Estonian liilia "lily".
Lijianm & fChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm", 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 见 (jiàn) meaning "see, meet, appear"... [more]
LijuanfChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
Lijunf & mChinese From Chinese 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [more]
LikafGeorgian Meaning as of yet unknown. This name might possibly be a short form of a given name that contains -lik-, such as Eliko, Guliko, Suliko and Taliko... [more]
LilingfChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 俪 (lì) meaning "married couple, husband and wife" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]
LilinoefHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology From the word meaning "fine mist." A deity in Hawaiian mythology goes by this name, associated with Mauna Kea alongside Poliʻahu and Waiau.
Liliomf & mHungarian Means "lily" in Hungarian, from the Latin "lilium". This name has been used since the Árpád age (pre 1000 A.C.). It has history as a male name, such as in the play "Liliom" (1909) by Ferenc Molnár (which has inspired a 1934 film and the musical "Carousel")... [more]
LilliandilfPopular Culture Coined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [more]
LimeifChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", or 荔 (lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]
Limingm & fChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
LinarejosfSpanish (European) From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de Linarejos and Nuestra Señora de Linarejos, meaning "The Virgin of Linarejos" and "Our Lady of Linarejos", respectively. She is venerated at the sanctuary in Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, hence the name's high concentration in that province.
LindusmGreek Mythology A character in Greek Mythology, and the son of Cercaphus and Cydippe or Lysippe, and grandson of Helios; in conjunction with whom he possessed the island of Rhodes, where he was regarded as the founder of the town of Ialysus.
Linggarm & fJavanese Means "to run away, to go, to avoid" in Javanese.
Linghuaf & mChinese From Chinese 铃/鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵/靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese"... [more]
Lingjunm & fChinese From Chinese 灵 or 靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 令 (lìng) meaning "cause, make, order, decree" combined with 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, level", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", or 頵 (jūn) meaning "large-headed, top-heavy"... [more]
LinglingfChinese From Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lingyanf & mChinese This name could be formed with 灵 (Ling) meaning "Soul, Spirit", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Chime, Bell", 鈴 (Ling) "Small Bell, Bud, Boll", and possibly 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk" (likely feminine), plus 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (often feminine) or 岩 (Yan) meaning "rocks, cliff", and other characters are possible, that are pronounced in the same fashion... [more]
Lingyuf & mChinese From Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem"... [more]
Lingyunf & mChinese From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar, go up" combined with 运 (yùn) meaning "carry, move, transport" or 云 (yún) meaning "cloud"... [more]
Lĩnhm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 領 (lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".
LinkinmEnglish (Modern) Variant of Lincoln. Usage as a given name has likely been inspired by the American rock band Linkin Park.
Linlinf & mChinese From Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lin-ManuelmAmerican (Hispanic, Rare), Obscure Borne by Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980-), an American songwriter, actor, playwright and filmmaker, whose parents named him after a poem about the Vietnam War by Puerto Rican writer José Manuel Torres Santiago titled Nana roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel (Red Lullaby for My Son Lin Manuel)... [more]
Linnm & fBurmese Alternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see Lin).
LinsmLimburgish 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.
LiobafHistory, German Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [more]
LíobhanfIrish Mythology Form of the Gaelic name Lí Ban, meaning "beauty of women". It belonged to two characters in Irish myth, one a mermaid captured in Lough Neagh in 558, according to the 'Annals of the Four Masters' (see also Muirgen).
Lipingf & mChinese From Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
LipmanmYiddish Yiddish form of the Judeo-German name Liberman, meaning "beloved man".
LiqiangmChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "ceremony" combined with 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic"... [more]
Liqingf & mChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" (usually only feminine) combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]
Liqunf & mChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "ceremony" combined with 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock"... [more]
Lirf & mHebrew Popular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like Liron , Liram , Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Liramm & fHebrew Combination of the names Li 2 and Ram 1 means "my loftiness" in Hebrew. usually masculine, rare as feminine.
Liranm & fHebrew Combination of the names Li 2 and Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.
LiriosfSpanish (Rare) Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]
Liromf & mHebrew Combination of the names Li 2 and Rom , it is also used as a variant of the name Liram
Lirongf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" or 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]
Lishanf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里 (lǐ) meaning "village" or 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum, plum tree" combined with 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 姍 (shān) meaning "leisurely, slow", 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak" or 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir"... [more]
Litingf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 俪 (lì) meaning "married couple, husband and wife" or 鲤 (lǐ) meaning "carp" combined with 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" or 庭 (tíng) meaning "courtyard, front yard, big hall"... [more]
Litovf & mHebrew (Modern, Rare) The name Litov is a new name that comes from a combination of the names Li 2 and Tov, this name is a kind of wish that the son/daughter will have a good and happy life... [more]
LitsafGreek Diminutive of Aglaia (via its diminutive Aglaitsa), Apostolia (via its diminutive Apostolitsa), Emmanouella (via its diminutive Manolitsa), Evangelia (via its diminutives Evangelitsa and Vagelitsa), Garifallia (via its diminutive Filitsa), Michaela (via its diminutive Michalitsa), Natalia (via its diminutive Natalitsa), Pantelina (via its diminutive Pantelitsa), Stavroula (via its diminutive Stavroulitsa), Styliani (via its diminutive Stelitsa), Vasiliki (via its diminutive Vasilitsa), Violeta (via its diminutive Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -litsa.
LiudasmLithuanian Short form of Liudvikas. In other words, you could say that this name is the Lithuanian cognate of Ludo.
LiushuangfChinese From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]
Liuyangm & fChinese From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]
Liuyef & mChinese From Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" or 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]
Liweim & fChinese From Chinese 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]
Liwenf & mChinese From Chinese 俪 (lì) meaning "husband and wife, couple", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Lixiangf & mChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen"... [more]
Lixinm & fChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]
Li-yinfChinese From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
LiyingfChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔 (lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Liyunf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 韫 (yùn) meaning "contain, hold, store" or 芸 (yún) meaning "common rute" (scientific name Ruta graveolens)... [more]
Lizhenf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic" or 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true"... [more]
LizifChinese From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 栗 (lì) meaning "chestnut", or 麗 (lì) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
L'JariusmObscure Combination of la and Jarius. This is the name of American football player L'Jarius Sneed.
LlanosfSpanish From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
LlefelysmWelsh Mythology Llefelys may be derived from Cligueillus or Digueillus, which may be a corruption of the Old Welsh name Higuel (specifically, the 10th century AD king Higuel (Howel/Houuel).... [more]
LleisionmMedieval Welsh Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh llais "voice", a derivation from Welsh lleisiol "vocal" and a Welsh contraction of kyrie eleision, an Ecclesiastical Latin phrase from Ancient Greek Κύριε, ἐλέησον, "Lord, have mercy".
LleuwenfWelsh From Welsh lleuad "moon" and gwen "fair, white, blessed".
LlewynmEnglish (Rare), Welsh (Rare) Diminutive of Llewelyn. The Welsh -yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [more]
LliofWelsh Originally a diminutive of Gwenllian, now sometimes used independently. The 15th-century Welsh poet Dafydd Nanmor sang poems to a girl called Llio. It was revived in the early 20th century.
LlionmWelsh Derived from the name of Caerleon, a legendary Welsh giant and king, whose name is derived from Welsh caer "(Roman) fortress" (ultimately from Latin castrum) and legionum "of the Legions"... [more]
Lộcm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".
LochinvarmLiterature From the name of a Scottish loch, from Scots Gaelic Loch an barr meaning "loch on the hilltop". The place gave its name to several aristocratic titles including Baron of Lochinvar and Laird of Lochinvar, and in this capacity the name was used by Walter Scott for the character of young Lochinvar in his epic poem 'Marmion' (1808).
LockyermEnglish (Australian) Transferred use of the surname Lockyer. Can be given in honour of retired Australian rugby league star Darren Lockyer, or after the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia named after the explorer Edmund Lockyer.
LǫgmaðrmAnglo-Scandinavian Taken directly from Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer" (ultimately a combination of lǫg "law, fate" and maðr "man, human, person"). Only used as a byname in Scandinavia, the name came into use as a personal name by Norse settlers on the British Isles... [more]
LợimVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 利 (lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".
LoinatzfBasque (Rare) Likely related to Basque lohi meaning "mud". This is the name of an hermitage and a local title of the Virgin Mary from the town of Besoain, Spain.
LojmObscure (Rare, Archaic) Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).
LojafSwedish, Finnish A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).
Longweim & fChinese From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant" combined with 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary"... [more]
Lorcam & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.
LorealfEnglish (Rare) From the name of the French cosmetics and beauty company, L'Oréal. According to Wikipedia, the name L'Oréal is derived from the company's first hair dye formula, Oréale.... [more]
Lórienm & fLiterature, English (Modern) From the Sindarin name Lothlórien, an Elven city in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Named for a land called Lórien in Aman, from which Galadriel had been exiled, Lothlórien means Lórien of the Blossom... [more]
LorienmPopular Culture Lorien is a fictional alien from the science fiction television series Babylon 5.