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Lika f Armenian
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Lika f Laz
Same with the Georgian name Lika.
Likha f Filipino
"art" or "create"
Liklai f Manipuri
Means "dewdrop" in Meitei.
Liklam Ngakpa m Manipuri
Means "one who follows his traditions" in Meitei.
Liklam Ngakpi f Manipuri
Means "one who Follows her traditions" in Meitei.
Liknatus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish Latinized form of Líknhvatr.
Líknhvatr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements líkn "mercy, relief, comfort" and hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly".
Likshanya f Mordvin
Means "buckwheat" in Erzya.
Līksma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian līksms "jolly, merry, cheerful, happy, joyful".
Likuna f Georgian
Diminutive of Lika.
Lila f Breton
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Eulalia.
Lila f Spanish
Diminutive of Dalila.
Lila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla or a combination of Hebrew Li 2 means "to me" and la means "to her".
Lila f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki and Evangelia.
Lila f Polish
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lilace f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lillis. This is borne by American author and educator Lilace Mellin Guignard.
Lilaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Directly taken from Greek λιλαία meaning "lilac". In Greek mythology, Lilaea was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient city of Lilaea and the modern village of Lilaia in Phocis are named after her.
Lilakai f Navajo
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Lilakoi f African American
Possibly a variant of Lilikoi. Lilikoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet (1967), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show's sitcom (1984–1992).
Lîlan f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish tilîlî meaning "yodel".
Lilan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lan 1
Lilardia f Indigenous Australian
Lilardia means "flower".
Lilarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Lila 2 and Rose
Lîlas f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lîlas "lilac". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lilac.
Lilas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Liliana.
Lilas f French, French (Belgian)
Derived from French lilas "lilac".
Lilath f English
Varient of Lilith.
Lilawadi f Thai
Means "plumeria (a type of flower)" in Thai.
Lilea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Lilya.
Lileia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Лілея (see Lileya).
Lileya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from Ukrainian Лілея (lileya), itself a variant of Лілія (liliya), "lily".
Lília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lilia.
Liliä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Lilia.
Liliadora f Obscure
Combination of Lilia and Dora.
Liliah f Spanish
Variant of "Lilia".
Liliam f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Lillian.
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.
Lîliáne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilian.
Lilianni f Greek, Portuguese
Greek form of Lilian.
Liliannie f Spanish (Latin American, ?), English
Diminutive of Liliannie, also used as a standalone name.
Lilica f Romanian
Diminutive of Lilia.
Liliella f English
A combination of the names Lily/ Lillie and Ella.
Liliia f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Лілія (see Liliya)
Lilika f Greek
Diminutive of Evangelia or Ioulia.
Lilika f Estonian
Diminutive of Lili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of Lili (a short form of Liliana, her grandmother's name) and Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Liliola f History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French
Perhaps derived from Latin lilium "a lily". This was the name of a 6th-century abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles, through whose influence Saint Rusticula became a nun.
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine diminutive of Latin lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
Lilioza f Polish
Polish form of Liliosa.
Lilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lilia and Liliana.
Lilitha f Xhosa
Means "light" in Xhosa.
Liliunia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Lilia.
Liliʻuokalani f Hawaiian
Means "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.
Liliyana f Indonesian, Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Liliana.
Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.
Liljanna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Lilianna, generally considered a misspelling. There were 33 women with this name in Poland in 2020.
Liljar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Lilja.
Lilka f Polish, Yiddish
Polish diminutive of Liliana, Lucyna, Alicja, etc.
Lilla f Sanskrit
Variant of Lila 1.
Lilla f Swedish
The name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lilla f Polish
Possibly a variant of Lila 5. It was popularized by Juliusz Słowacki's tragedy Lilla Weneda (1840).
Lilla f Danish (Rare)
From Danish "lilla" meaning "purple."
Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.
Lillac m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Thomas.... [more]
Lillah f Arabic
Means "to Allah" or "belonging to Allah" in Arabic.
Lillai f Romani
Derived from Romani lillai, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Lillan f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant form of Lilian.
Lillar f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Lila 2 or a similar name, based on the Appalachian pronunciation.
Lillard m English, Belgian
Transferred use of the surname Lillard.
Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".
Lilliandil f Popular 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]
Lillionna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana, intended to reflect the Italian or Spanish pronunciation.
Lillita f English
Possibly an elaboration of Lillie. This was the real name of Lita Grey.
Lillya f English
Variant of Lillia.
Lillyanna f English
Combination of Lilly and Anna.
Lillyanne f English (Modern)
Variant of Lillian or combination of Lilly and Anne 1.
Lillymae f Obscure
Combination of Lilly and Mae.
Lillymay f English
Combination of Lilly and May.
Liloia f Gascon
Derived from Gascon lilòia "daisy".
Lilura f Basque (Rare)
Means "enchantment, wonder, fascination" in Basque.
Lilwanis f Hittite Mythology
Hittite name for the cthonic deity Lelwani.
Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.
Lilyane f French
Variant of Liliane.
Lilyann f English (Modern)
Varient of Lillian. A contraction of Lilly and Ann.
Lilyanna f English
Variant of Liliana.
Lilyanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lillian or a combination of Lily and Anne 1.
Lilygrace f English
A combination of Lily and Grace.
Lilymae f Obscure
Combination of Lily and Mae.
Lilymay f English
Combination of Lily and May. Also compare Lilymae.
Lilyushka f Russian
Variant Russian diminutive form of Liliya.
Lilyusya f Russian
Diminutive form of Liliya.
Lima f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ma.
Limakatso f Sotho
Means "surprises" in Lesotho.
Liman m Albanian
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Albanian noun liman meaning "harbour, port", which via Ottoman Turkish is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]
Limao f & m Chinese
From Chinese (狸貓) límāo meaning "civet, leopard cat" which combines (狸) lí meaning "raccoon", or (李) lǐ meaning "plum" and (貓) māo meaning "cat". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Limatana f Romani
Variant of Lematina.
L'imaxwe m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "happy man".
Limay f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew name that made from a combination of the name Li 2, meaning “to me”. And May, a short form of Maya 3 which means “water” or the month of May.
Limenia f Greek Mythology
Means "of the harbour", derived from Greek λιμήν (limên) "harbour". This was an epithet of the Greek goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Artemis.
Limhah m Mormon
Nephite commander.
Limnaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Λιμναία (Limnaia), from Greek λιμναῖος (limnaios) "of a lake". This was an epithet of the goddess Artemis at Sicyon, near Epidaurus, and also used of nymphs.
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 Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Na.
Lina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lena, Lyn or Lynn.
Lina f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia and Evangelia.
Linåd m Walloon
Walloon of Leonhard.
Linah f Chinese
Combination of the names Lin and Ah
Linah f English (American, Modern, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Lina 2, possibly spelled this way to be pronounced "LIE-nə". This was the name of one of Harriet Tubman's sisters.
Linai f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lin and Ai 2.
Linaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Linda.
Linake f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lindsay.
Linaldu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Leonard.
Linamai f Various (Modern, Rare)
Means “tender water” from a combination of Lina 1 and Mai 4.
Linan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Lin and An 1
Linang f Filipino, Maranao
Means "silver, sterling" in Maranao.
Linara f Tatar
Feminine form of Linar.
Linard m Romansh
Romansh form of Leonhard and Lienhard.
Linardhu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Leonard.
Linards m Latvian
Variant of Leonards (compare Lienhard).
Linarejos f Spanish (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.
Linaria f English (Rare)
From the flower linaria, whose name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning, "resembling flax" (why the flower is also called "toadflax" in English).
Linat f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Li 2 and Anat 2.
Linawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Lina 1 and the feminine suffix -wati.
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.
Lindalia f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -lia, such as Julia and Rosalia... [more]
Lindalva f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Contraction of Linda and Dalva. This name was borne by Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira.
Lindamir m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian lind "to be born" and mirë "good".
Lindana f Chinese
Combination of the names Lin , Da and Na .
Lindarose f English
A combination of Linda and Rose.
Lindawati f Indonesian
From the name Linda combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Lindbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lind "linden tree, shield (made from linden wood)" and beald "brave, bold".
Lindegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Lindelani f Zulu
Means "wait, be patient" in Zulu.
Lindelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -elia, such as Amelia and Celia... [more]
Lindima m Nyakyusa
Means "tremble, roar" in Nyakyusa.
Lindomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese lindo "pretty, beautiful; handsome" and mar "sea". This is also regarded as a combination of Linda and Ademar, Valdemar or another name ending in -mar.
Lindora f American (South, Archaic), Theatre
Feminine form of Lindor. This name was used in the comic operas Le donne vendicate (Revenge of the Women in English; 1763) by Piccinni and La maga Circe (Circe the Witch in English; 1788) by Anfossi.
Lindsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the word sea).
Linedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Lina 2.
Linekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lyndon.
Lineta f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lynette or Eluned.
Linetta f Italian, Hungarian
Diminutive of Lina 2.
Lingadani f Ndebele
Means "don't be sad" in Ndebele.
Lingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ling and An 1.
Lingcai f Chinese
From Chinese 铃, 鈴 (líng) both meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵, 靈 (líng) both meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 菜 (cài) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 财, 財 (cái) both meaning "wealth, fortune, money"... [more]
Lingcao f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".
Lingga m Indonesian
Lingga is a male's symbol of life and fertility in Indonesia. Mostly symbolized by the male genital form in the ancient inscription.
Linggar m & f Javanese
Means "to run away, to go, to avoid" in Javanese.
Linghai f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Linghua f & m Chinese
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]
Lingjenkhonba m Manipuri
Means "gathering of courage" in Meitei.
Lingliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Lingmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Lingquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".
Lingran f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
Lingshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".
Lingshar m Bodo
Meaning "Handsome".
Lingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk", 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Lingwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Lingwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Lingwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".
Lingxia f Chinese
From Chinese 鈴 (líng) meaning "bell" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Lingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Lingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Lingyan f & m Chinese
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]
Lingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Linhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]
Liniksha f Nepali
Meaning "Lovable".
Lininha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carolina.
Linita f Spanish, Italian
Diminutive of Lina 2, sometimes functioning as a double diminutive of names ending in or otherwise containing lina.
Linjia f Chinese
Combination of the names Lin and Jia
Linjiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Linjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem", 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and 隽 (juàn) meaning "superior, outstanding" or 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Linka f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Lina 2.
Linlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Linliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Lin-Manuel m American (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]
Linmaré f South African (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lynn and Maré, a variant of Marie.
Linmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Linna f Chinese
Combination of the names Lin and Na.
Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.
Linnar m Estonian
Variant of Linnart.
Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.
Linnart m Estonian
Variant of Lennart.
Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.
Linnethia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).
Linniva f Medieval English
Variation of Lindgifu and Lindgeofu used in the Medieval English times.
Linoam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noam means "my pleasantness" in Hebrew.
Linora f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Linor.
Linoya f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noya or a variant of the name Linoy.
Linqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
Linqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".
Linshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Linshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Linta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Linda.
Lintang f & m Javanese
Javanese form of Bintang.
Linwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Linwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect".
Linxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Linyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and 焱 (yàn) meaning "flames" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Linyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Lioba f History, German
Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [more]
Líobhan f Irish 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).
Liobita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lioba.
Liona f & m Hawaiian
Means "lion" in Hawaiian.
Liona f Dutch
Variant of Leona.
Lióncia f Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Lionç.
Lionedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lionella.
Lionginas m Lithuanian
Variant form of Longinas, which is the Lithuanian form of Longinus.
Lionida f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonida.