LeafHawaiian, 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)
LeafEnglish Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".
LeabharchamfIrish Mythology Means "crooked book" from Gaelic leabhar "book" and cham "crooked" (a byname probably referring to posture). In Irish legend this was the name of the wise old woman who raised Deirdre in seclusion, and who brought together Deirdre and Naoise.
LeadesmGreek Mythology According to Apollodorus, Leades was a son of Astacus who fought in the defense of Thebes against the Seven, and killed Eteocles.
LeaenafAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of Leaina. This is the name of a pseudo-historical figure, supposedly a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaera (courtesan) and, according to a later tradition, the mistress of Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide (one of the assassins of the tyrant Hipparchus in 514 BC).
Leafm & fEnglish Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.
LeafarmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) The name Rafael spelled backwards. This name was used by American tattoo artist and entrepreneur Kat Von D and musician Leafar Seyer (birth name Rafael Reyes) for their son born 2018.
LeainafAncient Greek From Greek λέαινα (leaina) meaning "lioness", the feminine form of λέων (leôn) "lion" (see Leon). This was borne by a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaira whose lover Aristogeiton plotted to overthrow the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus, which eventually led to the establishment of democracy in Athens... [more]
LeanirafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Leaneira. In Greek mythology, Leanira or Leaneira was a Spartan princess who later became an Arcadian queen. She was the daughter of King Amyclas and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes... [more]
LearmManx Derived from Proto-Celtic *liro- "sea; ocean".
LearafAmerican (Rare) Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of Liora via its Anglicized variant Leora.
LeodheardmAnglo-Saxon Old English cognate of Liuthard, derived from the elements leod "man, chief, leader" or "people, nation" (from leudīz) and heard "brave, hardy".
LeofgeatmAnglo-Saxon Old English name meaning "dear Geat", composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" combined with Geat, which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Geats... [more]
LesleafEnglish (American, Rare) Rare feminine variant of Leslie. A notable bearer is American author Lesléa Newman (1955-), whose birth name is Leslie.
LethaeafGreek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology (?) Latinized form of Greek Ληθαία (Lethaia), the etymology of which is uncertain, perhaps from the same root as Lethe. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, this was the name of a woman who was changed with her husband Olenus into a stone (Greek λίθος (lithos) meant "stone") because she claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess.
LeucotheafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθέα (Leukothea) meaning "white goddess", derived from λευκός (leukos) "bright, clear, white" and θεός (theos) "god"... [more]
LeumeahfIndigenous Australian (Rare) From the Tharawal language of the Macarthur region of Sydney, Leumeah was the name of a land grant given to convict explorer John Warby in 1816. Appropriately the word is believed to mean ‘here I rest’ and is now the name of an outer Sydney suburb in the same area.
LilaeafGreek 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.
LimnaeafGreek 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.
LindbealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements lind "linden tree, shield (made from linden wood)" and beald "brave, bold".
LoleattafObscure Variant of Lolita. This is the name of American disco singer Loleatta Holloway (1946-2011).
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]
MadeafAmerican (South, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture In the case of the Tyler Perry character, the name was taken from a phrase (madea or madear) used in the American south meaning "mother dear". It may also be a variant spelling of Medea.
MadieafArabic Variant transcription of Mahdiyya. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch athlete Madiea Ghafoor (b. 1992), who is of Pakistani descent (Baloch, to be precise).
MaheafHawaiian Hawaiina name, meaning "calling" or "the one who is called".
MāhealanifHawaiian Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.
Makepeacem & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.
MaldeafMedieval Basque Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in the area around Álava in the 11th century.
MaleafGerman (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern) Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".
ManeafPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "beautiful", "gorgeous".
Manueaf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "bird of the air".
ManuteamTahitian Means "white bird"; a combination of Tahitian manu "bird" and tea "white".
MaolbhearaighmOld Irish From Old Irish máel meaning "bald, tonsured" combined with the name Bearach, i.e. "monk of (Saint) Bearach, devotee of Saint Barry".
MarleafEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of Marlene, first appeared in the early 1900s, used most frequently during the 1940s in the U.S. Variants were Marlee, Marley, Marlie, all used in roughly equal numbers, and all of which seem to have faded in the 1950s.
MeadowlarkmObscure From the English words meadow and lark ("small singing bird"). Meadowlark is the common name for several species songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. This was the name of American basketball player Meadowlark Lemon (1932-2015), who changed his legal name from Meadow to Meadowlark in 1969.
MeagensfSpanish (Canarian, Archaic) From Guanche *m-aɣens meaning "thin, slender", literally "like a needle". This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494... [more]
MeancefMedieval Breton, Breton (Archaic) Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]
MeandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Variant spelling of Maeander, which is the latinized form of Μαίανδρος (Maiandros). The latter is the Greek name for a river that is nowadays known as the Büyük Menderes river, which is located in southwestern Turkey... [more]
MearifJapanese From Japanese 梅 (me) meaning "plum", 安 (a) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy". Other kanji combinations are possible.