Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lixia f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 莉 () meaning "white jasmine" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]
Lixiang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 立 () meaning "stand, establish" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen"... [more]
Lixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 () meaning "stand, establish", 莉 () meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]
Liya f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ya
Liya f Eastern African, Ethiopian
Possibly an Amharic form of Leah. It is borne by Ethiopian model Liya Kebede (1978-).
Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.
Liyan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yan 2
Liyên f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liyan, as well as a combination of Li 1 and Yên.
Li-yin f Chinese
From Chinese 理 () meaning "reason, logic" and 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Liying f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () 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]
Liyón m Aragonese
Variant of Lión.
Liyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 韫 (yùn) meaning "contain, hold, store" or 芸 (yún) meaning "common rute" (scientific name Ruta graveolens)... [more]
Lizan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Zan
Lizhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 理 () meaning "reason, logic" or 力 () 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]
Lizi f Chinese
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.
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizzi f English
Variant of Lizzie.
Ljatif m Gorani
Gorani form of Latif
Ljiljan m Vlach
Vlach masculine form of Ljiljana.
Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.
Ljupka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic ljupko, ljupka, meaning "delightful, gracefully".
Lkhagva m & f Mongolian
Means "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.
Llandel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yandel. This is the real name of Puerto Rican singer Yandel (Llandel Veguilla Malavé), member of the Reggaeton duo "Wisin y Yandel".
Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
Llara f Asturian (Modern)
Possibly an Asturian form of Lara 2.
Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.
Lledó f Catalan
Derived from (Valencian) Catalan lledó meaning "(Mediterranean) hackberry fruit", which is ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin loto or lotus, a word that was used to refer to at least two kinds of plants and one kind of tree.... [more]
Lleision m Medieval 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".
Lleó m Catalan, Astronomy
Catalan form of Leo as well as the Catalan name for Leo, the constellation of the zodiac. The name coincides with Catalan lleó "lion".
Llewyn m English (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]
Lleyton m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form or respelling of Leyton, itself a form of the name Layton. ... [more]
Llio f Welsh
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.
Llion m Welsh
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]
Lluisa f Asturian
Feminine form of Lluis.
Llume f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Luz.
Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.
Lóa f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from Icelandic and Faroese lóa "golden plover (bird)".
Loa m & f Swedish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Lo. Usage of this name could be due to the popularity of Lo and the similarity to Noah 1... [more]
Loai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Loay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [more]
Lobsang m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan བློ་བཟང (blo-bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned".
Lobzang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བློ་བཟང (see Lobsang).
Lochni f Indian
Means "eye" in Indian.
Locho m Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Euloxio, Eulogio and Manoel, Manuel and Manel 2.
Locksley m & f English
Variant of Loxley.
Lockyer m English (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.
Loda f Polish
Polish diminutive of Leokadia.
Lodro m Tibetan
From Tibetan བློ་གྲོས (blo-gros) meaning "wisdom, understanding, intellect".
Loeiz m Breton
Breton form of Louis.
Loekman m Indonesian
Older spelling of Lukman influenced by Dutch orthography.
Loesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Loes, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.... [more]
Loeske f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Loes, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Loetchai m Thai
From Thai เลิศ (loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Loetsak m Thai
From Thai เลิศ (loet) meaning "excellent, superb" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
Loghman m Persian
Persian form of Luqman.
Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.
Lǫgmaðr m Anglo-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]
Lohit m Hindi
Meaning "Red".
Lohvyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian folk form of Longinus. Also see Lonhyn (canonical form).
Loi m & f Vietnamese, Chinese
Means "useful" in Chinese and Vietnamese.
Loïe f English (Gallicized, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loie, used famously by American dancer Loïe Fuller (1862-1928).
Loinatz f Basque (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.
Loja f Swedish, 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).
Lojza m Czech
Diminutive of Alois.
Loke f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rose.
Loki f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived as a pet name from Hannelore.... [more]
Lokman m Turkish, Bengali, Malay
Turkish, Bengali and Malay form of Luqman.
Lola f Uzbek
Means "tulip" in Uzbek, ultimately from Persian لاله (lâle).
Loleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dolores.
Loli f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lori.
Lolit f Filipino
Short form of Lolita.
Lolla f English
Variant of Lola or Lollie.
Lollo f & m Swedish
Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.
Lolo f English
Diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lorraine, or other names with that sound
Lolo m Filipino
Means "grandfather" in Filipino.
Lolong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Manuel.
Lolote f Walloon
Walloon form of Lolotte.
Loloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Manuel.
Lolwa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
Lolwah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
Loma f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Philomena, Salome, Paloma, Lahoma or other names containing a similar sound.
Lomang f & m Khmer
Means "powder, fine dust" in Khmer.
Lomna f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This name was used for the wife of Peleg in the Book of Jubilees.
Lóna f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ilona and Apollónia.
Loncio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Leontios.
Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.
Longhai m Chinese
From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" combined with 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Longwei m & f Chinese
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]
Loni m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lonny.
Loni f American (Rare)
Derived from the second element of the Hawaiian name Leilani, lani, "heaven, sky, royal, majesty". The American actress Loni Kaye Anderson (1946-) was given this name as a shortened form of Leiloni, a variant spelling of Leilani.
Loni m Romani
Short form of Apollonius.
Lonie m American (Rare)
Likely a spelling variant of Lonnie or possibly a transferred use of the surname Lonie which is a form of the Irish surname Looney meaning "warrior."
Lonka f Polish
Diminutive of names such as Leonia, Eleonora, Leonarda or Longina.
Lönna f German (Modern, Rare)
This name became popular in Germany in the 2010s as a femine form to Lönne.
Lönne m Low German
Of unclear origin and meaning.... [more]
Lonne f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Apollonia.
Lonnell m African American
Elaboration of Lonnie with the popular name suffix el, likely stemming from Lionel.
Lonzo m English (American, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Lonzo is a shortened form of Lorenzo.... [more]
Looay m Arabic
Rare Latinisation of the name Luay.
Looey m English
Diminutive of Louis.
Loojah m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).
Loojha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).
Lopsang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བློ་བཟང (see Lobsang).
Loranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant spelling of Lauranne and Dutch combination of Lore 1 (which is a short form of Eleonore) with Anne 1.
Loray f English (American, Rare)
Invented name based on the sound of names like Lori, Lorraine and Lorelei.
Lorca m & f English (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.
Lore f Spanish
Spanish short form of Lorena 1.
Lorel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laurel, possibly influenced by Lori.
Lorène f French
French form of Lorena 1.
Lorijn m & f Dutch
Variant form of Laurijn.
Lorka f Polish
Diminutive of Laura
Lornel m Scottish
Possible variant of Lorne, or comes from the Old Celtic Ioverno, meaning "fox".
Lorrna f Obscure
Variant of Lorna.
Losang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བློ་བཟང (see Lobsang).
Loser m English
From the word, ultimately from Middle English losere which is lose + -er. A bearer of the name is Loser Lane.
Lossie f American
Possibly a variant of Lassie or a diminutive of Blossom or an independent name of unknown origin.
Lotan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, derived from the name Lot 1, which means "hidden" or "covering, veil" in Hebrew. Lotan ben Seir was a descendant of the tribe of the Seir tribe, descendants of Esau, who settled in the northern region.
Lothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Lotan.
Lóðurr m Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. In 'The Poetic Edda', Lóðurr was a god who helped Hœnir and Odin create the first humans.
Loti f Slovene, Bosnian
Diminutive of Karla.
Loto m & f Maori
Meaning "heart" in Maori.
Lottchen f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Lotte, Lotta, or Charlotte. Rarely (if ever) used as an official given name.... [more]
Lotten f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Charlotta.
Louai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Louay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Loubna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Lubna chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Louden m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Louden. A known bearer of Louden as a given name is Louden Swain, the main character in the 1979 book "Vision Quest" written by Terry Davis... [more]
Loudi f Greek
Diminutive of Louiza, Loudmila or anything that begins with Lou.
Loudon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loudon. Known bearers of Loudon as a given name include the American author Loudon Wainwright, Jr... [more]
Loudyn f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Loudon, possibly via its variant form Loudin.... [more]
Louice f Swedish
Variant of Louise.
Loujain f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لجين (see Lujayn).
Loulwa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
Loulwah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
Louna f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish lounas "southwest" or lounatuuli "southwest wind".
Lourda f English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Lourdes.
Lourene f Filipino
Lourene BEVAART took part in the SECOND "international" series of the T.V. programme "Gladiators" (which took place in 1996). She got as far as the GRAND FINAL before being defeated by Peggy Odita (from the U.S.A.).
Louse f Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Loes. It was most likely influenced or inspired by the French language, in the sense that the name is spelled in such a way that it is recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]
Louwrens m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Louwerens, though it can also easily be a variant spelling of Lourens in some instances.... [more]
Louzine f American (South, Archaic)
American English regional name (Appalachian).
Love m & f Danish (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. It has nothing to do with the English word "Love".
Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]
Loveless m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname Loveless.
Lovely f African American, English
From the English word "lovely" meaning "beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner; very nice, wonderful". From the Middle English lovely, lufli, from Old English luflīc 'amiable, loving, lovable', equivalent to love +‎ -ly.... [more]
Lovelyn f English (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Love and the popular name suffix lyn.... [more]
Love'on f Obscure
Given to Lil' Mo's daughter, Heaven Love'on.
Lovya f Santali
Means "very lovable" in Santali.
Lowayne m & f English (American)
Combination of a name starting with Lo- (such as Loren) with Wayne. Among female bearers, there may also be cases where this name is a variant of Lorraine, likely brought about by rhotacism.
Lowgen m & f South American (Rare)
the name lowgen is a unique way of the original name logan. it can be both male and female, it means you are strong and independent. You tend to be on the quiet side, but when it comes to friends then you are the loudest person around... [more]
Loxi f English (American, Rare), Literature
Perhaps originally a diminutive of some name. This was used by Thelma Strabel for the heroine of her novel 'Reap the Wild Wind' (1940), about the wreckers in and around Key West, Florida in the 1840s, which Cecil B. DeMille adapted into a popular film starring Paulette Goddard and John Wayne (1942).
Loxley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loxley.
Loyal m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the English word meaning "firm in allegiance, faithful, to a person, cause, or institution", ultimately from Latin lēgalis meaning "legal, law".
Loza f Amharic
The Amharic form of Luz, the name of a place in the Bible where it is believed Jacob saw his ladder.
Lua f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin luo "to set free".... [more]
Luai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Luar m & f Basque (Modern)
Basque variant of the the toponym Loarre, the name of a castle and town in the Spanish region of Aragon.
Luay m Arabic
Means "little wild ox" (figuratively "protector" or "shield") in Arabic, a diminutive of لأى (laʾan) meaning "wild ox". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.
Lubal m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
One of the sons of Magog in the Book of Jasher.
Lubart m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Probably a form of Leonard. In use since the middle ages. There is also a theory that it is a Lithuanian name, originating from Lithuanian element ljauti meaning "to end", "to finish", "to complete", "to terminate", "to conclude", "to wind up", "to closure", "to clinch", "to cease", "to stand", "to leave off", and barti - "to call down", "to rout", "to grapple".
Lubczyk m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lubomir. At the same time it is the Polish name for lovage.
Lubosz m Polish (Rare)
Short form of Lubosław, Lubomir and other names containing the Slavic element ľuby "love"... [more]
Lucca m Corsican
Corsican form of Lucas.
Luceigh f Obscure
Variant of Lucy.
Lucer m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Lucero.
Lucine f French (Rare)
French form of Lucina.
Lucing f Filipino
Diminutive of Lucia, Lucena, Luz and other names with a similar sound.
Luciole f French (Rare)
French form of Luciola. It should be noted that luciole is also the French word for "firefly".... [more]
Luckard f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Liutgard.
Luckie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lucky. This also coincides with an English and Scottish surname (see Luckie).
Lucrees m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Lucretius (masculine) and short form of Lucretia (feminine).... [more]
Lucring f Filipino
Diminutive of Lucrecia.
Lucylle f English
Variant of Lucille, influenced by the name Lucy.
Ludek m Polish
Diminutive of Ludwik or Ludomir.
Ludi f & m Asturian
Diminutive of Ludivina and Ludivino.
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).
Ludie f American
Possibly a diminutive of Ludicia, Ludema, and other names beginning with the same sound, or perhaps a form of Loudey.
Luding f Filipino
Diminutive of Lourdes, Ludivina, and other names containing a similar sound.
Luďka f Czech
Feminine form of Luděk.
Ludosz m Polish
Diminutive of Ludosław, as well as other Slavic names with the element lud.
Ludwick m American
Variant of Ludwik.
Ludwijn m Dutch
Dutch variant form of Ludwin.
Ludwin m Dutch, German
This name is usually a form of Leutwin, but there are instances where the first element of the name can also be derived from Old High German hlûd "famous" (see Chlodomer).
Ludy f Filipino
Diminutive of Lourdes, Ludivina, and other names containing a similar sound.
Lügen f Turkish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Luhung m Javanese
Means "noble, supreme, lofty, superb" in Javanese.
Luhur m Javanese
Means "noble, high, exalted" in Javanese.
Lui m Hawaiian, Albanian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Albanian, Georgian, Hawaiian, and Russian form of Louis as well as a Danish variant of Louie.
Lui m Italian
Diminutive of Luigi, Luigino.
Luχi m Etruscan
Etruscan form of Lucius
Luighseach f Irish
Variant of Luigsech, anglicized as Lucy.
Luísfer m Spanish
Short form of Luis Fernando.
Luismar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luis (Spanish)/Luís (Portuguese) and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Lujain f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لجين (see Lujayn).
Lujha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).
Lujhah m Newar (Rare)
Means "golden sun", from Newar लू () meaning "gold" and झ: (jhah) meaning "Sun".
Lujo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Louis.
Luka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ruth 1.
Lukai m & f Chinese
Combination of the name Lu or and the name Kai 4.
Lukaš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lucas.
Lukash m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Luke, influenced by Latin Lucas, probably via Polish Łukasz. Lukash is the main character in Lesia Ukrainka's classic féerie drama 'The Forest Song'.
Luke f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lucy.
Lukey m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luke.
Lukman m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic لقمان (see Luqman), as well the Bosnian form and an Indonesian and Malay variant.
Lulah f English
Variant of Lula 1 or diminutive of Tallulah.
Lular f American (Archaic)
Variant of Lula 1 derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Luli f Chinese
Means "dewy jasmine," from (露) lu "dew, essence," and (莉) li "white jasmine."
Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]
Lulie f & m American, English
Diminutive for names starting with Lu-.
Lulla f American
Variant of Lula 1 or Lulu 1.
Lullie f English (Rare)
English version of the Chinese "Luli".
Lulof m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Ludolf.
Lùlu m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Ludovic.
Lulù f Occitan
Occitan form of Lulu 1.
Lulwa f Arabic
Derived from Arabic لؤلؤ (luʾluʾ) meaning "pearls".
Lulwah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
Luman m American
This was a somewhat popular name in the USA during the 1800s. The origin could be anything from the Latin word for light to an alteration of the German Luhmann or Lohmann.
Lumei f Chinese
From the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Lumière m Popular Culture
Means "light" in French. The name can be recalled from the character in the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" in which he is transformed into a candelabrum.
Luming f Filipino
Mainly a diminutive of Iluminada. This can also be used as a diminutive of Filomena, Paraluman, and other names containing a similar sound.
Lumme f Estonian
Possibly derived from the illative singular form of lumi "snow".
Lumyai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lamyai.
Lunar f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word lunar which means "pertaining to the moon, crescent-shaped", ultimately from Latin lunaris "of the moon" (via Old French lunaire).
Lunći f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Luna.
Lunette f French (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Means "little moon" in Medieval French. It is derived from French lune "moon" combined with a diminutive suffix. So, in other words, one could say that this name is the diminutive form of Lune.
Lungten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལུང་བསྟན (lung-bstan) meaning "prophecy, revelation".
Lungtog m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལུང་རྟོགས (see Lungtok).
Lungtok m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལུང་རྟོགས (lung-rtogs) meaning "learning, realisation, perception".
Luni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Luna.
Lunia f Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with Lu-, such as Lucyna, Luna, Łucja or Ludmiła.
Luning f Filipino
Mostly a diminutive of Leonila. This can also be a nickname for Leonora, Luna, and other names containing leon or lun.
Luno m Spanish
Masculine form of Luna.
Lupin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lupin. Fictional bearers of the surname are Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief turned detective extraordinaire in novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc (introduced in 1905), and Remus Lupin, a werewolf in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling (introduced in 1999).
Luping f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupo m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian and Esperanto form of Lupus and Spanish variant of Lope.
Lupy f Literature
A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, possibly a variant of Russian Lyuba.
Luqa m Maltese
Maltese form of Luke.
Luqman m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a figure mentioned several times in the Quran, described as a sage who was bestowed with wisdom by God. He is also the namesake of the 31st chapter of the Quran (surah Luqman).
Luran m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Lu and Ran.
Lurchi m Popular Culture
Lurchi started is life as a mascot of the German shoe selling company Salamander. He is the hero of more than 100 adventures in the series 'Luchis Abenteuer' ("Lurchi's adventures") distributed as booklets to children buying shoes... [more]
Luri f English (American), English
Derived from "Lura".
Lurleen f American
Variant of Lurline.
Lurlie f English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Lurline.
Lurline f English, Jamaican Patois, Theatre
English poetic variant of Lorelei. William Vincent Wallace used it for the title character, a nymph of the Rhine River, in his opera Lurline (first performed 1860).
Lurma f African American (Americanized)
Lurma is an American-English alternate spelling of Lerma, and/ or a transferred use of surname Lurma.
Luscious f & m African American (Rare), South African
Variant of Lucius (phonetically identical).
Lusi f Polynesian
Polynesian form of Lucy.
Lusia f Polish
Usually a diminutive of names beginning with Lu- such as Lucyna, Lucja/Łucja or Ludmiła... [more]
Luster m American (Rare, Archaic)
German-American name meaning "cheerful" due to the original German connotation of Lust- having a platonic meaning of "delight" or "joy".
Lusya f Russian
Russian variant of Luchiya and diminutive of Lyudmila.
Luthe m Literature
Name of a character in Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.
Lutka f English (Rare), Polish
As a Polish name it comes from the word lutka meaning ''doll, puppet'', often used as a nickname or a pet form.
Lutrud f Medieval German
Formed from the Germanic name elements HLOD "fame" or LIUT "people" and TRUD "strength"