LazulifEnglish (Modern, Rare) From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".
LegimanmJavanese From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -man.
LegoshimPopular Culture Legoshi is the name of the main protagonist in the manga/anime Beastars. His name is derived from Bela Lugosi, an actor who played Dracula in old movies. The author of the series borrowed from it because it sounded "mysterious and elegant."
LegowomJavanese From Javanese lêgawa meaning "accommodating, giving, generous".
LemonymPopular Culture Used by American author Daniel Handler (1970-) as a pen name. He claimed that, not wanting to give his real name, he spontaneously blurted out "Lemony Snicket" over the phone one day. It may be a play on the name Lemoine or the word lemon.
LenerafSoviet Means "Lenin's era", dervived from "Ленинская эра (leninskaya era)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
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.
Levantem & fItalian Means "levant (wind); East" in Italian.
LeviahfHebrew This name has some meanings: the first is feminine form of Levi (written: לויה), and the second is feminine form of Lavi (written: לביאה).
LiatrisfEnglish (Rare) Variant of Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as gayfeather.
LibertinemEnglish (Rare) This name is derived from Libertinus meaning "member of a class of freedmen", which is itself originated from libertus meaning "one's freedmen" (from liber meaning "free").... [more]
LicinusmAncient Roman Cognomen derived from the Latin adjective licinus meaning "bent, turned upward, upturned". Also compare the Latin verb licinio meaning "to show through, to disclose".
LidewijfDutch Dutch form of an old Germanic given name, of which the first element consists of Germanic liut meaning "people". The second element is derived from either Germanic wig meaning "war" or Germanic wîh meaning "holy, sacred".
LiedekefDutch (Rare) Diminutive of Liede, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. This name is not to be confused with the practically archaic Dutch noun liedeke (from even older liedeken) meaning "songlet".
LiederikmDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Liutric. This name should not be confused with the Dutch noun lied meaning "song" or even with the Dutch adjective liederlijk meaning "degenerate".... [more]
LiedewijfDutch Variant spelling of Lidewij. In the Dutch-speaking world, this is one of the alternative names for the medieval Dutch saint Lidwina of Schiedam (1380-1433).
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.
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]
LillevifSwedish From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Åsvi, Hillevi, and Torvi... [more]
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]
LiobafHistory, German Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [more]
LivetafLithuanian (Modern) Elaboration of Livija through its short form Liva. This name was popularised, beginning in 1993 and 1994, by pop singer and politician Liveta Kazlauskienė (1964-).
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]
LobeliafLiterature From the name of the flowering herb, which was named for the Belgian botanist Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616). It was used by the author J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), in which it belongs to the hobbit Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
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).
LoedertjefLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from Dutch loedertje, which is a diminutive of loeder, a Dutch term for a mean woman (a shrew or a harridan, if you will).... [more]
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]
LoreenafEnglish Form of Lorena 2 or Laureen. Loreena McKennitt (1957-) is a Canadian singer and musician famous for its Celtic-NewAge-World music.
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.
LouloudafGreek Derived from Greek λουλούδι (louloudi) "flower".
LousewiesfDutch (Rare) This name is best known for being the name of the Dutch former politician Lousewies van der Laan (b. 1966). In her case, the name is a combination of the first two of her six given names, namely Louse and Wies... [more]
LouwerensmDutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare) Variant of Lourens, which was mostly used between the late 16th century and the 18th century. It seems to have been most common in the south of Holland, as the patronymic surname of Louwerens is most common there today.