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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Liori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ori or a variant of the name Lior which means "my light" in Hebrew.
Liothan m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
From the Wedora series of books by the German fantasy writer Markus Heitz.
Lioz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Oz 2 means "my strength" or "my power" in Hebrew.
Lira f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument lira (from Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lirani f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liran, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Rani 2.
Liren f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ren.
Liri f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Catalan liri, a variant of lliri "iris; lily".
Liria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician lirio "lily".
Liriel f Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lírio.
Lirija f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "freedom".
Lirime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirim.
Lirin f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Rin.
Lirios f Spanish (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]
Lirjeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "liberty, freedom" and jetë "life".
Lirjona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirjon.
Lirkku f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Liisa.
Lironi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liron, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roni 1.
Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]
Liroz f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Roz, means "my rose" or "my flower" in Hebrew and creates a modern twist on the names Varda and Vered.
Liruan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Ru and An 1.
Lisa f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lis.
Lisai m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "war,' traditionally given to male children born during a time of warfare.
Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.
Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.
Lisig f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Lisenn.
Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.
Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
List f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".
Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".
Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Litha f American (Rare)
Variant of Letha. It coincides with the neo-pagan name of the summer solstice and the midsummer festival that celebrates it (which is borrowed from liþa, the Old English name of the months roughly corresponding to June and July).
Litov f & m Hebrew (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]
Litrik m West Frisian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
West Frisian form of Liutric as well as a rare Flemish variant of the related name Liederik.
Little f & m English (Rare)
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.
Litza f English (American, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Litzi.
Liubovė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Most likely a Lithuanian form of Lyubov.
Liudvina f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Ludwina.
Liuna f Romansh (Rare)
Feminine form of Liun.
Liunet m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Leon.
Livanur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
A combined form of Liva and Nur.
Liverios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Liberios, which is the late Greek form of Liberius.
Liveriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Liberius via its modern Greek form Liverios. Also see Liberiy.
Līvijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Livius.
Livine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lievin.
Livingston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Livingston.
Livramento f Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the city Santana do Livramento, which is located in Brazil.
Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.
Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Liyanna f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Yan 2 and Na.
Līza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Liza.
Lizabeth f American (Rare)
Truncated form of Elizabeth.
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Lizander m Polish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Polish and Hungarian form of Lysander.
Lizandra f English (Rare)
A combination of Elizabeth and Alexandra. It may also be based on Lysandra.
Lizavéta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Lizaveta.
Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
Lizelota f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Liselotte.
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Ljeanid m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Leanid.
Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".
Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".
Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.
Ljubdrag m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and dragu meaning "precious".
Ljubenko m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic element lyuby "love".
Llanakila f Hawaiian (Rare), African American
Variant of Lanakila, used as an alias by Jamaican-American artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist Victoria Brown.
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".
Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.
Llázaro m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Lazarus.
Llénifer f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rare, modern coinage of Jennifer.
Lleonard m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Leonard.
Llewelyna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Llewelyn.
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]
Lliam m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liam. There were 23 boys given this name is 2018 according to the SSA.
Llionard m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Leonard.
Lliwen f Welsh (Rare)
From the name of a Welsh river, probably meaning "white flow" from lliant "flood, flow" and gwen "white".
Llop m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lupus (see Loup). This is also the Catalan word for "wolf".
Lluch m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Lluc, more commonly found as a surname.
Llucifer m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lucifer.
Llume f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Luz.
Lluna f Catalan (Modern, Rare), Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Means "moon" in Catalan and Asturian, derived from the Latin Luna.
Lluviana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lluvia, perhaps influenced by names such as Viviana.
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.
Llwyd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh llwyd "gray".
Loaira f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Anagram of the Galician word raiola meaning "sunbeam through the clouds".
Loara f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Luara.
Lobel m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name of unknown meaning.... [more]
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]
Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.
Locayo m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Leocadius.
Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]
Lochlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lochlyn. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Lochlynn in 2018.
Locho m Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Euloxio, Eulogio and Manoel, Manuel and Manel 2.
Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.
Lockley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lockley.
Locklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine and variant male spelling of Lachlan.
Locky m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lockie.
Lodin m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Loðinn.
Lodinu m Sri Lankan (Rare)
"Winner of the World"
Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]
Lodovica f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lodovico.
Lodvar m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hloðvér.
Loelia f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature æ as œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Loel... [more]
Loeske f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Loes, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Loève f French (Modern, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loeva.
Loghanne f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Logan.
Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.
Logic m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word logic, which is ultimately of Greek origin. There might also be cases where the name is derived from the surname Logic.... [more]
Lohvyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian folk form of Longinus. Also see Lonhyn (canonical form).
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.
Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]
Loj m Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).
Lokade f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leocadia and Léocadie.
Lokbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "closed eyes" or "shut eye", from Old Norse loka "to close, to lock" and brá "eyelash". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Loki... [more]
Loki f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived as a pet name from Hannelore.... [more]
Lokys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun lokys meaning "bear". However, it should be noted that Lokys is also the name of a river in Lithuania, which is located in the county of Kaunas. As such, it is possible that in some cases, bearers of the given name Lokys were named after the river, rather than after the animal... [more]
Lol m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laurence 1.
Lolani f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
The title character from 'Star Trek Continues' Episode 2.... [more]
Loleina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorraine.
Lolimar f Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolores María, most often used in Venezuela. In other words, this is a combination of Loli (a diminutive of Dolores) and -mar from names beginning with that syllable, such as Spanish María and Portuguese Maria.
Lolina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorin.
Loll m Luxembourgish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Lou- and Lu-, such as Louis and Lucien.
Lollie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Laura. This was borne by Laura Isabelle 'Lollie Belle' Wylie (1858-1923), an American writer.
Lomia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".
Lon m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of León and Léon.
Lona f English (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, Lona has been in use since the 1800s.... [more]
Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.
Lonakana m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonathan.
Lonal m American (Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Londiko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Londa.
Lonette f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a combination of Lon and the popular suffix -ette.
Longinoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Longinos, which is the hellenized form of Longinus.
Lonhyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Longinus.
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.
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."
Lönna f German (Modern, Rare)
This name became popular in Germany in the 2010s as a femine form to Lönne.
Lønne f Danish (Rare)
Danish feminine form of Hlynur.
Lonnye f & m English (Rare)
Intended to be a feminine variant of Lonnie, also used for males.
Lonzo m English (American, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Lonzo is a shortened form of Lorenzo.... [more]
Loo f Literature, English (Rare)
Variant of Lou. This spelling was used by Charles Dickens for a character in his novel 'Hard Times' (1854), in which case it is a short form of Louisa... [more]
Loojah m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).
Loojha m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari लूझ: (see Lujhah).
Loralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lora and Lyn, could also be a form of Lauralyn and Laureline.
Lorang m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lorang or a Norwegian variant of Laurent.
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.
Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.
Lorde f & m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lorde.... [more]
Lordena f English (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a contracted form of Loredana.
Lordian m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Lordan.
Lordivino m Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from English lord "God" and Spanish divino "divine", thus meaning "divine Lord". This is the name of Filipino rapper Lordivino Ignacio (born December 11, 1977), known professionally as Bassilyo.
Loreal f English (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]