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Latyra f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyra using the popular prefix La-.
Laurea f English (Rare)
Either an elaborated form of Laura or else a direct adoption of Latin laurea "laurel tree". In the English-speaking world this name has been found from the 18th century onwards.
Laveah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the phonetic elements la, vay and ya, inspired by Nevaeh.
Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.
Lavera f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Vera 1, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Alvera or Laverne.
Lavish m & f Indian (Rare), Sanskrit
A variant of name Lav which means "tiny or small particle" in Sanskrit.
Lavīze f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Louise.
Lavona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Lavonne.
Lavonn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lavon.
Lawaiʻa m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "fisherman."
Lawana f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be a variant of LaWanda.
Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.
Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.
Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.
Layden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on the sound of names like Brayden and Kayden.
Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with den, such as Hayden).
Lazuli f English (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)".
Leafar m Spanish (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.
Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.
Leanda f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leandra or a blend of Leanna and Linda. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix da "good" (compare Glenda)... [more]
Leania f American (South, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either a variant of Leonia, influenced by Leah, or an elaboration of Leana.
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
Leanor f English (Rare)
Truncated form of Eleanor (see also Lenore, the usual spelling).
Leasha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leesha, itself an Anglicization of Laoise.
Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.
Leavie f English (Rare)
Variant of Leavy that was given to 5 girls in 1920.
Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.
Leelah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Leela.
Leelee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name, Liliane.
Leemes m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Clemens.
Leemet m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Kleement, now used as a given name in its own right.
Legien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine name of uncertain meaning. A known bearer of this name is the retired Dutch television host Legien Kromkamp (born around 1945).
Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.
Legion m English (American, Rare)
Via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century.
Lehiwa f Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "admirable, attractive."
Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.
Lemira f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (Lenin), Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция (internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".
Lénaïk f & m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Lenaig.
Leniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elene and Madlena.
Lenine m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Lenin.
Lenita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lena and various names that end in -lena.
Lenity f English (Rare)
From the English word lenity, ultimately derived from Latin lenitas meaning "softness, gentleness, mildness", from lenis "soft, mild". In English it is also used to mean "mercifulness"... [more]
Lennet m German (Rare)
Regional short form of Leonhard.
Lénore f French (Rare)
French form of Lenore.
Leonam m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
The name is the inverse of Manoel.
Leonus m French (Rare, Archaic)
Latinate elaboration of Leon.
Leotis m English (American, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Leontius. An alternate theory is that it comes from the name of the English city, Leodis (Leeds)
Lerang m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgian form of the French name Laurent.
Leriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valeri and its short form Leri.
Lesana f Slovak (Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on Lesia.
Lesean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- with the name Sean. Also compare LaShawn.
Leshem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "opal" in Hebrew.
Leslea f English (American, Rare)
Rare feminine variant of Leslie. A notable bearer is American author Lesléa Newman (1955-), whose birth name is Leslie.
Leslee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.
Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).
Leslye f English (Rare)
Variant of Lesly. Leslye Headland (1980-) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and playwright.
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Leston m American (Rare)
Derived from the surname Leston.
Lethia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely an elaboration of Letha. In some cases, however, this name has been considered an elaboration of Lethe.
Leunie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also compare the related names Leunke and Leuntje.
Leunis m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). Also see the related name Pleunis.
Levert m English (Rare)
Masculine form of Laverta.
Levien m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lieven via its latinization Levinus.
Levina f German (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Levin.
Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.
Leviny f American (Rare, Archaic)
An old variant form of Lavinia, perhaps originating from a misspelling of the variant Lavinie.
Levion m Norwegian (Rare)
Probably an elaborated form of Levi.
Lévite m French (Acadian, Rare)
Derived from the French noun lévite meaning "Levite" (as in, a descendant of Levi).... [more]
Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.
Levity f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.
Lexani f English (American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lexi, perhaps influenced by Alani, Leilani and other names ending in ani.
Lexlie f & m Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Leslie and Lexi.
Lhevin m Filipino (Rare)
Likely a variant of Levin.
Liaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of feminine names that start with Liaug-, such as Liaugaudė, Liaugedė and Liaugintė.
Libbet f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth (see also Libby). It was used for a character, a young girl, in William Nicholson's book 'Noman'.
Libiel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Libi which means "my heart" and El, reference to God.
Libnah m Mormon (Rare)
An Egyptian idol in the Book of Abraham represented by figure 6 in facsimile 1.
Lichen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Chen 1.
Lichen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Chen 2 means "my beauty" or "my grace" in Hebrew.
Lideke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Lide, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Lidian f English (Rare)
Variant of Lydian. In the case of Lidian Jackson Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of Lydia, her original name, changed at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between Lydia and Emerson.
Lidori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Lidor, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Dori.
Lidror f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my freedom, my sparrow" in Hebrew. A combination of the names Li 2 and Dror.
Lidvor f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements liðr "joint, connection" (see Levor) and vár "spring".
Liekel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykel, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liekki m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "flame" in Finnish.
Liekle m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykle, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liella f Various (Rare)
Latinate form of Lielle.
Liëlle f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Lielle.
Lienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements lee, en and a, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Liana, Sienna, Lenna and Elena.
Lienne f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Truncated form of Julienne which has found some usage as a stand alone name in recent years. ... [more]
Liëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Liette.
Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Liinus m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Linus.
Liioka f Hawaiian (Rare, ?)
From li'i meaning "small" and oka meaning "fine pieces" or 'oka meaning "oak" in Hawaiian.
Lijana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names ending in -lijana, such as Julijana and Lilijana.
Lijkel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Lykel.
Lilace f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lillis. This is borne by American author and educator Lilace Mellin Guignard.
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".
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.
Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]
Liloïe f French (Rare), Gascon (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gascon Liloia.
Lilura f Basque (Rare)
Means "enchantment, wonder, fascination" in Basque.
Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.
Lilyon f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Lilian. Also compare Lilyan.
Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.
Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.
Lindzi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.
Lineke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of feminine names that end in -lina and -line, such as Caroline, Eveline and Paulina.
Liness f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ness; means "my miracle" in Hebrew.
Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.
Lingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ling and An 1.
Linley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linley.
Linlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.
Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.
Linney f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linney.
Linnhe f Scottish (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a sea loch in Scotland, which was originally an English corruption of Gaelic linne meaning "pool" (making it a cognate of Lynn).
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.
Linsie f American (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay or Lindsey.
Liodor m Russian (Rare)
Variant (and shorter) form of Iliodor. A known bearer of this name was the Russian poet, translator and journalist Liodor Palmin (1841-1891).
Lirani f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liran, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Rani 2.
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.
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]
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.
Liruan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Ru and An 1.
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.
Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.
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)
From Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.
Liunet m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Leon.
Līvijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Livius.
Livine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lievin.
Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.
Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.
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]
Lliwen f Welsh (Rare)
From the name of a Welsh river, probably meaning "white flow" from lliant "flood, flow" and gwen "white".
Loaira f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Anagram of the Galician word raiola meaning "sunbeam through the clouds".
Locayo m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Leocadius.
Lodinu m Sri Lankan (Rare)
"Winner of the World"
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.
Lohvyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian folk form of Longinus. Also see Lonhyn (canonical form).
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]
Lolani f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
The title character from 'Star Trek Continues' Episode 2.... [more]
Lolina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorin.
Lollie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Laura. This was borne by Laura Isabelle 'Lollie Belle' Wylie (1858-1923), an American writer.
Lonhyn m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Longinus.
Lonnye f & m English (Rare)
Intended to be a feminine variant of Lonnie, also used for males.