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Laeeqah f South African

Lahja f Southern African

Lakhela f Swazi

Lakiwe f Zulu

Landi f Afrikaans
Short from of Yolandi. This name is borne by South African model Landi Swanepoel (b. 1979).

Landzani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga landza meaning "follow".

Langa m Zulu
From Zulu ilanga "sun, sunshine, day".

Langalibalele m Zulu
Means "shining sun" in Zulu.

Langavi m & f Tsonga
Means "flame" in Xitsonga.

Langelihle f & m Zulu
Means "beautiful day" in Zulu.

Langutani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga languta meaning "look".

Lassam m Southern African

Laurian f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Laurianne.

Laurienne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana, which is occasionally used in non-francophone countries.

Laurika f Afrikaans, Slovak
Afrikaans elaboration and Slovak diminutive of Laura. Laurika Rauch is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English.

Leabua m Sotho
Means "one who speaks" in Sotho.

Leago m & f Tswana
Means "His (God's) alter" in Setswana.

Leana f Sotho
It’s raining

Leandri f Afrikaans
Possibly a variant of Leandra.

Lebo f South African

Lebone f & m Sotho
means “light”

Lefa m Sotho
Means "inheritance" in Sotho.

Lefika m Sotho
“My Rock” It’s used in Lesotho and South Africa

Legakwa f Tswana
Means "crystal" in Setswana.

Lehlogonolo m & f Sotho
Means "felicity" in Sotho.

Lehlohonolo m Sotho, South African
Means "luck" or "blessing" in Sotho.

Lehumo m Sotho
Means "treasure" in Sotho.

Leihlo-larona m & f Sotho
Our eye

Lekone m Tswana

Leleti f South African, Zulu
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is Leleti Khumalo, a South African actress.

Lemogang m Tswana, Sotho
A known bearer is South African actor Lemogang Tsipa (1991-), who was born to a Pedi father and a Tswana mother.

Lemohang m Sotho
Means "take cognisance" in Sesotho.

Len m Afrikaans
Variant of Leen.

Lené f Afrikaans
I've heard a suggestion that the meaning of the name might be "pool" or another body of water of some kind, but this is difficult to confirm as there is no reference to a language from which it originates, or it could be the short form of Magdalene or Helene with an acute on the last e, a popular stylisation among Afrikaans people.

Lenganji m & f Mwanga (Modern, Rare)

Lente f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch and Afrikaans lente "spring (the season)".

Lenthe f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Lente, which was probably influenced by names such as Benthe and Jenthe.... [more]

Lepita f South African (Rare)

Lerata f South African

Lereko m Sotho
Means "abundance" in Sesotho.

Lerothodi m & f Tswana
Means "drop" in Setswana.

Leru m Tswana
Means "cloud" in Setswana.

Lesedilaone f Tswana
Means "His (God's) light" in Setswana.

Lesegolame m & f Tswana
Means "my luck" in Setswana.

Leshay f African American (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Lashay.

Letang m & f Tswana
Means "wait" in Setswana.

Letlanang m & f Tswana
Means "unite" in Setswana.

Letlotlo f Sotho
Means "treasure" in Sesotho.

Letsatsi m Sotho
Means "sun" in Sotho.

Letsile m & f Tswana

Letticia f Afrikaans (Rare), South African (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Leticia and Lettice.

Leungo m & f Tswana
Means "fruit" in Setswana.

Leutlwetse m Tswana
Means "heard it" in Tswana.

Leverna f English (American), South African
Variant of Laverne.

Lewapi m Tswana
Means "sky" in Setswana.

Lewatle m Sotho
Means "ocean" in Sotho.

Leya f Central African, Southern African
Unknown origin. It is specially popular in the RD Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

Liani f English (Modern), Afrikaans

Lianie f Afrikaans

Liboko f Sotho
Means "praises" in Sotho.

Lidië f Afrikaans (Archaic)
Afrikaans version of Lydia

Lienkie f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Lien.

Liepollo f Sotho
Revelations

Lieze f Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Liese.

Liezel f Afrikaans
Variant of Liesel.

Liezl f Afrikaans, Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Liesl.

Lifalakhe f Ndebele
Means "her inheritance" in Ndebele.

Lihle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "beautiful" in Xhosa and Zulu.

Likeleli f Sotho
Means "teardrops" in Sotho.

Likengkeng f Sotho
Means "tears" in Lesotho.

Likotsi m Sotho
Means "accidents" in Sotho.

Lilandi f Afrikaans

Lilanie f South African, Afrikaans

Lilitha f Xhosa
Means "light" in Xhosa.

Limakatso f Sotho
Means "surprises" in Lesotho.

Limpho f Sotho
Means "gifts" in Lesotho.

Limpopo m & f South African
From the name of the river in South Africa.

Linda m Zulu
Means "wait!" in Zulu (note that this is the imperative singular form of -linda).

Lindelani f Zulu
Means "wait, be patient" in Zulu.

Lindia f English, South African (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Elaboration of Linda.

Lindileni f South African

Lindo m South African

Lineo f Sotho
Means "gifts, grants, talents" in Lesotho.

Lingadani f Ndebele
Means "don't be sad" in Ndebele.

Linja f German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Linmaré f South African (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lynn and Maré, a variant of Marie.

Lipalesa f Sotho
Means "flowers" in Lesotho.

Lisebo f Sotho
Means "whispers" in Sotho.

Liseli f Southern African
Means "light" in Lozi.

Liselle f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
French diminutive of Lise.

Lithea f South African

Litšeho f Sotho
Means "laughter" in Sotho.

Litšehoana m & f Sotho
Means "little laughter" in Sotho.

Litsitso f Sotho

Livhuwani m & f Venda
Means "be thankful" in Tshivenda.

Liwoli f Southern African
Malawian name.

Liyabona f & m Xhosa
Means "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".

Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.

Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.

Lizelle f Afrikaans
Variant of Liselle.

Lodewicus m Afrikaans
Variant of Lodewikus.

Lodewikus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans (i.e. South African) form of Ludovicus, inspired in its spelling by the Dutch name Lodewijk.

Lodewyk m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lodewijk.

Loeto m Tswana
Means "journey" in Setswana.

Loide f Southern African, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of the Biblical name Lois 1.

Lonwabo m South African

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorato f & m Tswana
Means "love" in Tswana.

Lorica f Romanian, Afrikaans

Lorika f Afrikaans
Variant of Laurika.

Loryn f & m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorijn.

Louette f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.

Louzanne f Afrikaans

Lovedelia f South African (Rare)

Lubabalo m Xhosa
Means "it is grace" or "grace of God" in Xhosa.

Lucea f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Luche m Southern African

Luchulumancolwenkosi f Xhosa
This name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [more]

Luchumo m & f Xhosa
Possibly means "expanding, flourishing" or "prosperity" in Xhosa.

Lucricia f South African, English (American)
Variant of Lucretia.

Luelle f South African (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Lufuno m & f Venda
Means "love" in Tshivenda.

Lukhanyo m South African

Lukhona m & f Zulu (Modern)
Means "it's available" in Zulu.

Lungelo m & f Zulu
Means "right" in Zulu.

Luphelo m Xhosa
Means "the end, the last" in Xhosa, often given to the last child to be born in a family.

Luphumlo m Xhosa
Means "to rest" or "our relief" in Xhosa.

Luscious f & m African American (Rare), South African
Variant of Lucius (phonetically identical).

Lusea f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Lucea.

Lushomo f & m Southern African
"Grace or mercy" (chisomo)

Lusinda f English, South African
Variant of Lucinda.

Luston m Southern African
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Luswepo m & f Mwanga

Luthando m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "it's love" in Xhosa.

Luvuyo m South African

Luxon m South African
Transferred use of the surname Luxon.

Luya f Xhosa
Diminutive form of Luyanda.

Luyanda m & f South African, Zulu, Xhosa
Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Luyando m & f Tonga
Means “To Love” in Tonga. Related to the Tongan name Yandwa.

Lwando m Southern African
Transferred use of the surname Lwando.

Lwazi m South African, Zulu
Means "knowledge" in Zulu.

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

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