Names starting with L
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From Latin levo meaning "to raise, to lift". This was the name of a Roman goddess associated with newborn babies and the rituals of childbirth.
Popularized by American actor LeVar Burton (1957-) following his role in the popular miniseries Roots (1977). His birth name was Levardis, after his...
From the Ottoman Turkish term levend, referring to a navy member, possibly ultimately from Italian levante "person from the eastern Mediterranean"....
An Old Hungarian name, possibly of Slavic origin, or perhaps from Hungarian lesz "will be". The name was used by the Árpád royal family since at...
Possibly translating to "united or connected" in Hebrew, Levi is mentioned in the Old Testament as the third son of Jacob and Leah. He was the...
From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (Liwyaṯan), from לִוְיָה (liwya) meaning "garland, wreath" [1]. This is the name of a colossal sea monster mentioned in the Old...
The Armenian variant of Leon. Several kings of Cilician Armenia bore this name, including the first king Levon I the Magnificent.
The biblical Hebrew form of Levi.
A medieval English variant of Louis. A notable bearer was Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This was also the...
Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.
Diminutive form of Alexandra or Alexis.
Diminutive of Alexandra.
A shortened form of Alexus. Its usage has been influenced by the Lexus brand name (a line of luxury automobiles produced by Toyota).
Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.
A variation of Leila, and the standard Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish form.
An Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Armenian variation of Leyla. Leyli and Majnun is a 16th-century Azerbaijani poem by Fuzuli inspired by the Arab tale of...
From the name of a mountain in Navarre in northern Spain, site of the old monastery of San Salvador of Leyre. It comes from Basque Leire, possibly...
The Azerbaijani version of Ali 1.
Derived from Chinese 理 (lǐ), signifying "reason" or "logic," 立 (lì), which means "to stand" or "to establish," 黎 (lí), symbolizing "black" or "dawn,"...
The Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, and Greek variant of Leah.
Possibly from Old Irish líath meaning "grey". According to an Irish tale, this belonged to a poet who became a nun but missed her lover Cuirithir so...
An Irish shortened form of William. It rose to popularity in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, spreading to Europe and the Americas thereafter. It has...
From Chinese 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily", 濂 (lián) meaning "waterfall", or other Chinese characters with a similar pronunciation.
A shortened form of Juliana, Liliana, and other names ending in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.
Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a diminutive of Isabel. It is also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.
From Czech libý meaning "pleasant, nice", from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love".
From Latin liber meaning "free". This was the name of a Roman fertility god, frequently identified with Dionysus.
The female form of Liberatus. A few early saints bore this name, including the patron of Pizzone, Italy.
The Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variant of Liberatus.
Signifies "liberator" in Italian.
A Late Latin name meaning "freed, released". A 3rd-century saint and martyr bore this name.
The female form of Liberius.
A Late Latin name from Latin liber "free". A 2nd-century saint and a 4th-century pope bore this name.