Names starting with L
1,343 Names found
Signifies "gentle, kind" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition, اللطيف (al-Laṭīf) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
An alternative transliteration of Arabic لطيفة (see Latifa), and also the standard Malay and Indonesian form.
A variation of Letitia.
Possibly a derivative of Lot 2 (or stemming from the same place name). The 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes used it for a character in his...
From Old Norse lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and possibly ey meaning "island". In Norse mythology, this belongs to the mother of Loki.
Of uncertain meaning. In Latvian mythology, this is a forest spirit sometimes linked to childbirth and weaving.
Shortened form of Launcelot, a variant of Lancelot. Shakespeare used this name for a clownish character in the play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594)...
Perhaps a Finnish diminutive of Klaus.
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This was a favourable meaning, as laurel leaves were used in ancient Rome to...
A variation or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally masculine, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske...
From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was an ancient Italian city whose name likely derives from Latin laurus "l...
The French feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
The female form of Laurence 1.
A Dutch variation of Laurentius, corresponding to Laurence 1.
French variation of Laurentius, related to Laurence 1.
A feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
The French variant of Laurentinus.
The female form of Laurentinus.
The French feminine variant of Laurentinus.
The Portuguese and Spanish variant of Laurentinus.
A Roman cognomen derived from Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Saint Laurentinus was a 3rd-century martyr from Carthage.
The Romanian variant of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
The Latin form of Laurence 1. As a Dutch name, it appears on birth certificates, though a vernacular form like Laurens is typically used in everyday...
A German variation of Laurentius, related to Laurence 1.
Diminutive of Laura.
An Italian diminutive of Laura. This is the name of one of the narrators in Boccaccio's The Decameron (1350).
A French diminutive of Laura.
The Finnish and Estonian variant of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
The female form of Laurianus.
A Roman name derived from Laurus. It was borne by a 6th-century saint, a bishop of Seville, who was martyred by the Arian Ostrogoths.
Diminutive of Laura or Laurence 1.
Of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin laurinus "of laurel", a derivative of laurus. According to medieval German legend, this was the name of a...
An elaborated form of Laura with the popular name suffix inda.
The male form of Laurinda.
The Latvian variant of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Diminutive form of Laura.
The Danish and Norwegian variant of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).