Names Categorized "variants"

Etymology and MeaningLeila is a variant of Layla, the usual Persian transcription of a name that means "night" (from Arabic layl). In Arabic and Persian cultures, it is often given to girls born during the night, symboli...

Leilany is a variant form of Leilani, a Hawaiian name that means “heavenly flowers” or “royal child” – from lei (flowers, lei, child) and lani (heaven, sky, royal, majesty). The spelling -y gives the name a more modern,...

Leili is a Persian variant of Leila, which itself is a transcription of the Arabic name Layla, meaning "night". The name is deeply tied to the famous classical love story Layla and Majnun, originally an Arab tale that wa...

Etymology and OriginsLela is a variant of Leila, itself derived from the Persian transliteration of the Arabic name Layla. The name Layla ultimately comes from the Arabic word layl, meaning "night." Adopted into English...

Leonty is an alternate transcription of Russian Леонтий (see Leontiy), which is the Russian form of Leontios. Leontios is an Ancient Greek name derived from λέοντος (leontos), the genitive case of λέων (leon), meaning "l...

Leontyne is a modern English variant of the French name Léontine. The name is best known through the celebrated American soprano Leontyne Price (born 1927), whose international fame popularized this particular spelling....

Leyton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that was itself a variant of the surname and place name Layton. The original place name Layton refers to several towns in England, deriving from...

Lianne is a female given name of English origin, often considered a variant of Leanne. Leanne itself is a combination of Lee (derived from an Old English surname meaning "clearing") and Anne 1 (ultimately from Hebrew Han...

Liboria is an Italian feminine name, particularly found in Sicily, derived as the female form of Liborius. Liborius itself may be a variant of the late Latin name Liberius, which stems from Latin liber meaning "free." Th...

Liborio is the Italian (particularly Sicilian) form of Liborius. The name thus traces its origins through Liborius, which may be a variant of Liberius, a Late Latin name derived from liber meaning "free". This etymologic...

Liborius is a masculine name of Medieval Latin origin whose exact etymology is uncertain. It is considered either a variant of Liberius — derived from Latin liber meaning "free" — or a Latinized form of a Gaulish name. T...

Lídia is the Portuguese, Catalan, and Hungarian form of Lydia.EtymologyThe name ultimately derives from the Greek name Lydia, meaning "from Lydia" — an ancient region in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). The region...

Lieselotte is a German feminine given name, a variant of Liselotte. It is formed as a combination of the names Lise (a short form of Elisabeth) and Lotte (a diminutive of Charlotte). The name thus blends two classic Euro...

Lilia is a Latinate form of Lily, derived from the name of the flower. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya). The name is used in Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Uk...

Lillie is a feminine given name popular in English-speaking countries. It serves as a variant of Lily, directly referencing the flower, which symbolizes purity and innocence. Additionally, Lillie functions as a diminutiv...

Linet is a variant of Lynet, a name that appears in the Arthurian cycle. The name itself is a feminization of the Welsh name Eluned, derived from eilun meaning "image, likeness, idol."Etymology and OriginsThe ultimate ro...

Linnea is a feminine given name of Swedish origin, derived as a variant of Linnéa. The name essentially traces back to the twinflower Linnaea borealis, which was named in honor of the renowned 18th-century Swedish botani...

Linnet is an English feminine given name with dual origins. It may be considered a variant of Lynette, a name popularized by Alfred Tennyson's 1872 poem Gareth and Lynette, where Lynette is a character who eventually mar...

Lionesse is a variant of the name Lyonesse, from the Arthurian Cycle. The name Lyonesse means "lioness" in Middle English, derived from the Old French word lionesse. In Thomas Malory's 15th-century work Le Morte d'Arthur...

Etymology and Literary OriginsLionors is a variant of the name Lyonors, which appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century Arthurian compilation Le Morte d'Arthur. The name likely derives from Middle English lyon, meaning "li...

Lioubov is an alternate transcription of Russian Любовь (see Lyubov). It is derived from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love". The name has been used in Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries, symbolizing affection...

Lir (also spelled Ler) is a sea god in Irish mythology, whose name means “Sea” in Old Irish. The forms Ler and Lir are the nominative and genitive cases, respectively, suggesting that Lir is etymologically the genitive f...

Lirije is an Albanian feminine given name, derived as a variant of Liri. The root name Liri directly means "freedom" or "liberty" in Albanian, reflecting the importance of independence and national identity in Albanian c...

Liselot is a Dutch feminine given name, primarily recognized as a variant of Liselotte. The name Liselotte itself is a combination of Lise (itself a short form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth) and Charlotte, blending elements...

Liva is a feminine given name primarily used in Danish, Faroese, and Slovak. In Danish and Faroese, it is a variant form of Liv, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Hlíf meaning "protection." The name's modern u...

Live is a Norwegian feminine given name, primarily a variant of Liv. Both names ultimately derive from the Old Norse Hlíf, meaning "protection," but the modern use of Live has also been influenced by the contemporary Sca...

Llewelyn is a variant of Llywelyn, a masculine Welsh given name, whose spelling has been influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion". The root name, Llywelyn itself has an intricate etymology. It likely descends from a hypo...

Loan 1 is a masculine given name of Breton origin, considered a variant of Elouan. Its etymological roots trace back to a possible Breton word meaning "light," and it shares this underlying significance with its parent n...

Lochlann is a variant of Lochlainn, an Irish name derived from Old Irish Lochlann, a term for Scandinavia. The Old Irish name literally means "land of the lakes", from loch "lake", and likely originated as a geographical...

Lomán is a masculine Irish name and a variant of Lommán. Lommán itself derives from Old Irish elements: lomm meaning "bare," combined with a diminutive suffix, giving it the meaning "little bare one." This name is associ...

Lora is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries, functioning as a variant spelling of Laura. While its core meaning derives from the same Latin root as Laura, Lora has developed its own identit...

Lorainne is a feminine given name used primarily in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of the name Lorraine, which itself derives from the name of a region in eastern France.Etymology and OriginsThe name Lorrain...

Lorayne is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of Lorraine, a name derived from the region in northeastern France. The region's name itself traces back to the Lothar, a Fra...

Lorea is a feminine given name of Basque origin, meaning "flower". It is a variant of Lore, which directly stems from the Basque word for flower. In Basque culture, floral names are common and often reflect the region's...

Lorelle is a feminine given name of English origin, considered a variant of Laurel. The name Laurel itself is derived from the laurel tree, which has long been a symbol of victory, honor, and achievement, ultimately from...

Loren is a given name in English that is primarily either a short form of Laurence (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine). Its roots trace back to the Roman cognomen Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum," an ancien...

Lorette is a French feminine given name, encompassing two distinct but overlapping onomastic traditions. Primarily, it serves as a variant of Laurette, the French diminutive of Laura. Laura itself derives from the Late L...

Lorn is a given name, a variant spelling of Lorne. The name Lorne originates from the title Marquis of Lorne, which itself derives from the Scottish place name Lorne. This place name is thought to come from the name of t...

Lorri is a feminine given name of English origin, primarily used as a variant of Lori. Like Lori, Lorri functions as a diminutive or pet form of names beginning with Lor-, such as Laura and Lorraine. The name emerged in...

Lorrie is a variant of Lori, itself a common English diminutive of names beginning with Lor-, such as Laura and Lorraine. As a given name, Lorrie gained popularity in the United States during the mid-20th century alongsi...

Lorrin is a masculine given name of English origin, most commonly considered a variant of Loren. Loren itself serves as either a short form of Laurence 1 (the masculine form) or a variant of Lauren (the feminine equivale...

Loui is a Swedish and Danish variant of Louie, itself a diminutive of Louis. The name Louis derives from the French form of Latinized Ludovicus, which comes from the Germanic name Ludwig. Loui thus shares the same royal...

Lovel is a rare English masculine given name derived from the surname Lovel, which itself is a variant of the surname Lowell. The surname Lowell originated as a Norman French nickname, combining lou "wolf" with a diminut...

Lovell is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself was a variant of Lowell. The surname Lovell originated as a Norman French nickname, from Anglo-Norman lou meaning "wolf" combined wit...

Lovis is a Swedish feminine given name that functions as a variant of Lovisa. It belongs to a rich onomastic tradition ultimately stemming from the Germanic personal name Ludwig, through the Latinized Ludovicus and the F...

Loyd is a variant spelling of the Welsh name Lloyd. While Lloyd derives from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey", Loyd emerged as an Anglicized respelling that gained usage as both a surname and a masculine given name. T...

Luanna is an English feminine given name, likely formed as a combination of Lou (a short form of Louise or Louis) and Anna, or as a variant of Luana.EtymologyThe name Luanna is a compound created from two popular name el...

Luanne is a modern English feminine given name, derived as a Luann by opening the second syllable. It can be seen either as a combination of the short forms Lou (from Louise or Louis) and Ann, or as a variant of Luana, a...

Luben is a Bulgarian masculine given name, serving as an alternate transcription of Lyuben (Любен). The name is derived from the Slavic element ľuby, meaning "love."EtymologyThe root of Luben is the Proto-Slavic word *ľu...

Lubov is an alternate transcription of the Russian Любовь or Ukrainian Любов, more commonly rendered as Lyubov. The name means "love", derived from the Slavic element ľuby (love). Together with Vera (faith) and Nadezhda...

Etymology and OriginsLuci is a feminine given name primarily used in English, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking contexts. In its English usage, it functions as a diminutive or variant of Lucy, ultimately derived from the...

Luella is a variant of the name Louella. Luella is a feminine given name that emerged in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, reflecting the era's fondness for fanciful name coinages and composed or blended fo...

Lugos is a given name that originated as a variant of Lugus, the name of a major Celtic (Gaulish) deity. Lugus was a god associated with commerce, craftsmanship, and perhaps light or oaths, depending on the interpretatio...

Lurdes is a Portuguese variant of Lourdes, the name of a French town that became a major center of pilgrimage after a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a nearby grotto in 1858. The...

Luus is the Dutch variant of the name Lucia. It carries the same etymology and cultural associations as its parent name, ultimately deriving from the Latin lux meaning "light."EtymologyLuus originates as a Dutch variant...

Lya is a French variant of Léa, itself the French form of the Hebrew name Leah. The name is typically female and, while less common than Léa or Lia, has enjoyed occasional use in French-speaking regions and beyond. Etymo...

Lyda is a feminine given name of English usage, likely a variant of Lydia. It may have emerged as a shortened form or an altered spelling, influenced by similar names like Liddy.Etymology and OriginsThe name Lyda traces...

Lyla is a modern feminine given name that traces its origins to two distinct sources. Primarily, it is a spelling variant of Leila, the Persian transcription ultimately derived from the Arabic Layla, meaning "night." Sec...

Lylou is a modern French feminine given name that has emerged as a variant of Lilou. While Lilou itself is a relatively recent invention, coinciding with a broader trend of compound names and whimsical, phonetically plea...

Lynda is a spelling variation of the feminine given name Linda. While Linda has long been established in numerous languages, the Lynda variant emerged primarily in English-speaking countries, reflecting a trend toward di...