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Lethaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology (?)Latinized form of Greek Ληθαία
(Lethaia), the etymology of which is uncertain, perhaps from the same root as
Lethe. In
Ovid's
Metamorphoses, this was the name of a woman who was changed with her husband Olenus into a stone (Greek λίθος
(lithos) meant "stone") because she claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess.
Lethe f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
λήθη "forgetfulness, oblivion" (source of the word
alethes "true" (compare
Alethea), literally "not concealing"). In Greek mythology this name belonged to a daimona of oblivion... [
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Leto m Literature, Popular CultureName of a character, the father of the main character Paul Atreides in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.
Letteria f ItalianItalian name derived from a title of the Virgin Mary in Messina, St. Mary of the Letter (Madonna della Lettera).
Letum m Roman MythologyΜeans "death, annihilation, destruction, ruin" in Latin. Letum was a personification of death in Roman mythology.
Letushim m BiblicalA name of Biblical origin meaning ‘hammermen’ or ‘filemen’. It was mentioned in Genesis 25:3 as the name of De’dan’s son. He was also married to Saul’s daughter Michal.
Leuca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".
Leucius m Late Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Leukios. This name was borne by a martyr and saint from the 3rd century AD and by Leucius Charinus, the author of the so-called "Leucian Acts".
Leucosia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From Greek Λευκωσια
(Leukosia), possibly derived from λευκος
(leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and οὐσία
(ousia) "being" or "substance, essence". According to some writers, there were three Sirens: Leucosia,
Parthenope and
Ligeia.
Leucothoë f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθόη
(Leukothoê), derived from Greek λευκός
(leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and θοός
(thoos) "swift, nimble". In Greek mythology, Leucothoe was the beloved of Helios and sister of Clytia.
Leukios m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see
Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".
Leukon m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see
Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [
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Leukos m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective λευκός
(leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη
(luke) or
(lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [
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Leumeah f Indigenous Australian (Rare)From the Tharawal language of the Macarthur region of Sydney, Leumeah was the name of a land grant given to convict explorer John Warby in 1816. Appropriately the word is believed to mean ‘here I rest’ and is now the name of an outer Sydney suburb in the same area.
Leuška f SlovakDiminutive of
Lea, not used as a given name in its own right.
Leutha f LiteratureLeutha is a female character appearing in the mythology of William Blake. According to S. Foster Damon, A Blake Dictionary, she stands for 'sex under law'.
Levani m GeorgianForm of
Levan with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Levardis m & f English (Rare)This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin
veritas, meaning "truth."
Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of
Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [
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Levenez f Breton (Rare)Directly taken from Breton
levenez "happiness, joy", this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of
Laetitia. Saint Levenez was the wife of Count
Romélius and the mother of Saint
Gwenael.
Leviah f HebrewThis name has some meanings: the first is feminine form of
Levi (written: לויה), and the second is feminine form of
Lavi (written: לביאה).
Levijn m DutchVariant form of
Lieven via its latinization
Levinus. Although quite rare in modern times, it has at least managed to survive into modern times, unlike its counterpart
Livijn.
Levity f English (Rare)Derived from Latin
levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.
Levor m NorwegianModern form of Old Norse
Liðvarðr. The first element is
liðr which literally means "joint", but in this case have the meaning of "generation, family connection" (compare modern Norwegian
slektsledd composed of
slekt "family" and
ledd "joint, link")... [
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Levoslav m SlovakDerived from Slovak
lev "lion" and the Slavic name element
slava "glory".
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the name
Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Lewalevu f Polynesian MythologyThe name of a fertility goddess in Fijian mythology, derived from
lewa meaning "authority" and
levu meaning "big, large".
Lewen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Lewes m & f Medieval EnglishEarly Modern English form of
Louis or sometimes
Louisa. Also compare
Lewis. A known bearer was Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560-1627), an English courtier, writer, soldier and member of Parliament, in whose case
Lewes was his mother's maiden name.
Lewie-za-wau-na-skie m CherokeeA notable (perhaps the only?) bearer is Lewis Downing, who served as Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872.
Lexanor m Greek MythologyEither a variant of
Alexanor or an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is derived from the Greek noun λέξις
(lexis) meaning "speech" as well as "word, phrase" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man"... [
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Leyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, refined".
Leying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" or
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Leyley f & m VariousVariant of
Lele 2. In the case of one of the protagonist in controversial video game
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Ashley Graves, it is short for
Ashley.