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Líney f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Linfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
飞 (fēi) meaning "fly, flying" or
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow or rain".
Lingbi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凌 (líng) meaning "pure, virtuous" or
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".
Lingbo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
波 (bō) meaning "wave".
Lingcai f ChineseFrom Chinese 铃, 鈴 (líng) both meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵, 靈 (líng) both meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 菜 (cài) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 财, 財 (cái) both meaning "wealth, fortune, money"... [
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Lingcao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".
Lingde m ChineseMeans "excellent virtue". From
Ling (令) and
de (德) 'virtue, morals, moral character; heart, mind; kindness, favor'.
Lingga m IndonesianLingga is a male's symbol of life and fertility in Indonesia. Mostly symbolized by the male genital form in the ancient inscription.
Linghai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Linghua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 铃/鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", or 灵/靈 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (usually only feminine) or 华/華 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese"... [
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Lingji f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".
Lingjun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 灵 or 靈
(líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 令
(lìng) meaning "cause, make, order, decree" combined with 均
(jūn) meaning "equal, even, level", 俊
(jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", or 頵
(jūn) meaning "large-headed, top-heavy"... [
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Lingli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole".
Lingliang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Lingling f ChineseFrom Chinese 玲
(líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lingmiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Lingmo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
铃 (líng) meaning "bell" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".
Lingormr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
lyngormr meaning "dragon that creeps through the heather", from
lyng "heather" and
ormr "snake, serpent".
Lingqin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive".
Lingqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".
Lingquan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".
Lingran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
Lingren f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".
Lingrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Lingshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".
Lingshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Lingshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk",
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or
铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Lingsu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn" or
素 (sù) meaning "white silk, plain".
Lingwa f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".
Lingwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Lingwang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".
Lingxia f ChineseFrom Chinese 鈴 (líng) meaning "bell" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lingxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Lingxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Lingxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Lingxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".
Lingxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Lingxun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Lingyan f & m ChineseThis name could be formed with 灵 (Ling) meaning "Soul, Spirit", 铃 (Ling) meaning "Chime, Bell", 鈴 (Ling) "Small Bell, Bud, Boll", and possibly 綾 (Ling) meaning "Damask, Thin Silk" (likely feminine), plus 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (often feminine) or 岩 (Yan) meaning "rocks, cliff", and other characters are possible, that are pronounced in the same fashion... [
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Lingye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Lingyin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or
灵 (líng) meaning "soul, spirit" and
银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth",
吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" or
音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".
Lingyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".
Lingyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Lingyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Lingyun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 灵
(líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 凌
(líng) meaning "rise, soar, go up" combined with 运
(yùn) meaning "carry, move, transport" or 云
(yún) meaning "cloud"... [
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Lingzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Lingzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Lĩnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 領
(lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".
Línhildr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Linhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Linita f Spanish, ItalianDiminutive of
Lina 2, sometimes functioning as a double diminutive of names ending in or otherwise containing
lina.
Linjiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Linjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem",
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
隽 (juàn) meaning "superior, outstanding" or
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Linlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Linliang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Linlin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 琳
(lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Linlong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Linlu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
露 (lù) meaning "dew" or
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".
Lin-Manuel m American (Hispanic, Rare), ObscureBorne by Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980-), an American songwriter, actor, playwright and filmmaker, whose parents named him after a poem about the Vietnam War by Puerto Rican writer José Manuel Torres Santiago titled
Nana roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel (
Red Lullaby for My Son Lin Manuel)... [
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Linmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Linmiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Linnethia f English (American, Rare)Variant of
Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).
Linning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Linor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of
Li 2 and
Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.
Linor m Albanian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Albanian
linore "flax".
Linoy f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Noy meaning "my beauty" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is the olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Linoy Ashram (1999)
Linping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming, graceful".
Linqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
Linqiao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".
Linrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Linshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Linsheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage".
Linshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain",
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Linshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Linshui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water"..
Linshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Linting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Linwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Linwang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect".
Linxing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot, almond".
Linxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or
渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Linyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
焱 (yàn) meaning "flames" or
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Linyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or
伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Linying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Linyong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".
Linyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" or
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
Linyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Linzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligent".
Linzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious gem".
Lioba f History, GermanShort form of
Liobgetha, Latinized form of
Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [
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Líobhan f Irish MythologyForm of the Gaelic name
Lí Ban, meaning "beauty of women". It belonged to two characters in Irish myth, one a mermaid captured in Lough Neagh in 558, according to the 'Annals of the Four Masters' (see also
Muirgen).
Liodor m Russian (Rare)Variant (and shorter) form of
Iliodor. A known bearer of this name was the Russian poet, translator and journalist Liodor Palmin (1841-1891).
Lipa f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian, UkrainianIt derives from the Slavic name for the linden tree Lipa (Липа), which originates from the Greek word "Lipos" (λίπος) meaning: "fat, thick". And a shorter form of the Russian and Ukrainian name
Olimpiada.
Liparit m Armenian, Georgian (Archaic)Meaning uncertain. Georgian scholars believe that the name is of (western) Georgian origin and eventually exported to Armenia, whilst non-Georgian scholars theorize that the name is actually of Armenian origin.... [
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Liping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 莉
(lì) meaning "white jasmine", 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 黎
(lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Lipman m YiddishYiddish form of the Judeo-German name Liberman, meaning "beloved man".
Liqing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" (usually only feminine) combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [
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Liquan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".
Lir f & m HebrewPopular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like
Liron ,
Liram ,
Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Lira f Croatian (Rare)From the name of the musical instrument
lira (from Latin
lira, from Ancient Greek
λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lira f American (Archaic)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lirael f LiteratureCentral character in the fantasy novel by Garth Nix, the second in his
Old Kingdom Trilogy. Lirael is daughter of the Abhorsen Terciel and the Clayr Arielle.
Lirain m BasqueDerived from Basque
lirain "slim, slender, lithe, svelte; attractive".
Liram m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Li 2 and
Ram 1 means "my loftiness" in Hebrew. usually masculine, rare as feminine.
Liran m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Li 2 and
Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of
Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.
Liran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or
燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
Lirazel f LiteratureThe name of the title character in Lord Dunsany's fantasy novel
The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924).
Lirette f LiteratureFrench term for a type of fabric made by weaving strips of cloth. This is the name of one of the protagonists of the French fairy tale La bonne femme (The Good Woman) by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force.
Liri f AlbanianDerived from either Albanian
liri "flax" or Albanian
liri "liberty, freedom".
Liridon m AlbanianMeans "desire for freedom", composed of Albanian
liri "freedom" and
don "desire, want, will". This is probably an example of a patriotic name (which are popular among Albanians living outside of Albania).
Liriope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)Plural form of
lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de los Lirios and
Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [
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