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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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Liron m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
liron "to set free, to liberate".
Lirong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 蓉
(róng) meaning "lotus" or 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [
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Lirui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)Derived from Jèrriais
lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of
Lily.
Lisaraye f EnglishBorne by American actress LisaRaye McCoy (1967-) whose name was inspired by her father’s name David Ray
Lise m MiwokMeans "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lishan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里
(lǐ) meaning "village" or 李
(lǐ) meaning "plum, plum tree" combined with 善
(shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable", 珊
(shān) meaning "coral", 姍
(shān) meaning "leisurely, slow", 山
(shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak" or 杉
(shān) meaning "pine, fir"... [
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Lishao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Lishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Lishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Liskit f NivkhDerived from Nivkh
liskt meaning "neat, clean".
Lismod f Medieval French (?), Medieval Flemish (?)Recorded in the genitive form
Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French
(e)lis(i), derived from the name
Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German
muot "spirit; courage, boldness".
Lisong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松
(sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [
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Liss m & f SwedishDialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian
liss-, combining form of
litn "little" (cf.
Liss), and
kulla "girl".
List f Icelandic (Rare)From Old Norse
list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".
Listvǫr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and
vár "spring".
Listyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
listya meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Lisui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Litang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Litao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Litavis f Celtic MythologyLitavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period. She was probably an earth-goddess. Her name is derived from Gaulish
Litavi- "earth; the vast one" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*flitawī- "broad").
Litha f American (Rare)Variant of
Letha. It coincides with the neo-pagan name of the summer solstice and the midsummer festival that celebrates it (which is borrowed from
liþa, the Old English name of the months roughly corresponding to June and July).
Lithio m Literaturethis word means 'Fire' in the old Tengwar Elven Tongue created by J.R.R. tolkien
Litiana f FijianUnknown origin, possibly related to Fijian
liti ("black vegetal dye") or
lito ("to gleam").
Liting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Litogena f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
litu- "festival, celebration, feast" and the Proto-Celtic name element
*genos "born; family".
Litosław m PolishDerived from Polish
litość "mercy, pity" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Litov f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)The name Litov is a new name that comes from a combination of the names
Li 2 and
Tov, this name is a kind of wish that the son/daughter will have a good and happy life... [
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Litsa f GreekDiminutive of
Aglaia (via its diminutive
Aglaitsa),
Apostolia (via its diminutive
Apostolitsa),
Emmanouella (via its diminutive
Manolitsa),
Evangelia (via its diminutives
Evangelitsa and
Vagelitsa),
Garifallia (via its diminutive
Filitsa),
Michaela (via its diminutive
Michalitsa),
Natalia (via its diminutive
Natalitsa),
Pantelina (via its diminutive
Pantelitsa),
Stavroula (via its diminutive
Stavroulitsa),
Styliani (via its diminutive
Stelitsa),
Vasiliki (via its diminutive
Vasilitsa),
Violeta (via its diminutive
Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -
litsa.
Little f & m English (Rare)Old English
lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
luttel, German dialect
lützel.
Littlefoot m Popular CultureThe Land Before Time is a 1988 American-Irish animated adventure drama film, it features a young Brontosaurus named Littlefoot.
Lityerses m Greek MythologyMeaning unknown; Lityerses was the illegitimate son of Midas in Greek mythology. He was said to be an aggressive swordsman who would frequently challenge people to harvesting contests and would behead those he beat.
Liu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese character 柳 (
liǔ) meaning "willow tree".... [
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Liuba f Slavic MythologyDerived from the Slavic element
lyuby "love", this was the name of the Sorbian and Wendish goddess of spring, love and fertility.
Liubbert m GermanicDerived from Old High German
liub (also found written as
leub, see
Goteleib) meaning "dear, beloved" combined with Old High German
beraht meaning "bright".
Liubigild m GermanicDerived from Old High German
liub "dear, beloved" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Liubwin m GermanicDerived from the Old High German elements
liub "dear, beloved" and
wini "friend" (compare
Leobwin).
Liulalong m & f ThaiEtymology uncertain, however possible name elements include
ลิ่ว (liw) and
ล่อง (long) both meaning "float, drift, wander".
Liulfr m Old NorseOld Norse name of uncertain etymology, possibly composed of the elements
hlíf "shield, protection" and
ulfr "wolf," hence "shield wolf."