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Luelli f Frenchmeanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to
Luella Louella or
Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.
Lufa m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
lufu meaning "love, affection, desire", or a short form of dithematic names beginning with this element. It is a masculine equivalent of
Lufu.
Lufei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù) meaning "a type of jade" and
翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald, jade".
Luffy m Popular CultureMonkey D. Luffy is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the One Piece manga series, created by Eiichiro Oda.
Lufthansa f German (Rare)Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [
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Luftim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
luftim "combat, fight; battle".
Lufu f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
lufu meaning "love, affection, desire". It is a feminine equivalent of
Lufa.
Lugal-irra m Near Eastern MythologyPossibly means "mighty lord", deriving in part from the Sumerian element 𒈗 (
lugal), meaning "king, owner, master". Name borne by Mespotamian god who, along with his twin brother
Meslamta-ea, was thought of as a guardian of doorways... [
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Lugal-kinishe-dudu m SumerianEtymology uncertain, likely deriving in part from the Sumerian element
lugal ("master, king"). Name borne by a king of Uruk and Ur who ruled at the end of the 25th century BCE.
Lugal-kisalsi m SumerianPossibly deriving from Sumerian element
lugal, meaning "king, owner, master", and
tar " to cut; to decide". Name of a King of Uruk and Ur (some contemporary sources also place him as King of Kish), circa 2400 BCE.
Lugalsilâsi m SumerianMeans "The lord fills the streets", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒈗
lugal ("king, master, lord"), 𒋻𒋛
silâ ("street, path"), and 𒋛
si ("to fill up")... [
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Lugaretzia f Literature, Greek (?)The name of a Greek character in
My Family and Other Animals (1956), a memoir by British naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell based on his family's four years (between 1935 and 1939) living on the Greek island of Corfu, and its television adaptation
The Durrells (2016-2019)... [
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Lūgnė f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word for the nuphar plant
Lugomir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian
lug "meadow". Also compare modern Polish
łąka, Czech
louka and Slovak
lúka, all of which also mean "meadow"... [
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Lugorix m Old CelticDerived from Celtic
lugu "light" combined with Celtic
rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god
Lugus or
Lugh.
Lugotorix m Old Celtic, HistoryDerived from Celtic
lugu "light" (or from Proto-Celtic
lukot "mouse") combined with Celtic
rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god
Lugus or
Lugh... [
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Luguselwa f GaulishGaulish name meaning "possession of Lugus", derived from the name of the god
Lugus combined with Proto-Celtic *
selwā "possession, property".
Luh f BalineseMeans "female, woman" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the firstborn daughter.
Luhan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and
菡 (hàn) meaning "bud, lotus bud".
Luhong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù) meaning "a type of jade" and
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".
Luhut m BatakMeans "gathered, all together, whole" in Toba Batak.
Luismer m Venezuela/EspañolEs la unión de dos nombres de mujeres Luisa y Mercedes, dando como resultado el nombre de Luismer para el sexo masculino.
Luitfrid m AlsatianLiutfrid (died probably 742) was the Duke of Alsace, the third in a line of Etichonid dukes dating back to circa 670. He succeeded his father Adalbert in 723. In the 720s he made his younger brother Eberhard count of the Sundgau... [
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Lujhah m Newar (Rare)Means "golden sun", from Newar लू (
lū) meaning "gold" and झ: (
jhah) meaning "Sun".
Lujuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or
绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Lukash m UkrainianUkrainian form of
Luke, influenced by Latin
Lucas, probably via Polish
Łukasz. Lukash is the main character in Lesia Ukrainka's classic féerie drama 'The Forest Song'.
Łukasław m PolishThe first element of this name can be derived from Polish
łuk "bow", but it can also be derived from
Łukasz (in honour of Luke the Evangelist). The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Luke f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Lucía and
Lucie.
Lukhum m Georgian, LiteratureThis name is commonly used in the Georgian highlands. Georgian sources state that the etymology of Lukhum is unknown, but a Russian source connects it to Turkish delight, which was known as لوقوم
(lokum) in Ottoman Turkish... [
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Lukito m JavaneseFrom Javanese
lukita meaning "skilled, learned" or "writing, expression", ultimately from Sanskrit लोकित
(lokita).
Lukke f East FrisianVariant of names with the name element
liut and the diminutive suffix -ke recorded from the 16th to 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Lulal m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyMeans "syrup man" or "man sweet like syrup", likely deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒇽
lú ("grown man"), and
làl ("honey, date syrup"). In Sumerian mythology, Lulal, inscribed dlú.làl in cuneiform, is the younger son of
Inanna... [
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Luli f ChineseMeans "dewy jasmine," from (露) lu "dew, essence," and (莉) li "white jasmine."
Lulia f Tigrinya, VariousSaid to mean "Diamond" in Tigrinya. Of Eritrean origin, this name gained some popularity around the world.
Luling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Luluah f ArabicLuluah is an Arabic name for girls that means “bead of pearl”.
Lulwa f ArabicDerived from Arabic لؤلؤ
(luʾluʾ) meaning "pearls".
Lum m English (American, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Lum, that is most likely a variant of
Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.
Luman m AmericanThis was a somewhat popular name in the USA during the 1800s. The origin could be anything from the Latin word for light to an alteration of the German Luhmann or Lohmann.
Lume f AlbanianDerived from either Albanian
lumë "river" or from Albanian
lume, a term referring to "powerful and beautiful mountain fairies".
Lumei f ChineseFrom the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [
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Lumen f Popular CultureThis is the name of a fictional character from the television series "Dexter".
Lumia f FinnishDerived from the Finnish
lumi meaning "snow".
Lumiana f ObscureMeaning unknown, perhaps an altered form of
Luciana influenced by Latin
lumen "light, source of light, daylight; distinguished person, glory". By some accounts, the American singer Lumidee Cedeño (1984-) was born Lumiana DeRosa.
Lumidee f English (Rare)Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of
Lumiana and
Dee. This name is borne by American singer Lumidee Cedeño (1984-), simply known as Lumidee.
Lumière m Popular CultureMeans "light" in French. The name can be recalled from the character in the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" in which he is transformed into a candelabrum.
Lumikki f FinnishDerived from Finnish word
lumi "snow". Fairy tale character Snow White is known as Lumikki in Finland.
Lumikukka f Finnish (Modern)A combination of
Lumi, which means "snow", and
Kukka, which means "flower". The name was first used in the 1970's.
Lumimuut f MinahasanMeaning unknown. In the Minahasan mythology of Indonesia, she was the ancestor of the Minahasan people, alongside with her husband
Toar.
Lumin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
敏 (mǐn) meaning "nimble, agile, fast, clever".
Lumina f English (Archaic)Derived from Latin
lumina "lights", ultimately from Latin
lumen "light". In the English-speaking world, this name was first recorded in the 1800s.