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Laŭruk m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Laŭr and Laŭrencij.

Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.

Laut m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element hlud meaning "famous" (such as Ludolf) or even leud meaning "people" (such as Ludger).... [more]

Lautilde f Medieval French
Either derived from Gothic lauths "grand" or Gothic laudi "figure, size" and Old High German hiltja "battle".

Lauwert m Low German
Combination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".

Laux m Medieval German
Hessian form of Lucas and Lukas, used only in the medieval period.

Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.

Lava f Medieval English
Diminutives of Medieval English masculine names ending in -lāf (such as Beorhtlaf and Cynelaf) used as a feminine given name... [more]

Lavanda f Croatian, Russian, Italian
Means "lavender" in Croatian, Italian and Russian.

Lavaughn f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and the name Vaughn.

Lavdimir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory" and mirë "good".

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

Laveah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the phonetic elements la, vay and ya, inspired by Nevaeh.

Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.

Lavenia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Lavinia, which was rarely used between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

Laveran m Brazilian
Transferred use of the French surname Laveran.... [more]

Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.

Laviniya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Lavinia.

Lavish m & f Indian
Lord of love, cute and luxury. Rich.

Lavonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, von and tay, sharing a sound with names such as Devante and Javonte.

Lavrants m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic)
Ancient Scandinavian and Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrentina f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.

Lavrentis m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Lavrentios.... [more]

Lawana f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be a variant of LaWanda.

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawna f English (Canadian, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Lorna or Lana.

Lawra f Sorbian, English (Rare)
Sorbian form and English variant of Laura.

Laya f Indian, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit laya "rest; dissolution; extinction; rhythm".... [more]

Laya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".

Layamon m History, Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.

Laylianna f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the names Laylie and Anna, or a blend of the names Layla and Lianna.

Laylo f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Layla.

Laysha f African American
Modern name using the popular prefix lay- combined with the suffix -sha, most likely influenced by Layla and Sasha.

Lazaar m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch and Flemish form of Lazarus.

Lazamaniraka m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy laza meaning "fame, honour, glory" and maniraka meaning "to send".

Lázara f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Caribbean
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Lazarus.

Lazaru m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Lazarus.

Lazdona f Baltic Mythology
The name of an alleged Lithuanian goddess of hazels and hazelnuts.... [more]

Lazèr m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Lazarus.

Lazhvardi m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian word ლაჟვარდი (lazhvardi) meaning "azure", which is primarily used in Georgian poetry and literature in order to describe the colour of the sky. However, there are also sources that say that the word means "lapis lazuli" in Georgian, which makes sense, since the word is most likely derived from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli" via Arabic لازوردي (lazuwardiyy) meaning "azure-coloured".

Lazo m Croatian, Serbian, Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian short form of Lazar as well as a Georgian short form of Lazare.

Lazzat f Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "enjoyment, pleasure" in Kazakh and Uzbek, ultimately from Arabic لذة (ladhdha).

Lé m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish, Luxembourgish
Short form of given names that contain Latin leo or Greek leon meaning "lion", such as Leo, Leon and Leonard.... [more]

Leabharcham f Irish Mythology
Means "crooked book" from Gaelic leabhar "book" and cham "crooked" (a byname probably referring to posture). In Irish legend this was the name of the wise old woman who raised Deirdre in seclusion, and who brought together Deirdre and Naoise.

Leades m Greek Mythology
According to Apollodorus, Leades was a son of Astacus who fought in the defense of Thebes against the Seven, and killed Eteocles.

Leaena f Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Leaina. This is the name of a pseudo-historical figure, supposedly a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaera (courtesan) and, according to a later tradition, the mistress of Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide (one of the assassins of the tyrant Hipparchus in 514 BC).

Leafar m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
The name Rafael spelled backwards. This name was used by American tattoo artist and entrepreneur Kat Von D and musician Leafar Seyer (birth name Rafael Reyes) for their son born 2018.

Leagros m Ancient Greek
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Greek ἀγρός (agros) meaning "field, land, countryside", and an unknown first element.

Leahmarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Leah and Marie.

Leaina f Ancient Greek
From Greek λέαινα (leaina) meaning "lioness", the feminine form of λέων (leôn) "lion" (see Leon). This was borne by a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaira whose lover Aristogeiton plotted to overthrow the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus, which eventually led to the establishment of democracy in Athens... [more]

Leanda f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leandra or a blend of Leanna and Linda. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix da "good" (compare Glenda)... [more]

Leanderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Leander and Anderson.

Leandre m Catalan, Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Leander.

Leandru m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Leander.

Leaneira f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Leandros. In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Amyclas and Diomede, and mother of Triphylus.

Leanette f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Lea and Annette.

Leangela f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- and Angela.

Leanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leaneira. In Greek mythology, Leanira or Leaneira was a Spartan princess who later became an Arcadian queen. She was the daughter of King Amyclas and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes... [more]

Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.

Leara f American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of Liora via its Anglicized variant Leora.

Learn-wisdom f English (Puritan)
Referring to Proverbs 1:2, "To learn wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"

Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.

Leathlobhar m Old Irish
Means "half leper" from leath "half" and lobhar "leper".

Leatrix f English (Modern)
A modern English combination of the names Leah and Beatrix. Possibly a variant of the name Leatrice.

Lebbaeus m Biblical Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Λεββαῖος (Lebbaios), which is of unknown meaning. This is another name for Saint Jude, also known as Thaddeus... [more]

Lebefromm m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "live piously" from German lebe "live" and fromm "pious". This name was created in the 17th century.

Lebrizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).

Lebwin m Germanic, German
Contracted form of Leobwin and modern German variant of Levin.

Leco m Dutch (Rare)
The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may possibly be of Dutch or Frisian origin (compare Remco). A known bearer of this name is Leco van Zadelhoff (b. 1968), a Dutch celebrity cosmetician, stylist, television host and writer.

Ledicia f Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Letitia. The name coincides with Galician ledicia "delight, joy".

Ledina f Albanian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Ledora f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Leodora and Leadora.

Leeanna f English
Combination of Lee and Anna.

Leeanne f English
Combination of Lee and Anne 1.

Leefke f Low German, East Frisian
Derived from Low German leefke "darling", which looks similar to its Limburgish equivalent leeveke and Dutch liefje. See also the name Leve, of which this name can be seen as a feminine form of.

Leelach f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Lilach. It's also means "from me to you", from the name Li 2 means "to me" and the female word lach means "to you".

Leeli f Literature
Leeli is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. In the series, she is a sweet, music- and dog-loving girl who puts aside her own desires for the good of her people.

Leelia f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Leelo, an Estonian form of Lelia and a a modern coinage created for aesthetic purposes.

Leeloo f Popular Culture
Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [more]

Leeloominaï f Popular Culture
Main character in "The Fifth Element" (1997). The name is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the characters fictional language, the Divine Language. She goes by Leeloo... [more]

Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.

Leemarie f Obscure
Combination of Lee and Marie.

Leen f Estonian, Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Heleene and a Dutch short form of Heleen, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Leene f Estonian
Truncated form of Heleene and variant of Leena.

Leeni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene, Leen and Leena.

Leenke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Magdalena and Helena as well as a feminine form of Leen.

Leenu f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene and Leena.

Leesha f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of Alesha, Felicia, and other names ending with the same sound.... [more]

Leeuwin m & f English
There is the leeuwin current, and the Leeuwin boat.

Leevken f North Frisian
The name comes from the Frisian, derived from "leavje", the Frisian word for like to love or like. Modified and with the suffix "-ke", which expresses a trivialization, it becomes "Levke".

Lee-wun f Popular Culture, Korean
Possibly a Korean name.... [more]

Leffert m Dutch, North Frisian
From an older name composed of liob "dear, beloved" and heri "army" or hart "strong, brave".

Lefika m Sotho
“My Rock” It’s used in Lesotho and South Africa

Lefward m Medieval English
From the Old English name Leofweard, derived from the elements leof "dear, loved" and weard "guardian, ward".

Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.

Legoshi m Popular Culture
Legoshi is the name of the main protagonist in the manga/anime Beastars. His name is derived from Bela Lugosi, an actor who played Dracula in old movies. The author of the series borrowed from it because it sounded "mysterious and elegant."

Leguntia f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, considers this name a Basque form of Leodegundia.

Lehel m Hungarian, History
Younger form of Lél. Lehel (died 955) was a Magyar chieftain, one of the military leaders of prince Taksony of Hungary, and a descendant of Árpád.

Lehuanani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."

Leiagore f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Leiagore (Lêagorê means 'assembler' or addressing the people') was the Nereid of assembling fish or navies. She was one of the 50 marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.

Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
Means "beloved child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Leian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lei 2 and An 1.

Leidi f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation.

Leighanabell f Romani, Obscure
Combination of Leigh and Anabell.

Leighanna f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Leanna or a combination of Leigh and Anna

Leighlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Leigh and the popular suffix -lynn.

Leihana f Micronesian
The name Leihana is unknown where it originated, but has been used in many islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially in Micronesia. The first recorded use of the name Leihana was for the name of Princess Leihana of an unamed island in the Pacific... [more]

Leihao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent".

Leihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious".

Leijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidered".

Leiju f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Leikea f Hawaiian (?)
Means "white flowers", from Hawaiian lei and kea "white".

Leikela f Taiwanese (Rare)
From Chinese 雷 léi "thunder", 科 kē "sort, class, kind", and 拉 "drag, pull".

Leikny f Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.

Leiko f Hawaiian
Combination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.

Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".

Leili f Georgian (Rare), Literature
Variant of Leila. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.... [more]

Leimarel Sidabi f Manipuri, Mythology
The supreme goddess in Sanamahism, the traditional religion of the Meitei religion. Leimarel Sidabi, also known as Ima Leimaren, meaning "Mother Leimarel", is seen as the goddess of the earth, nature and household and mother of every living thing... [more]

Leimelia f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Name of Hawaiian origin, composed by "lei", meaning "garland" and "Melia", which is the Hawaiian name of the flower Plumeria (or Flor De Mayo). Hence the meaning is "garland of Melia", "garland of Plumerias".

Leināʻala f Hawaiian
Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".

Leinani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and nani "beauty". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Leino m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the pen name of Eino Leino (Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm), Finnish poet and journalist (1878-1926).

Léioun m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Léon.

Leiriktombi f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei leirik meaning "flower pollen" and tombi meaning "youngest daughter".

Leishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "unopened flower, bud" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Leiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse leið "road, way" and ulfr "wolf".

Leixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Leixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".

Leiya f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Leiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".

Leiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".

Leizu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
In Chinese mythology, Leizu was the principal wife of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) and the inventor of sericulture. She is commonly worshipped in parts of Northern China as the “Silkworm Mother”.

Leja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Leah.

Lejna f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lena and Lene.

Leki m & f Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད (las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས (las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".

Leko m & f Georgian
Contracted form of Leliko (feminine) as well as of Levaniko and Leviko (masculine).

Łękomir m Polish
Obscure old Polish male name composed of the Slavic elements łęka "cunning, guile, treachery" and mir "peace". The meaning may thus be something along the lines of "he who uses his cunning in order to establish peace".

Leksa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Lex and diminutive of Leo.

Lekso m Georgian
Short form of both Aleksandre and Aleksi.

Leksten m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of leikr "play, game" and steinn "stone".

Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]

Lelantos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λανθάνω (lanthano) meaning "to escape notice, go unobserved". This was the name of a Titan of air in Greek mythology, associated with invisibility and stealth.

Lelde f Latvian, Theatre
1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.

Lele m Italian
Pet name of several italian names ending with "ele", such as: Gabriele, Emanuele, Ezechiele, Michele and so on

Lelê m & f Portuguese
Short form of names containing the letter L like Wesley and Helena.

Lelgarde f English (British, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Legarda (itself a medieval form of Leutgard, recorded in England in 1222) influenced by Lelia... [more]

Leli f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.

Lelia f Slavic Mythology
Lelia is the Slavic goddess of spring and mercy, daughter of Lada. ... [more]

Leliana f Popular Culture
Possibly based on the Italian name Lelia, in turn modeling itself on the elaboration Liliana. In the award-winning video game franchise "Dragon Age," the character Leliana is a respected, and feared, spymaster who aids the protagonist(s).

Leliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Laelianus.

Leliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases. Also see Leli.

Leliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Laelius.

Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]

Lelouch m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lelouch, a variant of Lellouche... [more]

Leluka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.

Lelwani m & f Hittite Mythology
Etymology uncertain. This was the name of the Hittite deity of the underworld, who was thought to live in the dark of the earth, and whose temples were associated with mausoleums. Originally derived from a Hattian god, Lelwani later came to be viewed as a goddess, due to syncretization with several female deities.

Lembewalde m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *lempe "love" and valta "power, mightiness".

Lembi f Estonian
Derived from Estonian lemb "affection" and thus a cognate of Lempi.

Lembit m Estonian
Younger form of Lembitu which itself was derived from Estonian lemb "affection" (compare Finnish Lemmitty).... [more]

Lemei f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Lemir m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]

Lemira f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (Lenin), Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция (internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".

Lemisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, mee and sha. A known bearer is American musician LeMisha Grinstead (1978-), a member of the R&B girl group 702.

Lemmitty f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "beloved" in Finnish (i.e., the past passive participle of lempiä; compare Lempi). It has occasionally been used as a feminine given name (and sometimes a masculine name; it is rare for either sex, and mostly a middle name).

Lemogang m Tswana, Sotho
A known bearer is South African actor Lemogang Tsipa (1991-), who was born to a Pedi father and a Tswana mother.

Lencho m Spanish
Diminutive of Florencio and Lorenzo.

Lencia f Polish
Diminutive of Milena and other names ending in -lena.

Lenert m German (East Prussian), Medieval Polish
East Prussian German form and medieval Polish variant of Leonhard.

Lenford m English (American)
Variant of Leonard.... [more]

Leng f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.

Leni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן אלוהים), Li 2 means "to me", natan is a Hebrew word (and a name) means "(he) gave", the letter i (or y) is a part of the name of God, another variant can be Leny.

Leniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elene and Madlena.

Lenilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Leni and Nilson.

Lenin m Spanish (Latin American), Indian, Various
Transferred use of the surname Lenin after Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionist and founder of the Soviet Union.

Leninha f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Lena and Helena.

Leninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.

Lenita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lena and various names that end in -lena.

Lenja f German (Modern), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a German invention, created by combining the popular name Lena with other names that were popular in Germany such as Anja, Maja 1, Tanja or Katja... [more]

Lenke f Hungarian
Diminutive of Heléna and Magdaléna via German Lenchen and Slavic Lenka.

Lenlen f Filipino
Diminutive of any name containing len, lin, lyn, lene, and other similar sounds.

Lenmana f Hopi
Means "flute girl" in Hopi. From the Hopi lena 'flute' and mána 'girl, maiden'.

Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.

Lenne f German (Silesian)
Diminutive of Helene and Magdalene.

Lennor f & m Romani
Derived from Romani lennor, meaning both "spring" and "summer".

Leno m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.

Lenstalberi m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Lenin, Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953)... [more]

Lente f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Derived from Dutch and Afrikaans lente "spring (the season)".

Lenthe f Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Lente, which was probably influenced by names such as Benthe and Jenthe.... [more]

Lentulus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective lentulus meaning "rather slow". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin adjective lentus meaning "slow, sluggish" as well as "sticky, tenacious" and "flexible, pliant" combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus.... [more]

Lenuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lena, which is a short form of Elena, Elene and Madlena.

Lenuzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Leonardo and Leone 1.

Lèo m Central African
Congolese form of Leo and the French equivalent Léo.

Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.

Leobin m Germanic
A pet form of any of the compound names formed with the prefix leub, liup, or liob meaning "dear, beloved". ... [more]

Leobino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leobin via it's Latinized form Leobinus.

Leocelso m Brazilian
Probably a contraction of Leo and Celso.

Leochares m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of Lachares, because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).... [more]

Leoda f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Leodbeald m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English form of Leopold, derived from the elements lēod "man, chief, leader" or "people, nation" (from leudīz) and beald "bold, brave"... [more]

Leodegan m Arthurian Cycle
King of Cameliard, father of Guenevere and Genievre.

Leodegar m History (Ecclesiastical), Romansh
Variant of Leutgar via the Latinized form Leodegarius. Leodegar of Poitiers (c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun... [more]

Leodegario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leodegar via Latinized form Leodegarius.

Leodegarius m Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leutgar. This was borne by a 7th-century martyr and bishop of Autun, also known as Léger.

Leodfled f Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Variant of Leodflæd, derived from the Old English elements leod "man" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Leodheard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Liuthard, derived from the elements leod "man, chief, leader" or "people, nation" (from leudīz) and heard "brave, hardy".

Leodhere m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name derived from the elements lēod "man" and here "army".

Leodmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and mære "famous".

Leodore m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname as well as a contraction of Leo and Theodore.

Leodstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leod "people" (from leudīz) and stan 1 "stone".

Leodwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and wig "war, battle".

Leodwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēod "man" and wine "friend, protector, lord".

Leofa m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Derived from the Old English element leof meaning "dear, agreeable, beloved".... [more]

Leofant m Catalan, Croatian
Catalan and Croatian form of Leophantos.

Leofanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leophantos.

Leofcwen f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and cwen "woman, wife; queen".

Leofgar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and gar "spear".

Leofgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "dear Geat", composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" combined with Geat, which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Geats... [more]

Leofhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and helm "helmet, protection".

Leofhere m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" and here "army".

Leofhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, loved" and hild "battle".

Leofkoll m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English leof "dear, beloved" and Old Norse kollr "head, skull" (compare kollo).

Leofmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and mære "famous".

Leofnoth m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and noð "courage". Leuca, Leofeca and Leofa are diminutive forms.

Leofræd m Anglo-Saxon
Composed of Old English leof "dear, beloved" and ræd "counsel, advice".

Leofranco m Italian
Leofranco is a given first name combining two names Leo and Franco. The name is said to be derived from Italy and the name can be used around the world. Leofranco is said to translate to “Free Lion”

Leofrun f Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and run "secret, mystery".

Leofsidu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof meaning "dear, beloved" and sidu meaning "custom, conduct, purity".

Leofwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, valued, beloved" and waru "guard, protection; care, watch" (compare weard and wær).

Leofweard m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and weard "guard, guardian".

Leofwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved" and wig "war, battle".

Leofwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, beloved", and wynn "joy, bliss".

Leogoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "people, folk" (Attic form of laos) and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or "speech".

Leohtgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements leoht meaning "light" and giefu meaning "gift".

Leohtwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements lēoht "light" (from leuhtą) and wine "friend".

Leokadie f Czech (Rare), German (Rare)
Czech and German form of Leocadia.

Leoline m & f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]

Leoma f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leona, Laoma and Neoma.

Leomar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Combination of Leo-, from names beginning with this pattern such as Leonardo and Leopoldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).... [more]

Leonara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Leonora with the same ending as Yonara and Tainara.

Leonardu m Maltese (Rare), Corsican, Sardinian
Maltese, Corsican and Sardinian form of Leonard.

Leonato m Spanish, Portuguese, Theatre
Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).

Leoncia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Leontia.

Leonel m Croatian, English
Croatian form and English variant of Lionel.

Leoniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leonianus.

Leonide m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Leonidas and Leonides. A notable bearer of this name was Leonide of Georgia (1861-1921), the second Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

Leonides m & f Ancient Greek, Galician
Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Leonilda f Italian
Italian form of Leonichildis. This name was borne by the daughter of Casanova to whom he proposed to and slept with.

Léonin m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Leoninus. Léonin (fl. 1135s–1201) was the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum. He was probably French, probably lived and worked in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral and was the earliest member of the Notre Dame school of polyphony and the ars antiqua style who is known by name... [more]

Leoning f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Leonila, Leonida, Leonora, and other names beginning with leon-.

Leonis m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Medieval Spanish
Latinized form of Leon. Leonis is also the brightest star in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Leonnatos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". The second element is uncertain, but it might possibly have been derived from the Greek noun γνάθος (gnathos) meaning "jaw"... [more]

Leonne f Dutch, Haitian Creole
Dutch borrowing and Haitian variant of Léonne.

Leonoor f Dutch, Literature
Short form of Eleonoor, comparable to Leonora and Leonore. A bearer of this name is Leonoor Voskamp (b... [more]

Leontine f German (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
German and Estonian form of Léontine and Leontina.

Leony f & m Filipino, Brazilian
Diminutive of Leonora, Leonida, Leonila, Leonardo, and other names starting with Leon-.

Leopard m Polish (Rare, Archaic), Germanic (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant, and English and Polish form of Leopardus.

Leopardo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Leopardus.

Leopardus m Ancient Roman
From the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of λέων (leon) "lion" and πάρδοσ (pardos) "male panther"... [more]

Léophélix m French (Quebec, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Léo 1 and Phélix.

Leophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.

Leopoleon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Leopold and Napoleon.

Leopolt m Catalan (Rare), Medieval German
Catalan and medieval German form of Leopold.

Leos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people". Also compare Greek λαος (laos), which has the same meaning and is found in names like Archelaus and Menelaus.

Leosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see laos) and Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength"... [more]

Leostrato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leostratus.

Leotychidas m Ancient Greek
Partial Attic Greek translation of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) but retains the Doric Greek patronymic suffix ίδας (idas)... [more]

Leotychides m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides), which is used in both Attic and Ionic Greek.... [more]

Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]

Leovanni m English (American)
Combination of Leo and Giovanni.

Leovenath m Medieval English
Variant spelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Leofnoth. Leovenath was the father of the early English poet and chronicler Layamon.

Lepha f American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.

Lepreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lepreus.

Lerijs m Latvian
Latvian diminutive of Lorenss and equivalent of Larry.

Leriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Valeri and its short form Leri.

Lerke f Danish, Low German, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant and German form of Lærke.

Lerone m African American
Famous bearers are mixed martial artist Lerone Murphy (born 1991) and author Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018)... [more]

Les m Ukrainian
Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.

Leshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Leshawna f African American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Leshawn, and variant of Lashawna (a more popular spelling).

Leshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, happy, glad" and 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".

Lesia f Corsican
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Corsican short form of Elizabeth and a feminization of Alesiu.

Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).

Leslye f English (Rare)
Variant of Lesly. Leslye Headland (1980-) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and playwright.

Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".

Lestariningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Lestari and Ningsih.

Lestariwati f Indonesian
Combination of Lestari and Wati.

Lestin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Cölestina and Celestine.

Letafat f Persian, Afghan, Arabic
Letafat means grace, beautiful, and elagance in Farsi and Dahri

Lethe f Greek Mythology
Derived 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... [more]

Leto m Literature, Popular Culture
Name of a character, the father of the main character Paul Atreides in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.

Letticia f Afrikaans (Rare), South African (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Leticia and Lettice.

Leu m French, History (Ecclesiastical), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Loup.

Leubovera f Germanic
Possibly from the Germanic elements leub "love" and wer "true".

Leucadius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leukadios. Also compare the name Leocadius.... [more]

Leucip m Catalan, Romanian
Catalan and Romanian form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.

Leucipo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.

Leucippe f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Leukippe. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.... [more]

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".

Leuconoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκονόη (Leukonoe), derived from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, shining, white" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind"... [more]