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Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.

Lóci m Hungarian
Diminutive of Lóránt.

Locika f Folklore
From the Czech word for the Lactuca plant (lettuce). This is the Czech name for Rapunzel (the fairy tale character). This isn't a personal name in Czech.

Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.

Lockey f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Locryn m Cornish
Possibly from Lloegyr, the medieval Welsh name for a region of southeastern Britain, which is of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historical realm (which he Latinized as Loegria) was named after Locrinus, the eldest son of Brutus of Troy and Innogen.

Lodamy f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodamia.

Lodeska f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodiska.

Lodiska f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Lodoiska.

Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]

Lodoiska f Theatre, Louisiana Creole
Borne by the titular character of Simon Mayr's opera La Lodoiska (1796). The name itself is a variant of Lodoïska.

Lodoletta f Italian, Italian (Tuscan), Theatre
Probably coined by Pietro Mascagni for the titular character of his "dramma lirico" or lyric opera Lodoletta (1917), which was based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).... [more]

Lodovica f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lodovico.

Lodovigo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Lodovico.

Loduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.

Lodusky f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Loduska.

Lodzia f Polish
Diminutive of Leokadia.

Loeiz m Breton
Breton form of Louis.

Loeiza f Breton
Breton form of Louise.

Loélia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loelia.

Loelia f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature æ as œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Loel... [more]

Loélie f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Loélia.

Loena f Dutch (Modern), Flemish (Modern)
Variant of Luna.

Loenço m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Laurence 1.

Loenso m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Laurence 1.

Loetitia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Laetitia.

Loey m & f Khmer

Loezaig f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Loeiza.

Lofeeta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Logenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lagenia.

Loghan f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Logan given to 33 girls in 2018.

Loghanne f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Logan.

Loghlin m Manx
Manx form of Lochlainn.

Lohanne f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Lohitzune f Basque
Variant of Lohizune.

Lohizune f Basque
Derived from Donibane Lohizune, the Basque name of a town in Southwestern France. The name itself is derived from Basque lohi "mud", the suffix -z "manner, according to; with, made of" and the suffix une "place of".

Lohla f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Loi m Medieval Cornish

Loïca f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Loïc.

Loïcia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Loïca.

Loïck m Breton, French
Gallicized spelling of a Breton variant of Loïc.

Loidani m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ludan via the Latinization Ludanus.

Loigi m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Luigi.

Loïs f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Lois 1.

Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.

Lois m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Short form of Alois.

Loísa f Gascon, Aragonese
Gascon and Aragonese form of Louise.

Loïsa f Provençal, Gascon, Lengadocian
Occitan form of Louise.

Loisa f Galician, Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Louisa.

Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.

Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]

Loisia f Medieval Italian
Variant of Luisa.

Loiska f Prague German
Diminutive of Aloysia.

Lóisz f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lois 1.

Loit m Estonian

Loita f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Loíza f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Lojs m Kashubian
Short form of Alojz and Alojzy.

Lojza m Czech
Diminutive of Alois.

Lojza f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Alojzija.

Lojzek m Silesian, Vilamovian
Silesian diminutive of Alojz and Vilamovian form of Alojzy.

Lojzik m Silesian
Diminutive of Alojz.

Lojzka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Alojzija, now used as a given name in its own right.

Lokade f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leocadia and Léocadie.

Lokadia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Basque form of Leocadia.

Lol m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Lolana f English (Rare)

Lolarose f Obscure
Combination of Lola and Rose.

Lolecha f Galician
Diminutive of Dolores.

Loleini f Tongan

Lolek m Polish
Diminutive of Karol 1.

Loll m Luxembourgish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Lou- and Lu-, such as Louis and Lucien.

Lolli f Romani
From Romani lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi lāla "red".

Lollie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Laura. This was borne by Laura Isabelle 'Lollie Belle' Wylie (1858-1923), an American writer.

Lollie f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Dolores.

Lolly f English (Rare)
Variant of Lollie.

Lolo f English
Diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lorraine, or other names with that sound

Loló f Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese diminutive of Lorena 1 and Galician diminutive of Dolores.

Lolote f Walloon
Walloon form of Lolotte.

Lolotte f French (Rare), French (Cajun)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Loma f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Philomena, Salome, Paloma, Lahoma or other names containing a similar sound.

Lomas m Romani (Archaic)

Lomer m History (Ecclesiastical)
A rare saint's name after Saint Lomer, the abbot of Corbion (? - 593), or Saint Lomer, Bishop of Chartres (? - 585 CE), also known as Leudomer.

Lomig m Breton
Diminutive of Lom, itself a short form of Gwilhom which used to be a vernacular form of Gwilherm.

Lomina f East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Lome.

Lon m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of León and Léon.

Lona f English (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, Lona has been in use since the 1800s.... [more]

Lona f German, German (Austrian)
Short form of Apollonia, Ilona and Leona.

Lona f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Danish short form of Abelone and Magdelone. This name is occasionally also considered a contracted form of Leonie, Leona and Leonia.

Lona f Polynesian Mythology
Lona is a Hawaiian moon goddess. She fell in love with a married a mortal called ʻAikanaka. Lona and ʻAikanaka lived happily together until ʻAikanaka succumbed to old age.

Lonan m Manx
Manx form of Lonán.

Lonardo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Leonard.

Londa f English (Rare)

Londin f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of London.

Londynne f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of London. According to the SSA, 9 girls were named Londynne in 2014.

Loneisa f Obscure

Lonel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Anton.

Lonette f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a combination of Lon and the popular suffix -ette.

Longhin m Biblical Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Longinus.

Longuinho m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Longinus.

Loni f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leonie.

Loni f German (Archaic), Luxembourgish
Traditional German diminutive of Apollonia and sometimes also used as a diminutive of Eleonore or Ilona.

Lonia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Lonija f Latvian

Lonita f American (Rare)

Lonna f American
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Lonny.

Lønne f Danish (Rare)
Danish feminine form of Hlynur.

Lonneke f Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Apollonia.

Lonnica f English (Rare)

Lono m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
The god of "peace and prosperity, wind and rain" in Hawaii.

Lonora f Basque
Variant of Lonore.

Lonôre f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eleanor.

Lonore f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leonora and Léonore.

Loomey f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salome.

Loone f Estonian
Estonian form of Lone.

Loora f Estonian
Variant of Loore.

Loore f Estonian
Estonian form of Lore 1.

Lop m Gascon, Lengadocian, Provençal, Medieval Spanish
Gascon, Languedocian and Provençal form of Loup, as well as a medieval Spanish variant of Lope.

Lóra f Kashubian
Short form of Eléónora.

Lora f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.

Lora f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Short form of Eleonora.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Loralei f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei.

Loran m Albanian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Lorenc.

Lorana f Albanian
Feminine form of Loran.

Lorana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lorena 2.

Loranelle f Obscure

Lorang m Alsatian (Archaic)
Variant of Lorenz reflecting the French pronunciation of Laurent.

Loranna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lorana.

Loranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant spelling of Lauranne and Dutch combination of Lore 1 (which is a short form of Eleonore) with Anne 1.

Loránt m Hungarian
Variant of Lóránt.

Lorant m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Roland (compare Lóránt).

Lorayna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lorcan m English (British), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Lorcán.

Lorde f & m American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lorde.... [more]

Lordena f English (Rare, Archaic)
Allagedly a contracted form of Loredana.

Lordie f & m Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Lorean f & m English (Rare)

Lorédane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Loredana.

Loredda f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Lorella.

Loreene f English (American, Rare)

Loreida f Estonian
Contraction of Lore 1 and Ida.

Lorelay f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lorelei.

Loreley f Germanic Mythology, Spanish
Older German form of Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.

Lorelia f English (Rare, Archaic), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laurelia.

Lorella f Italian
Diminutive of Lora.

Lorely f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lorelei.

Loréna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Lorena 1.

Lorena f Galician, Slovene
Variant of Lorina.

Lorenc m Albanian
Albanian form of Laurence 1.

Lorence f Medieval French
Variant of Laurence 2.

Lorence m English (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 1.

Lorencs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Laurence 1.

Lorenda f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Lorinda.

Lorenia f Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lorena 1.

Lórens m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lorens.

Lorenso m Venetian
Venetian form of Laurentius.

Lorent m Aragonese
Variant of Lorient.

Lorența f Romanian

Lorentina f Italian
Variant of Laurentina.

Lorentine f German (East Prussian, Rare)
Feminization of Lorenz influenced by names such as Florentine and Leontine.

Lorentza f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Lorenza.

Lorentzo m Basque
Basque form of Laurence 1.

Lorentzu m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Laurence 1.

Lorenzu m Corsican (Archaic)
Variant of Lurenzu.

Loresa f Albanian
Variant of Lorisa.

Loressa f English (Rare)

Loreta f Slovene
Slovene form of Loretta.

Lorete f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Loreto.

Lorett f Hungarian
Variant of Loretta.

Loreza f Literature
Used in GRR Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire.

Loria f Basque
Directly taken from Basque loria "glory", this name has long been considered the traditional Basque equivalent of Gloria.... [more]

Lorian m Albanian

Loriana f Italian
Variant of Lauriana.

Loriana f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Lorian.

Loriane f French, French (Quebec), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Lauriane (see Lauriana).

Lorianne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Loriane, which itself is a variant spelling of Lauriane, one of the main French forms of Lauriana.... [more]

Loriano m Italian

Lorica f Romanian, Afrikaans

Lorice f American (Rare)

Lorielle f English (Rare)

Lorién m Aragonese
Variant of Lorient.

Lorien m Popular Culture
Lorien is a fictional alien from the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

Lorient m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Laurence 1.

Lorietta f English

Lorik m Albanian

Lorika f Kosovar, Albanian
Feminine form of Lorik.

Lorika f Afrikaans
Variant of Laurika.

Lorilynn f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Lorimer m English
Transferred use of the surname Lorimer.

Lorin m Romanian

Lorin f Hungarian
Variant of Lorina.

Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]

Lorine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Laurine.

Lorinska f Obscure
A derivation of Lora.

Lorint m Walloon
Walloon form of Laurent.

Lorinza f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Lorenza.

Loris f Swedish, English (Rare)
Variant of Laurice.

Loris m Albanian

Lorisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Loris.

Lorissa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Lorjana f Albanian
Variant of Loriana.

Lorlene f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Lurline.

Lorly f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lorli.

Lorlyn f Filipino (Rare)
Likely a variant of Lorlene.

Lorrain f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorraina f American (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorrane f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lorreen f Obscure
Variant of Loreen.

Lorrina f English

Lory f French (Modern, Rare)

Loryn f & m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorijn.

Lorynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lorys m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Loris.

Losaneta f Medieval Occitan

Loshna f Malaysian (Rare)

Losija f Medieval Baltic

Loszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Léón.

Lot f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Charlotte.

Lota f Croatian, Slovene, Estonian
Croatian and Slovene form and Estonian variant of Lotta.

Lota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlota.

Lotár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lothar.

Lotar m Polish
Polish form of Lothar.

Lotaŕ m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian form of Lothar.

Lotari m Gascon, Piedmontese
Gascon and Piedmontese form of Lothar.

Lote f Latvian
Short form of Šarlote, occasionally used as a given name in its own right, and cognate of Lotte.

Lotje f Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Lot.

Lotteke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Lotte.

Lottiera f Medieval Italian
Piedmontese feminine form of Lotario.

Lotty f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Louan m Breton
Variant of Elouan.

Louann f English
Variant of Luann.

Louanne f English (Rare), French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Luann and French variant of Louane.

Loubette f French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a form of Lioba. This was the name of a French saint whose cult is limited to the region of Poitou.

Louca m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Luca 1, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Loucas m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lucas.

Loucia f Medieval Galician, Galician (Archaic)

Loucille f American (South, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucille.

Loucine f Armenian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Lusine.

Loudemia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ludema.

Loudiern m Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Irish Lughtierne.

Loudmilla f French (Caribbean, Rare)

Louena f Obscure

Louenan m Medieval Cornish

Louette f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Lougenia f American (South, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Variant of Lugenia.

Louisane f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Louisanne.

Louisanne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Louise and Anne 1.

Louisella f English (Rare)
Variant of Luisella.

Louisetta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Quasi-Latinization of Louisette.

Louiseu f Jèrriais
Jèrriais cognate of English and French Louise.

Louisia f French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Latinate elaboration of Louise.

Louisia f Romansh (Archaic)
19th-century variant of Luisia. The altered spelling reflecting an attempt to make the name look more French and thus more fashionable.

Louisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States, named after the French king Louis XIV, who reigned over France from 1643 to 1715.

Louisianaise f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French louisianaise "female Louisianian".

Louisine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Louise.

Louize f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Louise.

Loulia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Loulou f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Louiseu.

Louna f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish lounas "southwest" or lounatuuli "southwest wind".

Louothains m Jèrriais
Jèrriais cognate of Lawrence and Laurent.

Lourda f English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Lourdes.

Lourelia f English (American, Rare)

Lourença f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Laurentia.

Lourenza f Galician
Galician feminine form of Laurence 1.

Lourenzo m Galician
Galician form of Laurentius.

Louriza f Obscure

Louve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French louve "she-wolf" and intended as a feminine form of Loup.

Louvenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Luvenia.

Louveta f American (South, Rare)

Louwisse f Walloon
Walloon form of Louise.

Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Lovedelia f South African (Rare)

Lovelace m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovelace.

Lovelia f Swedish (Modern)
Elaboration of Lova.

Lovelie f Filipino, Haitian Creole
Variant of Lovely.

Lovella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Lovell.

Lovena f French (Caribbean)

Lovenia f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lovey m & f Indian

Lovey f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lovinia, Lovina and Lavinia.

Loveyarna f Romani
Romani corruption of Lavinia recorded in the 19th century.

Lovie f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovie.

Lovie f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lovey.

Lovina f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lovinia.

Lovina f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lova.

Lovinia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lovis m Low German
Low German form of Louis.

Lovísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.

Lovrencija f Slovene
Feminine form of Lovrenc.

Lowanna f English (Australian), Indigenous Australian, Literature
Means "girl" in the Gumbaynggir language from mid-north New South Wales. It occurs as the name of a village near Coffs Harbour, where the language originates. It also means "woman" or "beauty" in a Tasmanian dialect... [more]

Lowdie f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish vernacular form of Loveday.

Lowe m Old Danish
Variant of Lófi.

Lowella f Filipino
Likely a feminine form of Lowell or a variant of Louella.

Lowen m French (Modern)

Lowena f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish lowena "happiness, bliss, joy". This is a modern Cornish name.

Lowenna f Cornish
Variant of Lowena.

Lowis f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Louise.

Lowisa f Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), German (East Prussian, Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Lovisa and Louise.

Lowiza f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian form of Luise.