Browse Submitted Names

Kudakwashe m & f Shona, Southern African
Means "the Lord's will" in Shona.

Kudighe m & f Ibibio
Means "fear not" in Ibibio.

Kufreabasi m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "do not forget God" in Ibibio and Efik.

Kuira m Chechen
Means "hawk" in Chechen.

Kukulí f Quechua
Means "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).

Kulooq m & f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Taannakulooq.

Kuma f Efik
Means "I'm still in love with you" in Efik.

Kunda m & f Lala
Means "love" in Lala, a Zambian language.

Kunichika m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)" or 国 (kuni) meaning "land, country, region" combined with 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder" or 周 (chika) meaning "laps, circuits".... [more]

Kunle m Yoruba
Means "(one that) fills the house" in Yoruba, derived from kún meaning "fill" and ilé meaning "house, home". This is a usual short form of Adekunle, Olukunle, Ibikunle, Oyekunde or Ogunkunde.

Kunyonywa m Nyakyusa
Means "you need" in Nyakyusa.

Kuonstantėns m Lithuanian
Saimogaitian (Lithuanian dialect) form of Constantine.

Kurak f Manipuri
Means "butterfly" in Meitei.

Kuroyefa m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "nothing is difficult in life" in Ijaw.

Kuruk m Pawnee
Means "bear" in Pawnee.

Kushim m Sumerian
Kushim is possibly the earliest given name recorded. He is mentioned on the Kushim Tablet (ca 3200 BC). He was probably a scribe or a kind of "accountant" among Sumerians.

Kustuktaana f Yakut
From кустук (kustuk) meaning "rainbow".

Kusu m Bariba
Means "partridge" in Bariba.

Kutha m Chewa
Means "destiny" in Chewa.

Kuwala m & f Chewa
Means "shining light" in Chewa.

Kuyikabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "do not doubt god" in Ibibio.

Kuzivakwashe f Shona
Means "God's will" in Shona.

Kvedo f Mordvin
Erzya form of Theodosia.

Kwada m Bariba
Means "last son of the throne" in Bariba.

Kwahu m Hopi
Means "eagle" in Hopi.

Kwatoko m Hopi
Means "bird with a large beak" in Hopi.

Kwazii m English (American)
Variant of Kwasi.

Kwina f Bodo
Bodo form of Queen.

Kwok f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Guo.

Kwok-fan f Chinese (Cantonese)

Kxamshe f Southern African, San (Bushmen), !Kung
Possibly means "mouth" in !Kung (a Khoi-San language) coming from the word kxám.

Kyden m English
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and den as well as a variant of Caden.

Kyi f & m Burmese
Means "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.

Kyla f Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Feminine Anglicized form of Cadhla.

Kylaa f American (Modern, Rare), Malaysian (Rare, ?)
Variant of Kyla

Kylin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylan.

Kymopoleia f Greek Mythology
Means "wave-walker" from Greek κῦμα (kuma) "wave, billow" and πολέω (poleo) "to go about, to range over". Kymopoleia, Greek goddess of heavy seas and storms, was a daughter of the sea god Poseidon and Amphitrite and she was the wife of Briareus, one of the three Hundred-Handlers... [more]

Kyōichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 恭 (kyō) meaning "respect" or 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" or 教 (kyō) meaning "teaching" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]

Kyshan f English

Kyungha m & f Korean
Means "congratulation" in Korean.

Kyunnyay f Yakut
Means "solar" in Yakut.

Kyura m Chechen
Means "falcon" in Chechen.

Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.

Lääda m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Vladimir.

Laara m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Lars.

Labella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Labelle.

Labelle f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Labelle or a combination of the prefix -la and the name Belle.

Lachesi f Italian, Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Lachesis.

Lada f Mordvin
from the Mordvin word ljama meaning "peace; concord".

Ladia f Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Heladia.

Ladio m Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Heladio.

Ladü m Veps
Veps form of Vladimir.

Lafta m Arabic

Laheli f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Rachel.

Lahja f Southern African

Laibi f Manipuri
Means "one who serves God" in Meitei.

Laimbu m Manchu
Derived from the Manchu ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ (laimbu) that can be translated with the Chinese character 賴 (lài) meaning "to depend on" combined with 慕 (mù) meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".... [more]

Lajaward m & f Afghan
Means "lapis lazuli" in Dari, ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajavard).

Lakendrick m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kendrick with the popular prefix La-.

Lakpa m Manipuri
Means "strong child" in Meitei.

Lalaş m Karachay-Balkar
Either from the Persian لاله (lale) meaning "tulip" or Karachay-Balkar лал (lal) meaning "ruby".

Laldingzeli f Mizo

Lalfakawma m Mizo

Lalfakawmi f Mizo

Lalita f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lolita.

Lalramengi f Mizo

Lalrindika m Mizo

Lalrinkimi f Mizo

Lalrinsangi f Mizo

Lalrinzuala m Mizo

Lalrozama m Mizo

Lalsangzuali f Mizo

Lalthathanga m Mizo

Lam f Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanized of Lin.

Lami m Eastern African, Oromo
Means 'nation' in Oromo.

Lamidi m Yoruba
Yoruba form of the Arabic name الحميد al-Hamid (see Hamid 1).

Lamiya f Arabic, Azerbaijani
Arabic form of Lamia 2.

Lamjingbi f Manipuri
Means "leader" in Meitei.

Lamnganba m Manipuri
Means "bright" in Meitei.

Lamtanganba m Manipuri
Means "born in Lamta" in Meitei. Lamta is the last month of the Meithei lunar year, usually equivalent to February.

Lamzur f Mordvin
Means "spinning many threads" in Erzya.

Lanbi f Chinese
Derived from 蘭 (lan) meaning "orchid" and 璧 (bi) meaning "jade ring".

Lanchenbi f Manipuri
Means "wealthy" in Meitei.

Langam m Manipuri
Means "success" in Meitei.

Lanje f & m Gallo
Gallo form of Ange.

Lannis m American
Uncertain meaning. Possibly related to Linus or Alanis or the surname Lantz.

Lansa m Hopi
Means "spear" in Hopi.

Lansenba m Manipuri
Means "takes care of wealth" in Meitei.

Lanshinganglu f Manipuri
Means "she who brings wealth and prosperity" in Meitei.

Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.

Lapu m Hopi
Means "cedar bark" in Hopi.

Larette f English
Variant of Laurette.

Laria f Chatino
Chatino form of Hilaria.

Larriah f African American
Variant of Lariah

Lashell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lashunta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Laslo m Hungarian (Modern), Serbian
Serbian form and Hungarian variant of László.

Lassam m Southern African

Lastikka f Medieval Finnish
Medieval Finnish variant of Scholastica. It fell out of use after the 1800s.

Launceston m English
Transferred from the surname Launceston.

Lauréa f French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Laurea.

Lauriano m Asturian
Asturian form of Laurianus.

Lauritta f Nigerian

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

Laverda f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verda using the popular prefix La-.

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Lavonna f English (American)
Variant of Lavonne.

Layal f Arabic
Means "nights" in Arabic, the plural of ليل (layl) meaning "night, nighttime".

Laymar f Mordvin
Means "cherry" in Mordvin.

Laymarina f Mordvin
Elaborated form of Laymar.

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

Lazarillo m Spanish (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Lázaro.... [more]

Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)
From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Leala f English
Variant of Lila 2 or Leila.

Lèale f Yiddish
Italian-Yiddish diminutive of Lea.

Leani f Indonesian

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

Leford m Jamaican Patois

Leibaklei f Manipuri
Means "orchid" in Meitei.

Leichan f Manipuri
Means "mosaic of flowers" in Meitei.

Leihua f Polynesian Mythology

Leikanglei f Manipuri
Means "desert flower" in Meitei.

Leina f Manipuri
Means "petal" in Meitei.

Leirangthoi f Manipuri
Means "among flowers" in Meitei.

Leirentonbi f Manipuri
Means "royal daughter" in Meitei.

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

Leishabi f Manipuri
Means "young lady" in Meitei.

Leishi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.

Leishilembi f Manipuri
Means "flower" in Meitei.

Leli f Indonesian

Leliftu f Eastern African, Oromo

Lema m & f Chechen
Means "lion" in Chechen.

Lemel m Yiddish
Means “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of Asher.

Lemetor m Old Celtic, Venetian (Archaic)
Used in Ancient times. Possibly from an Ancient Celtic language spoken in Italy prior Romans.

Lemuge f Eastern African

Lemyuel' m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Lemuel.

Len m Hopi
Means "flute" in Hopi.

Leneya f English (American)
variant of Laneya.

Leonela f Croatian (Rare), Spanish
Feminine form of Leonel.

Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.

Lerka f Russian
Diminutive of Lera or Valeriya.

Lerma f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma.

Leshonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lestaou m Gallo
Gallo form of Célestin.

Leuan m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Leon.

Leutrim m Kosovar
Kosovar form of Leotrim.

Levante m & f Italian
Means "levant (wind); East" in Italian.

Levonne f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lewison m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lewison or variant of Levison

Leyati m Miwok
Means "shell" in Miwok.

Leydis f Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
Variant of Leydi with the popular suffix -is.

Leyo m Asturian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aurelio.

Lhagva m & f Mongolian
Variant transliteration of Lkhagva.

Lhaj m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lías m Asturian
Truncated form of Elías.

Libera f Italian
Feminine forms of Libero.

Libero m Italian
Means "free" in Italian, from Latin liber.

Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.

Lice f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Licia.

Licia f Italian
Italian form of Lycia.

Licio m Italian
Italian form of Lykios.

Licio m Asturian
Asturian form of Alicio.

Lico f Bengali, Aka-Bo

Licomede m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Lycomedes.

Lida f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.

Liek m Chinese

Liek-Hou m Chinese

Lierka f Romani
Romani form of Ljerka.

Liezel f Afrikaans
Variant of Liesel.

Lifonsa f Aragonese
Truncated form of Alifonsa.

Lihuti m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Eliud.

Like f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch short form of Elisabeth and West Frisian feminine form of Likel.

Liklai f Manipuri
Means "dewdrop" in Meitei.

Liklam Ngakpa m Manipuri
Means "one who follows his traditions" in Meitei.

Liklam Ngakpi f Manipuri
Means "one who Follows her traditions" in Meitei.

Likshanya f Mordvin
Means "buckwheat" in Erzya.

Lilisbet f Caribbean

Lilitha f Xhosa
Means "light" in Xhosa.

Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.

Lillard m English, Belgian
Transferred use of the surname Lillard.

Lillia f Sardinian

Lilyanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lillian or a combination of Lily and Anne 1.

Lina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lena, Lyn or Lynn.

Linaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Linda.

Linake f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lindsay.

Lindima m Nyakyusa
Means "tremble, roar" in Nyakyusa.

Linds f English
Diminutive of Lindsey.

Linekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lyndon.

Lingjen m & f Manipuri
Means "courage" in Meitei.

Lingjenkhonba m Manipuri
Means "gathering of courage" in Meitei.

Lionora f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonora.

Lisabèu f Provençal
Variant form of Eisabèu.

Lisanga m & f Lingala
Means "united" in Lingala.

Lisbeli f South American

Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.

Lisetta f Italian
Diminutive of Elisabetta.

Lisístrata f Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Lysistrate.

Lisistrata f Ancient Greek (Italianized)
Italian form of Lysistrate.

Lissy f German
Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.

Listraba f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word listrabar meaning "set free". This name is used as the Caló form of Librada.

Liswini f Mizo
Means "beautiful" in Mizo.

Litsitso f Sotho

Littleton m English
Transfered usage from the surname Littleton

Liu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow tree".... [more]

Liushuang f Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]

Livjatan m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Danish form of Leviathan.

Liwai m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Levi.

Liwanu m Miwok
Means "bear growl" in Miwok.

Liyac m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Lillac.

Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.

Lizanshela f South American

Lizy f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Llara f Asturian (Modern)
Possibly an Asturian form of Lara 2.

Llarina f Asturian
Diminutive of Llara.

Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.

Llauriano m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Lauriano.

Llázaro m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Lazarus.

Llicia f Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Licia.

Llicio m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Licio.

Llin m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Linus.

Llocayo m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Locayo.

Llorenzo m Asturian
Asturian form of Laurentius.

Llorián m Asturian
Variant of Lauriano.

Llorienzu m Asturian (Archaic)
Variant of Llorenzo.

Llucía f Asturian
Asturian form of Lucia.

Lluis m Asturian
Asturian form of Louis.

Lluisa f Asturian
Feminine form of Lluis.

Llume f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Luz.

Lluz f Asturian
Asturian form of Luz.

Locaya f Asturian
Asturian form of Leocadia.

Locayo m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Leocadius.

Loeka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lloyd.

Lófi m Old Norse
Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".

Loika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lois 1.

Lojzinka f Czech
Diminutive of Aloisie.

Lok m & f Chinese (Cantonese)

Lokadia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Basque form of Leocadia.

Loke f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rose.

Lokni m Miwok
Means "rain falls through the roof" in Miwok.

Lola m & f Lingala
Means "heaven" in Lingala.

Loleina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lorraine.

Loleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Loretta.

Lolena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Loren and Lorna.

Lololi f Western African, Ewe
Means "there is always love" in Ewe.

Loly f Spanish
Variant of Loli.

Lombardó m Romani (Caló)
Means "lion" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of León.

Lomm m Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Variant of Lommán.

Lonardo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Leonard.

Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.

Longji m Western African, Ngas
Means "wealth has come" in Ngas, spoken in Nigeria.

Lopeitza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Lope.

Lorato f & m Tswana
Means "love" in Tswana.

Loreena f English
Form of Lorena 2 or Laureen. Loreena McKennitt (1957-) is a Canadian singer and musician famous for its Celtic-NewAge-World music.

Lorella f Italian
Diminutive of Lora.

Lorry m & f English
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Louzanne f Afrikaans

Loveline f Nigerian

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

Lovya f Santali
Means "very lovable" in Santali.

Lowe m Old Danish
Variant of Lófi.

Lu f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" or 禄 (lù) meaning "blessing; happiness; prosperity" or 陆 (lù) meaning "land; continent; mainland" or 鹿 (lù) meaning "deer".... [more]

Luai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).

Luay m Arabic
Means "little wild ox" (figuratively "protector" or "shield") in Arabic, a diminutive of لأى (laʾan) meaning "wild ox". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.

Lubow f Polish, Russian (Polonized), Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polish transliteration of Любовь and Любов (see Lubov).

Luching Ngambi f Manipuri
Means "she who can lead" in Meitei.

Ludi f & m Asturian
Diminutive of Ludivina and Ludivino.

Ludivino m Spanish (Archaic), Asturian
Masculine form of Ludivina.

Ludomira f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ludomir.

Lugailu f Manipuri
Means "good girl" in Meitei.

Luhan m Manipuri
Means "intelligent, wise" in Meitei.

Luika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Louise.

Luizna f Portuguese (Rare, ?)

Lukinda m & f Kongo

Luma f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lumbrila f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish form of Ludmila.

Lumingu m Kongo
Means "Sunday" in Kikongo.

Lunar f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word lunar which means "pertaining to the moon, crescent-shaped", ultimately from Latin lunaris "of the moon" (via Old French lunaire).

Lunetta f Italian, English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Luna.

Lung-hui m Taiwanese

Lungsasi m & f Manipuri
Means "one who knows how to love" in Meitei.

Lupo m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian and Esperanto form of Lupus and Spanish variant of Lope.

Lurèinsa f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Lorenza.

Lusajo m Nyakyusa
Means "blessings" in Nyakyusa.

Lusekelo m Nyakyusa
Means "happiness" in Nyakyusa.

Lushcha f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Lyudmila.

Lushi f Chinese
Combination of the names Lu and Shi, can be also a form of Lucy or Lucie.

Lusio m Indigenous American
Zuni form of Lucio.

Lutèce f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Lutetia.

Lutecia f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese and Spanish form of Lutetia.

Lutetia f Late Roman, Gaulish
Lutetia was the name of a Gallic city, now known as Paris, the capital of France. The etymology of Lutetia is unclear though. It was referred to as Λουκοτοκία (Loukotokía) by Strabon and Λευκοτεκία (Leukotekía) by Ptolemeus... [more]

Lutezia f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Lutetia.

Luthando m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "it's love" in Xhosa.

Luti f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Ruth 1.

Luwangnu f Manipuri
Means "very intelligent" In Meitei.

Luzminda f Filipino
Truncated form of Luzviminda.

Lycidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Lykidas. This was the name of a centaur from Greek mythology.... [more]

Lyrikos m Late Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "of the lyre" (as in, the musical instrument).

Maana f Somali
Possibly a variant of Maanah.... [more]

Maanah f Arabic
Means "easy; light" in Arabic.

Maasa f Yakut
Yakut form of Masha.