This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)From the Latin word
laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Lale f GermanThe name was popularized by the German singer and actress Lale Andersen, whose real name was Liese-Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg.
Lann ObscureSelf-given first name of intentionally unreadable gender of the non-binary person Lann Hornscheidt.
Laraba f HausaDerived from the Arabic
رَابِعَة (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.
Larentia f Roman MythologyApparently derived from the Latin term
Lares referring to minor guardian gods, the origin of which is unknown. There may be a connection to Latin
larva "ghost, spectre" or
larvo "to enchant, bewitch"... [
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Laurika f Afrikaans, SlovakAfrikaans elaboration and Slovak diminutive of
Laura. Laurika Rauch is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English.
Leehallfae LiteratureA character of a third gender (neither masculine nor feminine) ocurring in 'A Voyage to Arcturus' by David Lindsay.
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).
Lenina f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)This name was invented by the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), who apparently intended it to be a feminine form of the surname
Lenin, Lenin being the founder of the former Soviet state... [
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Lense m West Frisian, DutchFrisian short form of names containing the name element
lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Libatius m LiteratureFrom "libation," the pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual or an intoxicating beverage.... [
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Lilikoʻi f HawaiianFrom the word which refers to a passion fruit which got its Hawaiian name from the place where it was first planted.
Lille f EstonianDerived from Estonian
lille, the genitive form of
lill, "flower".
Lioba f History, GermanShort form of
Liobgetha, Latinized form of
Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [
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Little f & m English (Rare)Old English
lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
luttel, German dialect
lützel.
Liyana f MalayDerived from Arabic لَيِّن
(layyin) meaning "soft, tender, delicate".
Liying f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔
(lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖
(yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [
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Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)The name
Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.
Loyola f SpanishDerived from the surname or place name
Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
Lubeca f GermanAllegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.
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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Lupu m Corsican (Archaic)Corsican form of
Loup as well as a direct derivation from Corsican
lupu "wolf" and thus ultimately a cognate of
Loup.
Lurchi m Popular CultureLurchi started is life as a mascot of the German shoe selling company Salamander. He is the hero of more than 100 adventures in the series 'Luchis Abenteuer' ("Lurchi's adventures") distributed as booklets to children buying shoes... [
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Luthe m LiteratureName of a character in Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.
Lutrud f Medieval GermanFormed from the Germanic name elements
HLOD "fame" or
LIUT "people" and
TRUD "strength"
Macstrna m EtruscanBelieved to be an Etruscan rendering of the Latin term
magister, meaning "master" or "leader". Notably associated with the Etruscan hero (identified with the Roman King Servius Tullius) depicted in the François Tomb frescoes.
Mahonri m MormonIn the Book of Mormon, the brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. Some years after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith mentioned that Mahonri Moriancumer was the name of the brother of Jared.