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Lavya f IndianMeans "renowned for her devotion to her teacher" in Indian.
Lay m & f BurmeseFrom a contraction of Burmese ကလေး
(hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".
Layal f ArabicMeans "nights" in Arabic, the plural of ليل
(layl) meaning "night, nighttime".
Layqa m & f AymaraMeans "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.
Lazamaniraka m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
laza meaning "fame, honour, glory" and
maniraka meaning "to send".
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)".
Läzzat f KazakhFrom the Arabic
لَذَّة (laḏḏa) meaning "deliciousness, pleasure".
Le f BurmeseMeans "limpid, clear" in Burmese.
Lệ f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 麗
(lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Lễ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 禮
(lễ) meaning "ceremony, festival".
Lea f Hawaiian, Polynesian MythologyGoddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)
Lea f EnglishFeminine form of Leo, which means "lion".
Leabharcham f Irish MythologyMeans "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.
Leaf m & f EnglishEither from the surname or from the English word
leaf.
Leago m & f TswanaMeans "His (God's) alter" in Setswana.
Le'ah f HebrewHebrew name meaning "weary". English
Leah is derived from it.
Leaina f Ancient GreekFrom 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... [
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Leandrina f ItalianPossibly a feminine form of
Leander. This is the name of a Italian distance runner born in 1912, Leandrina Bulzacchi.
Leaneşa f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
leneşă, the feminine form of the adjective
leneş "lazy". This was likely an amuletic name.
Leang f & m KhmerMeans "raise, rear" or "feast, entertain" in Khmer.
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... [
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Leap m & f KhmerMeans "good luck, success" in Khmer.
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.
Lebia f OgoniMeans "pretty girl/ lady" or "good girl/lady" in Khana,... [
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Lebrizifelek f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and
felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
Lechery m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.
Lee m & f HmongIt was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.
Leefke f Low German, East FrisianDerived 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.
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)Derived from Estonian
leegi, the genitive case of
leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leelee f English (Rare)Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound
lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name,
Liliane.
Leeli f LiteratureLeeli 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 EstonianOf 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 CultureShort 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"... [
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Leeloominaï f Popular CultureMain 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... [
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Leen f ArabicOf Arabic origin, meaning 'delicate' or 'soft'