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Leotie f AmericanPossibly a variant of
Leota. It is popularly claimed to mean "prairie flower" in the Hopi language.
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.
Lerna f AstronomyA star in the constellation Hydra. Named after the lake Lerna where the mythological Hydra lived.
Leryn f Spanish (Latin American)South American variant of Loren, Lauryn or their variants. Leryn Dahiana Franco is famous paraguayan athlete (javelin thrower).
Leshachikha f Slavic MythologyThe wife of
Leshy. Her name is derived from the same root,
ле́ший (leshiy) meaning "one from the forest", ultimately from
лес (les) meaning "forest".
Leshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Leshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, happy, glad" and
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Leslye f English (Rare)Variant of
Lesly. Leslye Headland (1980-) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and playwright.
Lethaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology (?)Latinized form of Greek Ληθαία
(Lethaia), the etymology of which is uncertain, perhaps from the same root as
Lethe. In
Ovid's
Metamorphoses, this was the name of a woman who was changed with her husband Olenus into a stone (Greek λίθος
(lithos) meant "stone") because she claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess.
Lethe f Greek MythologyDerived 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... [
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Letteria f ItalianItalian name derived from a title of the Virgin Mary in Messina, St. Mary of the Letter (Madonna della Lettera).
Leuca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".
Leucosia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From Greek Λευκωσια
(Leukosia), possibly derived from λευκος
(leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and οὐσία
(ousia) "being" or "substance, essence". According to some writers, there were three Sirens: Leucosia,
Parthenope and
Ligeia.
Leucothoë f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθόη
(Leukothoê), derived from Greek λευκός
(leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" and θοός
(thoos) "swift, nimble". In Greek mythology, Leucothoe was the beloved of Helios and sister of Clytia.
Leumeah f Indigenous Australian (Rare)From the Tharawal language of the Macarthur region of Sydney, Leumeah was the name of a land grant given to convict explorer John Warby in 1816. Appropriately the word is believed to mean ‘here I rest’ and is now the name of an outer Sydney suburb in the same area.
Leuška f SlovakDiminutive of
Lea, not used as a given name in its own right.
Leutha f LiteratureLeutha is a female character appearing in the mythology of William Blake. According to S. Foster Damon, A Blake Dictionary, she stands for 'sex under law'.
Levardis m & f English (Rare)This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin
veritas, meaning "truth."
Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of
Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [
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Levenez f Breton (Rare)Directly taken from Breton
levenez "happiness, joy", this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of
Laetitia. Saint Levenez was the wife of Count
Romélius and the mother of Saint
Gwenael.
Leviah f HebrewThis name has some meanings: the first is feminine form of
Levi (written: לויה), and the second is feminine form of
Lavi (written: לביאה).
Levity f English (Rare)Derived from Latin
levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the name
Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Lewalevu f Polynesian MythologyThe name of a fertility goddess in Fijian mythology, derived from
lewa meaning "authority" and
levu meaning "big, large".
Lewen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Lewes m & f Medieval EnglishEarly Modern English form of
Louis or sometimes
Louisa. Also compare
Lewis. A known bearer was Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560-1627), an English courtier, writer, soldier and member of Parliament, in whose case
Lewes was his mother's maiden name.