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Lijuan f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 娟
(juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [
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Liju Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
liju meaning "totally" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Lijun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 力
(lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish", 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军
(jūn) meaning "army", 君
(jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏
(jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [
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Lika f ArmenianMeaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Likhit m & f ThaiMeans "writing, script, document" or "destined, fated" in Thai.
Līksma f LatvianDerived from Latvian
līksms "jolly, merry, cheerful, happy, joyful".
Lila f BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from
Eulalia.
Lilaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Directly taken from Greek
λιλαία meaning "lilac". In Greek mythology, Lilaea was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient city of Lilaea and the modern village of Lilaia in Phocis are named after her.
Lilakai f NavajoMeaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo
łį́į́ʼ "horse" and
łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Lilakoi f African AmericanPossibly a variant of
Lilikoi. Lilikoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet (1967), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show's sitcom (1984–1992).
Lilian f ChineseFrom the
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Lilie f GermanDirectly derived from the German word
Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of
Lily.
Lilikoʻi f HawaiianFrom the word which refers to a passion fruit which got its Hawaiian name from the place where it was first planted.
Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of
Lili (a short form of
Liliana, her grandmother's name) and
Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word
mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Lilinoe f Hawaiian, Polynesian MythologyFrom the word meaning "fine mist." A deity in Hawaiian mythology goes by this name, associated with Mauna Kea alongside Poliʻahu and Waiau.
Liliom f & m HungarianMeans "lily" in Hungarian, from the Latin "lilium". This name has been used since the Árpád age (pre 1000 A.C.). It has history as a male name, such as in the play "Liliom" (1909) by Ferenc Molnár (which has inspired a 1934 film and the musical "Carousel")... [
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Liliore f ObscureIn the case of American heiress and philanthropist Liliore Green Rains (1909-1985), this may have been a variant of
Lilian, her mother's name.
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
Liliʻuokalani f HawaiianMeans "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.
Lilla f SwedishThe name Lilla means “Little” in Swedish, not as common as the Italian meaning “Lilac”
Lillai f RomaniDerived from Romani
lillai, meaning both "spring" and "summer".
Lille f EstonianDerived from Estonian
lille, the genitive form of
lill, "flower".
Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
lille, an inflected form of
liten meaning "little", with the name
Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.
Lilliandil f Popular CultureCoined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [
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Liln f LiteratureLady Liln was a minor character alluded to in
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lilo f HawaiianMeans "generous" in Hawaiian. It was the name of a title character in Disney's 'Lilo and Stitch'.
Lilofee f LiteratureThis name was (first?) used by Manfred Hausmann in his poem 'Lilofee' (1929), where it belongs to a Nixe or water fairy of the Mummelsee (a mountain lake in the Black Forest), the subject of an old German folk ballad who was unnamed in earlier stories, referred to simply as
Lilienmädchen "lily-maiden"... [
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Lilong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Lilun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".
Liluye f MiwokImplies "singing chicken hawk that soars" in the Miwok language.
Lilwen f WelshCombination of the Welsh elements
lili "lily" and
gwen "white; fair; blessed".
Limao f & m ChineseFrom Chinese (狸貓) límāo meaning "civet, leopard cat" which combines (狸) lí meaning "raccoon", or (李) lǐ meaning "plum" and (貓) māo meaning "cat". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Limay f Hebrew (Modern)Modern Hebrew name that made from a combination of the name
Li 2, meaning “to me”. And
May, a short form of
Maya 3 which means “water” or the month of May.
Limei f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 黎
(lí) meaning "black, dawn", or 荔
(lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅
(méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [
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Limenia f Greek MythologyMeans "of the harbour", derived from Greek λιμήν
(limên) "harbour". This was an epithet of the Greek goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Artemis.
Liming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 黎
(lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Limnaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Λιμναία
(Limnaia), from Greek λιμναῖος
(limnaios) "of a lake". This was an epithet of the goddess Artemis at Sicyon, near Epidaurus, and also used of nymphs.
Lin m & f BurmeseMeans "bright, clear" in Burmese.
Linarejos f Spanish (European)From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary
La Virgen de Linarejos and
Nuestra Señora de Linarejos, meaning "The Virgin of Linarejos" and "Our Lady of Linarejos", respectively. She is venerated at the sanctuary in Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, hence the name's high concentration in that province.
Linaria f English (Rare)From the flower
linaria, whose name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning, "resembling flax" (why the flower is also called "toadflax" in English).
Linbei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and
蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Lind f IcelandicEither a variant of
Linda, or else from Old Norse
lind meaning "lime tree, linden tree". It also coincides with the Icelandic word
lind meaning "spring (source of a stream or river)".
Lindbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of Old Norse
lind "lime-tree, linden tree" or Germanic
lind "soft, tender" and
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".