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Lianjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Lianjing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
靖 (jìng) meaning "pacify, calm, peaceful".
Lianjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".
Lianke f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
可 (kě) meaning "may, can, -able".
Lianniu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Lianou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
讴 (ōu) meaning "sing, songs".
Lianqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for" and
清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean".
Lianrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus" and
荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Lianting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
听 (tīng) meaning "hear, understand, obey".
Liantsoa m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
liana meaning "strongly desiring, impatient" and
soa meaning "good".
Lianxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".
Lianxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Lianxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and
祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" or
翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
Lianxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
Lianxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for" and
萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Lianying f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
联 (lián) meaning "connect, join, ally" and
英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".
Liath Luachra f & m Irish MythologyMeans "gray of Luachair" in Irish. It was the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, which both appear in
The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn.
Liatris f English (Rare)Variant of
Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as
gayfeather.
Lí Ban f Irish MythologyFrom Old Irish
lí meaning "beauty, brilliance" and
ban "of women" (genitive plural of
ben "woman, wife"). This was the name of multiple Irish mythological figures: an otherworldly woman in the Ulster Cycle; and a woman who supposedly transformed into a mermaid (also known as
Muirgen).
Libera f Roman MythologyRoman goddess of wine, fertility, and freedom who empowers the woman to release her semen. See also
Liber.
Liberacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Derived from Spanish
liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [
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Libertas f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin noun
libertas meaning "freedom, liberty". In Roman mythology, Libertas was the name of the goddess of liberty.
Libi f Hindi, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - wrting, handwriting, manuscript ... [
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Libin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, coast".
Libra f Astronomy, English (Rare)From the name of a zodiacal constellation shaped like a set of scales, derived from Latin
libra meaning "scales, balance".
Licao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
离 (lí) meaning "away, without" or "rare, strange, elegant" andf
草 (cǎo) meaning "grass".
Lịch m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 歷
(lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".
Licha f SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Alicia. A known bearer of this name was Argentine human rights activist Alicia "Licha" Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra (1915-2008).
Licoricia f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-NormanThis name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [
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Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), UkrainianShort form of
Alida,
Dalida,
Lidia,
Lidiya and other feminine names that contain
-lid-.
Lidar f & m HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".
Lide f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Lidia and
Lydie.
Lidewij f DutchDutch form of an old Germanic given name, of which the first element consists of Germanic
liut meaning "people". The second element is derived from either Germanic
wig meaning "war" or Germanic
wîh meaning "holy, sacred".
Lidian f English (Rare)In the case of Lidian Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of
Lydia, her original name, changed by her at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between
Lydia and
Emerson.
Lidik f NivkhFrom Nivkh
lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".
Lidui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
对 (duì) meaning "right, correct, answer, reply".
Lidwina f Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant of
Ludwina, a feminine variant of
Leutwin. It was borne by Lidwina (or
Lydwina) of Schiedam, a Dutch mystic and Roman Catholic saint of the 15th century.
Lidzüsa f MaoFrom the Mao
lidzü, 'a ritual of divine libation offered by every household during festivals'.
Liebchen f YiddishDiminutive of
Liebe. It coincides with the German term of endearment
Liebchen "sweetheart".
Liedeke f Dutch (Rare)Diminutive of
Liede, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix
-ke. This name is not to be confused with the practically archaic Dutch noun
liedeke (from even older
liedeken) meaning "songlet".
Liedewij f DutchVariant spelling of
Lidewij. In the Dutch-speaking world, this is one of the alternative names for the medieval Dutch saint
Lidwina of Schiedam (1380-1433).
Liem f HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word
em, which is relative to the word
ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [
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Lienia f Chuukeseit is originated from chuuk specifically the outer islands..for the islands in the chuuk lagoon it is "finia".."lien" is an expression for girls.."ia" means where..the name is more likely to ask a question..it can only be used for girls..the true meaning is "where is she from"..lienia and finia are the same meaning..
Liepiņa f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
liepa "linden tree, lime tree". This name was recorded in medieval Latvia.
Lierni f BasqueFrom the epithet of the Virgin Mary "Our Lady of Lierni", the Basque patron of mothers without milk or who are unable to conceive.
Liesma f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
liesma "flame, blaze". This name was used by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play
Ragana (1895).
Lifan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [
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Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Lig f HmongMeans "youngest daughter" in Hmong.
Ligach f Pictish, Old Irish, Old CelticOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
Ligad m & f Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Light m & f English (African)From the English word
light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [
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Lightness f English (African)From the English word
lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.
Lightning f & m Popular CultureFrom lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from
lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English
lihting, from
leht. Lihao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or
昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".
Lihong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 红
(hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 虹
(hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏
(hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [
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Lihua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨
(lí) meaning "pear", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼
(lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦
(huà) meaning "birch"... [
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Lihui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Liia f Estonian, FinnishVariant of
Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of
Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian
Лия (see
Liya).