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Linning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Linor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of
Li 2 and
Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.
Linoy f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Noy meaning "my beauty" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is the olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Linoy Ashram (1999)
Linping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming, graceful".
Linqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
Linqiao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".
Linrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Linshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Linsheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage".
Linshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain",
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Linshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Linshui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water"..
Linshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Linting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Linwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Linwang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect".
Linxing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot, almond".
Linxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or
渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Linyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
焱 (yàn) meaning "flames" or
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Linyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or
伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Linying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Linyong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".
Linyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" or
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
Linyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Linzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligent".
Linzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious gem".
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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Líobhan f Irish MythologyForm of the Gaelic name
Lí Ban, meaning "beauty of women". It belonged to two characters in Irish myth, one a mermaid captured in Lough Neagh in 558, according to the 'Annals of the Four Masters' (see also
Muirgen).
Lipa f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian, UkrainianIt derives from the Slavic name for the linden tree Lipa (Липа), which originates from the Greek word "Lipos" (λίπος) meaning: "fat, thick". And a shorter form of the Russian and Ukrainian name
Olimpiada.
Liping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 莉
(lì) meaning "white jasmine", 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 黎
(lí) meaning "black, dawn" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "duckweed" or "wander, travel" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Liquan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".
Lir f & m HebrewPopular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like
Liron ,
Liram ,
Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Lira f Croatian (Rare)From the name of the musical instrument
lira (from Latin
lira, from Ancient Greek
λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lira f American (Archaic)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lirael f LiteratureCentral character in the fantasy novel by Garth Nix, the second in his
Old Kingdom Trilogy. Lirael is daughter of the Abhorsen Terciel and the Clayr Arielle.
Liram m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Li 2 and
Ram 1 means "my loftiness" in Hebrew. usually masculine, rare as feminine.
Liran m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Li 2 and
Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of
Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.
Liran f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or
燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".
Lirazel f LiteratureThe name of the title character in Lord Dunsany's fantasy novel
The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924).
Lirette f LiteratureFrench term for a type of fabric made by weaving strips of cloth. This is the name of one of the protagonists of the French fairy tale La bonne femme (The Good Woman) by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force.
Liri f AlbanianDerived from either Albanian
liri "flax" or Albanian
liri "liberty, freedom".
Liriope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)Plural form of
lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de los Lirios and
Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [
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Lirong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 蓉
(róng) meaning "lotus" or 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [
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Lirui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)Derived from Jèrriais
lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of
Lily.
Lisaraye f EnglishBorne by American actress LisaRaye McCoy (1967-) whose name was inspired by her father’s name David Ray
Lishan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里
(lǐ) meaning "village" or 李
(lǐ) meaning "plum, plum tree" combined with 善
(shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable", 珊
(shān) meaning "coral", 姍
(shān) meaning "leisurely, slow", 山
(shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak" or 杉
(shān) meaning "pine, fir"... [
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Lishao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Lishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Lishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Liskit f NivkhDerived from Nivkh
liskt meaning "neat, clean".
Lismod f Medieval French (?), Medieval Flemish (?)Recorded in the genitive form
Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French
(e)lis(i), derived from the name
Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German
muot "spirit; courage, boldness".
Lisong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松
(sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [
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Liss m & f SwedishDialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian
liss-, combining form of
litn "little" (cf.
Liss), and
kulla "girl".
List f Icelandic (Rare)From Old Norse
list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".
Listvǫr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and
vár "spring".
Lisui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Litang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Litao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Litavis f Celtic MythologyLitavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period. She was probably an earth-goddess. Her name is derived from Gaulish
Litavi- "earth; the vast one" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*flitawī- "broad").
Litha f American (Rare)Variant of
Letha. It coincides with the neo-pagan name of the summer solstice and the midsummer festival that celebrates it (which is borrowed from
liþa, the Old English name of the months roughly corresponding to June and July).
Litiana f FijianUnknown origin, possibly related to Fijian
liti ("black vegetal dye") or
lito ("to gleam").
Liting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Litogena f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
litu- "festival, celebration, feast" and the Proto-Celtic name element
*genos "born; family".
Litsa f GreekDiminutive of
Aglaia (via its diminutive
Aglaitsa),
Apostolia (via its diminutive
Apostolitsa),
Emmanouella (via its diminutive
Manolitsa),
Evangelia (via its diminutives
Evangelitsa and
Vagelitsa),
Garifallia (via its diminutive
Filitsa),
Michaela (via its diminutive
Michalitsa),
Natalia (via its diminutive
Natalitsa),
Pantelina (via its diminutive
Pantelitsa),
Stavroula (via its diminutive
Stavroulitsa),
Styliani (via its diminutive
Stelitsa),
Vasiliki (via its diminutive
Vasilitsa),
Violeta (via its diminutive
Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -
litsa.