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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.
Leyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, refined".
Leying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" or
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Leyley f & m VariousVariant of
Lele 2. In the case of one of the protagonist in controversial video game
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Ashley Graves, it is short for
Ashley.
Leylin m & f EnglishExuberant passion for life. To bring goodness to. Leylin has a talent for finding goodness in all and a talent for for joy, laughter, and imaginative minds.
Leyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, cheerful, enjoy, happy, joyful, music" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring".
Lezah f EnglishNot very common, only given to sixteen people in the U.S. from 1880 to 2022 (according to SSA), Lezah is the name "Hazel" backwards. It is also a variant of Lisa.
Lhadon f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་སྒྲོན
(lha-sgron) meaning "adorner of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྒྲོན
(sgron) meaning "to decorate, to adorn, to light, to kindle".
Lhawang m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་དབང
(lha-dbang) meaning "power of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and དབང
(dbang) meaning "power".
Lhiannon f WelshA Welsh/Celtic name used by Marion Zimmer Bradley in her novel "The Forest House" for her main character. This woman is a druid.
Lhundup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷུན་གྲུབ
(lhun-grub) meaning "spontaneous presence, that which is automatic, effortless".
Li f SwedishShort form of names starting, containing, or ending with
li. In some cases it may be seen as a strictly feminine form of
Lee.
Liad m & f Hebrew (Rare)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Ad , the word Ad in Hebrew means "forever". and when you add the word Li it's means "forever mine"
Liahona f Mormon (Rare)According to the Book of Mormon and other Latter Day Saint movement sources, the Liahona is a brass ball that operated as a type of compass with two spindles. One of the spindles was said to point the direction Lehi and his party should travel after their escape from Jerusalem... [
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Liaj f HmongMeans "field, paddy field" in Hmong.
Liam m & f Hebrew (Modern)Means "my people" or "my nation" from Hebrew לִי
(li) "my" and עַם
('am) "people, nation". It is also a modern Hebrew acronym for לא ידע עמי מלחמה which means "my nation did not know war".... [
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