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Lựu f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 榴
(lựu) meaning "pomegranate".
Lua f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin
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Luam m & f LaoMeans "python" in Lao.
Luan m & f LaoMeans "move, advance" in Lao.
Luanchai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin".
Luanchong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
翀 (chōng) meaning "fly upwards".
Luanci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), the name of a mythological bird, and
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".
Luanhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Luanjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Luanjin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
烬 (jìn) meaning "cinders, ashes, embers".
Luanli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
璃 (lí) meaning "glass".
Luanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Luanqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
情 (qíng) meaning "affection, sentiment, emotion, love".
Luanrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a kind of mythological bird, and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Luanshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Luanshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Luanxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Luanxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Luanxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Luanyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luanyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed" or
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Luanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Luar m & f Basque (Modern)Basque variant of the the toponym
Loarre, the name of a castle and town in the Spanish region of Aragon.
Luba f RomaniPossibly a Romani form of
Ruby, derived from the cropping the Romani words
lolo ("red") and
bar (stone), although it might also have been influenced by the Slavic name
Luba.
Lubaba f ArabicFrom Arabic لباب
(lubāb) meaning "pulp, pith, core, essence". This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad, as well as a daughter of his cousin, Ibn Abbas.
Lubeca f GermanAllegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.
Lubina f SorbianDerived from Proto-Germanic
*leubh- or
*lubh- "to like; to love; to desire; love". Lubina Hajduk-Veljkovićowa (German: Lubina Hajduk-Veljković), born 1976, is a Sorbian writer and translator.
Lubitiata f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
lubitiata, itself the past participle of
lubi- "to love".
Lucecita f Spanish (Latin American)Diminutive of
Luz, formed using the diminutive suffix -
cita. A known bearer of this name is Luz Esther 'Lucecita' Benítez (1942-), a Puerto Rican singer.
Lucerna f Various (Rare)Presumably derived from the Italian and Spanish name for the city of
Lucerne in Switzerland. Alternatively, it may be derived from Latin
lucerna meaning "lantern".
Lucerne f Various (Rare)Possibly derived from the name of the city in Switzerland, itself from Latin
lucius meaning "pike (a type of fish)" with the suffix -aria, denoting a place. It is popularly regarded to be associated with Latin
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Lucesa f Italian (Archaic)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the name of the Tuscan town of
Lucca, giving Lucesa and its variants the meaning "(woman) from Lucca".
Lucheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
澄 (chéng) meaning "purify water, clear, pure".
Luchulumancolwenkosi f XhosaThis name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [
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Luchumo m & f XhosaPossibly means "expanding, flourishing" or "prosperity" in Xhosa.
Lucifera f LiteratureFeminized form of
Lucifer used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belonged to the Queen of the House of Pride, whose counselors were the Seven Deadly Sins... [
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Lucra f CopticKnown from letters a letter in the Greek Language. The name could be Greek in origin, or possibly a hellenized form of an Egyptian name or word. The submittee claims she saw this name in the book "Egypt in Late Antiquity" by Roger S. Bagnall, on page 196.... [
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Luda f Medieval CzechDerived from Proto-Slavic
*ljudъ "people". This name was also used as a short form of various names beginning with the element
Lud-.
Ludema f American (Archaic)Meaning unknown, possibly an early American alteration of
Laodamia or
Loudey. Writes Rebecca Moon: 'The earliest example that I have found is Lodemia Bostwick who was born 1733 in New Milford, CT... [
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Luelli f Frenchmeanings included "Warrior devoted to God", "precious light of God" and "God's noble fighter" similar to
Luella Louella or
Luelle with German, French, Latin, and Greek origins.
Lufei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù) meaning "a type of jade" and
翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald, jade".
Lufthansa f German (Rare)Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [
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Lufu f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
lufu meaning "love, affection, desire". It is a feminine equivalent of
Lufa.
Lugaretzia f Literature, Greek (?)The name of a Greek character in
My Family and Other Animals (1956), a memoir by British naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell based on his family's four years (between 1935 and 1939) living on the Greek island of Corfu, and its television adaptation
The Durrells (2016-2019)... [
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Lūgnė f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word for the nuphar plant
Luguselwa f GaulishGaulish name meaning "possession of Lugus", derived from the name of the god
Lugus combined with Proto-Celtic *
selwā "possession, property".
Luh f BalineseMeans "female, woman" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the firstborn daughter.
Luhan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and
菡 (hàn) meaning "bud, lotus bud".
Luhong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璐 (lù) meaning "a type of jade" and
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".