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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
lucerna meaning "lantern"... [
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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".
Lujuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
露 (lù) meaning "dew" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or
绢 (juàn) meaning "thin silk".
Luke f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Lucía and
Lucie.
Lukke f East FrisianVariant of names with the name element
liut and the diminutive suffix -ke recorded from the 16th to 19th centuries in East Frisia.