This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Leang f & m KhmerMeans "raise, rear" or "feast, entertain" in Khmer.
Leara f American (Rare)Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of
Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of
Liora via its Anglicized variant
Leora.
Lebia f OgoniMeans "pretty girl/ lady" or "good girl/lady" in Khana,... [
more]
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)Derived from Estonian
leegi, the genitive case of
leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leeli f LiteratureLeeli is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. In the series, she is a sweet, music- and dog-loving girl who puts aside her own desires for the good of her people.
Leeza f English (American)Possibly an Anglicized form of
Liese, or perhaps a variant of
Lisa intended to reflect the German pronunciation. This is borne by American talk show host Leeza Gibbons (1957-).
Legpa m & f TibetanMeans "praiseworthy, useful" or "Mercury" in Tibetan.
Lehte f Estonian19th-century coinage, possibly first used in August Kitzberg's 'Maimus' (1892). He likely derived the name from Estonian
leht "leaf".
Leiju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Leiko f HawaiianCombination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.
Leila f HawaiianCombination of
lei and
la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leili f Georgian (Rare), LiteratureVariant of
Leila. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.... [
more]
Leixu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Leiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" (typically feminine) and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Leiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud, unopened flower" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".
Leiyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".
Lekha f SanskritWriting, Mark, Horizon the crescent Moon, Line, Record, Lightening
Lelde f Latvian, Theatre1920s phonetic coinage which was first used in the play
Spēlēju, dancoju (1915) by Latvian poet and playwright Rainis.
Lelin m & f ChineseFrom 樂 (
lè) meaning "cheeful, happy, glad" and 琳 (
lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of names ending in
ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of
Elena and other names beginning with or containing
el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [
more]
Lelle f HungarianFeminine form of
Lél. While in the Middle Ages, Lelle was a masculine variant of Lél, it has been revived as a strictly feminine form of the name.
Leman f TurkishDerived from Arabic لمعان
(lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lemei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music" and
妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Lemma f English (Rare, Archaic)Perhaps a feminine form of
Lemuel. Notable namesake is Lemma Barkaloo (1840–1870), the first American woman to attend law school. She studied at Washington University in St... [
more]
Lemme f EstonianDirectly taken from
lemme, the genitive singilar/attributive form of
lemb "affection".
Lemta f BerberEtymology unknown. This is the name of the mythological mother of the Tuaregs.
Lenir f Portuguese (Brazilian)Possibly taken from Portuguese
lenir, meaning "to relieve, to mitigate, to smoothen", ultimately from Latin
lenire.
Lenna f Danish (Rare), EnglishOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of
Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of
Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of
Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of
Lennon.
Lepha f American (Rare)Possibly a feminine form of
Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha
Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.
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).
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... [
more]
Leuca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
leucos meaning "bright; clear; brilliant".
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.... [
more]
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.
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".
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.
Liana f IranianIt has Persian-Iranian origin and it means : Glowing lady
Liang m & f ChineseMeans "a beam", "a bridge", "an elevation", or "a mast". Traditionally a surname common in East Asia. A famous bearer of this name is Liang Na (formally Empress Shunlie), who was an empress during the Han Dynasty.
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).
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".
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).
Lidar f & m HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".
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".
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)... [
more]
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".... [
more]
Lihao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
好 (hǎo) meaning "good, excellent" or
昊 (hào) meaning "summertime, sky, heaven".