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Leoniza f Filipino
Variant of Leonisa.
Letişa f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani transcription of the English name Leticia.
Letisiya f Russian
Russian form of Letitia.
Lëtizia f Walloon
Walloon form of Laëtitia.
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."
Lewisia f English (British, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from the name of a genus of flowering plants used as garden plants. The genus itself is named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis 1.
Lexis f English (Modern)
Short form of Alexis, as well as a variant of Lexus.
Leyanis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Possibly an invented name with the popular suffix -is (cf. Odalis, Arielis). It is specially popular among Cubans.
Leydis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Leydi with the popular suffix -is.
Liablis f Hmong
Means "very red" in Hmong.
Liatris f English (Rare)
Variant of Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as gayfeather.
Libbali-sharrat f Ancient Assyrian
Possibly derived from the Akkadian elements libbāli meaning "inner city" (possibly an epithet of the goddess Ishtar) and šarratum, meaning "queen".
Lífdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Liisá f Sami
Sami form of Lisa.
Liisbet f Estonian
Truncated form of Eliisabet.
Liisbetten f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Lijsbet.
Liissá f Sami
Sami form of Lisa.
Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]
Lilwanis f Hittite Mythology
Hittite name for the cthonic deity Lelwani.
Linddís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Líndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.
Lindissë f Literature
Meaning unknown, used by J.R.R. Tolkien. Most likely from lindë meaning "singing, sound".
Lineisy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic prefix li and Neisy. A known bearer of this name is Dominican model Lineisy Montero (1996-).
Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lily.
Lísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisa.
Lisa f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lis.
Lisa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari लिस: (see Lisah).
Lisa f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Larisa.
Lisabeau f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Elizabeth.
Lisabella f American (Modern)
Elaboraton of Lisabelle in the style of Isabella
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisabetta f Medieval Italian, Italian, Sicilian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh, Literature
Medieval truncated form of Elisabetta. Lisabetta da Messina is a character in Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (14th century).
Lisabèu f Provençal
Variant form of Eisabèu.
Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.
Lisadiana f English (American)
This name is a combination of the two feminine names Lisa and Diana.
Lisah f Newar
Means "reply; answer" in Newar.
Lisaid f Manx (Modern)
Truncated form of Ealisaid.
Lisaile f American (Modern)
Recent invented name, possibly an elaboration of Lisa.
Lisajane f English
Combination of Lisa and Jane.
Lisamarie f English (American)
Combination of Lisa and Marie.
Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.
Lisandra f Corsican, Sardinian
Feminine form of Lisandru.
Lisandrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Alexandrina.
Lisanga m & f Lingala
Means "united" in Lingala.
Lisann f German
Variant of Lisanne.
Lisaraye f English
Borne by American actress LisaRaye McCoy (1967-) whose name was inspired by her father’s name David Ray
Lísbet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisbet.
Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lísbita f Faroese
Faroese variant of Lisbet.
Lisciandra f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandra.
Lisciandrina f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandrina.
Lisea f Corsican
Truncated form of Elisea.
Lisebo f Sotho
Means "whispers" in Sotho.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Liseli f Southern African
Means "light" in Lozi.
Liselore f Dutch
Dutch form of Lieselore.
Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth
Liseta f Provençal
Provençal cognate of Lisette.
Lisetta f Italian
Diminutive of Elisabetta.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.
Lishan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里 () meaning "village" or 李 () 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"... [more]
Lishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.
Lishi f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 ans Shi
Lishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Lishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Lisi f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lisy.
Lisi f Samoan
Samoan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisia f Tongan
Tongan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Lisian.
Lisig f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Lisenn.
Lisigna f Romansh
Diminutive of Elisa.
Liska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Eliza.
Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]
Liskit f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh liskt meaning "neat, clean".
Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.
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".
Lisnawati f Indonesian
From the given name Lisna combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".
Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".
Lisong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [more]
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Liss f Manx (Modern)
Newly coined diminutive of Ealisaid mimicking Liz.
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lissie f German
Variant of Lissy.
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".
Lissu f Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Liisa and Aliisa.
Lissy f German
Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.
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".
Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".
Listraba f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word listrabar meaning "set free". This name is used as the Caló form of Librada.
Listvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and vár "spring".
Lisu m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Su 2
Lisui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Lisute f Lithuanian
A lithuanian form of Lisa
Liswini f Mizo
Means "beautiful" in Mizo.
Lisy m & f Malagasy
Means "lily" in Malagasy.
Lisy f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Litavis f Celtic Mythology
Litavis 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").
Litizia f Corsican
Corsican form of Laetitia.
Litizzia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Laetitia.
Liudvise f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Liudvika.
Liutisma f Medieval French, Old High German (?)
Derived from Old High German liut meaning "people" combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
Liz f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
Līza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Liza.
Liza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Alojza.
Liza f Walloon
Walloon form of Elisa.
Liza f Breton
Contracted form of Loeiza.
Lîzabé f Jèrriais
Truncated form of Élîzabé.
Lizabeth f American (Rare)
Truncated form of Elizabeth.
Lizan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Zan
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Lizandra f English (Rare)
A combination of Elizabeth and Alexandra. It may also be based on Lysandra.
Lizandra f Hungarian
Feminine form of Lizander.
Lizanka f Russian
Diminutive of Yelizaveta via its short form Liza. It is the equivalent of Lizziekins.
Lizar m & f Basque
Means "ash tree" in Basque.
Lizavéta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Lizaveta.
Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
Lizelota f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Liselotte.
Lizenn f Breton
Breton form of Louise.
Lizeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizeta f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Lizete f Latvian
Latvian form of Lisette.
Lizett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizetta f Hungarian
Variant of Lizett.
Lizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".
Lizhi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Lizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness and blessings" or 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizi f Chinese
From Chinese 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 栗 (lì) meaning "chestnut", or 麗 (lì) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Lizija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Lizzy.
Lizika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Liza, used as a given name in its own right.
Liziko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Liza and Elisabed.
Lizinka f Russian, Croatian, Theatre
Diminutive of Yelizaveta. This was the title character of an opera by Croatian composer Ivan Zajc, Lizinka (1878).
Lizochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Yelizaveta.
Lizuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Liza.
Lizz f English (?)
Variant of Liz.
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Lizzeth f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lizzi f English
Variant of Lizzie.
Lizziebeth f English
Combination of Lizzie and Beth, sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.
Ljubislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubislav.
Lluisa f Asturian
Feminine form of Lluis.
Lodoïska f Theatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic)
Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]
Lodoiska f Theatre, Louisiana Creole
Borne by the titular character of Simon Mayr's opera La Lodoiska (1796). The name itself is a variant of Lodoïska.
Loeiza f Breton
Breton form of Louise.
Loeizaig f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
Logistilla f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.
Lohizune f Basque
Derived from Donibane Lohizune, the Basque name of a town in Southwestern France. The name itself is derived from Basque lohi "mud", the suffix -z "manner, according to; with, made of" and the suffix une "place of".
Loísa f Gascon, Aragonese
Gascon and Aragonese form of Louise.
Loisa f Galician, Aragonese
Galician and Aragonese form of Louisa.
Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.
Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]
Loïseto f Provençal
Diminutive of Louiso.
Loiska f Prague German
Diminutive of Aloysia.
Loïsoun f Provençal
Diminutive of Louiso.
Lóisz f Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lois 1.
Loiza f Breton
Feminine form of Loiz.
Lolaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and qiz meaning "girl".
Lorisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Loris.
Lotis f Greek, Greek Mythology
From the Greek word λωτός (lotos) meaning “lotus tree”. Lotis was a river nymph that transformed into a lotus tree to avoid Priapus.
Louiseu f Jèrriais
Jèrriais cognate of English and French Louise.
Louisia f Romansh (Archaic)
19th-century variant of Luisia. The altered spelling reflecting an attempt to make the name look more French and thus more fashionable.
Louisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States, named after the French king Louis XIV, who reigned over France from 1643 to 1715.
Louisianaise f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French louisianaise "female Louisianian".
Louisiane f French
French form of Louisiana.
Louiso f Provençal
Provençal form of Louise.
Louïsouno f Provençal
Diminutive of Louiso.
Louwisse f Walloon
Walloon form of Louise.
Lovernisca f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name meaning "vixen", derived from Brythonic *louernos "fox".
Lovísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lovisa.
Lovisha f Indian
Means "love" in Indian.
Lowis f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Louise.
Lowiza f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian form of Luise.
Ludwisia f Polish
Diminutive of Ludwika.
Lüfthildis f Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Lüfthildis is a variant of the Germanic name Liuthild.... [more]
Lúísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Luisa.
Luíse f Irish
Irish transliterated form of Louise; the usual form is Aloisia.... [more]
Luisia f Romansh
Elaboration of Luisa as well as a variant of Aloisia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Luisiana f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Luisiana, the Spanish word for the state of Louisiana.
Luisica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luismary f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Luismar, used mostly in Venezuela.
Luizabeth f Brazilian
Combination of Luiza and Elizabeth.