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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is L; and the length is 4.
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Laco m Slovak
Diminutive of Ladislav, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".
Lado m Polish, Serbian, Russian, Croatian
Lado is a recurring word in Slavic folk songs celebrating the summer solstice. It's meaning is unknown. The use of the word in the songs convinced 16th century scholars that Lado was a god of love... [more]
Ladü m Veps
Veps form of Vladimir.
Laël m French
French form of Lael.
Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".
Laid m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Laïd.
Lain m Medieval Basque, Basque (Modern)
Medieval Basque form of Laín. This name has been revived in modern times.
Laiq m Urdu
From Arabic لَائِق (lāʾiq) meaning "proper, suitable, fitting".
Laji m & f Yi
Means "tiger origin" in Yi.
Laka m & f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
From laka meaning "tame". This is the name of a goddess of the hula and a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.
Laki m Samoan
Means "lucky" in Samoan.
Lala m & f Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali
Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
Lali f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laurie and Larry.
Lalu m Sasak
From an honorific title used by Sasak men of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Lami m Eastern African, Oromo
Means 'nation' in Oromo.
Lãng m Vietnamese
(male) adventurous, handsome
Lãng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 朗 (lãng) meaning "clear, bright, enlightened".
Lăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凌 (lăng) meaning "ice" or "to rise, to traverse".
Lanh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Lành used outside of Vietnam.
Lanz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lanz. Lanz also was a maker of tractors, the most famous model being the Lanz Bulldog.
Laon m & f Korean (Rare)
Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.
Lapu m Hopi
Means "cedar bark" in Hopi.
Lapu m Yi
Means "tiger lord" in Yi.
Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.
Lari m Finnish
Short form of Alari.
Lari m Greek
Greek form of the English name Larry, possibly used as a short form of Lavrentios.
Laro m Old Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare)
The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of Lara 1.
Laro m Pashto
Means "preserver" or "protector" in Pashto.
Lars m Etruscan
Variant of Larth.
Lary m English
Variant of Larry.
Lâsa m Greenlandic
Short form of Lâsaruse.
Lash m Romani
Lash is the Romani variation of the name Louis and means ‘renowned warrior’. This Romani boy name had its heyday in the 19th century, particularly among them Americans... [more]
Late m Finnish
Diminutive of Lauri.
Lati m Chinese
From 拉 () meaning "to destroy to break" and 提 () meaning "to carry, to lift".
Lato m Polish (Rare)
Really rare name. Means "Summer" in polish.
Latt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see Lat).
Laud m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Frankish saint Laud of Coutances, who lived in the 6th century AD.... [more]
Laue m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laurentius.
Laur m Estonian
Variant of Lauri.
Laur m Polish
Polish form of Laurus.
Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.
Laut m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element hlud meaning "famous" (such as Ludolf) or even leud meaning "people" (such as Ludger).... [more]
Laux m Medieval German
Hessian form of Lucas and Lukas, used only in the medieval period.
Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.
Lavi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Olavi.
Lavi m Indian
Name - Lavi, Lavy लवि... [more]
Lávo m Sami
Short form of Nihkolávo.
Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.
Ławr m Polish
Polish transcription of Lavr.
Lawr m Russian (Germanized)
German transcription of Lavr.
Laza m & f Malagasy
Means "fame, honour, glory" in Malagasy.
Lazo m Croatian, Serbian, Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian short form of Lazar as well as a Georgian short form of Lazare.
Lazz m & f English
Variant of Laz
Leaf m & f English
Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.
Leam m English (Rare)
Variant of Liam.
Leap m & f Khmer
Means "good luck, success" in Khmer.
Lear m Manx
Derived from Proto-Celtic *liro- "sea; ocean".
Leça m Chechen
Variant transcription of Lecha.
Leci m Romansh
Surselvan Romansh form of Lucius.
Leco m Dutch (Rare)
The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may possibly be of Dutch or Frisian origin (compare Remco). A known bearer of this name is Leco van Zadelhoff (b. 1968), a Dutch celebrity cosmetician, stylist, television host and writer.
Leco m Galician
Hypocoristic of Leandro.
Ledo m Galician
Masculine form of Galician Leda.
Leei m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Lee.
Leek m & f Welsh
Leen m Dutch
Short form of Leendert.
Leeo m American (Rare)
Variant of Leo.
Lefa m Sotho
Means "inheritance" in Sotho.
Lefa m Swedish, Finnish
A diminutive of Leif.
Lefi m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Levy.
Leho m Estonian
Coined in the 1930s by Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist. He probably intended the name to refer to Lehola (also known as Lõhavere), the castle of Lembitu, an Estonian chieftain... [more]
Leik m Norwegian
Younger form of Leikr.
Leil m Brythonic
A legendary king of the Britons whose rule began in 989 BCE.
Lein m Dutch
Modern form of the medieval name Leyn via its more modern (but still archaic) form Leijn. This name has been used every year in at least the last 130 years, but was never overly common: the name was at its most popular in 1900, when 17 newborn boys were given this name... [more]
Lejb m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polonized form of Leib
Lejf m Danish
Variant of Leif.
Lejo m Finnish (Rare), Sami
Finnish variant of Leo.
Leka m Albanian
Variant of Lekë.
Leke m Yoruba
Means "trimuph" in Yoruba. Often used as a short form of other names ending in leke, such as Adeleke.
Lekë m Albanian
Short form of Aleksandër.
Leki m & f Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད (las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས (las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".
Leko m & f Georgian
Contracted form of Leliko (feminine) as well as of Levaniko and Leviko (masculine).
Leko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Taleke.
Lele m Italian
Pet name of several italian names ending with "ele", such as: Gabriele, Emanuele, Ezechiele, Michele and so on
Lele f & m Various
Short form of names containing the letter L in various languages. In the case of Venezuelan-American YouTuber Lele Pons, it is short for Eleonora.
Lelê m & f Portuguese
Short form of names containing the letter L like Wesley and Helena.
Lema m & f Chechen
Means "lion" in Chechen.
Leme m & f Brazilian
The meaning of the name is belonging to God.
Leng m & f Khmer
Cambodian unisex name derived from Liang.
Leng f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ling.
Leng m & f Thai
Means "speak loud" in Thai.
Leni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן אלוהים), Li 2 means "to me", natan is a Hebrew word (and a name) means "(he) gave", the letter i (or y) is a part of the name of God, another variant can be Leny.
Leni m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lenny.
Leno m Portuguese
Diminutive of Heleno and Eleno.
Leno m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish leno- "wood; grove, bosk".
Lens m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Laurens.
Lény m French (Modern)
French form of Lenny.
Leny m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן האל), Li 2 means "to me" / "for me" / "mine", Natan or Nathan means "he gave", the letter y is part of the name of God.
Leod m Scottish
Derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly"
Léón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leon.
Leor m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Variant transcription of Lior.
Leos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people". Also compare Greek λαός (laos), which has the same meaning and is found in names like Archelaus and Menelaus.
Leoś m Polish
Diminutive of Leon.
Lera f & m Ogoni
Means "praise" in Khana,... [more]
Leri m Georgian
Short form of Valeri.
Leri m Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Larry.
Leru m Tswana
Means "cloud" in Setswana.
Less m American (Rare)
Variant of Les or diminutive of Lester or Leslie.
Létk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Léón.
Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.
Leto m Literature, Popular Culture
Name of a character, the father of the main character Paul Atreides in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.
Leun m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French leun "lion", this name is a cognate of Leon. It was also used as a secular form of Judah.
Leve m East Frisian
East Frisian form of Leeuwe.
Lévi m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Levi.
Levi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Levente.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Levy m English, Hebrew
Variant of Levi.
Lewe m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Leve.
Lewy m English
Diminutive of Lewis.
Lexu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Alexander.
Leyn m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gisleyn. This medieval name has survived into modern times, but barely. In 2010, there were less than 10 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
Leyo m Asturian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aurelio.
Leza m Romansh
Romansh form of Lucius, traditionlly found in central Grisons.
Lezi m Romansh
Variant of Leci.
Liab m & f Hmong
Means "red" in Hmong.
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"
Liah f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Ah.
Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.
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".... [more]
Li-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).
Lián f & m Chinese
Variant of Liên.
Lian m Chin
Means "big, large, great" in Hakha Chin.
Lías m Asturian
Truncated form of Elías.
Liav m Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word av means "father" in Hebrew. Usually masculine, rare as feminine. the meaning of this name is "my father" / "I have a father".
Libo m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Bo 2.
Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.
Lică m Romanian
Truncated form of Paulică.
Lịch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 歷 (lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".
Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.
Lief m Old Danish, Literature
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.
Liel m Kongo
Liel means intelligence in Kikongo
Liem m English (American)
Variant spelling of Liam. Liem was given to 34 boys in 2017 per the Social Security Administration.
Liễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璉 (liễn) meaning "vessel for holding grain offerings".
Lien m Lao
Means "to arrange, to order" in Lao.
Lier m Chinese (Archaic)
Li is lastname,Englishi always say it as Lee.There are several interpretations of the Word Li:... [more]
Lier m Basque (Modern)
Masculine form of Lierni.
Liêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 僚 (liêu) meaning "official, bureaucrat".
Liệu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燎 (liệu) meaning "torch, to burn, illuminate".
Liễu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu) meaning "willow".
Liev m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Lev 2. A famous bearer is Liev Schreiber, an American actor.
Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]
Lifu m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Fu
Lige m American (Rare)
Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.
Lihu m Hebrew
Means "he is mine" in Hebrew.
Liir m Literature
Possibly intended as a variant of Llyr, this is the name of Elphaba's child in American author Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked' series.
Liiu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîu.
Lije m English
Diminutive of Elijah.
Liji f & m Indian
Liju m & f Indian
Lika m & f Finnish
Means "dirt" in Finnish.
Liko m Hawaiian
Means "bud" in Hawaiian.
Líle m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish equivalent of Lyle.
Lile m & f Caucasian Mythology, Svan (Rare), Georgian
As a Svan name, this name is strictly masculine. It comes from the name of the Svan sun god Lile, whose name is thought to be etymologically related to that of the Sumerian god Enlil.... [more]
Lìli m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Luis.
Lima f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ma.
Limu m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 力 (lì, meaning “strength”) and 牧 (mù, meaning “to herd”). In Chinese mythology this name belonged to one of the greatest retainers of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan)... [more]
Linc m English
Short form of Lincoln.
Lĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 領 (lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".
Líni m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse lín meaning "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".
Linn m English
Variant of Lynn.
Linn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see Lin).
Lins m Limburgish
Originally a short form of Lerins, which is an archaic Limburgian form of Laurence 1. It is now used as a short form for the related names Laurens and Laurentius, and sometimes also for the unrelated name Leonardus.
Linu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lino 1.
Lión m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Leo.
Lion m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and On means "my potency; my strength" in Hebrew.
Lion m Venetian, Ligurian, Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Venetian and Ligurian form of Leone 1.
Lioz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Oz 2 means "my strength" or "my power" in Hebrew.
Lipa m Jewish, Yiddish
Short form of Lipman.
Lipe m Spanish
Dininutive of Felipe.
Liqa m & f Arabic
Means "reunion" in Arabic.
Liru m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ru
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Liso m Medieval Italian
Perhaps a masculine form of Lisa.
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Lisu m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Su 2
Lisy m & f Malagasy
Means "lily" in Malagasy.
Lito m Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Arturo and Manuel.
Litr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the coloured one". In Norse mythology Litr is a dwarf who gets in Thor's way as he is about to consecrate Baldr's funeral pyre with Mjǫllnir... [more]
Litu m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Tu
Liun m Romansh, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Romansh form and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Leon. As a Judeo-Anglo-Norman name, it is also a direct derivative of Old French liun, itself a variant of leun "lion", while as a Romansh name, it coincides with Romansh liun "lion"... [more]
Live m French
French form of Livius and masculine form of Livie (see Livy 1).
Livi m Catalan
Catalan form of Livius.
Livî m Walloon
Walloon form of Olivier.
Lizk m Kashubian
Dimunitive of Alojz and Alojzy.
Ljøl m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Lleó m Catalan, Astronomy
Catalan form of Leo as well as the Catalan name for Leo, the constellation of the zodiac. The name coincides with Catalan lleó "lion".
Llin m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Linus.
Llop m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lupus (see Loup). This is also the Catalan word for "wolf".
Loai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Loay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [more]
Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]
Lóci m Hungarian
Diminutive of Lóránt.
Lode m Dutch
Short form of Lodewijk.
Lodo m & f Italian
Short form of Lodovico or Lodovica.
Loef m Dutch
Dutch short form of Ludolf.
Loel m English
Transferred use of the surname Loel. See also Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [more]
Loet m West Frisian, Limburgish
West Frisian form of Lude, and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.
Loet m & f Thai
Means "excellent" in Thai.
Loey m & f Khmer
Lófi m Old Norse
Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".
Lofo m & f Malagasy
Means "courage, persistence" in Malagasy.
Loge m Norse Mythology, Astronomy
Variant of Logi. He is a fire giant from Norse mythology, son of Fornjot, sometimes confused with the god Loki... [more]
Logi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).
Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.
Loic m Breton
Unaccented form of Loïc.
Loig m Breton
Breton form of Louis.
Loik m Tajik
Tajik form of Laiq.
Lòis m Occitan
Variant of Loís.
Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.
Lois m Medieval Portuguese
Medieval portuguese form of Louis
Loiz m Breton
Variant of Loeiz.
Lojs m Kashubian
Short form of Alojz and Alojzy.
Loka m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian vernacular form of Lota 3, as well as the Hawaiian form of Rosa 1.
Lôĸe m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Lûtivik.
Lola m & f Lingala
Means "heaven" in Lingala.
Loll m Luxembourgish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Lou- and Lu-, such as Louis and Lucien.
Lolo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Lolo m Filipino
Means "grandfather" in Filipino.
Lone m & f Burmese
Means "round" in Burmese.
Lóni m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shining one" or "the lazy one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Loni m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lonny.
Loni m Romani
Short form of Apollonius.
Lono m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
The god of "peace and prosperity, wind and rain" in Hawaii.
Looj m Hmong
Means "to cover" in Hmong.
Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.
Lors m Chechen (Rare), Ingush (Rare)
Means "doctor of the soul" from Chechen and Ingush лор (lor) meaning "doctor" and са (sa) meaning "soul".
Lota m Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lot 1.
Loto m & f Maori
Meaning "heart" in Maori.
Lott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lott.
Louk m Dutch
Variant spelling of Loek.
Lous f & m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Loes, which better reflects the origin of the name (Louise) and also makes the name more recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]
Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.
Louy m Khmer
Means "to walk, wade" or "money" in Khmer.
Løve m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lodve. It also means "lion" in Norwegian.
Love m Medieval English
Short form of Lovell.
Love m & f Danish (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. It has nothing to do with the English word "Love".
Löwe m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval Yiddish form of Lieb
Lowe m Old Danish
Variant of Lófi.
Loÿs m Medieval French
Medieval variant of Louis.
Loys m Gascon, Medieval Galician
Gascon form of Louis and Medieval Galician variant of Lois 2.
Luai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Luam m & f Lao
Means "python" in Lao.
Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".
Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".
Luan m & f Lao
Means "move, advance" in Lao.
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.
Luật m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 律 (luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".