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Larrion m English
Possibly transferred use of the surname Larrion, or an elaboration of Larry inspired by names ending in -ion.

Larsen m English
Variant of Larson.

Larson m English
Transferred use of the surname Larson

Lary m English
Variant of Larry.

Larz m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lars.

Lasander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lasander or variation of Lysander.

Lascelles m English
Transferred use of the surname Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).

Laslow m English

Laszlo m Hungarian (Anglicized), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Anglicized form of László.

Latham m English
Transferred use of the surname Latham.

Lathan m English
Variant of Latham.

Lathen m English (Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Lathrop m English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Latimer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Latimer.

Laughlin m English

Launceston m English
Transferred from the surname Launceston.

Laurance m English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Laurence 1. Also compare the names Terence and Terance, which are another example of how -ence can be variantly spelled as -ance (and yet still be pronounced the same).... [more]

Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.

Lavelle f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lavelle.

Lavert m English (Rare)
Variant of Levert.

Lavonn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lavon.

Lawerence m English
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawrance m English (Rare)
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Layden m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighton influenced by names ending in -ayden such as Brayden or Zayden.

Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with den, such as Hayden).

Layken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Layn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lane.

Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.

Layron m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Leron, which in the 1970s enjoyed some popularity in the United States.

Layten m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton.

Laythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Laython m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Lazarous m English (African)
Variant of Lazarus.

Lazlo m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laszlo.

Lazz m & f English
Variant of Laz

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Leaf m & f English
Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.

Leam m English (Rare)
Variant of Liam.

Leamington m English (Rare)

Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.

Learie m English (Rare)

Leaston m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Leaston.

Leathan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leathan.

Leavy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leavy.

Lechery m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.

Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.

Leeam m English (Modern)
Variant of Liam.

Leeander m English
Variant spelling of Leander

Leeland m English (Rare)
Variant of Leland.

Leeon m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Leon.

Leeroy m English
Variant of Leroy.

Leeuwin m & f English
There is the leeuwin current, and the Leeuwin boat.

Legennd m & f English
Legend

Legion m English (American, Rare)
Via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century.

Legrand m English

Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.

Leiam m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Liam that was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Leighland m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leland.

Leighlin m & f English (American, Rare)

Leithan m & f English

Lejend m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Legend.

Lem m English
Diminutive of Lemuel.

Lemmy m & f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of Motorhead's Ian Fraser Kilmister, in his case coming from the phrase "lend me ...".

Lendel m English
From the Ancient English, meaning "forest in valley", or it may also derive from the germanic "lind", meaning "sweet".

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lendon m English (Rare)
Variant of Landon.

Lenford m English (American)
Variant of Leonard.... [more]

Lennex m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lenni m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenny.

Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.

Lennix f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lennyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennon.

Lennyx m & f English
Variant of Lennox, combination with Nyx

Lenon m English
Variant of Lennon.

Lenord m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leonard.

Lenwood m English (Rare)
Variant of Lynwood.

Lenyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Leobald m English (Rare), Germanic
Variant of Liutbald.

Leodore m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname as well as a contraction of Leo and Theodore.

Leoline m & f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]

Leondre m English

Leonel m Croatian, English
Croatian form and English variant of Lionel.

Leonidus m English (American)
Variant of Leonidas.

Leopard m Polish (Rare, Archaic), Germanic (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant, and English and Polish form of Leopardus.

Leopoleon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Leopold and Napoleon.

Leor m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Variant transcription of Lior.

Leovanni m English (American)
Combination of Leo and Giovanni.

Lepel m English
Possible variant of Leopold

Lerry m English (Rare)
Variant of Larry.

Leslee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lesslie f & m English (American)
Variant of Leslie.

Letcher m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Letcher.

Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.

Levander m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Levander.

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."

Levaughn m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the name prefix le and Vaughn. Also compare Lavaughn and Lavon.

Leven m English (Rare), Literature

Levering m English

Levern m English (American)
Variant of Laverne.

Levert m English (Rare)
Masculine form of Laverta.

Leverton m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leverton.

Levii m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Levi. There were 22 boys given the name Levii in 2018 according to the SSA.

Levin m English
A more elaborate form of Levi, as well as a variant form of Lewin.

Levine m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Levine.

Levis m English (African)

Levison m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levison.

Leviticus m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American
From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.

Levy m English, Hebrew
Variant of Levi.

Lewbert m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Seemingly a combination of Lew 1 and Bert.... [more]

Lewellyn m & f English
Variant of Llewellyn.

Lewey m English
Variant of Louis.

Lewie m English
Variant of Louis.

Lewison m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lewison or variant of Levison

Lewy m English
Diminutive of Lewis.

Lewyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Lewin.

Lexington m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname Lexington as a first name. Its usage is possibly influenced by the nicknames Lex and Lexi.

Leyden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leyton.

Leyland m English
Transferred use of the surname Leyland. See also Leland.

Leylin m & f English
Exuberant passion for life. To bring goodness to. Leylin has a talent for finding goodness in all and a talent for for joy, laughter, and imaginative minds.

Liahm m English (American)
Variant of Liam that was given to 8 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

Liall m English (Rare)
Variant of Lyle influenced by the spelling of Niall

LiAngelo m English (Rare)

Liano m English (African)
Masculine Form Of Liana

Lib f & m English
Short form of names starting in Lib- or of Elizabeth (via Libby).

Libertine m English (Rare)
This name is derived from Libertinus meaning "member of a class of freedmen", which is itself originated from libertus meaning "one's freedmen" (from liber meaning "free").... [more]

Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.

Lidgbird m English (British)
Borne as a middle name by the discoverer of Lord Howe Island, Henry Lidgbird Ball.

Lidio m English (American), Spanish, Brazilian
Probably a masculine form to Lydia.

Liem m English (American)
Variant spelling of Liam. Liem was given to 34 boys in 2017 per the Social Security Administration.

Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]

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]

Lije m English
Diminutive of Elijah.

Lilburn m English
Transferred use of the surname Lilburn.

Liles m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Liles. Also may be a combination of Lyle and Giles.... [more]

Lillard m English, Belgian
Transferred use of the surname Lillard.

Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]

Linc m English
Short form of Lincoln.

Lindbergh m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lindbergh given in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974).

Lindell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lindell.

Linder f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Linder

Lindley f & m English
Transferred use of the English surname Lindley (see also Linley).

Lindzi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Linfred m English (Modern)
Modern name that is a combination of a name beginning with Lin- (such as Linda) with a name that begins or ends with -fred- (such as Alfred and Frederick).

Linkford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linkford.

Linkin m English (Modern)
Variant of Lincoln. Usage as a given name has likely been inspired by the American rock band Linkin Park.

Linkoln m English (Rare)
Variant of Lincoln.

Linley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linley.

Linlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.

Linly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.

Linn m English
Variant of Lynn.

Linney f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linney.

Linny m & f English

Linux m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linus originally borne by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.

Linzie m & f English
Variant of Lindsay.

Linzy f & m English (American)
Variant of Lindsay or Linsey (See also Lindzy)

Lional m English (Rare)
Variant of Lionel.

Lionell m English
Variant of Lionel.

Lionide m English (Canadian)
Variant of Leonide.

Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]

Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.

Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.

Liston m English (Rare)

Little f & m English (Rare)
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.

Littleton m English
Transfered usage from the surname Littleton

Lively m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.

Live-well m English (Puritan)
Referring to living a godly life.

Living m English (African)
Either from the English word living or a short form of Livingstone.

Livingston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Livingston.

Livingstone m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Livingstone.

Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.

Llewyn m English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Llewelyn. The Welsh -yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [more]

Lleyton m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form or respelling of Leyton, itself a form of the name Layton. ... [more]

Lliam m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liam. There were 23 boys given this name is 2018 according to the SSA.

Lloy m English (American, Rare)

Lloyde m English
Variant of Lloyd

Loami m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lo-Ammi.

Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]

Lochie m English
Diminutive of Lachlan.

Lochlan m English
Variant of Lochlann.

Lochlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lachlan.

Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.

Lockett m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lockett.

Lockley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lockley.

Locksley m & f English
Variant of Loxley.

Lockwood m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Lockwood, used for a character in Wuthering Heights.

Locky m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lockie.

Lockyer m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Lockyer. Can be given in honour of retired Australian rugby league star Darren Lockyer, or after the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia named after the explorer Edmund Lockyer.

Lodowick m English (Archaic)
English inherited form of Ludwig.

Loel m English
Transferred use of the surname Loel. See also Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [more]

Logann m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Logan.

Loghan f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Logan.

Logi f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Logan.

Logic m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word logic, which is ultimately of Greek origin. There might also be cases where the name is derived from the surname Logic.... [more]

Logie m English

Logyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variation of Logan.

Lol m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Lomond m English
Scottish place name that may refer to multiple locations.

Londen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of London.

Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.

Lonnel m English

Lonnye f & m English (Rare)
Intended to be a feminine variant of Lonnie, also used for males.

Lonzie m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Alonzo.

Lonzo m English (American, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Lonzo is a shortened form of Lorenzo.... [more]

Looey m English
Diminutive of Louis.

Lorado m English (American)
Variant of Laredo

Loras m Literature, Popular Culture, English
A character in the Game of Thrones universe, Loras Tyrell.

Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.

Lorcan m English (British), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Lorcán.

Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.

Lordian m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Lordan.

Lorean f & m English (Rare)

Lorence m English (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 1.

Lorillard m English

Lorimer m English
Transferred use of the surname Lorimer.

Loriston m English
Possibly a variant of the place name Lauriston, meaning "Lawrence's town". May also be transferred use of the surnames Loriston or Lauriston.... [more]

Lorren m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Loren and Lauren.

Lorry m & f English
Diminutive of Laurence 1.

Losee m English (American)

Lothan m English (Rare)
English variant of Lotan.

Lothrop m English
From the surname Lothrop

Lott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lott.

Louden m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Louden. A known bearer of Louden as a given name is Louden Swain, the main character in the 1979 book "Vision Quest" written by Terry Davis... [more]

Loudin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loudin.

Loudon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loudon. Known bearers of Loudon as a given name include the American author Loudon Wainwright, Jr... [more]

Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Lovejoy f & m English (Puritan)
A combination of Love 2 and Joy, which possibly originated as a given name with the Puritans.... [more]

Loveless m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname Loveless.

Lovelle f & m English
Variant of Lovell and Lovel.

Lovett f & m English

Lovie f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovie.

Lowaine m & f English (American)
Variant of Lowayne.

Lowayne m & f English (American)
Combination of a name starting with Lo- (such as Loren) with Wayne. Among female bearers, there may also be cases where this name is a variant of Lorraine, likely brought about by rhotacism.

Lowel m English
Variant of Lowell.

Lowrey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lowrey.

Loyal m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the English word meaning "firm in allegiance, faithful, to a person, cause, or institution", ultimately from Latin lēgalis meaning "legal, law".

Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.

Lubie m English (American, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Lucca m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

Lucious m English
Variant of Lucius.

Luckie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lucky. This also coincides with an English and Scottish surname (see Luckie).

Lucus m English (Rare)
Variant of Lucas.

Ludolph m Dutch, English, German
Variant spelling of Ludolf (in Dutch and German) and English form of Ludolf.

Lue f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Lucy or Luella. Also a variation of Lou.

Lugene f & m English (American)

Lukah m English (Modern)
Variant of Luca 1.

Lukey m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luke.

Lukus m English (American)
Variant of Lucas.

Lulie f & m American, English
Diminutive for names starting with Lu-.

Lum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lum, that is most likely a variant of Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.

Lumbert m English

Lummie f & m English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Columbia or Columbus.

Lunar f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word lunar which means "pertaining to the moon, crescent-shaped", ultimately from Latin lunaris "of the moon" (via Old French lunaire).

Lupin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lupin. Fictional bearers of the surname are Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief turned detective extraordinaire in novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc (introduced in 1905), and Remus Lupin, a werewolf in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling (introduced in 1999).

Lurrie m English
Famous namesake is Lurrie Bell, a blues musician.

Lute m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luther.

Luverne m & f English (American)
Variant of Laverne.

Luxx m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lux.

Luzille m & f English
Lucille with a z, inspired by louize and louiza

Lydell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lydell.

Lydian f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Lylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lyle or Lyla.

Lyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Lyman.

Lynch m English (Modern, Rare)
From the surname Lynch.

Lyncoln m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Lincoln.

Lyndal m & f English (Australian), English (American)
Variant of Lyndall.

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

Lyndell m & f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Lindell and Lyndal.

Lynden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linden.

Lyndle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lyndle.

Lynnie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linnie. It is also regarded as a diminutive of Lynn or names that end in lyn.

Lynnwood m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Linwood.

Lyon m English (Canadian, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the city in France of the same name.

Lyonel m English (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Haitian Creole
Variant of Lionel.

Lyrick m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyriq f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage. Possibly a variant of Lyric inspired by the spelling of Hendrix. Alternatively, it could be a corruption of the plural form: lyrics.

Lyron m English (Modern, Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Liron.

Lysandrus m English (American, Rare)

Lytle m English (American, Rare)
Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of Lyle or transferred use of the surname Little.

Lytton m English
From an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.

Lyvonne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Mabry f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mabry.

Macauly m English
Variant of Macauley.

Macdonald m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname MacDonald/MacDonald

Macintosh m English
Transferred use of the surname MacIntosh.

MacKay m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKay.

Mackellan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mackellan.

Mackenzi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mackie f & m English
Version of Macky.

Mackinley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of McKinley.