Submitted Names of Length 4

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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]
Leja f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Leah.
Lejá f Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Lea.
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.
Lela f Romani
Feminine form of Lel.
Lela f Galician
Diminutive of Manuela.
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.
Leli f Georgian
Diminutive of Elene, Lela 1 and also of Leila in some cases.
Lema m & f Chechen
Means "lion" in Chechen.
Leme m & f Brazilian
The meaning of the name is belonging to God.
Lená f Sami
Sami form of Lena.
Léne f Norman
Norman form of Lene.
Lené f Afrikaans
I've heard a suggestion that the meaning of the name might be "pool" or another body of water of some kind, but this is difficult to confirm as there is no reference to a language from which it originates, or it could be the short form of Magdalene or Helene with an acute on the last e, a popular stylisation among Afrikaans people.
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 Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
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".
Leno f Provençal
Short form of Eleno 3.
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.
Lepa f Macedonian, Serbian
South Slavic feminine name meaning "beautiful".
Lera f Breton (Rare)
Truncated form of Alera.
Lera f & m Ogoni
Means "praise" in Khana,... [more]
Leri m Georgian
Short form of Valeri.
Leri f Welsh
Diminutive of Eleri
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.
Leta f Romansh
Romansh form of Laetitia.
Leta f Greek
Diminutive of Violeta.
Leti f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.
Létk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Léón.
Létó f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Leto.
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.
Leva f Russian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lev 1.
Leva f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Leofe.
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.
Lewa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning.
Lewe m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Leve.
Lewy m English
Diminutive of Lewis.
Lexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexi.
Lexí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lexi.
Lexu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Alexander.
Leya f Central African, Southern African
Unknown origin. It is specially popular in the RD Congo, Zambia and Uganda.
Leye f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Lea.
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 English (Rare)
Variant of Lia.
Liah f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Ah.
Liaj f Hmong
Means "field, paddy field" in Hmong.
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 f Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".
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".
Líba f Czech
Diminutive form of Libuše.
Liba f Dutch (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elisabeth used among settlers in New Netherland.
Libe f Yiddish
Variant of Liba.
Libi f Yiddish
Variant of Leeba.
Libi f Hindi, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - wrting, handwriting, manuscript ... [more]
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.
Lica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lígia.
Lică m Romanian
Truncated form of Paulică.
Lice f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Lịch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 歷 (lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lida f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.
Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.
Lida f Hungarian
Diminutive of Lídia.
Lide f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Lidia and Lydie.
Lide f Dutch
Short form of names that contain the Germanic element liut meaning "people", such as Lidewij and Lidwina... [more]
Lídi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Lief m Old Danish, Literature
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.
Liel f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lilian and Liliane.... [more]
Liel m Kongo
Liel means intelligence in Kikongo
Liem f Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word em, which is relative to the word ima that means "mother", usually feminine, rare as masculine... [more]
Liem m English (American)
Variant spelling of Liam. Liem was given to 34 boys in 2017 per the Social Security Administration.
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.
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.
Lífa f Old Norse
Variant of Líf.
Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]
Liff f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Líf.
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.
Liia f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian Лия (see Liya).
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.
Lija f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvianized variant of Lia and a direct derivation from Latvian lija "hen-harrier; mild, soft rain".
Lija f Slovene
Slovene variant of Lea as well as a short form of Lijana.
Lije m English
Diminutive of Elijah.
Liji f & m Indian
Liju m & f Indian
Lika f Georgian
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name might possibly be a short form of a given name that contains -lik-, such as Eliko, Guliko, Suliko and Taliko... [more]
Lika m & f Finnish
Means "dirt" in Finnish.
Lika f Belarusian
Short form of Anzhalika.
Lika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lisa.
Lika f Russian
Short form of Anzhelika and Glikeriya.
Lika f Armenian
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Armenian actress Lika Salmanyan (1997-).
Lika f Laz
Same with the Georgian name Lika.
Like f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch short form of Elisabeth and West Frisian feminine form of Likel.
Liko m Hawaiian
Means "bud" in Hawaiian.
Lila f Breton
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Eulalia.
Lila f Spanish
Diminutive of Dalila.
Lila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla or a combination of Hebrew Li 2 means "to me" and la means "to her".
Lila f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki and Evangelia.
Lila f Polish
Diminutive of Liliana.
Líle m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish equivalent of Lyle.
Lîle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilli.
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]
Lile f Hungarian
Hungarian word for "Charadriidae".
Lìli m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Luis.
Lili f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice, Lígia and Liliana.
Lili f Basque, Welsh
Derived from Basque and Welsh lili "lily".
Lili f Greek
Diminutive of Amalia and Evangelia.
Lilì f Occitan
Diminutive of Liliana.
Liln f Literature
Lady Liln was a minor character alluded to in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lilo f Hawaiian
Means "generous" in Hawaiian. It was the name of a title character in Disney's 'Lilo and Stitch'.
Lils f English
Diminutive of Lilly and other names starting with Lil-.
Lilu f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Liliom, meaning "lily".
Lilu f Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe from Lilou, inspired by Marilú
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]
Lína f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian, Literature
Icelandic form of Lina 2. This is also the name of Pippi Longstocking in the Icelandic version of the book series (Icelandic name Lína langsokkur; full first name Sigurlína).
Liña f Galician
Diminutive of Eliana 1.
Lina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 1 and Na.
Lina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lena, Lyn or Lynn.
Lina f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia and Evangelia.
Linc m English
Short form of Lincoln.
Lind f Icelandic
Either a variant of Linda, or else from Old Norse lind meaning "lime tree, linden tree". It also coincides with the Icelandic word lind meaning "spring (source of a stream or river)".
Lind f English
Short form of Linda or Rosalind.
Line f French
Generally considered a short form of names ending in -line, first and foremost Caroline. However, it is also the feminine form of Lin, i.e. the French feminine form of Linus... [more]
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".
Lini f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern nickname for Lin, Linoy, Linor, etc.
Linn m English
Variant of Lynn.
Linn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see Lin).
Linn f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Allin and Apollonia.
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.
Lipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Lipa f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian, Ukrainian
It derives from the Slavic name for the linden tree Lipa (Липа), which originates from the Greek word "Lipos" (λίπος) meaning: "fat, thick". And a shorter form of the Russian and Ukrainian name Olimpiada.
Lipe m Spanish
Dininutive of Felipe.
Lipi f Indian
Sanskrit- Meaning a document
Liqa m & f Arabic
Means "reunion" in Arabic.
Lira f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument lira (from Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lira f American (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian lirë "free".
Liri f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Catalan liri, a variant of lliri "iris; lily".
Liri f Albanian
Derived from either Albanian liri "flax" or Albanian liri "liberty, freedom".
Liri f Hebrew
Means "lyrical" in Hebrew.
Liru m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ru
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
Short form of Larisa. It also means "fox" in Russian.
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lisi f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lisy.
Lisi f Samoan
Samoan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Liso m Medieval Italian
Perhaps a masculine form of Lisa.
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Liss f Manx (Modern)
Newly coined diminutive of Ealisaid mimicking Liz.
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".
Lisu m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Su 2
Lisy m & f Malagasy
Means "lily" in Malagasy.
Lisy f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Liti f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lydia.
Lito m Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Arturo and Manuel.
Lito f Greek
Modern transcription of Leto.
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]
Liva f Turkish (Modern)
Maybe derived from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʾ) "banner, flag; brigade".
Liva f Laz
Means “snow water” in Laz.
Live m French
French form of Livius and masculine form of Livie (see Livy 1).
Livi f English
Diminutive of Olivia.
Livi f Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Indonesian
MEANING - writing, manuscript, hand-writing
Livi m Catalan
Catalan form of Livius.
Livî m Walloon
Walloon form of Olivier.
Livø f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Live found in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen.
Lixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Liya f Eastern African, Ethiopian
Possibly an Amharic form of Leah. It is borne by Ethiopian model Liya Kebede (1978-).
Liya f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ya
Liya f Quechua
Quechua form of Leah.
Liyu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 丽 (lì, meaning “beautiful”) and 娱 (yú, meaning “amusement” or “to make happy”). In Chinese mythology Liyu was a secondary wife to the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) who was said to have invented cooking... [more]
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.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
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.
Lizk m Kashubian
Dimunitive of Alojz and Alojzy.
Lizz f English (?)
Variant of Liz.
Ljøl m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Ljót f Old Norse, Icelandic
Female form of Liótr.
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.
Llio f Welsh
Originally a diminutive of Gwenllian, now sometimes used independently. The 15th-century Welsh poet Dafydd Nanmor sang poems to a girl called Llio. It was revived in the early 20th century.
Llop m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lupus (see Loup). This is also the Catalan word for "wolf".
Llum f Catalan
Means "light" in Catalan.
Lluz f Asturian
Asturian form of Luz.
Loai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Loay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).