LoniemAmerican (Rare) Likely a spelling variant of Lonnie or possibly a transferred use of the surname Lonie which is a form of the Irish surname Looney meaning "warrior."
LoptrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly from Old Norse lopt "air". This is an alternative name for the Norse god Loki, used in the epic works 'Poetic Edda' and 'Prose Edda' by Snorri Sturluson... [more]
LoranmAlbanian Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Lorenc.
Lorcam & fEnglish (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.
Lotanm & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) Place name in Israel, derived from the name Lot 1, which means "hidden" or "covering, veil" in Hebrew. Lotan ben Seir was a descendant of the tribe of the Seir tribe, descendants of Esau, who settled in the northern region.
LotisfGreek, 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.
LoulafEnglish, Greek Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).
LousefDutch (Rare) Most likely a variant of Loes. It was most likely influenced or inspired by the French language, in the sense that the name is spelled in such a way that it is recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]
Loyalm & fEnglish, English (Puritan) From the English word meaning "firm in allegiance, faithful, to a person, cause, or institution", ultimately from Latin lēgalis meaning "legal, law".
Luccam & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.
LucrafCoptic Known from letters a letter in the Greek Language. The name could be Greek in origin, or possibly a hellenized form of an Egyptian name or word. The submittee claims she saw this name in the book "Egypt in Late Antiquity" by Roger S. Bagnall, on page 196.... [more]
LulalmNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology Means "syrup man" or "man sweet like syrup", likely deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒇽 lú ("grown man"), and làl ("honey, date syrup"). In Sumerian mythology, Lulal, inscribed dlú.làl in cuneiform, is the younger son of Inanna... [more]
LumanmAmerican This was a somewhat popular name in the USA during the 1800s. The origin could be anything from the Latin word for light to an alteration of the German Luhmann or Lohmann.
LumeifChinese From the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]
LumenfPopular Culture This is the name of a fictional character from the television series "Dexter".
LummefEstonian Possibly derived from the illative singular form of lumi "snow".
Lunarf & mEnglish (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).
LunzimGerman (Swiss) Swiss German form of Leontius, of chiefly historical usage, as well as a general name for a person in various children's rhymes.
LuofufChinese From the characters 罗 (luó, meaning “silk gauze”) and 敷 (fū, meaning “to lay out”). Qin Luofu (秦罗敷) is a character who appears in the folk song poem “Mulberry by the Road” (陌上桑) from the Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220 CE)... [more]
Lươngm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 良 (lương) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
LượngmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 亮 (lượng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".
LupinmEnglish (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).
LurenfChinese From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
LuriafLiterature Invented by Austrian author Ursula Poznanski for her Eleria series, first released in 2012. She was named after American microbiologist Salvador Edward Luria and mostly goes by Lu.
LurrafBasque Mythology Variant of Lur. A feminine, positive entity that relates to fecundity. Unlimited in all directions, she includes the stars, moon and sun inside her borders. The Earth is alive: she gives birth to the mountains, that grow and rise towards the sky, whilst other places subside... [more]
LurtzmPopular Culture This is the name of an original character in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', created by Jackson or his co-writers from the style of Tolkien's Orkish language... [more]
LuruifChinese From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".