LucrecefEnglish (Rare), Literature English form of Lucretia, used by William Shakespeare in the poem The Rape of Lucrece (1594), about the legendary Roman maiden Lucretia.
LudomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish lud "people", which is ultimately derived from Slavic lyud and Proto-Slavic ljudъ "people". The second element is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear"... [more]
LudomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish lud "people", which is ultimately derived from Slavic lyud and Proto-Slavic ljudъ "people". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
LudoviafFrench (Caribbean), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic) Derived from ludovia, the name of a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. This name was borne by Marguerite Ludovia Dale (née Hume; 1883 – 1963), an Australian playwright and feminist.
LugomirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian lug "meadow". Also compare modern Polish łąka, Czech louka and Slovak lúka, all of which also mean "meadow"... [more]
LugorixmOld Celtic Derived from Celtic lugu "light" combined with Celtic rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god Lugus or Lugh.
LumianafObscure Meaning unknown, perhaps an altered form of Luciana influenced by Latin lumen "light, source of light, daylight; distinguished person, glory". By some accounts, the American singer Lumidee Cedeño (1984-) was born Lumiana DeRosa.
LumideefEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of Lumiana and Dee. This name is borne by American singer Lumidee Cedeño (1984-), simply known as Lumidee.
LumièremPopular Culture Means "light" in French. The name can be recalled from the character in the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" in which he is transformed into a candelabrum.
LumikkifFinnish Derived from Finnish word lumi "snow". Fairy tale character Snow White is known as Lumikki in Finland.
LunettefFrench (Archaic), English (Archaic) Means "little moon" in Medieval French. It is derived from French lune "moon" combined with a diminutive suffix. So, in other words, one could say that this name is the diminutive form of Lune.
LuohuanfChinese From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "gauze" and 幻 (huàn) meaning "illusion, fantasy".
LuojuanfChinese From the Chinese 罗 (luó) meaning "net, gauze" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
LuoshenfChinese Mythology, Literature Means "goddess of the Luo River" in Chinese, from the river name 洛 (Luò) and 神 (shén) meaning "god, deity, spirit". This is the name of a well-known figure in Chinese literature and folklore... [more]
LupinexmPopular Culture Based on Latin lupinus meaning "of the wolf" (see Loup). This is the name of a werewolf in the Japanese manga series Beyblade, written and illustrated by Takao Aoki.
LupulusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin lupulus meaning "little wolf", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun lupus meaning "wolf" (see Loup) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus.
LuqiangfChinese From the Chinese 璐 (lù), a kind of jade, and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".
LuranahfEnglish (American, Archaic) Variant of Lurana. This was borne by English opera singer Luranah Aldridge (1860-1932). She was a daughter of American-born English actor Ira Aldridge and was named in honour of his mother, Luranah.
LurianafLiterature Charles Isaac Elton used this in his poem Luriana, Lurilee (written in 1899), which was often quoted in the novel To the Lighthouse (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
LurlinefEnglish, Jamaican Patois, Theatre English poetic variant of Lorelei. William Vincent Wallace used it for the title character, a nymph of the Rhine River, in his opera Lurline (first performed 1860).
LutetiafLate Roman, Gaulish Lutetia was the name of a Gallic city, now known as Paris, the capital of France. The etymology of Lutetia is unclear though. It was referred to as Λουκοτοκία (Loukotokía) by Strabon and Λευκοτεκία (Leukotekía) by Ptolemeus... [more]
LutiantfOjibwe Lutiant LaVoy was an Ojibwe woman who worked as a nurse in Washington, D.C., during the 1918 pandemic. She was the only person in the United States with this name according to the 1910 census. Perhaps this is an Anglicized or Americanized version of a native Ojibwe name.
LutobormPolish The first element of this name is derived from Slavic lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [more]
LutomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Slavic lut "fierce, severe, cruel, wild" and is etymologically related to Luty, the Polish name for the month of February (which is so named because of the fierce cold and frost during that time of year)... [more]
LuzernefVarious (Rare) Means "alfalfa" in French (species Medicago sativa). It is derived from Occitan lusèrna, first meaning "glowworm", then metaphorically meaning "alfalfa", due to the shiny appearance of the seeds of the plant, from old Occitan luzerna, meaning "lamp".
LycastefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Λυκαστη (Lykaste), which might be related to Λύκαστος (Lykastos), the name of a town in the southern part of Crete. This was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, including a woman of Lemnos who slew her twin brother Cydimus.
LyckelemWest Frisian (Rare) West Frisian form of Nicolaas via the name Nyckele. This form came to be via a process called (consonant) assimilation, where the 'n' in the name assimilated with the following 'l'... [more]
LycorisfLiterature Supposedly related to Greek λυκοφως (lykophos) "twilight" or λυκαυγές (lykauges) "morning twilight, dawn", derived from λυκος (lykos) "wolf" and αυγη (auge) "dawn, daylight"... [more]
LykhtkkfNivkh Means "bad weather"; derived from Nivkh lykh. This name was used on baby girls born on days of inclement weather.
LykidasmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "son of Lykos" in Greek, derived from the name Lykos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Lyndallf & mEnglish, 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]
LyonorsfArthurian Cycle Appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', belonging to the daughter of Earl Sanam. Lyonors had an affair with Arthur and bore him a son, Borre. Alfred Lord Tennyson used the name in his poem 'Gareth and Lynette' (1872) for the sister of Lynette, a character usually called Lyonesse in medieval versions of the story.
LyricalfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word lyrical, a derivative of lyric (see Lyric), which is ultimately from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "singing to the lyre".
LyublenmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian Люби Ленина! (Lyubi Lenina!) meaning "Love Lenin!", in which Lenin refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state... [more]