Submitted Names Starting with L

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Liria f Albanian
Variant of Lirija.
Liria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician lirio "lily".
Liriana f Albanian
Feminine form of Lirian.
Liridon m Albanian
Means "desire for freedom", composed of Albanian liri "freedom" and don "desire, want, will". This is probably an example of a patriotic name (which are popular among Albanians living outside of Albania).
Liridona f Albanian
Feminine form of Liridon.
Liriel f Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lírio.
Liriel f Samoan
Means "beautiful flower" in Samoan
Lirija f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "freedom".
Lirije f Albanian
Variant of Lirija.
Lirika f Albanian, Kosovar
Diminutive of Liri and Liria, even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Albanian lirikë "lyric".
Lirim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lirim "liberation".
Lirime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirim.
Lirin f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Rin.
Lírio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese lírio "lily".
Liriope f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leiriope, which literally means "the face of leirion". Leirion was another name that the ancient Greeks had for the daffodil flower. In Greek mythology, Liriope was the name of a nymph.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]
Lirjeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "liberty, freedom" and jetë "life".
Lirjona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirjon.
Lirkku f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Liisa.
Liroi m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Liroy.
Lirom f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Rom , it is also used as a variant of the name Liram
Liron m Albanian
Derived from Albanian liron "to set free, to liberate".
Lirona f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Liron.
Lirona f Albanian
Feminine form of Liron.
Lirong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" or 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]
Lironi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liron, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roni 1.
Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]
Liroz f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Roz, means "my rose" or "my flower" in Hebrew and creates a modern twist on the names Varda and Vered.
Liru m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ru
Liruan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Ru and An 1.
Lirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Lis m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian lis "oak; tall tree".
Lis f Jèrriais (Modern)
Derived from Jèrriais lis "lily". This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Lily.
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, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Larisa.
Lisabeau f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Elizabeth.
Lisabella f American (Modern)
Elaboraton of Lisabelle in the style of Isabella
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisabetta f Medieval Italian, Italian, Sicilian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh, Literature
Medieval truncated form of Elisabetta. Lisabetta da Messina is a character in Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (14th century).
Lisabèu f Provençal
Variant form of Eisabèu.
Lisabiau f Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Elizabeth.
Lisadiana f English (American)
This name is a combination of the two feminine names Lisa and Diana.
Lisah f Newar
Means "reply; answer" in Newar.
Lisai m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "war,' traditionally given to male children born during a time of warfare.
Lisaid f Manx (Modern)
Truncated form of Ealisaid.
Lisaile f American (Modern)
Recent invented name, possibly an elaboration of Lisa.
Lisajane f English
Combination of Lisa and Jane.
Lisamarie f English (American)
Combination of Lisa and Marie.
Lisàndar m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Alexander.
Lisandar m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Alexander.
Lisandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Lysandros (see Lysander).
Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.
Lisandra f Corsican, Sardinian
Feminine form of Lisandru.
Lisandrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of Alexandrina.
Lisandru m Corsican, Sardinian
Sardinian variant form or short form of Alessandru and Corsican form of Alexander.
Lisanga m & f Lingala
Means "united" in Lingala.
Lisann f German
Variant of Lisanne.
Lisaraye f English
Borne by American actress LisaRaye McCoy (1967-) whose name was inspired by her father’s name David Ray
Lisardo m Spanish
Possibly a short form of Elisardo. This name is used primarily in Columbia and Spain.
Lísbet f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisbet.
Lisbeta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbetta f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish variant of Lisbet.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lísbita f Faroese
Faroese variant of Lisbet.
Lisciandra f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandra.
Lisciandrina f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Alexandrina.
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lisea f Corsican
Truncated form of Elisea.
Lisebo f Sotho
Means "whispers" in Sotho.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Liseli f Southern African
Means "light" in Lozi.
Liselore f Dutch
Dutch form of Lieselore.
Lisen f Swedish
Short form of Elizabeth
Liseo m Asturian
Truncated form of Eliseo.
Liseta f Provençal
Provençal cognate of Lisette.
Lisetta f Italian
Diminutive of Elisabetta.
Liseu m Sardinian
Short form of Eliseu.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.
Lishan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely", 里 () meaning "village" or 李 () meaning "plum, plum tree" combined with 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", 姍 (shān) meaning "leisurely, slow", 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak" or 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir"... [more]
Lishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.
Lishi f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 ans Shi
Lishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Lishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Lisi f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lisy.
Lisi f Samoan
Samoan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisia f Tongan
Tongan diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lisiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Lisian.
Lisiate m Tongan
Tongan form of Richard.
Lisig f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Lisenn.
Lisigna f Romansh
Diminutive of Elisa.
Lísip m Catalan
Catalan form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lísipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lisipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lisipp m Russian
Russian form of Lysippos.
Lisippo m Italian
Italian form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Liska f Kashubian
Diminutive of Eliza.
Lisken f Swedish (Archaic)
Archaic Swedish, Frisian and Low German diminutive of Elisabet.... [more]
Liskit f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh liskt meaning "neat, clean".
Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.
Lismod f Medieval French (?), Medieval Flemish (?)
Recorded in the genitive form Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French (e)lis(i), derived from the name Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".
Lisnawati f Indonesian
From the given name Lisna combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".
Liso m Medieval Italian
Perhaps a masculine form of Lisa.
Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".
Lisong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [more]
Liss m & f Swedish
Dialectal name from Dalarna, Sweden meaning "small, little".
Liss f Manx (Modern)
Newly coined diminutive of Ealisaid mimicking Liz.
Lissànder m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Alexander.
Lissandre m Provençal
Provençal form of Alexander.
Lissandri m Friulian
Friulian form of Alexander.
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lissie f German
Variant of Lissy.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
Lissu f Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Liisa and Aliisa.
Lissy f German
Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.
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".
Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".
Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.
Listio m Javanese
Variant of Listyo.
Listraba f Romani (Caló)
Derived from the Caló word listrabar meaning "set free". This name is used as the Caló form of Librada.
Listvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of list "art, craft; skill, adroitness, dexterity" and vár "spring".
Listyo m Javanese
From Javanese listya meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Lisu m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Su 2
Lisui f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 随 (suí) meaning "follow, listen to".
Lisute f Lithuanian
A lithuanian form of Lisa
Liswini f Mizo
Means "beautiful" in Mizo.
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.
Litai m & f Chinese
Combination of Li 1 and Tai.
Litan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Li 2 and Tan.
Litang f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Litao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Litavis f Celtic Mythology
Litavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period. She was probably an earth-goddess. Her name is derived from Gaulish Litavi- "earth; the vast one" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *flitawī- "broad").
Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Litha f American (Rare)
Variant of Letha. It coincides with the neo-pagan name of the summer solstice and the midsummer festival that celebrates it (which is borrowed from liþa, the Old English name of the months roughly corresponding to June and July).
Lithio m Literature
this word means 'Fire' in the old Tengwar Elven Tongue created by J.R.R. tolkien
Liti f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Lydia.
Litia f Fijian
Fijian form of Lydia.
Litiana f Fijian
Unknown origin, possibly related to Fijian liti ("black vegetal dye") or lito ("to gleam").
Liting f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Litizia f Corsican
Corsican form of Laetitia.
Litizzia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Laetitia.
Lito m Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Arturo and Manuel.
Lito f Greek
Modern transcription of Leto.
Litogena f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish litu- "festival, celebration, feast" and the Proto-Celtic name element *genos "born; family".
Litos m Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Carlitos; in other words, this is a diminutive of Carlos.
Litosław m Polish
Derived from Polish litość "mercy, pity" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
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]
Litrik m West Frisian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
West Frisian form of Liutric as well as a rare Flemish variant of the related name Liederik.
Litsa f Greek
Diminutive of Aglaia (via its diminutive Aglaitsa), Apostolia (via its diminutive Apostolitsa), Emmanouella (via its diminutive Manolitsa), Evangelia (via its diminutives Evangelitsa and Vagelitsa), Garifallia (via its diminutive Filitsa), Michaela (via its diminutive Michalitsa), Natalia (via its diminutive Natalitsa), Pantelina (via its diminutive Pantelitsa), Stavroula (via its diminutive Stavroulitsa), Styliani (via its diminutive Stelitsa), Vasiliki (via its diminutive Vasilitsa), Violeta (via its diminutive Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -litsa.
Litšeho f Sotho
Means "laughter" in Sotho.
Litšehoana m & f Sotho
Means "little laughter" in Sotho.
Litsky m Mari
Mari form of Felix.
Litta f Romansh
Variant of Lita.
Litta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Lidiya.
Littera m Medieval, Belgian (Archaic)
Latin littera "letter (of the alphabet)".
Littie f English
Variant of Lydie.
Little f & m English (Rare)
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.
Littlefoot m Popular Culture
The Land Before Time is a 1988 American-Irish animated adventure drama film, it features a young Brontosaurus named Littlefoot.
Littleton m English
Transfered usage from the surname Littleton
Litu m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Tu
Lityerses m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown; Lityerses was the illegitimate son of Midas in Greek mythology. He was said to be an aggressive swordsman who would frequently challenge people to harvesting contests and would behead those he beat.
Litza f English (American, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Litzi.
Lîu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Leo.
Liu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow tree".... [more]
Liuba f Slavic Mythology
Derived from the Slavic element lyuby "love", this was the name of the Sorbian and Wendish goddess of spring, love and fertility.
Liuba f Moldovan, Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Люба (see Lyuba) as well as a Moldovan form of this name.
Liubamira f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Lubomír.
Liubartė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Liubartas.
Liubava f Medieval Slavic, Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian form of Lyubava as well as a Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.
Liubbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liub (also found written as leub, see Goteleib) meaning "dear, beloved" combined with Old High German beraht meaning "bright".
Liubena f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любена (see Lyubena).
Liubhart m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liub (also found written as leub, see Goteleib) meaning "dear, beloved" combined with Gothic hardus or hard (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Liubigild m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liub "dear, beloved" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
Liubovė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Most likely a Lithuanian form of Lyubov.
Liubovi f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Lyubov.
Liubwin m Germanic
Derived from the Old High German elements liub "dear, beloved" and wini "friend" (compare Leobwin).
Liucilė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lucilla.
Liucina f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lucina.
Liucyja f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Lucia.
Liuda f Lithuanian, German (East Prussian)
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Liud-, like Liudvika or Liudmila, and East Prussian German short form of Liudvise.
Liudas m Lithuanian
Short form of Liudvikas. In other words, you could say that this name is the Lithuanian cognate of Ludo.
Liudgarda f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Luitgard.
Liudmīna f Medieval Baltic
Likely a medieval Lithuanian form of Ludmila, recorded in 15th-century Lithuania.
Liudvina f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Ludwina.
Liudvise f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Liudvika.
Liudwardus m East Frisian (Archaic)
Contains name elements liut "people" and ward "protector".
Liulalong m & f Thai
Etymology uncertain, however possible name elements include ลิ่ว (liw) and ล่อง (long) both meaning "float, drift, wander".
Liulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain etymology, possibly composed of the elements hlíf "shield, protection" and ulfr "wolf," hence "shield wolf."
Liuliu m & f Chinese
Common chinese name
Liuluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
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]
Liuna f Romansh (Rare)
Feminine form of Liun.
Liuna f Inuit
Inuktitut form of Leona.
Liuna f Chinese
From the Chinese 琉 (liú) meaning "sparkling stone" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".
Liunardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonardo.
Liunet m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Leon.
Liuni m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leo and Leon. The name coincides with Sicilian liuni "lion".
Liushuang f Chinese
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]
Liuška f Czech
Diminutive form of Liana.
Liūtas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Leo.
Liutauras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Leuthar, which is an older form of Luther.
Liutaurė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Liutauras.
Liutbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Liutberga f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French, German (Austrian, Archaic), Medieval German
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German berg "mountain, hill" or Old High German burg "castle, city, stronghold".... [more]
Liutbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Liutbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with brant "sword, torch, fire".
Liutburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German liut "people." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
Liutdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with daga "day."