Submitted Names Starting with L

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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."
Liutfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
Liutgar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German liut "people." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
Liutgaud m Medieval, Medieval French, Old High German
Old High German liut "people" + Tribal name Gaut "Geat".
Liutgrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
Liutgund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German gund "war."
Liuthar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German hari "army."
Liuthard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Liuthild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
Liutisma f Medieval French, Old High German (?)
Derived from Old High German liut meaning "people" combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
Liutlinde f Medieval, Old High German, Medieval French
Old High German liut "people" + Proto-Germanic linþaz "gentle, sweet, mild".
Liutman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with man "man."
Liutmar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
Liutmod f Medieval German, Medieval, Old High German
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".
Liutmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
Liutolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Liutulf.
Liutprand m Lombardic
Variant of Liutbrand. This was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards. Liutprand is often regarded as the most successful Lombard monarch, notable for the Donation of Sutri in 728, which was the first accolade of sovereign territory to the Papacy.
Liutprando m Italian
Italian form of Liutbrand.
Liútr m Old Norse
Variant of Liótr.
Liutrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Liutrada f Medieval French
Feminine form of Liutrad.
Liutram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
Liutric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Liutrich m Medieval German, Old High German, Medieval French
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German rih "ruler".
Liutsyliya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Lucilia.
Liutulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Liútulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ljótr "ugly, hideous, misshapen" and ulfr "wolf".
Liutwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
Liutward m Medieval, Old High German, Medieval French, Medieval German
Old High German liut "people" + Old High German wart "guard, ward".
Liutwig m Germanic
Derived from Old High German liut "people" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."
Liutwin m Germanic
Old High German variant of Leutwin.
Liuva m Gothic, History
Visigothic name, ultimately from the Gothic element liuf-s "dear, friendly" (Old High German liob "dear, beloved").
Liuvigild m Germanic, History
Variant of Liubigild. Liuvigild was a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Liuvigoto f Gothic
Liuvigoto (7th-century – fl. 693) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Erwig (680–687). In 683, her spouse attempted to secure a reform in which the remarriage of a widow after the death of a king was banned as adultery, in order to prevent the custom of usurpers marrying the widows of their predecessors to legitimize their rule... [more]
Liuwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Liuyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]
Liuye f & m Chinese
From Chinese 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow" or 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 烨 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid"... [more]
Lív f Faroese, Icelandic
Faroese form of Líf.
Liva f Turkish (Modern)
Maybe derived from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʾ) "banner, flag; brigade".
Livadi f Laz
Means garden in Laz, perhaps of Greek origin since Livadi (λιβάδι) means meadow.
Livana f Hebrew
Variant of Levana 1.
Livanur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
A combined form of Liva and Nur.
Live m French
French form of Livius and masculine form of Livie (see Livy 1).
Live-loose m Literature
The name of a character in the novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Lively m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.
Liverios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Liberios, which is the late Greek form of Liberius.
Liveriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Liberius via its modern Greek form Liverios. Also see Liberiy.
Liveta f Lithuanian (Modern)
Elaboration of Livija through its short form Liva. This name was popularised, beginning in 1993 and 1994, by pop singer and politician Liveta Kazlauskienė (1964-).
Live-well m English (Puritan)
Referring to living a godly life.
Livhuwani m & f Venda
Means "be thankful" in Tshivenda.
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.
Liviána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Liviana.
Liviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Livianus.
Livicu m Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Ludovicu.
Livien m Flemish
French form of Livianus.
Livietta f Italian
Diminutive of Livia 1.
Līvija f Latvian
Latvian form of Livia 1.
Livija f Slovene, Lithuanian
Slovene and Lithuanian form of Livia 1.
Livijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Livianus.
Livije m Croatian
Croatian form of Livius.
Livijn m Dutch (Archaic)
Variant form of Lieven via its latinization Livinus. This particular form of the name has been very rare, even in late medieval times... [more]
Līvijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Livius.
Livilla f Ancient Roman
Roman diminutive of Livia 1. It was a family nickname for the elder sister of the Roman emperor Claudius, Livia Julia (c.13 BC-31 AD), apparently called Livilla "little Livia" in order to distinguish her from her grandmother and namesake, Livia (wife of Augustus).
Livine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lievin.
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.
Livino m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Livinus.
Livinus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lieven.
Lívio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Livius.
Livith f Medieval English
Younger form of Leofgyð.
Líviusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Livius.
Liviy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Livius (see Livy 1).
Liviya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Livia 1.
Livjana f Slovene
Variant of Livijana.
Livli f Sami
Sami form of Lydia.... [more]
Livø f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Live found in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen.
Livramento f Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the city Santana do Livramento, which is located in Brazil.
Livthrase m Danish
Danish form of Lífþrasir.
Livvi f English, American
Variant of Livvy.
Livvie f English
Diminutive of Olivia.
Liw f Filipino
Short form of Liwayway, Liwanag, or Liwliwa.
Liwai m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Levi.
Liwanag f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "light, illumination, radiance" in Tagalog.
Liwang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous".
Liwanu m Miwok
Means "bear growl" in Miwok.
Liwar m Balochi
Means "hot summer wind" in Balochi.
Liwayway f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Tagalog.
Liwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" or 力 () meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]
Liwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 俪 (lì) meaning "husband and wife, couple", 立 () meaning "stand, establish", or 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Liwiusz m Polish
Polish form of Livius.
Liwliwa f Filipino, Ilocano
Means "inspiration, delight" or "consolation, comfort" in Ilocano.
Liwoli f Southern African
Malawian name.
Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.
Lixandre m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Alexander.
Lixia f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Xia (usually feminine)
Lixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Lixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".
Lixiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, clear".
Lixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 () meaning "stand, establish", 莉 () meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]
Lixu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Lixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Lixun f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
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.
Liyaa f Arabic
Kiyaa - "land far from water"... [more]
Liyabona f & m Xhosa
Means "it sees" or "you see" in Xhosa, sometimes taken from the phrase liyabona igama le Nkosi meaning "the name of the eye of God".
Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.
Liyan f Kurdish
Means "snowshoe" in Kurdish.
Liyan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yan 2
Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Liyana f Malay
Derived from Arabic لَيِّن (layyin) meaning "soft, tender, delicate".
Liyana f Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1, Ya and Na.
Liyana f Mordvin
Possibly derived from Erzya лияназ (liyanaz) meaning "flax" (genus Linum). Alternatively it may mean "different, other".
Liyanna f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Yan 2 and Na.
Liyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Liyema f & m Xhosa
Means "to stop" or "to stand, to be standing" in Xhosa, often taken from the phrase liyema ikhaya "the home is standing" to indicate stability in the family.
Liyên f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liyan, as well as a combination of Li 1 and Yên.
Li-yin f Japanese
From the Japanese/Chinese yin-yang. Good theme name for twins when twinned with Lu Yan as the other name.
Liying f Chinese
From Chinese 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 荔 (lì) meaning "lychee" combined with 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, tip, ear of grain" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Liyón m Aragonese
Variant of Lión.
Liyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole" and 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
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]
Liyuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Liyuchun f Chinese
From Chinese singer 李宇春, 宇 meaning universe and 春 meaning spring.
Liyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Yun
Liyun m Quechua
Quechua form of Leon.
Liz f Breton
Diminutive of Loeiza.
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.
Lîzabé f Jèrriais
Truncated form of Élîzabé.
Lizabeth f American (Rare)
Truncated form of Elizabeth.
Lizan f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Li 1 and Zan
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Lizander m Polish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Polish and Hungarian form of Lysander.
Lizandra f English (Rare)
A combination of Elizabeth and Alexandra. It may also be based on Lysandra.
Lizandra f Hungarian
Feminine form of Lizander.
Lizanka f Russian
Diminutive of Yelizaveta via its short form Liza. It is the equivalent of Lizziekins.
Lizar m & f Basque
Means "ash tree" in Basque.
Lizardo m Spanish (Latin American)
Probably an altered form of Elisardo.
Lizavéta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Lizaveta.
Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
Lizelota f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Liselotte.
Lizenn f Breton
Breton form of Louise.
Lizeta f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizeta f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Lizete f Latvian
Latvian form of Lisette.
Lizett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Lisette.
Lizetta f Hungarian
Variant of Lizett.
Lizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".
Lizhi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 骊 (lí) meaning "pure black horse" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge".
Lizhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness and blessings" or 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
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.
Lizija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Lizzy.
Lizika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Liza, used as a given name in its own right.
Liziko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Liza and Elisabed.
Lizimah m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Lysimachus.
Lizinka f Russian, Croatian, Theatre
Diminutive of Yelizaveta. This was the title character of an opera by Croatian composer Ivan Zajc, Lizinka (1878).
Lizip m Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lizk m Kashubian
Dimunitive of Alojz and Alojzy.
Lizochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Yelizaveta.
Lizuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Liza.
Lizymach m Polish
Polish form of Lysimachus.
Lizyp m Polish
Polish form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lizz f English (?)
Variant of Liz.
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Lizzeth f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Lizzi f English
Variant of Lizzie.
Lizziebeth f English
Combination of Lizzie and Beth, sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.
L'Jarius m Obscure
Combination of la and Jarius. This is the name of American football player L'Jarius Sneed.
Ljatif m Gorani
Gorani form of Latif
Ljeanid m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Leanid.
Ljiljan m Vlach
Vlach masculine form of Ljiljana.
Ljøl m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".
Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".
Ljót f Old Norse, Icelandic
Female form of Liótr.
Ljóta f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ljót. In Norse mythology this is a typical name for giantesses.
Ljótgeirr f Old Norse
Perhaps a combination of Old Norse *ljótr "light" (or possibly ljótr "ugly") and geirr "spear". The name was found on a love note inscribed on a comb.
Ljóðolfr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ludolf.
Ljótr m Old Norse
Variant of Liótr.
Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.
Ljubava f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubava, which is the Belarusian form of Lyubava.
Ljubdrag m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and dragu meaning "precious".
Ljubena f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любена (see Lyubena).
Ljubenko m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic element lyuby "love".
Ljubina f Serbian
From the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love".
Ljubislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubislav.
Ljubka f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любка (see Lyubka).
Ljubomira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Ljubomir.
Ljuboslava f Slovene
Feminine form of Ljuboslav.
Ljuboslaw m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Любослав (see Lyuboslav).
Ljuboŭ f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubou.
Ljubuša f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Libuše.
Ljudmilla f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Людмила (see Lyudmila).
Ljudovik m Bulgarian (Archaic)
Bulgarian form of Ludwig.
Ljúfr m Old Norse
From Old Norse ljúfr meaning "dear, friendly".
Ljúfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ljúfr.
Ljupka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic ljupko, ljupka, meaning "delightful, gracefully".
Lkhagva m & f Mongolian
Means "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.
Lkhagvadorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Lkhagvagerel m & f Mongolian
From лхавга (lkhavga) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Lkhagvajargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Lkhagvajav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Lkhagvamaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday, Mercury (the planet)" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Lkhagvasüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Lkhagvatsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian лхагва (lkhagva) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Lkham f & m Mongolian
Mongolian form of Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (Lhamo).
Lkhamdegd f Mongolian
From Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (lha mo) meaning "goddess, fairy" (see Lhamo) and Mongolian дэгд (degd) meaning "gentian (flower)".
Llacolén f Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
Llakolen f Mapuche
Feminine Mapuche name meaning "calm"
Llamayu f Aymara
Means "May" in Aymara.
Llamp’u f Aymara
Means "fine, good quality" in Aymara.
Llanakila f Hawaiian (Rare), African American
Variant of Lanakila, used as an alias by Jamaican-American artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist Victoria Brown.
Llandel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yandel. This is the real name of Puerto Rican singer Yandel (Llandel Veguilla Malavé), member of the Reggaeton duo "Wisin y Yandel".
Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
Llaphi f Aymara
Means "warm" in Aymara.
Llara f Asturian, Galician (Rare)
Asturian and Galician form of Lara 1.
Llarina f Asturian
Diminutive of Llara.
Llaslla f Quechua
Means "snowfall" in Quechua.