LodoïskafTheatre, French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec, Archaic) Lodoïska is a French opéra comique (1791) by Luigi Cherubini. It was inspired by an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and is considered one of the first Romantic operas... [more]
LodolettafItalian, Italian (Tuscan), Theatre Probably coined by Pietro Mascagni for the titular character of his "dramma lirico" or lyric opera Lodoletta (1917), which was based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).... [more]
LodrisiomMedieval Italian Meaning uncertain. It is likely of Germanic origin, in which case the first element of the name is probably derived from Old German hlut meaning "famous, loud".
LodromTibetan From Tibetan བློ་གྲོས (blo-gros) meaning "wisdom, understanding, intellect".
LoedertjefLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from Dutch loedertje, which is a diminutive of loeder, a Dutch term for a mean woman (a shrew or a harridan, if you will).... [more]
LoelmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Loel. See also Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [more]
LoeliafEnglish (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature æ as œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Loel... [more]
LófimOld Norse Derived from an Old Norse byname meaning "palm of the hand, hollow of the hand".
LofnfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "the comforter; the mild". In Norse mythology this is the name of a goddess who receives permission from Odin and Frigg to bring together men and women whose marriage was previously forbidden.
LogimNorse Mythology, Icelandic Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).
LogicmEnglish (American, Rare) Derived from the English word logic, which is ultimately of Greek origin. There might also be cases where the name is derived from the surname Logic.... [more]
LǫgmaðrmAnglo-Scandinavian Taken directly from Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer" (ultimately a combination of lǫg "law, fate" and maðr "man, human, person"). Only used as a byname in Scandinavia, the name came into use as a personal name by Norse settlers on the British Isles... [more]
LohizunefBasque Derived from Donibane Lohizune, the Basque name of a town in Southwestern France. The name itself is derived from Basque lohi "mud", the suffix -z "manner, according to; with, made of" and the suffix une "place of".
LohraspmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Persian form of the Avestan compound name Aurvataspa or Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [more]
LoinatzfBasque (Rare) Likely related to Basque lohi meaning "mud". This is the name of an hermitage and a local title of the Virgin Mary from the town of Besoain, Spain.
LojmObscure (Rare, Archaic) Dialectal short form of Elochius found in an inscription on the altar of the St.-Ludwig chapel at Gehweiler (Wadern, Germany).
LojafSwedish, Finnish A famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).
LokbráfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Means "closed eyes" or "shut eye", from Old Norse loka "to close, to lock" and brá "eyelash". Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Loki... [more]
LokelanifHawaiian From Hawaiian loke "rose" (which derives from English rose) and lani "heaven, sky". It was popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.
LokeshmIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu Means "lord of the world" from Sanskrit लोक (loka) meaning "world" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name for the Hindu god Brahma.
LoknimMiwok Means "rain falls through the roof" in Miwok.
Lo-koutmYakama Brother of Yakima chieftain, Qualchan.
LokysmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun lokys meaning "bear". However, it should be noted that Lokys is also the name of a river in Lithuania, which is located in the county of Kaunas. As such, it is possible that in some cases, bearers of the given name Lokys were named after the river, rather than after the animal... [more]
LollifRomani From Romani lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi lāla "red".
LolliafAncient Roman Feminine form of Lollius. Famous bearer Lollia Paulina (d. 49 CE) was briefly the wife of the Roman emperor Caligula. She was charged with sorcery in 49 CE and exiled without trial... [more]
LolliefEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of Charlotte and Laura. This was borne by Laura Isabelle 'Lollie Belle' Wylie (1858-1923), an American writer.
LolliusmAncient Roman Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin. Alternatively it could be derived from Latin lolium "darnel", darnel being a type of grass.
Lollof & mSwedish Diminutive of Louise and Charlotte. The name is occasionally, albeit very rarely, used by males.
LolthfPopular Culture Lolth, from R.A.Salvatore's, is the dark elf goddess of spiders and their ruler. She is often described as a beautiful female drow, or as a giant spider with a drow head.
LolwafArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic لولوة (see Lulwa).
LomahongvamHopi Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).
Lom-AlimChechen, Ingush From Chechen and Ingush лом (lom) meaning "lion" combined with the given name Ali 1.
LomanamCentral African Trésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔr ləˈmɑːnə luːˌɑːluːˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Congo DR national team.
Lom-Angm & fKhmer From Chinese 倫 (lún) meaning "relation" and 吳 (wú).
Lomangf & mKhmer Means "powder, fine dust" in Khmer.
Lomasim & fHopi Means "well adorned" in Hopi. From the Hopi lomá 'well, good, beautiful' and náci 'self blossomed (as in, covered in blossoms/flowers), adorned, dressed', or mási 'gray', referring to a species of bluebird.
LomermHistory (Ecclesiastical) A rare saint's name after Saint Lomer, the abbot of Corbion (? - 593), or Saint Lomer, Bishop of Chartres (? - 585 CE), also known as Leudomer.
LomiamGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".
LomigmBreton Diminutive of Lom, itself a short form of Gwilhom which used to be a vernacular form of Gwilherm.
LonafPolynesian Mythology Lona is a Hawaiian moon goddess. She fell in love with a married a mortal called ʻAikanaka. Lona and ʻAikanaka lived happily together until ʻAikanaka succumbed to old age.
Longfeif & mChinese From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
LonghaimChinese From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" combined with 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other character combinations can form this name as well.