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Lyrics f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Lyric.

Lyrik f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyrica.

Lyrikos m Late Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective λυρικός (lyrikos) meaning "of the lyre" (as in, the musical instrument).

Lyriq f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lyrique f English (American, Rare)
French form of Lyric.

Lyris f English (Modern, Rare)
Lyris is occasionally listed among the Oceanids of Greek mythology. As such, the name first appears in Hyginus's Fabulae.... [more]

Lyrissa f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Larissa or an elaborated form of Lyris.

Lyrix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage. Possibly a variant of Lyric inspired by the spelling of Hendrix. Alternatively, it could be a corruption of the plural form: lyrics.

Lyron m English (Modern, Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Liron.

Lyrric f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lyric.

Lysa f English (Rare), Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Lisa or Liza. This is the name of the Lady of the Vale and Catelyn Stark's sister in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.

Lysandre m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lysander and Lysandra.

Lysandria f English (Rare)

Lysandrus m English (American, Rare)

Lysanias m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Greek noun λυσανίας (lysanias) meaning "ending sorrow". It consists of the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with the Greek noun ἀνία (ania) meaning "grief, sorrow, distress, trouble".

Lysann f Dutch
Variant of Lisanne.

Lysara f English (Rare)

Lysbet f Medieval Flemish
Older form of Lijsbeth.

Lysbeth f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Older form of Lijsbeth.

Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).

Lysebet f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Lijsbet.

Lyshane f Obscure

Lysia f Late Roman, Greek Mythology, English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Lysiana f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysianassa f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements λυσις (lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα (anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.

Lysianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Lysiane.

Lysias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening".

Lysicles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Lysidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Λυσιδίκη (Lysidikê), derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening, freeing, deliverance" and δικη (dike) "justice"... [more]

Lysie f French (Modern, Rare)

Lysikles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Lysimache f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Lysimachos.

Lysimachides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Lysimachos" in Greek, derived from the name Lysimachos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Lysimaque m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lysimachus.

Lysipp m German
German form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Lysippe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "she who lets loose the horses" in Greek from the elements λύσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

Lysippe m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.

Lysippos m Ancient Greek
Means "a release of a horse", derived from Greek λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". This was the name of a Greek sculptor from the 4th century BC, noted as being one of the best sculptors of the ancient world.

Lysippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysippos.

Lysis m Ancient Greek
From Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening". This was borne by a Greek philosopher, Lysis of Taras, who was said to have been a friend and disciple of Pythagoras, as well as the title character in a Socratic dialogue of Plato.

Lysistratos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Lysistrate derived from the elements λύσις (lysis) "loosening, a release" and στρατός (stratos) "army"... [more]

Lysistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysistratos.

Lysithoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift, nimble". This is another name for Lysithea, however, it may have belonged to a different figure.

Lysixenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Lyško m Sorbian, Literature
Lyško is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.... [more]

Lysne f American
Derived from the name of Norwegian town Ljøsne. Ljøsne is the Nynorsk (one of two major written dialects used in Norway) spelling used locally. Lysne is the Bokmål (the other major written dialect used in Norway) form.... [more]

Lyson f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lison.

Lyssi f English
Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".

Lyssy f Czech (Rare)
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Lysý 'bald' (see Lysy).

Lystra f English (Rare)
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy... [more]

Lysy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elisabeth.

Lyta f English (Rare)
Variant of Lita.

Lyta f Indonesian

Lythan f Welsh (Rare)

Lýðar m Faroese
Faroese form of Lyder.

Lýðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements lýðr "folk, people" and bjǫrn "bear".

Lythianna f Obscure

Lýður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Lyder.

Lytle m English (American, Rare)
Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of Lyle or transferred use of the surname Little.

Lytta f Greek Mythology
Attic form of Lyssa 2.

Lytton m English
From an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.

Lyubasha f Russian
Diminutive of Lyubov.

Lyubava f Medieval Slavic, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian (Rare)
Variant of Lyubov. A known bearer of this name is the Ukrainian actress Lyubava Greshnova (b. 1988), whose birth name is Lyubov... [more]

Lyubena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyuben.

Lyubimaya f Russian
Means "beloved" in Russian.

Lyubitshka f Romani
From the Russian name Lyuba meaning "love"

Lyubka f Bulgarian
Short form of names beginning with the element Lyub-, such as Lyubomira.

Lyublen m Soviet, 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]

Lyubomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Lyubomir.

Lyubomyr m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lyubomir.

Lyubomyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Lyubomyr.

Lyuboslav m Bulgarian
Cognate of Ľuboslav.

Lyubou f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liubou.

Lyubovi f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Lyubov.

Lyuda f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Lyudmila (Russian) or Lyudmyla (Ukrainian).

Lyudochka f Russian
Diminutive or pet form of Lyudmila.

Lyudovik m Russian
Russian form of Ludwig.

Lyudovika f Russian
Russian feminine form of Ludwig.

Lyudvig m Armenian
Armenian form of Ludwig.

Lyudvig m Russian
Russian form of Ludwig.

Lyudviga f Russian
Feminine transcription of Lyudvig.

Lyuiza f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Luiza.

Lyuk m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Luke, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Lyusi m & f Bulgarian
Nickname for Lyudmil and Lyudmila.

Lyusiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucia.

Lyusya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Lyusyena f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lucienne or Luciana.

Lyutsia f Armenian
Armenian form of Lucia.

Lyutsifer m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Lucifer.

Lyutsilla f Russian
Russian variant of Lutsilla, which is the main Russian form of Lucilla.

Lyutsina f Russian
Russian variant of Lutsina, which is the main Russian form of Lucina.

Lyutsiy m Russian
Russian variant of Lutsiy, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucius.

Lyutsiya f Russian, Soviet
Russian variant of Lutsiya, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucia.... [more]

Lyutya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Volodya.

Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.

Lyvio m French (Modern)
Variant of Livio.

Lyvonne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lyvonte m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavonte.

Lyydi f Finnish
Variant of Lydia.

Lyyli f Finnish
A diminutive form of Lyydia (used independently).

Lyytikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Lyydia.

Lyza f Popular Culture
Alternative spelling of Liza. It is the name of the protagonist’s mother in the anime Made in Abyss.

Lyzabeth f Obscure

Lyzbeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth. A known bearer of this name is American memoirist Lyzbeth 'Lyz' Glick, whose late husband Jeremy Glick (1970-2001) was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 and a casualty of the September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11.

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