LiesmafLatvian Directly taken from Latvian liesma "flame, blaze". This name was used by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play Ragana (1895).
LíffOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Hlíf. In Norse mythology, Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk and become the ancestors of the post-Ragnarǫk human race.
Lifanf & mChinese From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine)... [more]
LífdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlíf "cover; shelter; protection (especially a shield)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
LifengmChinese From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit, crest" or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix"... [more]
LífgjarnmIcelandic (Archaic) Means "eager to live" or "willing to live", composed of Old Norse líf meaning "life" and gjarn meaning "eager, desirous" (related to English yearn).
LífþrasirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "the one striving after life". In Norse mythology Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk].
LigachfPictish, Old Irish, Old Celtic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
Ligadm & fHebrew (Rare) Combination of the names Li 2 and Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Lightm & fEnglish (African) From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]
LightnessfEnglish (African) From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.
Lightningf & mPopular Culture From lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English lihting, from leht.
Lihaim & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of the names Li 2 and Hai possibly means "my existence" in Hebrew. The name Hai means "alive / living" in Hebrew.
Lihongf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]
Lihuaf & mChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]
LihuifChinese From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
LiifEstonian A short form of Liidia, Eliisabet or other female names containing the syllable -li- or -lii-.
LiiafEstonian, Finnish Variant of Lia 2. In the case of the Estonian name, it is also considered an elaboration of Lii and an Estonian renderin of Russian Лия (see Liya).
LijafLatvian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvianized variant of Lia and a direct derivation from Latvian lija "hen-harrier; mild, soft rain".
LijomarbelfMarshallese Derived from the Marshallese li meaning "female person", ijo meaning "there, at a distance" and marbel, the name of a kind of indigenous plant.
LijuanfChinese From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
Liju IllafAymara From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Lijunf & mChinese From Chinese 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 骏 (jùn) meaning "good horse, fast"... [more]
LikafGeorgian Meaning as of yet unknown. This name might possibly be a short form of a given name that contains -lik-, such as Eliko, Guliko, Suliko and Taliko... [more]
LíkbjǫrnmOld Norse (Rare) Combination of Old Norse líkn "compassion, favor, help" and bjǫrn "bear". Líkbjǫrn was an 11th century runemaster whose name can be found on three runestones. The name does not appear in any other written sources and is believed to have been rare.
LilaeafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Directly taken from Greek λιλαία meaning "lilac". In Greek mythology, Lilaea was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus. The ancient city of Lilaea and the modern village of Lilaia in Phocis are named after her.
LilakaifNavajo Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
LilakoifAfrican American Possibly a variant of Lilikoi. Lilikoi Moon, known professionally as Lisa Bonet (1967), is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show's sitcom (1984–1992).
LîlanfKurdish Derived from Kurdish tilîlî meaning "yodel".
Lilem & fCaucasian Mythology, Svan (Rare), Georgian As a Svan name, this name is strictly masculine. It comes from the name of the Svan sun god Lile, whose name is thought to be etymologically related to that of the Sumerian god Enlil.... [more]
Lilimarf & mSpanish (Latin American, Rare) In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of Lili (a short form of Liliana, her grandmother's name) and Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
LilinoefHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology From the word meaning "fine mist." A deity in Hawaiian mythology goes by this name, associated with Mauna Kea alongside Poliʻahu and Waiau.
LiliolafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French Perhaps derived from Latin lilium "a lily". This was the name of a 6th-century abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles, through whose influence Saint Rusticula became a nun.
Liliomf & mHungarian Means "lily" in Hungarian, from the Latin "lilium". This name has been used since the Árpád age (pre 1000 A.C.). It has history as a male name, such as in the play "Liliom" (1909) by Ferenc Molnár (which has inspired a 1934 film and the musical "Carousel")... [more]
LiliorefObscure In the case of American heiress and philanthropist Liliore Green Rains (1909-1985), this may have been a variant of Lilian, her mother's name.
LiliosafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines) Feminine diminutive of Latin lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
LiliʻuokalanifHawaiian Means "smarting of the high-born one". This name was borne by a Hawaiian monarch. She was named this because at the time of her birth, a relative was suffering from an eye pain.