LambormArthurian Cycle The King of Terre Foraine (Strange Land) or Logres, a Grail King descended from Bron. He ruled Corbenic and the Strange Land.... [more]
LambordmArthurian Cycle The maternal great-grandfather of Arthur, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.
LamorakmArthurian Cycle Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.
LamornafCornish, English (British, Rare) From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).
LeiagorefGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Leiagore (Lêagorê means 'assembler' or addressing the people') was the Nereid of assembling fish or navies. She was one of the 50 marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
LeogorasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "people, folk" (Attic form of laos) and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or "speech".
LevormNorwegian Modern form of Old Norse Liðvarðr. The first element is liðr which literally means "joint", but in this case have the meaning of "generation, family connection" (compare modern Norwegian slektsledd composed of slekt "family" and ledd "joint, link")... [more]
LexanormGreek Mythology Either a variant of Alexanor or an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is derived from the Greek noun λέξις (lexis) meaning "speech" as well as "word, phrase" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man"... [more]
LicoriciafMedieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman This name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [more]
Lidorm & fHebrew Combination of the names Li 2 and Dor means "my generation" in Hebrew.
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.
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.
LimorfHebrew Combination of Li 2 and Mor; means "myrrh for me" in Hebrew.
LindbjørgfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Old Norse lind "lime-tree, linden tree" or Germanic lind "soft, tender" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
LindormTheatre, Afro-American (Slavery-era) Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a corruption of Leander. This name first featured in medieval romances, often for lovelorn shepherds, later appearing in Jean-Baptiste Niels's ballet Les Romans (1736), Egidio Duni's opera Nina et Lindor (1761) and Mozart's Variation in E-flat Major on the romance "Je suis Lindor".
LindorafAmerican (South, Archaic), Theatre Feminine form of Lindor. This name was used in the comic operas Le donne vendicate (Revenge of the Women in English; 1763) by Piccinni and La maga Circe (Circe the Witch in English; 1788) by Anfossi.
LindóriëfLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Lindórië was the sister of Eärendur, the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië and the mother of Inzilbêth who would later become the Queen to Ar-Gimilzôr, and the grandmother of the future King of Númenor Tar-Palantir... [more]
LindormmSwedish (Rare) Combination of Old Swedish linnr "dragon" and ormber "snake". A lindorm (lindworm) was a type of being in Northern European folklore. It is depicted on several runestones from the 11th century.
LindoromTheatre, Spanish (Mexican) Variant of Lindor. Lindoro is a character in the opera L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers in English; 1813) by Gioachino Rossini and Angelo Anelli.
LingormrmOld Norse From Old Norse lyngormr meaning "dragon that creeps through the heather", from lyng "heather" and ormr "snake, serpent".
LinorfHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of Li 2 and Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.
LinormAlbanian (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Albanian linore "flax".
LiodormRussian (Rare) Variant (and shorter) form of Iliodor. A known bearer of this name was the Russian poet, translator and journalist Liodor Palmin (1841-1891).
Lorcam & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.
LordivinomFilipino (Rare) Possibly from English lord "God" and Spanish divino "divine", thus meaning "divine Lord". This is the name of Filipino rapper Lordivino Ignacio (born December 11, 1977), known professionally as Bassilyo.
LorealfEnglish (Rare) From the name of the French cosmetics and beauty company, L'Oréal. According to Wikipedia, the name L'Oréal is derived from the company's first hair dye formula, Oréale.... [more]
LoreleyfGermanic Mythology, Spanish Older German form of Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
LorellifEnglish From German Loreley The Rock Headland On The Rhine River, Old German Meaning Rock, German origin meaning "alluring, temptress, Celtic Origin, According to legend, a maiden named Lorelei would sit on this outcropping and sing, luring fishermen to their deaths in the treacherous pass