American (South) Submitted Names

Adavia f American (South, Rare)

Adecia f American (South, Archaic)

Adelei f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Adenia f English (American), American (South)

Adrey f American (South, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Alamae f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ellamae or Alma 1.

Alazia f American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alozia.

Albirda f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Aldonia f American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.

Aldonie f American (South, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Aldonia.

Aldora f American (South, Archaic)

Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]

Alean f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Variant of Aline.

Alethaire f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Corruption of Alethea. This name arose among Catholics in Kentucky in the 1700-1800s.

Alfra f American (South, Archaic)

Algenous m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Alhric m American (South)
Phonetic variant of Ulrich and Ulrik.

Alidia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)

Altah f American (South)
Variant of Alta.

Altamese f American (South), African American
Meaning unknown, possibly an altered form of Arthémise.

Althane m American (South, Rare)

Altovise f African American, American (South)

Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

Alvinette f American (South, Rare)
Feminization of Alvin.

Amzie m American (South)
Variant of Amzi.

Anguish m Arthurian Cycle, American (South, Archaic)
The name of a king of Ireland and father to Iseult in Arthurian legend, namely in the Prose Tristan and in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur... [more]

Annclaire f American (South)
Combination of Ann and Claire.

Anner f American (South, Archaic)
Phonetic spelling of Anna reflecting the Appalachian accent.

Anniebell f American (South, ?)
Form of Annabelle.

Anthelia f American (South, Archaic)

Aralia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arelia.

Aralie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Aralia (compare Oralie).

Aramesa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Arbasure m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Arcelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orcelia.

Arcellia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arcelia.

Arcilia f American (Hispanic, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.

Ardelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Artelia.

Arelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aurelia.

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arlena.

Armittie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Araminta. Also compare Arminta.

Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.

Arrilla f American (South)
Variant of Arilla.

Artelia f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Adelia, reflecting the Appalachian pronunciation.

Artely f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Artelia.

Arzilla f American (South, Rare)

Attie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of various names beginning with Ad- and At-.

Avalinn f American (South, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn.

Avrill f American (South)
Variant of Avril.

Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.

Barsha f American (South, Archaic)

Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".

Bazile m Norman, African American, French (Cajun), American (South)
Norman cognate of Basil 1.

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Berla f American (South, Archaic)

Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.

Bethenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany (compare Bethena).

Billey m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Billy.

Billiejo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jo. Also, see its male counterpart: Billyjoe.

Billijo f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo.

Billyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo or Billyjoe.

Billyjoe m American (South)
Combination of Billy and Joe. It's feminine counterpart is Billiejo.

Birda f American (South)
Variant of Bertha, influenced by Birdie.

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.

Bithie f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Bithy.

Bithy f American (South, Archaic)
Originally a diminutive of Tabitha, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Bobbijo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Bobbi and Jo.

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobra f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Barbara, influenced by Bob.

Branford m Louisiana Creole, African American, American (South)

Browning m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Browning.

Buckner m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Buckner.

Burdo m American (South, Archaic)

Byrda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Byrd and Byrdie.

Byrdie f American (South)
Variant of Birdie.

Bytha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bitha.

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Camalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Camellia.

Camallia f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Canray m Louisiana Creole, American (South), African American

Canye m & f Chinese, American (South)

Caretta f American (South)
Elaboration of Cara.

Carithea f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Carlette f English (Rare), African American, American (South)
Feminine diminutive of Carl.

Carrye f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Casilla f American (South, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilda.

Casille f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Casilla.

Cassidiy f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Cathiline f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cavassia f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)

Celey f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Celia.

Cena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cenia.

Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Cennie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Cenia.

Ceola f American (South, ?)
Possibly a short form of Osceola influenced by names such as Viola, Leola, Theola and Neola.

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Cerilde f American (South, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cessa f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Narcessa.

Cessie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Narcessa.

Charlestine f American (South, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Charles or Charleston

Chlora f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Chlore.

Chlorine f American (South, Archaic)

Cicily f American (South)
Variant of Cicely.

Cilee f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Cissia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cissiah.

Cissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Clarencia f Medieval Spanish, South African (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Variant of Clarentia.

Classie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clarissa.

Claster m American (South, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Clasterfair m American (South), African American
This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.

Cleada f American (South, Rare)

Clemenza f Italian, American (South, Archaic)
Italian variant of Clemenzia and American feminine form of Clement.

Cleodora f Greek Mythology (Latinized), American (South, Archaic)
Latinized form of Kleodora. In Greek mythology, Cleodora was a nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis. She was one of the prophetic Thriai, nymphs who divined the future by throwing stones or pebbles... [more]

Clerecy f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Cloma f American (South, Archaic)

Clora f English (Rare), American (South)
Possibly a short form of Clorinda or a variant of Clara influenced by Cora.

Clydia f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Feminine form of Clyde influenced by Claudia.

Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.

Clytie f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare), American (South)
Latinized form of Klytië. It was used by British author Joseph Hatton for the heroine of his novel Clytie (1874), and borne by Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887-1983); it was also the birth name of Australian ceramic artist Klytie Pate (1912-2010)... [more]

Coill m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Colquitt f & m American (South)
Character in the house next door novel written by Anne Rivers Siddon

Corelia f Medieval Italian, American (South)

Cornice m & f American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Cozetta f American (South, Rare)
Latinate respelling of Cosette.

Crecy f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Lucretia.

Cricket f American (South)
Originally a diminutive of Christina and Christine.

Critta f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Cumie f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Cumi. This was borne by Cumie Talitha Walker (1874-1942), the mother of American outlaw Clyde Barrow.

Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).

Daque m French (Cajun, Anglicized), American (South)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling and subsequently transferred use of the surname Daqué.

Darenda f American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

Darkus f American (South)
Appalachian vernacular form of Dorcas.

Darthula f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Either a variant of Dorthula or from the poem by Scottish poet James Macpherson of the same name.

Davada f American (South)
Either a feminine form of David or an elaboration of Vada. A notable bearer was Davada "Dee" Stanley Presley (1925-2013), the stepmother of singer Elvis Presley.

Davidella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of David by way of combining it with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

Deca f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Decker m American (South), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Decker. This was used for a character on the American soap opera General Hospital: Decker Moss, a character that debuted on the show in 1989.

Decorsie m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Decovian m American (South, Rare)

Deller f American (South, Archaic)
American English regional (Appalachian) variant of Della. Also see Dellar.

Delories f American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Dolores.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Delvene f English (Australian, Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly an English alteration of Delphine.

Denia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -denia, such as Adenia and Modenia. In some cases, however, it was also an elaboration of Dena.

Deolia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Derinda f American (Rare), American (South)
Variant of Dorinda.

Deterville m French (Cajun), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Deterville.

Dicey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dicie. This name was borne by Laodicea "Dicey" Langston (1766-1837), a South Carolina woman who acted as a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution... [more]

Dicie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of names such as Diana, Eurydice, Ludicia and Theodosia... [more]

Dilcey f American (South, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Possibly a variant of Dulcie or Dilly. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her historical novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to a slave on Scarlett O'Hara's plantation.

D'jalma m Louisiana Creole, American (South)

Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.

Donlee m American (South)
Combination of Don and Lee.

Dorabella f Theatre, American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Dorabella is a character in Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers; 1790 ), an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Dorabelle f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dorabella.

Doralise f French (Cajun), American (South), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Doralice as well as an 18th- and 19th-century elaboration of Dora using the then-popular name suffix lise.

Doreathea f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Dorothy or Dorothea.

Dorolyn f American (South, Rare)

Dorthelia f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of Dorothy and Celia.

Dorthula f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dorthulia.

Dorthulia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dorthelia.

Doska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Ladoska.

Dovey f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Dovie.

Dovie f American (South)
Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)

Drucy f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Drucilla.

Duell m American (South)

Dukie m English, American (South)
Diminutive of Duke.

Eclair m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname.

Edganora f American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a blend of Edgenie (itself possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie) and Eleanora.

Elemore m French (Cajun), American (South)
Variant of Elmore.

Elender f American (South)
Possibly a regional pronunciation or variant of Eleanor.

Elette f American (South, Rare)

Ellender f American (South)
Appalachian vernacular form of Eleanor.

Elloner f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Eleanor.

Elsianna f American (South, Rare)

Emajo f American (South, Americanized, Rare)
A combination of the female names, Emma & Jo. Uses only one M.

Emmazetta f American (South, Archaic)
Contraction of Emma and Zetta.

Emmer f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.

Ennice f American (South, Archaic)

Eone f Greek Mythology, American (South, Archaic), English (Australian, Archaic)
In Greek mythology, Eone was a Thespian princess as one of the fifty daughters of King Thespius.

Ephelia f American (South, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ophelia.

Erlene f American (South)
Variant of Earlene.

Ersela f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Ersie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ursula.

Etheleen f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Ethelene.

Eular f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Eula reflecting a colloquial pronunciation.

Euna f English (American), American (South)
Likely a short form of Eunice.

Eunetta f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Euna mimicking diminutive forms ending in -etta.

Eunie f English, American (South)
Diminutive of Eunice. This was the birth name of American screenwriter and actress Ouida Bergère (1886-1974).

Eura f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of names beginning with the element Eur-.

Eurelia f Norwegian (Archaic), Estonian (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aurelia.

Evia f American (South, Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of Evie, and elaboration of Eva, a transferred use of the surname, an Anglicization of Aoife and an adoption of the Greek place name (also known as Euboea).

Ezara f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Falisha f English (British, Modern, Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Felicia.

Favonia f Late Roman, American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Favonius.

Fayetta f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.

Felonise f French (Cajun), American (South), French (Acadian)
Variant of Félonise.

Feloniz f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Félonise, possibly influenced by Spanish feliz "happy".

Ferba f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Ferbie f American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a variant of Pheraby.

Finis m American (South)
Means "end" in Latin. This was the middle name of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, who was the last of his parents' ten children. It was first used as a given name in his honour, in the American South.

Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]

Florra f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Flora.

Forrestine f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Forrest.

Franchelle f American (South), African American
Perhaps a combination of Fran and Chelle.

Francinia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Francina.

Frankine f Western African (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Frank.

Froisine f French (Cajun), American (South), French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Eufroisine.

Fruzannath f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Frusannah.

Gavan m American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Genavee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Genevie.

Genever f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Geneva.

Geriah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jeriah. Although the Biblical character Jeriah is male, this name was also given to girls, starting around the mid-1700's.

Gincey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jincey.

Gincy f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jincey.

Grafton m American (South)

Greenberry m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenberry. Given originally in honor of Colonel Nicholas Greenberry. Sometimes split into two names (i.e. Green Berry)

Grettie f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Greta with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

Grizelda f American (South, Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Kashubian
Hungarian and Kashubian form and English and Afrikaans variant of Griselda. The English usage may have been influenced by Grizel.

Guyetta f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the masculine name Guy + the suffix -etta.

Gysbert m American (South, Americanized, Rare)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Gisbert.

Hark m American (South)
Possibly a religious themed named from the word Hark, meaning "listen," a popular word used in the Bible.

Hebor m American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Heber 2.

Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.

Hestle m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the surname Hestle.

Hetia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Hettye f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hettie.

Idona f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a contracted form of Idonia.

Imojean f American (South)
Variant of Imogene used in the southern United States.

Inell f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Perhaps an altered form of Inez.

Inora f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Anora.

Iredell m English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
From the surname Iredell. This was the name of American philosopher Iredell Jenkins (1909-1988), who wrote about the philosophy of art in the 1950s.

Isalie f Louisiana Creole (Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Rare)

Isonie f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian), possibly influenced by the name Ione.

Izara f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Izora.

Jarma f American (South, Rare)
Borne by the American actress Jarma Lewis (1931-1985), whose name was said to be of Czech origin.

Jarucia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Jarusia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Jennabeth f American (South, Americanized)
Combination of Jenna and Beth used mostly in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Jennetta f American (South), Afrikaans (Rare)

Jerone m American (South, Rare)

Jeuel f American (South)
A precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament according to the Oxford Languages dictionary.

Jeuelle f American (South, Archaic)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Jeuel.

Jincey f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name first appeared in the 1770s. Apparently it was a Southern American invention, or perhaps it was related to the Danish given name Jensine... [more]

Joanetta f American (South, Rare)
Diminutive or elaboration of Joan 1.

Joeanne f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Judia f American (South)

Judson m English, American (South)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jud", Jud being a medieval diminutive of Jordan.

Junelia f Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Junellia.

Juria f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Juriah.

Juriah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jeriah. Although the Biblical character Jeriah is male, this name was also given to girls, starting around the mid-1700's.

Keldrin m American (South, Rare)

Kissia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Kissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Kissie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Kissiah.

Kizziah f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Ladoska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Ladoïska.

Laduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ladoska.

Laduskia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Laduska.

Ladusky f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.

Lagenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lugenia.

Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.

Lancaster m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Lancaster.

Larcena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larsena.

Larcenia f American (South, Archaic), African American
Variant of Larcena.

Larceny f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Larcena.

Larsena f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Americanization of Larsina.

Larsenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larcenia.

Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.

Laviolette f French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

Laylee f American (South, Modern)
Rhyming variant of Kaylee.

Leahnia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Leaner f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Form of Lena or Leanna influenced by the Appalachian pronunciation of the name.

Leania f American (South, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either a variant of Leonia, influenced by Leah, or an elaboration of Leana.

Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.

Ledora f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Leodora and Leadora.

Leianna f American (South)

Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]

Lellene f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lella.

Lerlene f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Lurline.

Lethie f American (South, Rare)
Diminutive of Letha.

Leva f American (South, Archaic)

Levenia f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Luvenia and a feminine form of Leven.

Levicy f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Levisa.

Levisa f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lovisa.

Lewisa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lewis.

Likie f American (South, Archaic)

Lillene f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lellene.

Lindora f American (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.

Lisba f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Lithia f American (South)
Variant of Lethia.

Lockey f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Lodenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Lodemia.

Lodiska f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Lodoiska.

Loduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.