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Lavonia f English
Variant of Lavinia or Lavonne.

Lavonn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lavon.

Lavonna f English (American)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lavonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, von and tay, sharing a sound with names such as Devante and Javonte.

Lavoughn f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavaughn.

Lavoy m African American

Lawana f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be a variant of LaWanda.

Lawanna f African American (Rare)
More common variant of Lajuana (See also LaWanda).

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawerence m English
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

Lawna f English (Canadian, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Lorna or Lana.

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Lawra f Sorbian, English (Rare)
Sorbian form and English variant of Laura.

Lawrance m English (Rare)
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lawrencia f English
Variant of Laurencia.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Layah f English
Variant of Leia.

Layce f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lace.

Laycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lacy.

Laycie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lacey.

Layden m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighton influenced by names ending in -ayden such as Brayden or Zayden.

Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with den, such as Hayden).

Layelle f English
English spelling of Laëlle

Layken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Laylah f English
Variant of Layla.

Laylani f American (Hispanic, Modern), Filipino
Variant of Leilani.

Laylanie f American (Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

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

Laylianna f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the names Laylie and Anna, or a blend of the names Layla and Lianna.

Laylie f English (Rare)
Variant of Laylee.

Laylonie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Laylonni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Layn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lane.

Layna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Laina.

Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.

Laynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Laynie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Layron m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Leron, which in the 1970s enjoyed some popularity in the United States.

Laysha f African American
Modern name using the popular prefix lay- combined with the suffix -sha, most likely influenced by Layla and Sasha.

Layten m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton.

Laythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Laython m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Layuni f American (Modern, Rare)

Lazaire m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Lazare.

Lazalea f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the popular prefix la with the name Azalea.

Lazarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lazarus, influenced by LaDarius.

Lazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Lazarus.

Lazarous m English (African)
Variant of Lazarus.

Lazlo m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laszlo.

Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)
From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Lazz m & f English
Variant of Laz

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Lea f English
Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".

Leadora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leodora.

Leaf m & f English
Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.

Leafie f English (Rare)
Variant of Leafy

Leafy f English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Relief.

Leahanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanna.

Leahmarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Leah and Marie.

Leahnia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Leala f English
Variant of Lila 2 or Leila.

Lealia f American (Rare)

Lealie f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Leam m English (Rare)
Variant of Liam.

Leamington m English (Rare)

Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.

Leana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. In some cases it might also be a feminine form of Leano.

Leanah f American (Rare)
Variant of Leana.

Leanda f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leandra or a blend of Leanna and Linda. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix da "good" (compare Glenda)... [more]

Leandria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine form of Leandre.

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

Leanetta f African American

Leanette f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Lea and Annette.

Leangela f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- and Angela.

Leangelo m African American (Rare)
Combination of Angelo with the name prefix Le-.

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

Leannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leanna.

Leanor f English (Rare)
Truncated form of Eleanor (see also Lenore, the usual spelling).

Leanore f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenore.

Leantwan m African American (Rare)
From Antwan combined with the prefix Le-, possibly from the French definite article le.

Leara f American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of Liora via its Anglicized variant Leora.

Learie m English (Rare)

Learn-wisdom f English (Puritan)
Referring to Proverbs 1:2, "To learn wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"

Learn-wysdome f English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the many entries about wisdom in the Bible.

Leasa f English (American, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Lisa.

Leasha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leesha, itself an Anglicization of Laoise.

Leaston m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Leaston.

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

Leathan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leathan.

Leathia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lethia.

Leatrix f English (Modern)
A modern English combination of the names Leah and Beatrix. Possibly a variant of the name Leatrice.

Leatte f English (American)

Leavie f English (Rare)
Variant of Leavy that was given to 5 girls in 1920.

Leavina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Leavy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leavy.

Lechery m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness." A puritanical name used as a warning.

Lecrae m African American
Recent name of unknown origin. Rare usage since the late 1970's. A famous bearer of the name is American rapper Lecrae Moore (1979-), known simply as Lecrae.

Lecresha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecresia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecretia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a truncated form of Electa.

Ledelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.

Ledia f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Lydia.

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

Ledyard m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledyard.

Leeah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leah.

Leeam m English (Modern)
Variant of Liam.

Leean f English (Rare)
Variant of Leeann.

Leeana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 28 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Leeander m English
Variant spelling of Leander

Leeandra f American (Modern, Rare)

Leeanna f English
Combination of Lee and Anna.

Leeannda f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanda.

Leeanne f English
Combination of Lee and Anne 1.

Leeda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Leda.

Leeja f English

Leela f English (Modern)
This name could be a diminutive of Lila 2 or Leila

Leelah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Leela.

Leeland m English (Rare)
Variant of Leland.

Leelee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name, Liliane.

Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.

Leenord m American (Modern, Rare)

Leeo m American (Rare)
Variant of Leo.

Leeon m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Leon.

Leeonzer m American

Leeroy m English
Variant of Leroy.

Leesha f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of Alesha, Felicia, and other names ending with the same sound.... [more]

Leeshawn m African American

Leethan m American (Rare, Archaic)

Leeton m African American (Rare)

Leeum m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liam.

Leeuwin m & f English
There is the leeuwin current, and the Leeuwin boat.

Leeza f English (American)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Liese, or perhaps a variant of Lisa intended to reflect the German pronunciation. This is borne by American talk show host Leeza Gibbons (1957-).

Lefaye f African American
From French la fée meaning "the fairy", the epithet of the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay. The name Morgan le Fay was first used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century.

Legaci f African American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Legacy.

Legarrette m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le with the name Garrette.

Legennd m & f English
Legend

Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.

Legion m English (American, Rare)
Via Old French from Latin legio(n- ), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century.

Legrand m English

Legretta f American (Modern, Rare)

Lehla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Layla.

Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.

Leiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Leiam m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Liam that was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Leianna f American (South)

Leidia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)

Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.

Leighah f English (American)
Variant of Leigha.

Leighan f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leanne.

Leighann f English (American)
Variant of Leeann.

Leighanne f English
Variant of Leanne. Also compare Leighann.

Leighia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lea or Leah.

Leighla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Leighlah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leila.

Leighland m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leland.

Leighlani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, influenced by Leigh.

Leighlin m & f English (American, Rare)

Leighlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighlynn.

Leighlynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Leigh and the popular suffix -lynn.

Leighna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lina 2 or Laina.

Leightan f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Leighton.

Leightyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leighton.

Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya

Leighza f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.

Leilanie f English (Rare), Polynesian (Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilany f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Leilla f English
Variant of Laila 1.

Leina f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Leisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leisel f English (Rare)
Variant of Liesel.

Leisha f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Lisha.

Leita f English (Rare)

Leitha f American
Variant of Letha.

Leithan m & f English

Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.

Leiutenant m African American
Transliteration from the word Lieutenant.

Leiya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Leiyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leiya.

Lejend m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Legend.

Lekendrick m African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakendrick.

Lekita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lelah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lela 2, an English variant of Leila.

Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]

Lelanda f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Leland.

Lelania f American (Rare)

Lelar f American

Lelayne m & f American (Rare)

Leleah f American (Rare)
Variant of Lelea.

Lelgarde f English (British, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Legarda (itself a medieval form of Leutgard, recorded in England in 1222) influenced by Lelia... [more]

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.

Lellia f English (Rare)

Lellie f English (American, Archaic)

Lelu f English

Lem m English
Diminutive of Lemuel.

LeMarco m African American

Lemark m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lamar

Lemeah f African American

Lemeko f & m African American (Rare)

Lemira f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lamira.

Lemisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, mee and sha. A known bearer is American musician LeMisha Grinstead (1978-), a member of the R&B girl group 702.

Lemma f English (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a feminine form of Lemuel. Notable namesake is Lemma Barkaloo (1840–1870), the first American woman to attend law school. She studied at Washington University in St... [more]

Lemmy m & f English (Modern), German (Modern, Rare)
The nickname of Motorhead's Ian Fraser Kilmister, in his case coming from the phrase "lend me ...".

Lemon m & f American (Rare, Archaic), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lemon.

Lemuela f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Lemuel.

Lenae f American (Modern, Rare)
Respelling of Linnaea influenced by the English pronunciation of Renée.

Lenaiah f American (Modern, Rare)

Lenasha f African American

Lenay f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenae.

Lenaya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lendamine f American (Rare, Archaic)

Lendel m English
From the Ancient English, meaning "forest in valley", or it may also derive from the germanic "lind", meaning "sweet".

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lendon m English (Rare)
Variant of Landon.

Leneya f English (American)
variant of Laneya.

Lenford m English (American)
Variant of Leonard.... [more]

Lenity f English (Rare)
From the English word lenity, ultimately derived from Latin lenitas meaning "softness, gentleness, mildness", from lenis "soft, mild". In English it is also used to mean "mercifulness"... [more]

Leniya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Leniyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lenna f Danish (Rare), English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Danish and English variant of Lena (in the case of the English name the spelling mimicks the pronunciation of Lena in various European languages), a Danish diminutive of Leonharda and a modern English feminine form of Lennon.

Lennae f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lenae.

Lennea f American (Rare)

Lennex m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lenni m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenny.

Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.

Lennisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lanisha.

Lennix f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lennora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenora.

Lennyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennon.

Lennyx m & f English
Variant of Lennox, combination with Nyx

Lenoah f American (Rare, Archaic)

Lenon m English
Variant of Lennon.

Lenord m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leonard.

Lenorene f American (Rare)
Lenorene Barns lived in Eureka Michigan according to the 1940 census.

Lenry m American (Rare, Archaic)

Lenwood m English (Rare)
Variant of Lynwood.

Lenyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Leobald m English (Rare), Germanic
Variant of Liutbald.

Leobardo m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Leobardus. The 6th-century saint Leobardus, known as Leobardo in Spanish, was a spiritual student of Saint Gregory of Tours.

Leoda f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Leodé m African American

Leodora f English (American, Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Leodore.

Leodore m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname as well as a contraction of Leo and Theodore.

Leoline m & f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]

Leoma f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leona, Laoma and Neoma.

Leomie f American

Leonah f English (Rare)
Variant of Leona

Léoncia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Leontia.

Leondre m English

Leondria f African American (Rare)

Leonel m Croatian, English
Croatian form and English variant of Lionel.

Leonette f English
English form of Léonette.

Leonidus m English (American)
Variant of Leonidas.

Leonilla f Italian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare), Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Leona.

Léonise f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Leonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Leona.

Leopard m Polish (Rare, Archaic), Germanic (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant, and English and Polish form of Leopardus.

Leopauline f Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Léopoldine influenced by Pauline.

Leophil m American (Rare, Archaic)

Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.

Leopoleon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Leopold and Napoleon.

Leor m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Variant transcription of Lior.

Leora f Jewish, English, Hebrew
Anglicized variant of Liora.... [more]

Leorena f English

Leota f English (American)
Variant of Leoda.

Leotha f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Leota.

Leoti f English (Rare)

Leotie f American
Possibly a variant of Leota. It is popularly claimed to mean "prairie flower" in the Hopi language.

Leovanni m English (American)
Combination of Leo and Giovanni.

Leovardo m American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish
Variant of Leobardo.

Lepel m English
Possible variant of Leopold

Lepha f American (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo. Notable bearer is Lepha Eliza Bailey (1845-1924), an American author who supported prohibition and women's legal right to vote.

Lequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Laquan.

Lequita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Leqwan m American (Modern, Rare)

Lerenteé m African American (Rare)

Lerissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Larissa.

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

Lerline f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lurline.

Lerma f English

Lerry m English (Rare)
Variant of Larry.

Lesa f American (Rare)

Lesean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- with the name Sean. Also compare LaShawn.

Lesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Lisha.

Leshaun m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix le with Shaun.

Leshaundra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leshawndra.

Leshawn m & f African American
Variant of LaShawn, possibly using the French definite article le.

Leshawna f African American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Leshawn, and variant of Lashawna (a more popular spelling).