Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Lestasia f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of the diminutive Stasia with the prefix Le-.
Lethia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely an elaboration of Letha. In some cases, however, this name has been considered an elaboration of Lethe.
Leticija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Letitia.
Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.
Letosława f Polish (Rare)
From an uncertain first element combined with Slavic slava meaning "glory, fame".
Letta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia or of names containing similar sounds, such as Henrietta, Charlotte, Violet or Paulette.
Leumeah f Indigenous Australian (Rare)
From the Tharawal language of the Macarthur region of Sydney, Leumeah was the name of a land grant given to convict explorer John Warby in 1816. Appropriately the word is believed to mean ‘here I rest’ and is now the name of an outer Sydney suburb in the same area.
Leunie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also compare the related names Leunke and Leuntje.
Leunis m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). Also see the related name Pleunis.
Levander m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Levander.
Levardis m & f English (Rare)
This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin veritas, meaning "truth."
Levaughn m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the name prefix le and Vaughn. Also compare Lavaughn and Lavon.
Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)
Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [more]
Levendula f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian levendula "lavender".
Levenez f Breton (Rare)
Directly taken from Breton levenez "happiness, joy", this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of Laetitia. Saint Levenez was the wife of Count Romélius and the mother of Saint Gwenael.
Levert m English (Rare)
Masculine form of Laverta.
Leverton m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leverton.
Levester m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a combination fo the popular prefix le with Vester.
Lévi m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Levi.
Levia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Olevia, or perhaps a feminine form of Levi.
Leviana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Levi and the suffix -ana.
Levien m Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lieven via its latinization Levinus.
Levii m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Levi. There were 22 boys given the name Levii in 2018 according to the SSA.
Levina f German (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Levin.
Levine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Levi, a feminine form of Levin and a truncated form of Olevine.
Leviny f American (Rare, Archaic)
An old variant form of Lavinia, perhaps originating from a misspelling of the variant Lavinie.
Levion m Norwegian (Rare)
Probably an elaborated form of Levi.
Levison m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levison.
Lévite m French (Acadian, Rare)
Derived from the French noun lévite meaning "Levite" (as in, a descendant of Levi).... [more]
Leviticus m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American
From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.
Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.
Levity f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.
Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.
Lewbert m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Seemingly a combination of Lew 1 and Bert.... [more]
Lewe m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Leve.
Lewisia f English (British, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from the name of a genus of flowering plants used as garden plants. The genus itself is named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis 1.
Lewison m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lewison or variant of Levison
Lexani f English (American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lexi, perhaps influenced by Alani, Leilani and other names ending in ani.
Lexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexi.
Lexí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lexi.
Lexiana f American (Rare)
Possibly a truncated form of Alexiana.
Lexington m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname Lexington as a first name. Its usage is possibly influenced by the nicknames Lex and Lexi.
Lexlie f & m Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Leslie and Lexi.
Leyn m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gisleyn. This medieval name has survived into modern times, but barely. In 2010, there were less than 10 bearers in all of The Netherlands... [more]
Leyo m Asturian (Rare)
Diminutive of Aurelio.
Leyonçé f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
An invented name likely based on Beyonce.
Lhevin m Filipino (Rare)
Likely a variant of Levin.
Lhianna f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liana, perhaps inspired by the spelling of Rhianna.
Lia f Medieval English (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Liad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ad , the word Ad in Hebrew means "forever". and when you add the word Li it's means "forever mine"
Liah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lia.
Liahona f Mormon (Rare)
According to the Book of Mormon and other Latter Day Saint movement sources, the Liahona is a brass ball that operated as a type of compass with two spindles. One of the spindles was said to point the direction Lehi and his party should travel after their escape from Jerusalem... [more]
Liall m English (Rare)
Variant of Lyle influenced by the spelling of Niall
Lianora f Sardinian, Galician (Rare)
Sardinian and Galician form of Leonora.
Liara f English (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaboration of Lara 1, a variant of Liora, or a combination of the two... [more]
Liassine m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare variant of Yasin (chiefly Algerian).
Liatris f English (Rare)
Variant of Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as gayfeather.
Liaugas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of masculine names that start with Liaug-, such as Liaugaudas, Liaugedas and Liaugintas.
Liaugė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of feminine names that start with Liaug-, such as Liaugaudė, Liaugedė and Liaugintė.
Liazzat f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Lyazzat.
Libar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 2 and Bar.
Libat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Bat means "my girl, my daughter" in Hebrew.
Libbet f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth (see also Libby). It was used for a character, a young girl, in William Nicholson's book 'Noman'.
Liberacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [more]
Liberdade f Portuguese (Rare)
Means "freedom" in Portuguese, making it a cognate of Liberty.
Libério m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Liberius.
Liberti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Liberty.
Libertine m English (Rare)
This name is derived from Libertinus meaning "member of a class of freedmen", which is itself originated from libertus meaning "one's freedmen" (from liber meaning "free").... [more]
Libiel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Libi which means "my heart" and El, reference to God.
Libio m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Livius.
Libnah m Mormon (Rare)
An Egyptian idol in the Book of Abraham represented by figure 6 in facsimile 1.
Libra f Astronomy, English (Rare)
From the name of a zodiacal constellation shaped like a set of scales, derived from Latin libra meaning "scales, balance".
Librado m Spanish (Rare)
Means "liberated", thus a masculine form of Librada.
Librecht m Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Variant of Liubbert or Leudoberct (see Lubbert).
Libuscha f German (Rare), Prague German
German borrowing of Libuše or a diminutive of German names starting with Lieb- like Liebgard. See also Libusch
Libusza f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Libuše.
Licentius m Late Roman (Rare)
The name of a disciple of Augustine of Hippo.
Licetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lisette.
Lichen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Chen 1.
Lichen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Chen 2 means "my beauty" or "my grace" in Hebrew.
Lícia f Hungarian (Rare)
Truncated form of Felícia.
Licinia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Emilian-Romagnol, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Licinius. A known bearer of this name was Licinia Eudoxia, a Roman empress from the 5th century AD.
Licynia f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Licyniusz.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lida f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Da.
Lidan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" and the name Dan 1 means "(he) judges"... [more]
Lideke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Lide, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Lidian f English (Rare)
In the case of Lidian Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of Lydia, her original name, changed by her at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between Lydia and Emerson.
Lidinvard m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Leonard (via Linnart). Keep in mind that there were no standardized spelling in Swedish at the time this name was supposedly used... [more]
Lidja f Esperanto, Albanian (Rare)
Esperanto form of Lydia as well as an Albanian variant of Lidia.
Lidori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Lidor, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Dori.
Lidror f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my freedom, my sparrow" in Hebrew. A combination of the names Li 2 and Dror.
Lidubiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Liduvina.
Liduina f Spanish (Rare), Italian, Corsican, Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish, Italian and Corsican form and Dutch variant of Lidwina.
Lidunka f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Lída.
Liduvina f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Galician form and Spanish variant of Lidwina.
Lidvina f German (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
German variant and Portuguese, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Lidwina. Saint Lidwina of Schiedam is considered the patron saint of the disabled.
Lidvor f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements liðr "joint, connection" (see Levor) and vár "spring".
Lie f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a short form of names ending with -lie, like Annelie and Emilie.
Liebgard f German (Rare)
Containing name elements liob and gard.
Liede f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names that contain -lied-, such as Alieda and Liedewij. In other words, you could say that this name is a variant spelling of Lide.... [more]
Liedeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Liede, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. This name is not to be confused with the practically archaic Dutch noun liedeke (from even older liedeken) meaning "songlet".
Liederik m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Liutric. This name should not be confused with the Dutch noun lied meaning "song" or even with the Dutch adjective liederlijk meaning "degenerate".... [more]
Liekel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykel, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liekki m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "flame" in Finnish.
Liekle m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykle, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liel f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lilian and Liliane.... [more]
Lieli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Eli 2 or a variant of the name Liel which means "My God" in Hebrew.
Liella f Various (Rare)
Latinate form of Lielle.
Liëlle f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Lielle.
Liena f Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian, Maltese
Latvian variant of Liene and Maltese name related to Helen.
Lieneke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine names that end in -lien, such as Carolien, Evelien and Paulien.
Lienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements lee, en and a, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Liana, Sienna, Lenna and Elena.
Lienne f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Truncated form of Julienne which has found some usage as a stand alone name in recent years. ... [more]
Lieselotta f Polish (Rare)
Partial polonisation of Lieselotte.
Liesgret f German (Rare)
Contraction of Liese and Grete.
Liëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Liette.
Lieutenant m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word lieutenant.... [more]
Lieze f Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Liese.
Lífdís f Icelandic (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".
Life f & m English (Puritan, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word life.... [more]
Lifu m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Fu
Ligad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.
Ligai f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gai means "my valley" in Hebrew.
Lige m American (Rare)
Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.
Lihai m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 1 and Hai.
Lihai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hai possibly means "my existence" in Hebrew. The name Hai means "alive / living" in Hebrew.
Lihen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hen means "my beauty" / "my grace" in Hebrew.
Lihod f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hod means "my splendor" or "my glory" in Hebrew.
Liias m Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Elias.
Liinus m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Linus.
Lijana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names ending in -lijana, such as Julijana and Lilijana.
Lijkel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Lykel.
Líkbjǫrn m Old 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.
Like f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch short form of Elisabeth and West Frisian feminine form of Likel.
Líknbiǫrn m Old Norse (Rare)
Variant transcription of ᛚᛁᚴᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ (see Líkbjǫrn).
Likourgos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Λυκούργος (see Lykourgos).
Lila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla or a combination of Hebrew Li 2 means "to me" and la means "to her".
Lilace f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lillis. This is borne by American author and educator Lilace Mellin Guignard.
Lilarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Lila 2 and Rose
Lilbert m American (Rare)
Allegedly a contraction of "Little Bert".
Líle m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish equivalent of Lyle.
Lile m & f Caucasian 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]
Lilee f Manx (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
New coinage directly taken from Manx lilee "lily", used as a Manx form of Lily, as well as an English variant of this name.
Lilei f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lei 2
Lileia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transliteration of Лілея (see Lileya).
Liles m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Liles. Also may be a combination of Lyle and Giles.... [more]
Lilette f French (Rare)
Likely a diminutive of Lily and its various international variants.
Lileya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Derived from Ukrainian Лілея (lileya), itself a variant of Лілія (liliya), "lily".
Lìli m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Luis.
Lilikoi f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lilikoʻi without using an apostrophe. It's recently and occassionaly used on US states outside Hawaii.
Lilimar f & m Spanish (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).
Lilin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Lin.
Lilitte f French (Rare)
French variant of Lilith.
Liljá f Sami, Icelandic (Rare)
Sami form of Lily and Icelandic variant of Lilja.
Liljanna f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Lilianna, generally considered a misspelling. There were 33 women with this name in Poland in 2020.
Liljurós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lilja and Rós, making it a cognate of Lilyrose.
Lilla f Danish (Rare)
From Danish "lilla" meaning "purple."
Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.
Lillan f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant form of Lilian.
Lillar f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Lila 2 or a similar name, based on the Appalachian pronunciation.
Lille f German (Swiss, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Alice.... [more]
Lillebil f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Lill and an unknown second element.
Lillegerd f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", with the name Gerd 2. This name was first recorded in Sweden in 1921.
Lilleman m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "little man" in Swedish. Combination of lille "little" and man "man".
Lillette f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a transferred use of the French surname Lillette. Lillette is also the title of a song by Nat King Cole (1948).