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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Lillice f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Lillias or Lillis, a surname which was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Elizabeth.
Lillionna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liliana, intended to reflect the Italian or Spanish pronunciation.
Lilliore f English (Rare)
Possible combination of Lillian and Elenore.
Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]
Lillooet f English (Canadian, Rare), Obscure
From the name of a Native American people of the Canadian province of British Columbia, or from the town, river or lake that were named for them.
Liloïe f French (Rare), Gascon (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gascon Liloia.
Lilura f Basque (Rare)
Means "enchantment, wonder, fascination" in Basque.
Lilyan f & m English (Modern), French (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Lilian, as well as a French masculine form.
Lilyanne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lillian or a combination of Lily and Anne 1.
Lilybel f English (Rare)
combination of Lily and a popular suffix -bel.
Lilybeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Lily and Beth.
Lilyon f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of Lilian. Also compare Lilyan.
Lin m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Ukrainian form of Linus.
Linah f English (American, Modern, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Lina 2, possibly spelled this way to be pronounced "LIE-nə". This was the name of one of Harriet Tubman's sisters.
Linai f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Lin and Ai 2.
Linamai f Various (Modern, Rare)
Means “tender water” from a combination of Lina 1 and Mai 4.
Linaria f English (Rare)
From the flower linaria, whose name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning, "resembling flax" (why the flower is also called "toadflax" in English).
Linat f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the names Li 2 and Anat 2.
Linchee f Thai (Rare)
Means "lychee" in Thai.
Lindalia f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -lia, such as Julia and Rosalia... [more]
Lindamir m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian lind "to be born" and mirë "good".
Lindbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse lind "lime-tree, linden tree" or Germanic lind "soft, tender" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Linddís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements lind "lime-tree, linden tree; (protective shield of) linden wood; linden spear-shaft" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".
Lindi f English (Rare)
A spelling variation of Lindy.... [more]
Lindis f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.
Lindolfo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lindolf. The Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga was born in San Lindolfo, a place named for the saint by this name.
Lindor m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Lindorm.
Lindorm m Swedish (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.
Lindsea f English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the word sea).
Lindzi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.
Lineisy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic prefix li and Neisy. A known bearer of this name is Dominican model Lineisy Montero (1996-).
Lineke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of feminine names that end in -lina and -line, such as Caroline, Eveline and Paulina.
Linekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lyndon.
Linelle f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French diminutive of Lina 2 and Line, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle.
Liness f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ness; means "my miracle" in Hebrew.
Linette f French, Danish, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
French diminutive of Lina 2 and Line, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Lineus m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnéus which is derived from the surname Linnaeus.
Lingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ling and An 1.
Líni m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse lín meaning "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".
Linkford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linkford.
Linley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linley.
Linlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.
Linly f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Linley.
Lin-Manuel m American (Hispanic, Rare), Obscure
Borne by Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980-), an American songwriter, actor, playwright and filmmaker, whose parents named him after a poem about the Vietnam War by Puerto Rican writer José Manuel Torres Santiago titled Nana roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel (Red Lullaby for My Son Lin Manuel)... [more]
Linmaré f South African (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Lynn and Maré, a variant of Marie.
Linna f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of both Lina 2 and Linn.
Linnar m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Lindor, itself a short form of Lindorm.
Linnart m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Linnar, perhaps influenced by Lennart.
Linne f Finnish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sami
Variant of Linna and Line. It also means "linen" in Swedish.
Linnethia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).
Linney f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linney.
Linnhe f Scottish (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a sea loch in Scotland, which was originally an English corruption of Gaelic linne meaning "pool" (making it a cognate of Lynn).
Linni f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Linnea and other similar names. A famous bearer is Norwegian model Linn "Linni" Meister.
Linoam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noam means "my pleasantness" in Hebrew.
Linor f Hebrew (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.
Linor m Albanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Albanian linore "flax".
Linora f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Linor.
Linoya f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noya or a variant of the name Linoy.
Linsie f American (Rare)
Variant of Lindsay or Lindsey.
Lintrude f German (Rare), Medieval French (?), Frankish (?)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft" and drud "strength."... [more]
Linux m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linus originally borne by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
Líó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lio.
Liobita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lioba.
Liodor m Russian (Rare)
Variant (and shorter) form of Iliodor. A known bearer of this name was the Russian poet, translator and journalist Liodor Palmin (1841-1891).
Lion m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and On means "my potency; my strength" in Hebrew.
Lionicio m Mayan (Rare)
descending god
Liori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ori or a variant of the name Lior which means "my light" in Hebrew.
Liothan m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
From the Wedora series of books by the German fantasy writer Markus Heitz.
Lioz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Oz 2 means "my strength" or "my power" in Hebrew.
Lira f Croatian (Rare)
From the name of the musical instrument lira (from Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.
Lirani f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liran, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Rani 2.
Liren f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Ren.
Liri f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Catalan liri, a variant of lliri "iris; lily".
Liria f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician lirio "lily".
Liriel f Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lírio.
Lirija f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "freedom".
Lirime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirim.
Lirin f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1 and Rin.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]
Lirjeta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian liri "liberty, freedom" and jetë "life".
Lirjona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lirjon.
Lirkku f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Liisa.
Lironi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of the name Liron, or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roni 1.
Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]
Liroz f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Roz, means "my rose" or "my flower" in Hebrew and creates a modern twist on the names Varda and Vered.
Liruan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Ru and An 1.
Lisa f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lis.
Lisai m Indonesian (Rare)
Means "war,' traditionally given to male children born during a time of warfare.
Lísandra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Lisandra.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.
Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.
Lisig f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Lisenn.
Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.
Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".
Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.
Lisskulla f Swedish (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
List f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse list meaning "art, craft" as well as "skill, adroitness, dexterity". This is also the Icelandic word for "art".
Listalín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements list "skill; dexterity; art; craft" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment".
Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.
Lita f Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From Norwegian liten, lita meaning "small, little". Also a diminutive of Elisabet.
Litav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.
Liten f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Lita. Also means "small, little" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Litha f American (Rare)
Variant of Letha. It coincides with the neo-pagan name of the summer solstice and the midsummer festival that celebrates it (which is borrowed from liþa, the Old English name of the months roughly corresponding to June and July).
Litov f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Litov is a new name that comes from a combination of the names Li 2 and Tov, this name is a kind of wish that the son/daughter will have a good and happy life... [more]
Litrik m West Frisian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
West Frisian form of Liutric as well as a rare Flemish variant of the related name Liederik.
Little f & m English (Rare)
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.
Litza f English (American, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Litzi.
Liubovė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Most likely a Lithuanian form of Lyubov.
Liudvina f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Ludwina.
Liuna f Romansh (Rare)
Feminine form of Liun.
Liunet m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Leon.
Livanur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
A combined form of Liva and Nur.
Liverios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Liberios, which is the late Greek form of Liberius.
Liveriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Liberius via its modern Greek form Liverios. Also see Liberiy.
Līvijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Livius.
Livine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Lievin.
Livingston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Livingston.
Livramento f Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the city Santana do Livramento, which is located in Brazil.
Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.
Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Liyanna f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 1, Yan 2 and Na.
Līza f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian variant of Liza.
Lizabeth f American (Rare)
Truncated form of Elizabeth.
Lizana f American (Rare)
Combination of Liz and Ana.
Lizander m Polish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Polish and Hungarian form of Lysander.
Lizandra f English (Rare)
A combination of Elizabeth and Alexandra. It may also be based on Lysandra.
Lizavéta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Lizaveta.
Lizavieta f Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian cognate of Lizaveta.
Līze f Latvian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabete and cognate of Liese.
Lizelota f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Liselotte.
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizza f Italian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish and Danish form of Lissa and English variant of Lizzie.
Ljeanid m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Leanid.
Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".
Ljósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ljósbrá f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse ljós meaning "light of the sun, a burning light" and brá meaning "eyelash".
Ljótur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Liótr.
Ljubdrag m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and dragu meaning "precious".
Ljubenko m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic element lyuby "love".
Llanakila f Hawaiian (Rare), African American
Variant of Lanakila, used as an alias by Jamaican-American artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist Victoria Brown.
Llandel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yandel. This is the real name of Puerto Rican singer Yandel (Llandel Veguilla Malavé), member of the Reggaeton duo "Wisin y Yandel".
Llaura f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Laura.
Llázaro m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Lazarus.
Llénifer f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rare, modern coinage of Jennifer.
Lleonard m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Leonard.
Llewelyna f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Llewelyn.
Llewyn m English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Llewelyn. The Welsh -yn suffix creates the singular of a masculine noun; in naming it creates singular meaning and a diminutive form. As such, Llewyn is documented as a given name and as a diminutive of Llewelyn already by the 1500's in Wales... [more]
Lleyton m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form or respelling of Leyton, itself a form of the name Layton. ... [more]
Lliam m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liam. There were 23 boys given this name is 2018 according to the SSA.
Llionard m Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Leonard.
Lliwen f Welsh (Rare)
From the name of a Welsh river, probably meaning "white flow" from lliant "flood, flow" and gwen "white".
Llop m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lupus (see Loup). This is also the Catalan word for "wolf".
Lluch m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Lluc, more commonly found as a surname.
Llucifer m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Lucifer.
Llume f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Luz.
Lluna f Catalan (Modern, Rare), Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Means "moon" in Catalan and Asturian, derived from the Latin Luna.
Lluviana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lluvia, perhaps influenced by names such as Viviana.
Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.
Llwyd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh llwyd "gray".
Loaira f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Anagram of the Galician word raiola meaning "sunbeam through the clouds".
Loara f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Luara.
Lobel m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [more]
Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.
Locayo m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Leocadius.
Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]
Lochlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lochlyn. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Lochlynn in 2018.
Locho m Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Euloxio, Eulogio and Manoel, Manuel and Manel 2.
Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.