Names Starting with L

Laci

Variant spelling of Lacy, from a Norman surname with Gaulish...

Lacy

From a Norman surname derived from Lassy, a town in Normandy...

LaDonna

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Donna,...

Lady

From the English noble title, derived from Old English hlæfd...

Lake

From the English word for an inland body of water, ultimatel...

Lakeisha

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Keisha...

Lakisha

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Kisha,...

Lara

Russian short form of Larisa; introduced to English speakers...

Larissa

Variant of Russian Larisa, possibly from the ancient Greek c...

LaShawn

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Shawn,...

Lashonda

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Shonda...

Latanya
Latasha

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Tasha,...

LaTonya

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Tonya;...

LaToya

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Toya; ...

Lauriane
Lavender

From the English word for the fragrant flowering herb and th...

Laverne

From a French surname derived from a Gaulish place name mean...

Lavínia

Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. In Roman legen...

LaWanda

A combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Wanda;...

Laya

Variant of Leia .

Lea

Form of Leah used in several languages.

Léane

Possibly a combination of Léa and Anne 1

Leann

Compound of Old English ‘lēah’ (meadow) + Hebrew ‘Ann’ (grac...

Leanna

Probably a variant of Liana, or a combination of Lee and Ann...

Leanne

Compound of Old English ‘lēah’ (meadow) + Hebrew ‘Anne’ (gra...

Leatrice

Possibly a blend of Leah and Beatrice, from Hebrew and Latin...

Leith

From a Scottish place name and surname, derived from Gaelic ...

Leni

German diminutive of Helene or Magdalena .

Lenore

Short form of Eleanor, from Old French Alienor of uncertain ...

Léonce

From French; French form of Leontios

Léonide

From French (Rare); French (Rare) form of Leonidas

Léonie

German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius .

Leonor

From Old French ‘Aliénor’ meaning “other”; Portuguese and Sp...

Leontyne

Variant of French Léontine, from Latin Leo meaning “lion”; m...

Leta

Possibly from Latin laetus meaning “glad, joyful”, or a shor...

Letícia

From Portuguese; Portuguese form of Letitia

Letitia

From Late Latin Laetitia meaning “joy, happiness”; used in m...

Lexie
Leya

Variant of Leia .

Leyna

Variant of Léna .

Líadan

Possibly from Old Irish líath meaning "grey"

Libby

Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a short form...

Liberty

Simply from the English word liberty, derived from Latin lib...

Lidia

Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia .

Lieke

Dutch diminutive of Angelique or names ending in lia .

Lihuén

From Mapuche (Hispanicized); Mapuche (Hispanicized) form of ...

Lilac

From the English word for the fragrant purple-flowering shru...

Lili
Lilia

Latinate form of Lily , as well as an alternate transcriptio...

Lilianna

Variant of Liliana .

Lilou

Either a diminutive of French names containing the sound lee...

Linda

From a medieval short form of Germanic names with lind meani...

Lisa

Short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba meaning “my Go...

Livia

A Germanic girl's name with classical roots; widely used in ...

Liwia

A Polish girl's name with classical roots; widely used in Po...

Liya

A Germanic girl's name with classical roots; widely used in ...

Lorraine

From the French region Lorraine, whose name means “kingdom o...

Lou

Short form of Louise or Louis, from Old German Chlodovech co...

Lucinda

An elaboration of Lucia, from Latin lux meaning “light”; cre...

Lucyna

A Polish girl's name with classical roots; widely used in Po...

Luisa

A Germanic girl's name with classical roots; widely used in ...

Luise

A Germanic girl's name with classical roots; widely used in ...

Luiza

A Polish girl's name with classical roots; widely used in Po...

Luna

From Latin “luna” meaning moon; name of the Roman moon godde...

No. 13
Lily

From Latin “lilium” meaning the lily flower; a floral name s...

No. 24
Lucy

From Latin “lux” meaning light, via Lucia; the feminine form...

No. 34
Layla

From Arabic “layl” meaning night; famously used in the 7th-c...

No. 37
Lainey

From Ancient Greek “hēlēn” meaning bright shining one or tor...

No. 38
Leah

weary

No. 53
Lillian

lily

No. 54
Leilani

heavenly flower

No. 66
Liliana

lily flower

No. 80
Lyla

night

No. 83
Lydia

woman from Lydia

No. 97
Lucia

light

No. 98
Lilah

to languish

No. 179
Lia

a feminine given name with roots in several

No. 187
Lila

has multiple independent origins that converged

No. 207
Lennon

descendant of leannán

No. 237
Lilith

of the night

No. 256
Lilly

is a variant spelling of lily, drawn from the

No. 259
Lena

tower

No. 263
Leila

descends from the arabic layla (“night”)

No. 268
Lola

to split

No. 273
Lucille

light

No. 274
Leia

has a contested etymology with 3 plausible sources

No. 290
Luciana

is the italian, spanish, and portuguese feminine

No. 291
Londyn

place at the navigable river

No. 305
Lauren

from laurentum

No. 351
London

london takes its name from the capital of england

No. 355
Laura

laurel

No. 359
Laila

night, dark beauty

No. 371
Lana

light, little rock

No. 374
Leighton

meadow settlement

No. 395
Lorelai

luring rock

No. 402
Lilliana

lily flower

No. 411
Liana

to climb, bond

No. 418
Lorelei

luring rock

No. 456
Lyra

lyre, constellation

No. 482