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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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1–48 of 50 names

Hebrew

Leah

Possibly weary; origin uncertain

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Latin

Leo

Lion

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Hebrew

Levi

Possibly joined; attached

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Irish

Liam

Will and protection, through William

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English · Latin

Lily

Lily flower

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Italian · Romanian · Hungarian

Luca

From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form

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Latin · English

Lucy

Light, through Lucia

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Croatian · Serbian

Luka

Form of Luke, probably referring to Lucania

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Greek · English

Luke

Probably from Lucania

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Spanish · Latin

Luna

Moon

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English

Lyla

Variant of Leila or feminine form of Lyle

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English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

Familiar
English

Lane

Lane; path

Familiar
English

Lee

Clearing, in the English surname

Familiar
Old Norse

Leif

Heir; descendant

Familiar
German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

Familiar
Greek · French

Leon

Lion

Familiar
Sanskrit · Arabic

Lila

Divine play

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

Familiar
Old Norse · Norwegian

Liv

Protection; also associated with life

Familiar
Spanish · Yoruba

Lola

Sorrows, through Dolores

Familiar
Spanish · Germanic

Luis

Famous in battle; Spanish form of Louis

Familiar
Spanish

Luz

Light

Familiar
Greek

Lyra

Lyre; the constellation name

Familiar
Catalan

Laia

Sweetly speaking, through Eulalia

Uncommon
English

Lake

Lake

Uncommon
Swedish · Latin

Lars

Scandinavian form of Laurence

Uncommon
Arabic

Leen

Softness; tenderness

Uncommon
Hebrew · Russian

Lev

Heart

Uncommon
Hebrew

Lior

My light; light is mine

Uncommon
French

Lou

Short form of Louise or Louis

Uncommon
Portuguese

Lua

Moon, in Portuguese

Uncommon
Finnish

Lumi

Snow

Uncommon
Czech · Russian · Croatian

Lada

Uncertain meaning; also a short form of longer names

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Hausa

Ladi

Sunday

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

Rare gem
English

Lark

Lark; songbird

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Sanskrit

Lata

Vine; climbing plant

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Chinese

Lei

Upright; a pile of stones with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Lei

Flower bud with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Li

Beauty or reason with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Lian

Lotus or waterfall with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Liel

My God

Rare gem
Vietnamese

Liên

Lotus

Rare gem
Chinese

Lin

Forest or fine jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Ling

Spirit or bell with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Vietnamese

Linh

Spirit; soul

Rare gem
Norwegian

Live

Protection; associated with life

Rare gem
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