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

Names starting with L

1–48 of 188 names

English · French

Lainey

Short form of Elaine; meaning uncertain

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Hebrew

Leah

Possibly weary; origin uncertain

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Hawaiian

Leilani

Heavenly flowers; royal child

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Latin

Leo

Lion

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Italian

Leonardo

Brave lion, through Leonard

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Hebrew

Levi

Possibly joined; attached

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Irish

Liam

Will and protection, through William

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Italian · Spanish · English

Liliana

Elaborated form of Lillian

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English

Lillian

Linked to Lily and Elizabeth

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English · Latin

Lily

Lily flower

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Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Logan

Little hollow

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Italian · Romanian · Hungarian

Luca

From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form

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Latin · Greek

Lucas

Probably from Lucania

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Italian · Latin · Spanish

Lucia

Light, through Lucius

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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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Greek

Lydia

From Lydia

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English

Lyla

Variant of Leila or feminine form of Lyle

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Scottish Gaelic

Lachlan

Scandinavian; from the land of the lakes

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Arabic

Laith

Lion; brave one

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English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

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English

Landon

Long hill; ridge

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English

Lane

Lane; path

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English

Laurel

Laurel tree

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English

Lee

Clearing, in the English surname

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Old Norse

Leif

Heir; descendant

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English

Leighton

Town with a leek garden

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German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

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English · Irish

Lennon

Lover, through an Irish byname

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Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Lennox

Possibly place of elms

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English · Italian

Lenora

Short form of Elenora; origin uncertain

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Greek · French

Leon

Lion

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Greek · Latin

Leona

Lion; feminine form of Leon

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Old German

Leonard

Brave lion

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Greek

Leonidas

Son or descendant of a lion

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Scottish

Leslie

Probably garden of holly

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Sanskrit · Arabic

Lila

Divine play

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Hebrew · Akkadian

Lilith

Night-associated; from lilitu

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Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

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French

Lionel

Little lion, through Léon

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Hebrew

Liora

My light

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Liv

Protection; also associated with life

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Latin

Livia

Roman Livius family; also short for Olivia

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