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The Name Begins With The Letter L:
LOURDES  f  Spanish, English
From the name of a French town...

LOURENÇO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE

LOURENS  m  Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE

LOVE (1)  m  Swedish
Swedish form of LOUIS

LOVE (2)  f  English
Simply means "love" from the English word, derived from Old English lufu.

LOVEL  m  English
Variant of LOVELL

LOVELL  m  English
Variant of LOWELL

LOVIISA  f  Finnish
Finnish feminine form of LOUIS

LOVIISE  f  Estonian
Estonian feminine form of LOUIS

LOVISA  f  Swedish
Swedish feminine form of LOUIS

LOVISE  f  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of LOUIS

LOVRENC  m  Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE

LOVRO  m  Slovene
Short form of LOVRENC

LOWELL  m  English
From a surname meaning "wolf cub" in Norman French.

LOWIE  m  Dutch
Pet form of LODEWIJK

LOWRI  f  Welsh
Welsh form of LAURA

LOYD  m  English
Variant of LLOYD

LUANA  f  English
An invented name, formed from a combination of LOU and ANA...

LUANN  f  English
Combination of LOU and ANN

LUANNA  f  English
Combination of LOU and ANNA

LUANNE  f  English
Combination of LOU and ANNE

LUBA  f  Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of LYUBA

LUBBERT  m  Frisian
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and beraht "bright".

LUBEN  m  Bulgarian
Variant transcription of LYUBEN

LUBNA  f  Arabic
Means "storax tree" in Arabic...

LUBOMIERZ  m  Polish
Polish form of LUBOMÍR

LUBOMÍR  m  Czech, Slovak
Means "love and peace" from the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace".

LUBOMIR  m  Polish
Polish form of LUBOMÍR

LUBOŠ  m  Czech, Slovak
Short form of LUBOMÍR and other names beginning with the Slavic element lub meaning "love".

LUC  m  French
French form of LUKE

LUCA (1)  m  Italian
Italian form of LUKE...

LUCA (2)  f  Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of LUCIUS

LÚCÁS  m  Irish
Irish form of LUCAS

LUCAS  m  English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Latin form of Loukas (see LUKE).

LUCASTA  f  English
Feminine form of LUCAS...

LUCE  f  Italian, French
Italian and French variant of LUCIA...

LUCETTA  f  English
Pet form of LUCY

LUCETTE  f  French
Pet form of LUCIE

LUCHJO  m  Esperanto
Esperanto pet form of LUDWIG

LÚCIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of LUCIA

LUCÍA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of LUCIA

LUCIA  f  Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS...

LUCIAN  m  English, Romanian
From the Roman family name Lucianus, which was derived from the Roman name LUCIUS.

LUCIANA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIAN

LUCIANO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUCIE  f  French, Czech
French and Czech form of LUCIA

LUCIEN  m  French
French form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUCIENNE  f  French
Feminine form of LUCIEN

LUCIFER  m  Theology
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring"...

LUCIJA  f  Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of LUCIA

LUCILE  f  French, English
Variant of LUCILLE

LUCILLA  f  Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Latin pet form of LUCIA...

LUCILLE  f  French
French pet form of LUCIA

LUCINA  f  Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light"...

LUCINDA  f  English, Portuguese
An elaboration of LUCIA created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605).

LUCINDE  f  French
French form of LUCINDA

LUCINE  f  Armenian
Means "moon" in Armenian.

LÚCIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of LUCIUS

LUCIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of LUCIUS

LUCIUS  m  Ancient Roman, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light"...

ŁUCJA  f  Polish
Variant of LUCJA

LUCJA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of LUCIUS

LUCJAN  m  Polish
Polish form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUCJUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of LUCIUS

LUCKY  m  English
Either from a nickname given to a lucky person or else a pet form of LUKE.

LUCRECE  f  French
French form of LUCRETIA

LUCRETIA  f  Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth"...

LUCREZIA  f  Italian
Italian form of LUCRETIA

LUCY  f  English
English feminine form of LUCIUS

LUCYNA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUDDE  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of LUDVIG

LUDGER  m  German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch form of LUITGER...

LUDIS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of LUDWIG

LUDIVINE  f  French
French feminine form of LUDWIG

LUDMIŁA  f  Polish
Polish form of LUDMILA

LUDMILA  f  Czech
Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements lud "people" and mil "favour, grace"...

LUDMILLA  f  English
English form of LUDMILA

LUDO  m  English
Short form of LUDOVIC

LUDOVIC  m  English
Medieval Latinized form of LUDWIG

LUDOVICA  f  Italian
Latinized feminine form of LUDWIG

LUDOVICO  m  Italian
Latinized form of LUDWIG

LUDOVIKO  m  Esperanto
Esperanto form of LUDWIG...

LUDVIG  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of LUDWIG

LUDVIGS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of LUDWIG

LUDVIK  m  Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of LUDWIG

LUDWIG  m  German
From the Germanic name Hludwig which meant "famous warrior", composed of the elements hlud "fame" and wig "warrior"...

LUDWIK  m  Polish
Polish form of LUDWIG

LUDWIKA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of LUDWIG

LUELLA  f  English
Variant of LOUELLA

LUGH  m  Irish Mythology
Irish form of Lug, the name of a Celtic god of the sun and craftsmanship, meaning "shining one" in Old Irish (ultimately from the Indo-European root *leuk "light, brightness")... []

LUGHAIDH  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH... 

LUGUS  m  Celtic Mythology
Gaulish cognate of LUGH

LUIGI  m  Italian
Italian form of LOUIS

LUIGIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of LOUIS

LUIGINA  f  Italian
Pet form of LUIGIA

LUIGINO  m  Italian
Pet form of LUIGI

LUÍS  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of LOUIS

LUIS  m  Spanish
Spanish form of LOUIS

LUÍSA  f  Portuguese
Feminine form of LUÍS

LUISA  f  Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of LUIS

LUISE  f  German
German form of LOUISE

LUÍSEACH  f  Irish
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH.

LUISELLA  f  Italian
Pet form of LUISA

LUISINA  f  Spanish
Pet form of LUISA

LUITGARD  f  German
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and gard "enclosure".

LUITGER  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and ger "spear".

LUITPOLD  m  German
German form of LEOPOLD

LUIZ  m  Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of LOUIS

LUIZA  f  Polish, Portuguese
Polish and Portuguese feminine form of LOUIS

LUJAYN  f  Arabic
Means "silver" in Arabic.

LUJZA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of LOUISA

LUKA  m  Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of LUKE

LUKÁCS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of LUKE

LUKÁŠ  m  Czech
Czech form of LUKE

LUKAS  m  German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of LUKE

ŁUKASZ  m  Polish
Polish form of LUKE

LUKE  m  English, Biblical
From the Greek name Λουκας (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania"...

LUKEN  m  Basque
Basque form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

LUKSA  f  Esperanto
Means "luxurious" in Esperanto.

LULA  f  English
Either a pet form of names that begin with Lu or a short form of TALULLA.

LULE  f  Albanian
Means "flower" in Albanian.

LULJETA  f  Albanian
Means "flower of life" in Albanian.

LULU (1)  f  German
Pet form of names that begin with Lu, especially LUISE.

LULU (2)  f  Arabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.

LUMI  f  Finnish
Means "snow" in Finnish.

LUMINITA  f  Romanian
Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.

LUMUSI  f  African
Means "born face down" in Ewe.

LUNA  f  Roman Mythology
Means "the moon" in Latin...

LUNED  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ELUNED...

LUNETE  f  French
French form of LUNED

LUNGILE  f  African
Means "the good one" in Zulu.

LUNINGNING  f  Filipino
Means "brilliance" in Tagalog.

LUPE  f  Spanish
Short form of GUADALUPE

LUPITA  f  Spanish
Pet form of GUADALUPE

LURDES  f  Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of LOURDES

LUTFI  m  Arabic
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic.

LUTGARD  f  German
Variant of LUITGARD

LUTGARDIS  f  Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD...

LUTHER  m  English
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and heri "army"...

LÚĐVÍK  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of LUDWIG

LUTZ  m  German
German pet form of LUDWIG

LUUK  m  Dutch
Dutch form of LUKE

LUUKAS  m  Finnish
Finnish form of LUKE

LUVENIA  f  English
Possibly a form of LAVINIA

LUVINIA  f  English
Possibly a form of LAVINIA

LUX  f & m  English
Modern name derived from Latin lux "light".

LUZ  f  Spanish
Means "light" in Spanish...

LUZIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of LUCIA

LYALL  m & f  English
From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which is derived in part from úlfr "wolf").

LYCURGUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Λυκουργος (Lykourgos), a Greek name which meant "deed of a wolf" from λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf" and εργον (ergon) "deed, work"... 

LYDA  f 
Variant of LYDIA

LYDIA  f  English, German, Biblical
Means "from Lydia" in Greek...

LÝDIE  f  Czech
Czech form of LYDIA

LYDIE  f  French
French form of LYDIA

LYGIA  f  Portuguese
Variant of LÍGIA

LYKKE  f  Danish
Means "good fortune, happiness" in Danish.

LYLE  m  English
From a surname meaning "from the island" from French de l'isle.

LYN  f  English
Variant of LYNN

LYNDA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of LINDA

LYNDI  f  English
Pet form of LINDA

LYNDON  m  English
From a surname which meant "lime tree hill" in Old English.

LYNDSAY  f & m  English
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNDSEA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNDSEY  f & m  English
Variant of LINDSAY

LYNETTE  f  English
Pet form of LYNN...

LYNN  f & m  English
From an English surname which derives from Welsh llyn "lake"...

LYNNA  f  English
Elaborated form of LYNN

LYNNE  f & m  English
Variant of LYNN

LYNNETTE  f  English
Variant of LYNETTE

LYNSAY  f  English
Feminine variant of LINDSAY

LYNSEY  f  English
Feminine variant of LINDSAY

LYNTON  m  English
Variant of LINTON

LYNWOOD  m  English
Variant of LINWOOD

LYOSHA  m  Russian
Pet form of ALEKSEY

LYOV  m  Russian
Variant of LEV (1)

LYRA  f  Astronomy
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega...

LYRIC  f  English
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικος (lyrikos).

LYS  f  German
German pet form of ELIZABETH

LYSANDER  m  Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Λυσανδρος (Lysandros) which meant "a release of a man" from Greek λυσις (lysis) "a release" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"...

LYSANDRA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Λυσανδρος (Lysandros) (see LYSANDER).

LYSANNE  f  German
Combination of LYS and ANNE

LYSETTE  f  English
Variant of LISETTE

LYSIMACHUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Λυσιμαχος (Lysimachos) which meant "a loosening of battle", derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and μαχη (mache) "battle"...

LYSISTRATA  f  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυσιστρατη (Lysistrate) which meant "loosening the army", derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

LYSSA  f  English
Short form of ALYSSA

LYUBA  f  Russian, Ukrainian
Pet form of LYUBOV

LYUBEN  m  Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".

LYUBOCHKA  f  Russian, Ukrainian
Pet form of LYUBOV

LYUBOMIR  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of LUBOMIR

LYUBOV  f  Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".

LYUDMIL  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian masculine form of LUDMILA

LYUDMILA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA...

LYUDMYLA  f  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of LUDMILA

LYYDIA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of LYDIA

LYYTI  f  Finnish
Finnish form of LYDIA

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