Names starting with L
1,343 Names found
The surname originates from an Old English place name that translates to "long hill", which essentially means "ridge". Its adoption might also have...
The French variant of Landric. Several French saints carried this name, among them a 5th-century bishop of Sées and a 7th-century bishop of Paris.
An Old German name composed of the elements lant meaning "land" and wolf meaning "wolf". It was carried by several Lombard noblemen.
Derived from an English surname meaning "lane, path", originally given to someone who resided near a lane.
A diminutive of Elaine.
Signifies "beautiful day" in the Zulu language.
The surname originates from a place name in Old English, combining the elements lang meaning "long" and stan meaning "stone". An notable individual...
Signifies "good, favourable, gentle" in Vietnamese.
Diminutive of Lance, Landon and other names starting with Lan.
A shortened form of Olanrewaju.
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", though other character combinations with...
From Greek Λαοκόων (Laokoon), composed of λαός (laos) meaning "people" and ἀκούω (akouo) meaning "to hear". In Greek mythology, he was a Trojan...
Latinized version of Greek Λαοδίκη (Laodike) meaning "justice of the people", from Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice...
The original Greek form of Laodice.
Perhaps a newer form of Luigsech, or taken from the name of County Laois in central Ireland. It also serves as an Irish equivalent of Lucy or Louise.
From Chinese 老子 (Laozi) meaning "old master". This honorific title was given to the semi-legendary 6th-century BC Chinese philosopher Laozi, who...
Diminutive of Jacopo.
A variation of Lakeisha.
Russian shortened form of Larisa. It entered the English-speaking world through a character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957) and its...
A Finnish diminutive of Laurence 1 or Hilarius.
Possibly taken from the name of the ancient city of Larisa in Thessaly, which meant "citadel". In Greek legends, the nymph Larisa was either a...
A variation of Larisa. It has been in common use as an English given name only since the 20th century, borrowed from Russian. In 1991, one of...
A medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.
Diminutive form of Laurence 1.
Diminutive of Laurence 1. A well-known bearer is former basketball player Larry Bird (1956-).
Possibly linked to Greek λαλέω (laleo) meaning "to talk, to chatter", or the Latin term Lares referring to minor guardian deities. In Roman mythology,...
The Icelandic variant of Laurence 1.
The Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Polish variant of Larisa.
Possibly from a Northwest Caucasian word meaning "light". It was a name of Giorgi IV, a 13th-century king of Georgia.
A combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shonda. It may be written as LaShonda or Lashonda.
The Finnish variant of Laurence 1.
From a diminutive of the northern English word lass meaning "young girl", a term likely of Norse origin. The author Eric Knight used this name for a...
The Hungarian version of Vladislav. Saint László, a 11th-century ruler of Hungary, is revered for his Christian virtues and courage.
Formed by combining the popular prefix la with the name Tanya. It may be written as LaTanya or Latanya.