Names beginning with L
50 names, with meanings and origins. Part of a library of 1,000.
Lailah
Night (modern American spelling of Layla)
Arabic/Hebrew
Lakambini
Muse, lady, demure beauty
Filipino/Tagalog
Lakeisha
Joyful / alive (popular African American name of the 1970s-80s)
American/Arabic
Lala
Tulip / song (Lala Anthony + La La Land)
English/Hindi
Lale
Tulip
Turkish/Persian
Laleh
Tulip
Persian/Urdu
Lalla
Lady (Berber/Arabic; Kashmir's poet-saint)
Berber/Arabic
Lan
Orchid
Vietnamese/Chinese
Lara
Cheerful (Lara Dutta Miss Universe; Lara Croft; Lara Flynn Boyle)
Russian/Latin
Larasati
Refined royal consort
Javanese/Indonesian
Larisa
Citadel (Larisa Latynina, 9 Olympic gold gymnastics — most ever)
Russian/Greek
LaShawn
God is gracious (LaShawn Merritt, Olympic sprinter)
American/Hebrew
Lauren
Laurel-crowned (Lauren Bacall; Lauren Groff)
English/Latin
Lavender
Aromatic purple herb (color and plant)
Latin/English
Laverne
Springlike / alder (Laverne Cox, first trans Emmy actor nominee)
French/Latin
Lavonne
Yew tree / young archer (Lavonne in A League of Their Own)
French/American
Lemlem
Lush / blooming (Liya Kebede's fashion label)
Tigrinya/Amharic
Lennox
Elm grove (Annie Lennox, Eurythmics)
Scottish/Gaelic
Leonie
Lioness (modern German + French feminine of Leon)
French/Latin
Leonora
Light (Leonora Carrington, surrealist painter)
Latin/Italian
Lesedi
Light (Southern African Bantu heritage)
Sotho/Tswana
Leticia
Happiness / joy (Queen Letizia of Spain; Leticia Bufoni skateboarder)
Spanish/Latin
Leyre
Iconic Monastery of Leyre (Navarrese heritage)
Basque/Spanish
Liberty
Freedom (the Statue of Liberty + Liberty Phoenix)
English/Latin
Lidija
Of Lydia (Croatian heritage)
Croatian/Serbian
Ligaya
Joy (Filipino)
Tagalog/Filipino
Liisa
Pledged to God (Estonian Elizabeth)
Estonian/Finnish
Liisi
Devoted to God (Liisi Koikson Estonian jazz)
Estonian/Finnish
Liliane
Lily (Liliane Bettencourt L'Oréal heiress)
French/Latin
Lilianna
Lily flower (modern double-N spelling of Liliana)
Latin/Italian
Lillie
Lily flower (Lillie Langtry, Edwardian celebrity)
English/Latin
Linda
Pretty (peaked #1 from 1947 to 1952; Linda Ronstadt, Linda Lovelace)
Spanish/Germanic
Linden
Linden tree (Berlin's Unter den Linden)
English/Germanic
Lindsay
Wetland with linden trees (Lindsay Lohan + Lindsay Davenport)
Scottish/English
Lisa
Consecrated to God (#1 American girl's name 1962-1969; Mona Lisa)
English/Hebrew
Lise
God is my oath (Lise Meitner, discovered nuclear fission)
German/French
Liza
Consecrated to God (Liza Minnelli, EGOT winner)
English/Hebrew
London
The capital of England (London Tipton, Suite Life)
English/Celtic
Loretta
Laurel (Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter)
Italian/English
Lorna
Crowned with laurel (Lorna Doone, R.D. Blackmore's heroine)
Scottish/English
Lucille
Light (Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy)
French/Latin
Lucinda
Light (Lucinda Williams, 3 Grammys; Cervantes's heroine)
Latin/Spanish
Ludmila
Beloved of the people (patron saint of Bohemia)
Czech/Slavic
Luella
Famous elf (Luella Bartley, British designer)
English/Germanic
Luisa
Famous warrior (Luisa Madrigal in Encanto; multinational name)
Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Germanic
Lula
Famous warrior / pearl (Lula Washington, dance pioneer)
English/German
Lulu
Famous warrior / pearl (Lulu Wang, The Farewell)
English/Hawaiian
Luningning
Brilliance, radiance
Filipino/Tagalog
Lykke
Happiness / luck (Lykke Li Swedish singer)
Danish/Norwegian
Lyudmila
Dear to the people
Russian/Slavic