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Lubina
Traces back to the Slavic root "lub." The documented linguistic root means "dear," "beloved," or "love."
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Luc
The French spelling of the short form of Lucas. The name traces back to the ancient region of Lucania in southern Italy, originally denoting a man from that region.
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Luca
An Italian variant of Luke. The documented derivation describes a person who comes from the southern Italian region of Lucania.
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Lucas
Traces back to the Latin Lucanus. The documented meaning is "the one hailing from Lucania" (a historical region in southern Italy).
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Lucia
Traces back to the Latin word "lux", meaning "light".
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Lucía
The name derives from the Latin word “lux” (genitive “lucis”), meaning “light.” In Spanish, the “c” is pronounced as a lisp or an “s” depending on the region; in German, Lucía is often pronounced like the Italian Lucia (with a “ch” sound) or with a soft “s.” Decide for yourselves which variant you prefer.
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Lúcia
goes back to the Roman name Lucius. The Latin root “lux” means “light.” The acute accent on the “u” indicates the stress.
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Lucian
Derived from the Roman name Lucius; the Latin word base "lux" means "light."
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Lucie
Charles Dickens used this name for a main character in "A Tale of Two Cities" (1859). Lucie is the French and English form of Lucia. The Latin root word "lux" means light.
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Luċija
The Maltese form of Lucia. It is based on the Latin word "lux," which means "light."
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Lucille
A further development of the name Lucia. It is based on the Latin word "lux", which translates to "light".
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Lucina
Lucina was an epithet of the goddess Juno in her role as protector of childbirth. The Latin root word "lux" means "light." The name is therefore documented as meaning "she who brings into the light."
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Lucius
The basis for this name is the Latin word lux (genitive: lucis), meaning "light." In ancient Rome, the name was often given to children born at daybreak.
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Lucy
The English form of Lucia. The Latin root "lux" means "light."
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Ludmila
A classic two-part name. It is composed of the elements "lud" (people) and "mil" (dear, precious).
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Ludmilla
A traditional Slavic name composed of lud (people) and mil (dear, beloved). It is documented as "dear to the people."
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Ludovica
The Italian feminine form of Ludwig. The name is composed of Old High German words for "famous" or "loud" and "battle."
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Ludwig
A traditional Old High German name. It is composed of the words "hlut" (famous, loud) and "wig" (battle, war).
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Luis
A spelling variant of Louis, which goes back to the Old High German name Ludwig. The word elements mean "famous" and "battle".
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Luisa
The feminine form of Ludwig. The Old High German root is composed of "hlut" (loud, famous) and "wig" (battle).
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Luise
Luise is the German spelling of the French Louise, the feminine form of Louis (Ludwig). The Old High German roots "hlud" (famous) and "wig" (battle) together mean "the famous warrior." The name has a soft sound, as it contains no hard consonants.
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Luka
A Slavic and alternative spelling for Luca, originating from the Latin name Lucas ("the one from Lucania").
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Lukas
Traces back to Greek and Latin. The name originally described geographic origin, meaning "person from Lucania," a historical region in Southern Italy.
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Luke
The English form of Luke (Lukas). Here too, the meaning "person from Lucania" is documented.
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Lulu
Traces back to the Arabic word for "pearl" and is firmly established in Swahili as both a noun and a given name.
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Lumi
A Finnish name whose root word means "snow".
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Luminița
This name is based on the Romanian word "lumină" (light). The suffix -ița is a diminutive form, giving the documented meaning "little light".
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Luna
Luna is the Latin word for moon.
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Lupo
The name traces back to the Latin word "lupus" and verifiably means "wolf." It is primarily used in the Italian linguistic area.
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Lutz
Documented as a German short form of Ludwig.
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Luuk
is the Dutch form of Lukas. The Latin derivation refers to the region of Lucania in southern Italy ("the one from Lucania"). The spelling with a double U ensures a clear, long pronunciation that distinguishes it from the German "Luc".
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Luzia
The feminine counterpart to Lucian. Luzia (or Lucia) is also reliably derived from the Latin word for light. With the spelling using C, keep in mind that there are different established pronunciations: German (Lu-zi-a) or Italian (Lu-tchi-a). The variant with Z clearly defines the German pronunciation.
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Lydia
A name of Greek origin meaning "woman from Lydia" (an ancient region in Asia Minor).
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Lykke
Lykke is a direct vocabulary word name. The Danish and Norwegian word "lykke" means "happiness" or "good fortune."
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Lynn
This name is widely translated as "lake" or "waterfall," an interpretation tracing back to the Welsh word "llyn." Historically verified, however, is primarily its origin as a short form of names ending in "-lind" or "-lyn," such as Linda.
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Lyra
The name designates a prominent constellation in the northern sky, known in German as "Leier" (the Lyre). The word root originates from Greek and refers to the ancient stringed instrument.
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Lysander
A name of Greek origin. It is composed of the words for "release" or "freeing" and "man" or "person," yielding the meaning "freer of men." The name features a distinctive visual appearance and clear pronunciation.
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Lysandra
This is the feminine form of the Greek name Lysander. The Greek linguistic root means "releaser of men" or "the liberator." The name is a compelling choice if you are seeking a rarer alternative to Alexandra.
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Maali
This name is documented in the Noongar language, where it means "black swan." It is often spelled with a double A to indicate the long pronunciation of the vowel. The variant Mali also exists, but possesses additional Arabic and Slavic roots.
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Maat
Maat securely stands for the concepts of "truth," "justice," and "cosmic order." The goddess Maat personified this principle. The double-"a" spelling often requires a brief clarification when spelled aloud in daily life, but it ensures a clear, long "A" sound in pronunciation.
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Mab
Mab is a figure from English and Celtic folklore, known as "Queen Mab". The meaning of the name is unclear; an often-mentioned interpretation connects the name with the Welsh word "mab" for "son" or "child", which, however, is not verified with respect to a fairy queen.
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Mabel
Mabel is documented as a short form of the medieval name Amabel. This in turn traces back to the Latin amabilis, meaning "lovable."
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Macario
Originates from Greek ("makarios") and is documented to mean "happy" or "blessed." The name is relatively rare in the German-speaking area, but more established in Southern European countries.
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Maci
Maci (often also spelled Macie) is an English short form that historically evolved from the French name Macé. This in turn traces back to Matthew. Maci therefore shares the Hebrew meaning "gift of God." The pronunciation in English is "May-see."
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Maddalena
The Italian form of Magdalena. The name indicates geographic origin and means "the woman from Magdala", a town on the Sea of Galilee.
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Maddox
An English name with Welsh roots. The frequently cited translation "the fortunate one" is a widespread interpretation derived from the original name Madoc and does not represent the entire history of the name.
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Madison
This name is documented as an English surname meaning "son of Matthew" or "son of Maud." Since the 1980s, Madison has been given almost exclusively as a girl name in the US.
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Madita
This name originated through the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's children's books. In the Swedish original, the character is named Madicken, which is documented there as a diminutive of Margareta.
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