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Explore 171 first names starting with L, with short explanations and links to their stories on our blog.
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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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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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The English form of Lucia. The Latin root "lux" means "light."
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A classic two-part name. It is composed of the elements "lud" (people) and "mil" (dear, precious).
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A traditional Slavic name composed of lud (people) and mil (dear, beloved). It is documented as "dear to the people."
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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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A traditional Old High German name. It is composed of the words "hlut" (famous, loud) and "wig" (battle, war).
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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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The feminine form of Ludwig. The Old High German root is composed of "hlut" (loud, famous) and "wig" (battle).
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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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A Slavic and alternative spelling for Luca, originating from the Latin name Lucas ("the one from Lucania").
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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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The English form of Luke (Lukas). Here too, the meaning "person from Lucania" is documented.
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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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A Finnish name whose root word means "snow".
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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 is the Latin word for moon.
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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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Documented as a German short form of Ludwig.
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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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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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A name of Greek origin meaning "woman from Lydia" (an ancient region in Asia Minor).
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Lykke is a direct vocabulary word name. The Danish and Norwegian word "lykke" means "happiness" or "good fortune."
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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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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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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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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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