baby names starting with L

Lan

orchid, elegant

girlChinese

Lance

land, lance weapon

Landon

#65

long hill or ridge

Lane

#270

narrow path or roadway

unisexEnglish

Langston

long stone, tall man's settlement

Lark

songbird known for joyful song

unisexEnglish

Lars

crowned with laurel

boyDutch

Laurel

bay laurel tree, symbol of victory

unisexLatin

Lavinia

woman of Rome, purity

Lawrence

#510

from Laurentum, crowned with laurel

Layla

#22

night, dark beauty

girlArabic

Leah

#27

weary or delicate, gazelle

Leia

#150

weary; also associated with meadow or child of heaven

Leif

#735

heir, descendant, beloved

boyNorse

Leila

#208

night, dark beauty

girlPersian

Leilani

#155

heavenly flowers or royal child of heaven

girlHawaiian

Lena

#190

bright, shining light

Lennon

#340

lover of storms; descendant of Leannán

unisexIrish

Lennox

#285

elm grove or field of elms

unisexScottish

Lenore

bright, shining light

Leo

#16

lion

boyLatin

Leona

#390

lioness

Leonard

brave as a lion

boyGerman

Leonardo

#63

brave as a lion

boyItalian

Leonidas

#431

lion-like, son of the lion

boyLatin

Leonor

bright, shining light

girlPortuguese

Leopold

bold people, brave folk

boyGerman

Leticia

joy, gladness

Levi

joined, attached, pledged in harmony

boyHebrew

Leyla

night, dark-haired beauty, born at night

girlTurkish

Li

beautiful, powerful, reason

Liam

strong-willed warrior, protector

boyIrish

Lian

lotus, graceful, connected

Liberty

freedom, independence

Liesel

pledged to God

girlGerman

Liliana

#80

lily flower, purity and innocence

Lilith

of the night, night monster

Lillian

#24

lily flower, symbol of purity

Lily

#23

lily flower, purity and beauty

Lin

forest, jade, beautiful

Lincoln

#28

lake colony or settlement by the pool

Linden

lime tree hill

unisexEnglish

Linnea

lime or linden tree

girlNorse

Lionel

little lion

boyFrench

Lior

my light

unisexHebrew

Liora

my light, I have light

Lirael

daughter of the Clayr

Livia

#498

blue, envious, or olive

Llyr

the sea

boyWelsh

Locke

enclosure, fortified place

Logan

#20

little hollow, small meadow

unisexScottish

Lono

god of peace, agriculture, and rain

boyHawaiian

Lorcan

little fierce one

boyIrish

Lorelei

#453

alluring rock, murmuring cliff

Lorenzo

#127

from Laurentum, crowned with laurel

boyItalian

Lotte

free woman

girlDutch

Louisa

#380

renowned warrior

girlGerman

Lourdes

#880

craggy slope, place of miracles

girlSpanish

Lu

dew, road, jade-like stone

Luca

#24

bringer of light

unisexItalian

Lucas

light, illumination

boyGreek

Lucia

#45

light, graceful light

girlSpanish

Lucía

#140

light, born of light

Lucian

#385

light

boyLatin

Luciana

#385

light

Lucien

light, born of light

boyFrench

Lucille

#292

light, bright one

girlFrench

Lucy

#45

light

Ludmila

people's grace, beloved by the people

girlSlavic

Ludwig

famous warrior

boyGerman

Luke

#28

light-giving, luminous

boyGreek

Luna

moon

Luther

army of the people

Lux

#630

light

unisexLatin

Lydia

#68

woman from Lydia, beautiful one

Lyla

#102

night, dark beauty

girlArabic

Lyra

#188

lyre, constellation

Lysander

liberator, one who frees

boyGreek

Lysandra

liberator, one who frees