All Elements

langr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "long".

lani Polynesian, Hawaiian
Polynesian word meaning "sky, heaven".

lant Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "land".

lǎo 老 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "old".

laos λαός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "people, folk".

lar Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "open spot in the forest".

laska Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "love, kindness, favour".

lata लता Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "vine, creeping plant".

latif لطيف Arabic
Arabic word meaning "gentle".

lauf Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "leaf".

laug Old Norse
Old Norse element possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

laugō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bath, hot spring".

lavanya लावण्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beauty, grace".

lay English
Phonetic element /leɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lay, ley or leigh.

laylak ليلك Arabic
Arabic word meaning "lilac", derived from Persian.

le Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "together with".

lé Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "exceed, increase".

lê 黎 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lí.

leac Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "leek, herb".

leah Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".

leboha Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "thank".

lechem לֶחֶם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "bread".

lee English
Phonetic element /li/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lee, ly, ley or leigh.

léi 雷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thunder".

lěi 1 磊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pile of stones".

lěi 2 蕾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".

lei Polynesian, Hawaiian
Polynesian word meaning "garland, crown of flowers".

leiba Old High German
Old High German word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

leif Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "inheritance, legacy, remainder, remnant".

leih Old High German
Old High German word meaning "melody, tune".

leikr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "play, game, sport".

lēkjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "doctor, healer".

lemo לְמוֹ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "at, to".

lene English
Phonetic element /lin/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lene or leen.

leo 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "lion".

leo 2 Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "voice, sound".

leof Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "dear, beloved".

leon λέων Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "lion".

ler 1 English
Phonetic element /lɜɹ/ in English names.

ler 2 Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "sea".

letha Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to bring".

leub Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "dear, beloved".

leubaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "dear, beloved".

leudīz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "people".

leugō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "marriage".

leuhtą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "light".

leukos λευκός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "white, bright".

lev לֵב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "heart".

leva Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

Lewi לֵוִי Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "Levite".

lewo Old High German, Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "lion".

li לִי Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to me, for me, my, mine".

lí 1 黎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "black, dawn".

lí 2 梨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pear".

lì 1 立 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stand, establish".

lì 2 力 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, capability, influence".

lì 3 丽, 麗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, lovely".

lì 4 莉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white jasmine".

lì 5 利 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "benefit, advantage".

lǐ 1 理 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, logic".

lǐ 2 李 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, plum tree".

lǐ 3 里 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "village".

lǐ 4 礼, 禮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony".

lián 1 莲, 蓮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lotus, water lily".

lián 2 廉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clean, honest, upright".

lián 3 濂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "waterfall".

liàn 恋, 戀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, yearn for".

liáng 1 良 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

liáng 2 凉, 涼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cool, refreshing".

liáng 3 梁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beam, bridge", also referring to the ancient state of Liang.

liàng 1 亮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, radiant, light".

liàng 2 谅, 諒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "excuse, forgive".

liáo 辽, 遼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, far".

liào 廖 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in what is now Henan province.

liber Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "free".

licc Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English word (unattested) meaning "stream".

liêm 廉 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lián.

liên 蓮 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lián.

liepa Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "linden tree".

lijer лијер South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "lily" (of Egyptian origin, via Greek).

lil 𒆤 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "wind, breeze, phantom".

lila लीला Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "play, amusement".

lilium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "lily" (of Egyptian origin, via Greek).

lín 1 林 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "forest".

lín 2 琳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fine jade, gem".

lǐn 凛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shiver with cold".

lin Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "flax".

lind 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".

lind 2 Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse
Old English and Old Norse word meaning "linden tree, lime tree, shield".

lind 3 Albanian
Albanian word meaning "to give birth".

linda 1 Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to wait, to guard".

linda 2 Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch word meaning "linden tree, lime tree, shield".

lindō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "linden tree, lime tree".

líng 1 灵, 靈 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spirit, soul".

líng 2 铃, 鈴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bell, chime".

líng 3 绫, 綾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thin silk".

líng 4 玲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tinkling of jade".

lǐng 怜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to know".

linh 靈 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of líng.

linnaea Various
Latin scientific word meaning "twinflower", after the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus.

linta Old High German
Old High German word meaning "linden tree, lime tree, shield".

linþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".

linum Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "flax".

liob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "dear, beloved".

liod Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "people".

lioht Old High German
Old High German word meaning "light".

liros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "sea, ocean".

lirou Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "sea".

lisŭ лисъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "fox".

lītilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "small".

lítill Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "small".

liú 刘, 劉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kill, destroy".

liù 六 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "six".

liud Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "people".

liut Old High German
Old High German word meaning "people".

lĭvŭ льбъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "lion".

ljótr Old Norse
Old Norse element meaning "light".

llanw Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "tide, flow".

lliant Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "flow, flood".

llin Welsh
Welsh word meaning "flax, linen" (probably of Latin origin).

llwyd Welsh
Welsh word meaning "grey".

llys Welsh
Welsh word meaning "plant".

loan 鸞 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of luán.

lob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "praise".

locus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "place".

logos λόγος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "word, speech".

lóng 1 隆 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prosperous, abundant".

lóng 2 龙, 龍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dragon".

long 龍 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lóng.

longus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "long", distantly related to English long (see lang).

lonĭcĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "pot".

lú 卢, 盧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rice bowl, black".

lù 陆, 陸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "land".

lǚ 吕, 呂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "musical note". It also refers to the ancient state of Lu, which was located in present-day Henan province.

lǜ 绿, 綠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "green".

luán 鸾, 鸞 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a mythological bird.

lubą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "praise".

ľuby Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "love".

lucky English
English word meaning "lucky".

ľudŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "people".

lugal 𒈗 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "king".

lule Albanian
Albanian word meaning "flower".

luna Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "moon".

lundr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "grove".

lunga Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to be correct".

luo λύω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to loosen".

luó 罗, 羅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "net, gauze", and also referring to the minor ancient state of Luo.

lupus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wolf".

lux Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "light".

luxus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "luxury, extravagance".

luzil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "small".

lykos λύκος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wolf". The genitive form is λύκου (lykou).

lyn English
Phonetic element /lɪn/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lyn, lynn, lin, and so on.

lyng Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "heather".

lysis λύσις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "a release, loosening".

lyssa λύσσα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "madness, rabies".

lysŭ лꙑсъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "bald".

m Igbo
Igbo suffix meaning "my, me" (first-person pronoun).

ma 1 真 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhēn.

ma 2 麻 Japanese
Japanese on reading of má.

ma 3 満, 滿 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of mǎn.

ma 4 馬 Japanese
Japanese on reading of mǎ.

ma 5 間 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jiān.

má 1 麻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flax".

má 2 Igbo
Igbo word meaning "know".

mǎ 马, 馬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "horse".

maa маа Mongolian
Mongolian feminine suffix, originating in Tibetan meaning "mother".

ma'aseh מַעֲשֶׂה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "deed, work".

macc Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "son".

macer Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thin".

mache μάχη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "battle".

macian Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to make".

macon Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "to make".

mad Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "good, fortunate".

madaha مدح Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to praise".

madhu मधु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sweet, delicious, honey".

madhukara मधुकर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "bee, honey-maker".

madinah مدينة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "city".

madonna Italian
Italian title for the Virgin Mary meaning "my lady".

mae 前 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qián.

máel Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "bald, shaved, tonsured", and by extension "devotee, servant".

mael Old Welsh, Medieval Breton
Welsh and Breton word meaning "prince, chieftain, lord".

mær Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "girl, maid".

mære Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mærr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mageną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, strength".

magister Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "teacher, master, leader".

maglos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "noble, chief".

magn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "power, strength".

magnus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "great".

Magyar Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "Hungarian".

mah ماه, مه Persian
Persian word meaning "moon".

maha महा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "great".

mahal Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "meeting, assembly, court".

mahhon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to make".

mahmud محْمود Arabic
Arabic word meaning "praised, commendable".

maht Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "might, strength".

mahtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "might, strength".

mai 1 梅 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of méi (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).

mai 2 舞 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of wǔ.

mai 3 麻衣 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "linen robe".

main Welsh
Welsh word meaning "slender, thin".

maior Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "greater", later acquiring the meaning "civic leader, mayor" in Medieval Latin.

maiorana Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "marjoram".

maith Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "good".

maius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "May (month)".

majada مجد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be glorious".

majid 1 مجيد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "glorious".

majid 2 ماجد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "glorious".

mäki Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "hill, mountain".

maki 牧 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mù.

makon Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "to make".

makōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to make".

makoto 誠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of chéng.

makram مكْرم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "noble trait".

makros μακρός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "long, tall".

makwos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "son".

malak ملك Arabic
Arabic word meaning "angel".

mal'akh מַלְאָכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "messenger, angel".

malakh מָלַכְ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to reign".

malati मालती Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "jasmine".

malik ملك Arabic
Arabic word meaning "king".

malina Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "raspberry".

malmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sand, ore".

malmr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ore, metal".

malŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "small".

mǎn 满, 滿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "full".

man 1 Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "person, man".

man 2 من Persian
Persian pronoun meaning "I, me, my".

mana 1 愛 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of ài.

mana 2 Polynesian, Hawaiian
Polynesian word meaning "power".

manag Old High German
Old High German word meaning "many".

managaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "many".

manah 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "thought, mind".

manas मनस् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".

mancus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "maimed, crippled".

mandala Old High German
Old High German word meaning "almond", of Latin origin.

manisha मनीषा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "thought, wisdom".

manju मञ्जु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lovely, beautiful".

manjula मञ्जुल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasing, beautiful".

manjusha मञ्जूषा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "small box, small chest".

mann Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English and Frankish word meaning "person, man".

mannô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "person, man".

mansus Late Roman
Medieval Latin word meaning "dwelling".

manta Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian and Latvian word meaning "property, wealth".

mantra मन्त्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "instrument of thought, prayer, advice".

mantus Medieval Baltic
Lithuanian word meaning "intelligent".

mào 茂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lush, thick, talented".

maqsid مقصد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "goal, purpose, intention".

mar English
Phonetic element /mɑɹ/ in English names.

marah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "horse".

maral مرال Persian
Persian word meaning "deer".

marama Maithili
Maori word meaning "moon".

marca Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "border, boundary, march", of Germanic origin.

marchisus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "marquis".

marcus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "hammer".

mare Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sea".

margarites μαργαρίτης Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "pearl".

marhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "horse".

mari Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mariscalcus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "groom", ultimately derived from the Germanic roots *marhaz "horse" and *skalkaz "servant". This is the origin of the English word marshal.

marjan مرجان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "coral".

marka Old High German
Old High German word meaning "border, boundary, march".

markō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "border, boundary, march".

māros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "great, big".

martellus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "hammer".

maru 丸 Japanese
Means "circle, round, whole", from a Japanese kun reading of wán.

masa 1 成 Japanese
Means "become", a Japanese nanori reading of chéng.

masa 2 正 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zhèng.

masa 3 雅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yǎ.

masa 4 昌 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of chāng.

masa 5 政 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhèng.

masa 6 真 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zhēn.

masaru 1 勝 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shèng.

masaru 2 優 Japanese
Means "excellence, superiority, gentleness", a Japanese kun reading of yǒu.

mashiyach מָשִׁיחַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "anointed, Messiah".

maslo Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "butter".

masu 益 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yì.

math Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "bear (animal)".

maþlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meeting, assembly, council".

maðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).

mati मति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "mind, thought".

mātīr Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "mother".

matis Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "good".

matsu 松 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of sōng.

matta Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "reed mat".

mattan מַתָּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "gift".

matus Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "bear (animal)", possibly originally from *matis "good".

maur Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "great, big".

maurus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "Moorish, North African" (of Greek origin).

mawar Malay
Malay word meaning "rose".

mawī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "girl, maid".

maya माया Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "illusion, magic".

mayra майра Chechen
Nakh word meaning "husband, brave man".

mayura मयूर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "peacock".

me 芽 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of yá.

mé Igbo
Igbo word meaning "do, act".

mečĭ мечь Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "sword".

medea μήδεα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "plans, counsel, cunning".

medicus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "doctor".