Elements Starting with L

ʾl Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "god".

la English
Phonetic element /lɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /lə/).

lad Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "course, way".

láech Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "warrior".

lahhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "doctor, healer".

lài 赖, 賴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely".

laibō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

laibu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

laikaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "play, game, sport".

laineh Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "wave".

lakci Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "bay, cove".

laki Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "doctor, healer".

lakso Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "valley".

lala लल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "playing, caressing".

lāleh لاله Persian
Persian word meaning "tulip".

laleo λαλέω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to talk".

lalita ललित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "playful, charming, desirable".

lamaʿa لمع Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to shine, to gleam".

lampo λάμπω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to shine".

lán 1 兰, 蘭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orchid, elegant".

lán 2 岚, 嵐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mountain mist".

lán 3 蓝, 藍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "blue, indigo".

lan 蘭 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of lán.

lāna لان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be soft".

land Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "land".

landą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "land".

láng 郎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentleman".

lang Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "long".

langaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "long".

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".

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

laṭafa لطف Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be kind".

laṭīf 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".

lavan לָבָן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "white".

lavaṇa लवण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "salt".

lāvaṇya लावण्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beauty, loveliness, charm".

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".

leas Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "without, lacking".

leboha Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "thank".

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

leḥem לֶחֶם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "bread".

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, for".

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".

leppä Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "alder".

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".

levana לְבָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "moon".

Levi 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".

līlā 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".

lo לֹא Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "not".

loan 鸞 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of luán.

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

locana लोचन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "eye".

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".

lubō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "love".

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

lucky English
English word meaning "lucky".

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

lufu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "love".

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".