Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Other Forms FormsLoveless Edit Status Status [contributorhide contributor] Added 11/13/2013 by babycrookston Meaning & History From a medieval nickname for a woman-chaser or lothario (from Old English lufulēas, literally "without love", hence "fancy-free"). The English poet Richard Lovelace (1618-1657) was a famous bearer.