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Lhomme FrenchFrom the name of the commune of
Lhomme, located in the Sarthe department in northwestern France.
Lhuyd WelshEdward Lhuyd has been called "the first Welsh archaeologist".... [
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Lian ChineseFrom Chinese 连
(lián) meaning "link, join, connect".
Libra ItalianDerived from the latin word
'libra' meaning "balance, weigh". It's probably a nickname for a deliberate or well-balanced person.
Librizzi ItalianHabitational name from
Librizzi in Messina province, Sicily.
Lichter German, JewishOccupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German
lieht, Yiddish
likht "candle, light".
Lickert German (East Prussian)Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German
liut "people" and
garto "garden; enclosure".
Lickfold EnglishDerives from a hamlet in West Sussex, England. All known holders, worldwide, of this rare surname can be traced back to Lickfolds who lived within 20 miles of Lickfold in the 16th century.
Licona SpanishHabitational name from a place called Likoa in Basque Country.
Licursi ItalianOf Albanian origin, either an occupational name for a tanner from
lëkurë "skin, leather", or a habitational name.
Liddell EnglishFrom the Liddel river, which takes its name from Okd English
hl̄de “loud” +
dæl “valley”.
Liddington English, Scottish (Rare)This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "of Liddington", a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.
Lidén SwedishCombination of the Swedish place name element
lid "slope, hillside" and the common surname siffix
-én.
Lidman SwedishCombination of Swedish place name element
lid "slope, hillside" and
man "man". A notable bearer was Swedish writer Sara Lidman (1923-2004).
Lidström SwedishCombination of the Swedish place name element
lid "slope, hillside" and
ström "stream, flow". A notable bearer is Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Lidström (b. 1970).
Lieb German, JewishNickname for a pleasant or agreeable person, from Middle High German
liep "dear, beloved"; Yiddish
lib or German
lieb. This word was also used as a personal name, both alone (German) and in compounds (German and Jewish).
Lieb GermanFrom a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with
lubo- "love" as the first element.
Lieberknecht GermanA compound name where
lieber is derived from the given name
Liebert and
kneckt is an occupational surname for a journeyman, derived from the Middle Low German
knecht meaning "knight’s assistant, servant".
Liebermann German, JewishDerived from German
lieb or Yiddish
lib meaning "dear, beloved". Many Liebermann families originally spelled the name in Hebrew or Cyrillic characters, so variations in the spelling occurred during transliteration to the Latin alphabet.
Liebhart GermanFrom a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements
liub "beloved, dear" and
hard "brave, strong".
Liebrecht GermanFrom a Germanic personal name formed with
liut "people, tribe" and
berht "shining, famous".
Liem DutchHabitual surname for Lieme in Eastphalia, which is from
lim meaning "mire".
Lieshout DutchOriginally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived either from Dutch
lies meaning "great manna grass" (a grasslike plant that grows near riverbanks and ponds) or Middle Dutch
lese meaning "track, furrow", combined with
hout meaning "forest".
Lietzen GermanLietzen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.... [
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Lif SwedishThis is most likely a name adopted by soldiers in the 17th century. The actual meaning is unclear. It could be taken directly from the Swedish word
liv meaning "life" or from a location named with this element.
Light EnglishNickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English
lyght, Old English
lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".
Lightfoot EnglishEnglish (chiefly northern England, especially Liverpool): nickname for a messenger or for a fast runner, from Middle English lyght ‘light’, ‘nimble’, ‘quick’ (Old English lioht) + fote ‘foot’.
Lighthall EnglishA habitational name from a place called Lightollars in Lancashire, so named from Old English leoht ‘light-colored’ + alor ‘alder’. The surname, however, is not found in current English sources.
Lightyear Popular CultureFrom the English term
light-year, a unit of length often used when measuring distances in space. Most often used in everyday speech and non-scientific publications. This is the surname of
Buzz Lightyear, a fictional character in the Pixar animated film series 'Toy Story'.
Ligi EstonianLigi is an Estonian surname meaning "near" or "accessible".
Lihtmaa EstonianLihtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "common/simple land".
Liier EstonianLiier is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "liige", meaning "member" or "participant".
Liiger EstonianLiiger is an Estonian surname derived from "liige" meaning "member" and "participant".
Liik EstonianLiik is an Estonian surname meaning "kind" or "benevolent".
Liim EstonianLiim is an Estonian surname meaning "glue", "adhesive" and "dough".
Liinamäe EstonianLiinamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "straight hill"; derived from "liin" meaning "straight/line" and "mäe" meaning "hill/mountain".
Liistro ItalianFrom Sicilian
lijistru "privet", a kind of shrub or small tree.
Liit EstonianLiit is an Estonian surname meaning "alliance" or "union".
Liivaru EstonianLiivaru is an Estonian surname meaning "sand(y) upland meadow".
Liivik EstonianLiivik is an Estonian surname meaning "sandy outcrop with sparse vegetation".
Lijewski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Lijewo in Włocławek voivodeship.
Lilienthal JewishMeans "valley of lilies" in German, being this word derived from
Lilie "lily" and
Thal "valley".
Lilienthal Germanhabitational name from any of the places called Lilienthal in Schleswig-Holstein Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemburg named with Middle High German
liljen "lilies" (from Latin
lilium) and
tal "valley".
Liljedahl Swedish, NorwegianOrnamental name derived from Swedish
lilje, a genitive form of
lilja "lily" used in compounds, and the archaic word
dahl (Old Norse
dalr) meaning "valley"... [
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Lill EstonianLill is an Estonian surname, literally meaning "flower".
Lillard BelgianHabitational name from either of two places called
Li(e)laar, in Gavere and Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, East Flanders.
Lillicrap EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for someone with very fair hair (literally "lily-head").
Lillingstone EnglishIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 villages in Buckinghamshire: Lillingstone Dayrell or Lillingstone Lovell.
Lilly EnglishDerived from
Lilly, a pet name for
Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English
lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [
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Lillywhite EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for someone with very fair hair or complexion. It was borne by English cricketers James Lillywhite (1842-1929), first captain of England, and William Lillywhite (1792-1854), pioneer of overarm bowling, uncle of James... [
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Lily EnglishDerived from
Lily, a pet name for
Elizabeth. It was also used as a nickname for someone with fair skin or hair, and is derived from Old English
lilie meaning "lily (the flower)"... [
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Lima PortugueseTopographic name for someone living on the banks of the river of this name (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').
Lima PortugueseTopographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the
Lima River in Portugal, most likely derived from Indo-European
*léymō meaning "lake".
Limanowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Limanowa.
Limb Medieval EnglishRare name of medieval English origin. A dialectal variant of the locational name 'Lumb', from places so called in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century 'lum(m)'... [
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Limbach GermanDerived from any of numerous places in Germany named with Germanic
lindo meaning "lime tree" and
bach meaning "stream". Several of these places are in areas such as the Palatinate, which contributed heavily to early German immigration to the United States.
Limbo ItalianIt comes from latin word "limbus". It has religious origin.... [
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Limon SpanishAn occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.
Lindahl SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and
dal "valley".
Linde German, Dutch, Jewish, Swedish, Norwegian, DanishDerived from Middle Hugh German, Dutch
linde or Scandinavian
lind "lime tree". Almost exclusively ornamental in Swedish, otherwise probably habitational. There are also a number of feminine names containing the element
lind, for example
Linda,
Dietlinde and
Gerlinde, and it's possible that the surname is derived from any of those names.
Linde SpanishFrom Spanish
linde "boundary" or a habitational name from places called La Linde in Spain.
Lindell EnglishDerived from various places in England named with Old Norse
lind "lime tree" and
dalr "valley".
Lindelöf SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and
löf (an archaic spelling of
löv) "leaf".
Lindemann GermanMeans "soft man" in German, from the elements
lind, meaning "soft, flexible", and
mann, meaning "man".
Lindén SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "linden tree" and the common surname suffix
-én.
Lindenbaum German, Jewishtopographic name for someone who lived by a lime tree Lindenbaum or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a lime tree. Derived from the elements
linta "linden" and
boum "tree".
Lindenberg German, Jewish, DutchAs a German and Jewish name, it is derived from any of numerous places called
Lindenberg in Germany, composed of Middle High German
linde meaning "lime tree" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill"... [
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Lindenmeyer GermanHabitational name for the tenant of a farm identified by a lime tree, derived from Middle High German
linde meaning "lime tree" and
meier meaning "tenant farmer".
Linder GermanDerived from the German word linde, which means lime tree.
Lindfors SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree, linden" and
fors "rapid, waterfall".
Lindhagen SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and
hage "enclosed pasture". Carl Lindhagen was the Chief Magistrate of Stockholm in the early 1900s.
Lindley English, GermanEnglish habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire called Lindley, or from Linley in Shropshire and Wiltshire, all named from Old English
lin ‘flax’ +
leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, with epenthetic -d-, or from another Lindley in West Yorkshire (near Otley), named in Old English as ‘lime wood’, from
lind ‘lime tree’ +
leah ‘woodland clearing’... [
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Lindmäe EstonianLindmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "bird mountain/hill".
Lindman SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "linden tree" and
man "man".
Lindskog SwedishDerived from Swedish
lind meaning "linden tree" and
skog meaning "forest".
Lindstedt SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and
stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German
Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Lindt German, DutchThe Lindt surname comes from an Upper German word "lind," which meant "tender" or "gentle hearted." In some instances, especially in Saxony, the surname evolved from the personal name Lindemuth. In general, the similar phonetic name Linde comes from "Linden," which was a type of tree.... [
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Lindvall SwedishCombination of Swedish
lind "lime tree" and
vall "pasture, grassy field".
Liné French (Rare)From Old French
liné meaning "made of linen". This name was an occupational name for someone who weaved linen or was a linen merchant.
Lineker EnglishFrom a place name composed of Old English
lin meaning "flax" and
æcer meaning "field". A famous bearer is retired English soccer player Gary Lineker (1960-).
Linelin German (American)Of German origin, an anglicization of German "Leinlindt", which is a combination of surnames
Lein meaning "linen" and
Lindt meaning "gentle".
Linford Englishhabitational name from Great and Little Linford in Buckinghamshire or Lynford in Norfolk. The former may have Old English
hlyn "maple" as its first element; the latter is more likely to contain
lin "flax" or alternatively the first element may relate to the river
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Ling ChineseFrom Chinese 凌
(líng) meaning "ice", originally used as an occupational name for a palace official who was in charge of storing and handling ice.
Lingard EnglishHabitational name from Lingart, Lancashire, or Lingards Wood in Marsden, West Yorkshire.
Lingerfelt American (South)Americanized spelling of German Lingenfeld, a habitational name from a place so named in the Palatinate.
Linhares PortuguesePortuguese: habitational name from any of several places called Linhares, for example in Braganca, Guarda, and Vila Real, from the plural of linhar ‘flax field’ (Latin linare, a derivative of linum ‘flax’).
Linklater ScottishScottish (Orkney) habitational name from either of two places named Linklater (in South Ronaldsay and North Sandwick).
Linley EnglishThis surname can be derived from a place of the same name in Shropshire, which is derived from Old English
lín meaning "flax, linen" and
leah meaning "clearing." As a modern surname, it can also be a variant of Lindley (Lindley is used in 2 places in Yorkshire), which is derived from Old English
lind meaning "lime tree" and
leah.
Linna EstonianLinna is an Estonian surname meaning (urban) "town" or "city".
Linnaeus Swedish (Rare)Latinized form of
Lind. A famous bearer was Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus (b. 1707 - d. 1778). His father adopted the name Linnaeus after a big lime tree (
lind in Swedish) that grew on the family homestead in Vittaryd parish, Småland.
Linnamäe EstonianLinnamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "urban (city) mountain".
Linney EnglishFrom an Old English female personal name
Lindgifu,
Lindgeofu, composed of the elements
lind ‘lime (wood)’, i.e. ‘shield’ (a transferred sense) +
gifu, geofu ‘gift’.
Linnus EstonianLinnus is an Estonian surname meaning "castle" or "citadel".
Linnuste EstonianLinnuste is an Estonian surname relating to "linnus", meaning "castle" or "citadel".
Linzmeyer German, Portuguese (Brazilian)Means "bailiff of Linz, Austria" in German, derived from Proto-Celtic
*lentos (“bend”) and Middle High German
meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin
maior meaning "greater".... [
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Liotta ItalianVariant form of
Leotta. A famous bearer was American actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022).