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Laybourn English
Habitational name from Leyburn in North Yorkshire, High Leybourne in Godalming in Surrey, or Leybourne in Kent. The North Yorkshire name may derive from Old English hlēg “shelter” and burna “spring, stream”... [more]
Laycock English
The name comes from a small village in England called "Laycock" and has something to do with "the place of the birds."... [more]
Layden English
Variant of Laden.
Layman English
Habitational name for someone living near a meadow. Derived from Middle English leye. ... [more]
Lazare French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Lazare. Cognate of Lázaro.
Lazarenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Lazar".
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazareski.
Lazareski m Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazarev Russian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareva f Russian
Feminine form of Lazarev.
Lazarevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarevski.
Lazarevski Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazarou Greek
Means "son of Lazaros".
Lazcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lazkao.
Lazio Italian
Named after the region called 'Lazio' of Italy.
Lazos Greek
Either from the short version of the name Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.
Łazowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Łazy, Łazow, or Łazowa, named with łazy meaning "clearing in a forest".
Lazzeri Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan variant of Lazzari.
Lbov Russian
Derived either from Russian лоб (lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Le Vietnamese
Simplified variant of .
Leadbeater English
Variant spelling of Ledbetter.
Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.
Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.
Lear English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing"... [more]
Learn English (American)
The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.
Leask Scottish
Named after the village of Leask in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.... [more]
Leather English, Scottish
A metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English lether meaning "leather".
Leavy Irish
Shortened form of Dunleavy.
Lebaron French
Either a variant of Baron "baron" with the French masculine definite article le. Or a habitational name from Le Baron the name of several places in various parts of France.
Lebon French
Approbatory (or ironic) nickname from le bon "the good" a variant of Bon with fused masculine definite article le.
Leborgne French
Variant spelling of Le Borgne.
Le Bras Breton
Altered form of Breton Ar Brazh meaning "the great, the imposing" or "the big, the fat", ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brassos "great, violent".
Lebrón Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of A Pobra do Brollón.
Lebrón Spanish
Lebrón is a surname most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre (meaning "hare" in Spanish).
Leckey Scottish, English, Irish
Originally Scottish, but also found in England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Possibly derives from the barony of Leckie (meaning "place of flagstones", from Gaelic leac, "flagstone") in Stirlingshire.
Leconte French
from the Old French title of rank conte "count", an occupational name for a servant in the household of a count or who was one.
Le Costa Sinhalese
Variant of La Costa used in Sri Lanka.
Lecubarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Habitational name derived from Basque Lekubarri, composed of leku "place" and barri "new".
Lecuona Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lekuona.
Ledama Maasai
Of uncertain meaning.
Ledda Italian, Sardinian
Probably from the former Medieval town of Lella, in northern Sardinia. The transformation of -ll- into -dd- is common in Sardinian.
Leddy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Lideadha.
Ledermann German
Variant form of Leatherman.
Ledesma Spanish, Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, particularly in Salamanca or Boqueixón, possibly derived from a superlative form of the Proto-Celtic root *ɸletos "breadth, side" or *ɸleitos "grey".
Ledo Catalan
Variant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
Leduc French, Breton
From the Old French title of rank duc "duke" (from Latin dux "leader" genitive ducis) with the French masculine definite article le used as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or else as a metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in a ducal household.
Ledwick English
A variation of the given name Ludwig.
Leeds English
From the city of Leeds in Yorkshire. The name was first attested in the form Loidis in AD 731. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as 'Ledes'. This name is thought to have ultimately been derived from an earlier Celtic name... [more]
Leemet Estonian
Leement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Leeming English
Habitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word lēoma "gleam, sparkle".
Leenders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leendert.
Lees English
Possibly a variation of the surname Lee 1.
Leeson English
Means "son of Lee".
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Lefort French, Walloon
Either a nickname from French le fort "the strong" (see Fort ). It is also found in Germany where it is probably of Alsatian origin (compare Lefor ) and in Haiti where it most likely originates from the nickname Lefort... [more]
Lefrançois French
From the given name François. It may also mean "the Frenchman", probably used to denote someone who came from the region of Île de France in France.
Legaspi Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Legazpi primarily used in the Philippines.
Legault Norman (Gallicized)
From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Leggio Italian
From Sicilian leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of Leggièri.
Legizamon Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarri Doneztebeko Elizatea.
Legore Italian (Americanized, ?)
Possibly related to the Italian surname Legori, derived from a Lombard dialect form of lepre "hare". However, Legore is not attested in Italian records.
Legori Lombard, Italian
Lombard form of Lepri.
Le Guen Breton (Gallicized)
Comes from originally of "Gwenn" who means white.
Le Guet French
Variant of Guet with the article le "the".
Lehane Irish
Lehane (Irish: Ó Liatháin) is an uncommon Irish surname, typically from County Cork. Ó Liatháin is more frequently anglicized as Lane or Lyons. The surname is also found in County Donegal where it was also anglicized from the Ulster branch of O'Liathain into Lehane, Lane, Lyons,and Lawn.
Lehigh German, Irish
Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .
Lehmkuhl German, Low German
topographic or occupational name for someone working or living by a clay pit from Middle Low German lēm "clay" and kule "pit" a habitational name from any of several places called with this term for example Lehmkuhlen near Kiel.
Lehner German
Status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, from an agent derivative of Middle High German lehen 'to hold land as a feudal tenant'. variant of Leonhardt.
Lehola Estonian
Lehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Lehto Finnish
Finnish: from lehto ‘grove’; either a habitational name, recorded since the 17th century, from any of the farms in eastern Finland named for their location by a grove, or in other cases a more recent ornamental adoption... [more]
Lehtomäki Finnish
Lehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Lei Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Li 1.
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Leibniz German
The German surname Leibnitz emerged in the lands that form the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval dukedom... [more]
Leidig German
From a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Leifer Jewish
Variant of Läufer.
Leifsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leif" in Icelandic.
Leighty English
Perhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Leija Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning uncertain, but it might be a variant of Leixà.
Leijon Swedish
Variant of Lejon.
Leinbach German
German topographic name from any of several streams called leinbach, from Middle High German lin ‘flax’ or Middle Low German leie (genitive leien) ‘rock’, ‘stone’ + bach ‘stream’.
Leininger German
Smeone from any of several places called Leiningen.
Leisman Scottish
Scottish form of Leachman, meaning "leech man, physician".
Leisure French (Americanized)
Americanized form of French Lesueur.
Leitão Portuguese
Occupational name for a keeper of pigs, derived from Portuguese leitão meaning "piglet, young pig".
Leitao Portuguese
Portuguese metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigs, or nickname meaning ‘piglet’, from Portuguese leitão ‘(suckling) pig’.
Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]
Leiter German
From Leiter ‘leader’, status name for a foreman or for the leader of a military expedition, from Middle High German leiten ‘lead’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leitner.
Leith English
From the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.
Leivars English
Variant of Lever.
Lejbowicz Yiddish
Polish form of Leibowitz.
Leland English, Irish, Scottish
derived from Leyland in England from the Old English elements leah "wood, clearing, meadow" or læge "fallow" and land "land, area"... [more]
Leleu French
From old French le leu a Picard form of old french le loup "the wolf".
Leleux French
Variant of Leleu.
Lemaître French
Means "the master" in French, either used as a nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner or an occupational name for someone who was a master of their craft.
Le Marchand French
Variant of Marchand with fused French definite article le.
Lemass French, Irish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin magister (see Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [more]
Lemberg Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Lviv in Ukraine, from its German name Lemberg.
Lemercier French
French surname designating a vendor of sewing materials, from the word mercier.
Leminen Finnish
Derived from the the name of the municipality of "Lemi" in Finland
Lemmiksoo Estonian
Lemmiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "favoured/favourite swamp/bog". Possibly an Estoniazation of the Germanic "-son"; "favourite son".
Lemming Danish
Derived from any of the places in Denmark called Lemming where the first element lem "lamb" is combined with the suffix -ing denoting a place.
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Lemon English, Northern Irish, Scottish
English: from the Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’... [more]
Lemon African American
This surname is a Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, and mann ‘man’, person. This surname came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English Lemman.
Lemonnier French
Variant spelling of Le Monnier.
Lemõns Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lemons.
Lemons English
Variant of Lemon
Lempiäinen Finnish
Alternative form of Lempinen.
Lemrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Merini.
Lems Dutch
Short form of a given name such as Lambrecht, Adelem, or Willem.
Lenaerts Belgian, Flemish
Patronymic from the given name Lenaert, an archaic Flemish form of Leonard.
Lencioni Italian
Derived from the given name Lencio, a short form of Lorenzo.
Lenders German
Variant of Lender.
Leng Chinese
From Chinese 冷 (lěng), which was probably derived from 泠伦 (línglún), an ancient title used by court officials in charge of music.
Leng Khmer
Khmer form of Liang.
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lenkeit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname.... [more]
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Lennard Anglo-Saxon, German
Derived from the baptismal name for Leonard.... [more]
Lennin German
Variant of Lennon.
Lennis Scottish
May be a variant of the Scottish surnames Lennie or Lennox.
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Lenoir French
Means "the black" in French, from noir "black", a variant of Noir combined with a definite article le. A famous bearer of the name was Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir (1822-1900), the inventor of the internal combustion engine.
Lent English, German, Dutch
Nickname from either Old English lencten meaning "spring season, springtime" or from Germanic langa-tinez meaning "long days" which refers to the increasing daylight of spring. Likely a nickname for someone who was born or baptized during springtime.
Lenton English
Habitational name from any of several places called Lenton, which can be derived from the name of the River Leen (from a Celtic word meaning "lake, pool") in Nottinghamshire, from the Old English given name Lāfa (see Leif) in Lincolnshire, or possibly from Old English lin "flax" in some cases, all combined with tun "town, enclosure, settlement".
Lentz German
Variant of Lenz.
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Leones Spanish
Habitational name for someone from the city of León in Spain. Coincides with the plural form of Spanish león "lion; cougar, puma".
Leonhardt German, Dutch
From the Germanic personal name Leonhard, composed of the elements lewo "lion" and hart "hardy, brave, strong".
Leonidov Russian
Means "son of Leonid."
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Leonova Russian
Feminine form of Leonov
Leopardi Italian
From the medieval given name Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.
Leotta Italian
Derived from the given name Leotta, an Italian pet form of Leo.
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Leran Armesian (Dutchified, Rare)
The surname Leran originates in the small dutch island called Armesa. It was the name of the Armesian ruling house from 1504-1884.
Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.
Lesch German
German variant of Loesch.
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
Lesiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with les dialect form of standard Polish las ‘forest’.
Lesinski Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Polish Lesiński.
Lesmana Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李) or Shi (施). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Lesnar German
Variant spelling of German Lessner, a habitational name from any of various places in eastern Germany called Lessen, all named with Slavic les 'forest'.
Lessard French
Name for someone who lived in a clearing, derived from French l'essart meaning "the assart" (a term for cleared forest land used for agriculture). It is also a habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Lessard or Lessart, of the same origin and meaning.
Lestrade Literature
The name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional head of Scotland Yard. Possibly from the French surname Lestrange
Lesynski Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Lesinski.
Leszczyński Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Leszczyna, Leszczyno, Leszczyny or Leszczynek, all derived from Polish leszczyna meaning "hazel".
Leupold German
German form of Leopold.
Leusink Medieval Dutch
Descendants from farmers from the Overijssel Province in the Netherlands. History can be traced to the middle ages, perhaps to a farm called Lossyng in the village of Neede.
Leva Bulgarian (Rare), Czech (Rare), French (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
From the Hebrew given name Lev, meaning Lion. It is also the name of the currency in Bulgaria, and a verb in French meaning to lever or to lift.
Levai Jewish
Comes from the Levitic surnames of 'Levi' and 'Levy', signifying the descendants from the Tribe of Levi. All bearers today are of Hungarian–Jewish descent.
Levanov Russian
Means "son of Levan".
Levant English
Derived from the Italian word levante, meaning "rising" and the French word levant, meaning "to rise". The term entered the English language in 1497 and was used to describe the "Mediterranean lands east of Italy" by referring to the rising of the sun in the east... [more]
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Lever French, English
Nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French levre "hare" (Latin lepus, genitive leporis). It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a hunter of hares.
Lever Dutch, English
Possibly from personal name composed of the elements leof "dear, beloved" and here "army" or hard "strong", such as Leofhere or Leffert.
Leverett English
Diminutive of Lever, from the Middle English personal name Lefred, Old English Leofræd, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + red ‘counsel’.
Leverich English
The surname Leverich was first found in West Yorkshire at Liversedge, a township that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Livresec, a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy... [more]
Leverock English
Archaic form of Lark. Compare Laverick.
Leverton English
This surname combines the Old English personal female name Leofwaru or the Old English word læfer meaning "rush, reed" with another Old English word tún meaning "enclosure, field, farm, dwelling." The etymology with the female name addition fits in with the town of the same name in Berkshire while the etymology with the word addition fits in with the one in Lincolnshire.
Levey Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Levi.
Levidis Greek
Means "son of Levi" in Greek.
Levin Jewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), Various
As a Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of Levy. As a German and German Jewish name, it is derived from the given name Levin... [more]
Levin German
German cognate of Lewin. Derived from the given name Levin the modern German form of Leobwin a cognate of Leofwine.
Levinson English, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levísdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leví" in Icelandic.
Levísson Icelandic
Means "son of Leví" in Icelandic.
Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levob French
The family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.
Levonyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Levon".
Levy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Lew Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liu.
Lewań Polish
From a derivative of the personal name Lew 2.
Lewison English
Means "son of Lewis".
Lewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Leńce in Podlaskie Voivodeship or Leńcze in Silesian Voivodeship.
Lewy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Lex German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Alexius, Alexis.
Ley English (British)
Variant of Lye, which is given to someone who lives near a meadow
Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Possibly from the name of the god Lugh.
Leyn Russian
Russian variant of Lane 1, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leyn Russian, Jewish
Russian surname of unclear origin. This may be a matronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Leah meaning "weary".
Lezaeta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larraun.
Lezama Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the council of the municipality of Amurrio.
L'hernault Medieval French
Originating in Northern France, Rouen River Valley, Normandie, L'Hernault is an Old French word for a "heralder", one who would act as an announcer, diplomat or town crier.... [more]
L'Homme French
Variant of Lhomme.
Lhomme French
From the name of the commune of Lhomme, located in the Sarthe department in northwestern France.
L'Huillier French
Denoted a person who produces or sells oil, from French huile "oil" with fused definite article l'. Anne Geneviève L'Huillier (1958-) is a French physicist who beat the world record for the shortest laser pulse, of 170 attoseconds.
Lhuyd Welsh
Edward Lhuyd has been called "the first Welsh archaeologist".... [more]
Liakhovich Belarusian
Means "son of Liakh".
Liaonenka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Leonenko.
Liberman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Liebermann.
Libutti Italian
Composed of the definite article li and dialect butti "barrels".
Licata Italian, Sicilian
From the name of a town in Sicily, possibly derived from the Ancient Greek toponym Λευκάδα (Leukada) (see Leocadia) or from Arabic الْقَلْعَةَ‎ (al-qalʕata) "the castle, the fortress".
Lichauco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Lichevsky Russian
Russian form of Liszewski.
Licht Jewish
From the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as Uri or Meir.
Licht German, Dutch, Yiddish
Means "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.
Lichtblau Yiddish
Means "light blue" in German. Leon Lichtblau was a pro-revolution communist who was imprisoned in Romania in 1921.
Lichte German
Habitational name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lucht) or topographic name from a town in Germany, situated by the Lichte river. Alternatively, a variant of Licht.
Lichten German, Jewish
From German licht meaning "light". Nickname for someone with a light complexion.
Lichtenstein German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock"... [more]
Lichter German, Jewish
Occupational 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".
Lickfold English
Derives 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.
Licursi Italian
Of Albanian origin, either an occupational name for a tanner from lëkurë "skin, leather", or a habitational name.
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.
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Lidén Swedish
Combination of the Swedish place name element lid "slope, hillside" and the common surname siffix -én.
Lidholm Swedish
Combination of Swedish lid "slope" and holm "islet".
Lidman Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element lid "slope, hillside" and man "man". A notable bearer was Swedish writer Sara Lidman (1923-2004).
Lidström Swedish
Combination 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).
Lie Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Li 1 used by Chinese Indonesians.
Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.
Liebhart German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements liub "beloved, dear" and hard "brave, strong".
Liebman Jewish
Variant of German Liebmann, itself a variant of Libman and derived from the Yiddish personal name Lipman, from Middle High German liep "dear, beloved" and man "man"... [more]
Liebmann Yiddish
a variant of Liebermann originally a Medieval Jewish name... [more]
Liell English (British)
Meaning: from the isle, from an island. Early versions of the name can be traced back to the Norman invasion in 1066, and a variation (de Insula) can be found in the Domesday Book... [more]
Liem Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Lin used by Chinese Indonesians.
Lieman Dutch
From a Germanic personal name composed of liut "people", or possibly liob "dear, beloved", combined with man "person, man" (see Liutman, Liefman).
Liên Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lian, from Sino-Vietnamese 連 (liên).
Lien Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Lin.
Lien Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 连 (see Lian).
Lienhard Upper German, German (Swiss), Alsatian
Upper German and Alemannic form of the given name Leonhard.
Lieni Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Glienard.
Lieshout Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of North-Brabant, Netherlands. It is possibly derived from either 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 German
Lietzen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.... [more]
Liêu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liao, from Sino-Vietnamese 廖 (liêu).
Liễu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liu, from Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu).
Liew Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Liu.
Light English
Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".
Lightfoot Indigenous American
This surname is of Cherokee origin.
Lightfoot English
From a nickname for a messenger or a swift runner, derived from Middle English light "having little weight" and fot "foot".
Lighthall English
A 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 Culture
From 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'.
Ligne English
A variation of the names Ling, Lin and others.
Lihou Norman
From the island of Lihou.
Liimatainen Finnish
The meaning is: "Son of a Glue Maker"
Liimatta Finnish
From a vernacular form of the given name Klemetti (see Klemetti).
Liistro Italian
From Sicilian lijistru "privet", a kind of shrub or small tree.
Lilienthal Jewish
Means "valley of lilies" in German, being this word derived from Lilie "lily" and Thal "valley".
Lilienthal German
Habitational 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".