Meanings of the Given Names (L)

Lincoln = Lake Colony

People often ask me - what does my name mean? Sometimes, I also ask the others if his or her name means something. These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.

For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:

Men’s Names (L)

Laird: (Scootish) Landed proprietor
Lambert: (Germanic) Land, bright
Lars, Lawrence, Laurence: (Latin) Laurel, victory
Leander: (Greek) Lion man
Lee: (Old English) Dweller at the meadow
Leland: (Old English) From the meadowland
Leo, Leon: (Latin) Lion
Leonard: (Germanic) Lion, stern
Leopold: (Germanic) People, bold
Leroy: (Old French-Latin) The king
Leslie: (Celtic) Garden of hollies; gray fort
Lester: (Latin-English) Dwellers on Legra River
Lewis: (Latin) Hear, fight
Lincoln: (Latin-Old English) Lake colony
Llewellyn: (Celtic) Leader or ruler; lionlike
Lloyd: (Celtic) Brown, gray
Loren: (Latin) The laurel, symbol of victory
Louis, Luis: (Latin – French) Hear, fight
Lowell: (Old English) Beloved; little wolf
Lucius, Luke: (Latin) Light
Luther: (Germanic) Fame, warrior
Lyle: (French-Latin) From the small island
Lyman: (Old English, Celtic) Homestead by a wood; snow birth
Lynn: (Old English) Pool or lake

Women’s Names (L)

Lana: (Greek) Light
Laura, Laurel, Loretta: (Latin) Laurel, victory
Lee: (Old English) Dweller at the meadow
Leila: (Arabic) Darkness
Leilani: (Hawaiian) Heavenly wreath
Lenora: (Greek) Light; the bright one
Leslie: (Scottish) From Leslie, garden of hollies
Letitia: (Latin) Joy or gladness
Lillian: (Greek-Hebrew) From the lily; oath of God
Lily: (Latin) From the flower lily
Linda: (Germanic) Serpent; lithe
Lisa: (Hebrew) Oath of God
Lois: (Germanic, Greek) Hear, fight; more desirable
Lola: (Spanish, Germanic) Of the sorrows (Mary); man
Lori: (Latin) The laurel, symbol of victory
Lotus: (Latin) From the flower lotus
Louise, Louisa: (Germanic-French) Hear, fight
Lucia, Lucille, Lucy: (Latin) Light
Lulu: (Persian) Pearl
Lydia: (Greek) A woman of Lydia
Lynn: (Old English) Dweller at or near a pool


Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.

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