Modern/creative form combining 'La-' with Ellen - ultimately from Helen meaning 'torch', 'light' or 'bright one'.
English
Girl
Modern name associated with Vanessa ('butterfly') or Lana ('calm'/'light')
English
Girl
Later; afterward - one who comes after
English
Unisex
From Lavinium / woman from Lavinium (name of an ancient town); origin uncertain
Latin
Girl
Settlement or town by a meadow/clearing
English
Boy
Derived from 'Leo' meaning 'lion' - conveys 'lioness', bravery or strength
English
Girl
'heavenly garland' - lei (garland) + lani (heaven/royal)
Hawaiian
Girl
Uncertain - probably connected to Linus ('flax'/'flaxen-haired') or more generally conveys 'gentle' or 'graceful' in modern use
Girl
From Lochlann - "land of lakes"; historically associated with Norse/Viking
Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Boy
Laurel / laurel-crowned (also interpreted as 'from Lorraine')
English
Girl
Light
English
Girl
light
Latin
Boy
Likely 'song of joy' or 'my joyful song' (from Hebrew Liron meaning 'my joy' or 'my song')
Girl
A modern invented name; literal meaning is uncertain. By association it may evoke 'Dane' or, if linked to Daniel, 'God is my judge.'
Boy
Derived from 'quinta' meaning 'fifth' (often 'fifth-born') or by extension 'estate/country house' in Spanish
English
Girl
Combination of Lee (Old English 'leah' - clearing, meadow) and Anne (Hebrew 'Hannah' - grace); often interpreted as 'graceful meadow' or 'favored meadow'.
English
Girl
‘holly garden’ (Leslie) + ‘grace’ (Anne)
Girl
little lily
Girl
Likely "lion-like" or "leader" (from Welsh roots)
Welsh
Boy
From Welsh 'llwyd' meaning 'gray' or 'gray-haired'
Girl
From Lindsey - 'island of linden (lime) trees'.
English, Scottish
Girl
Uncertain; of Greek origin - often rendered as 'Laërtes' with unclear etymology, sometimes interpreted roughly as 'man of the people.'
Greek
Boy
A modern name interpreted as 'graceful' or 'queenly' - often read as 'Lana' (light/rock) combined with the feminine '-esse' suffix
Girl
Either 'thin strip of wood' (Old English) or 'creeper/vine' (from Sanskrit Lata); also used as a short form or surname.
English, Hindi, Sanskrit
Unisex
A modern invented feminine name with no single established meaning; often considered a variant of Lavonne/Lavon and sometimes linked to Yvonne ('yew tree') or Levon ('lion').
Girl
An elaboration meaning 'moon/white; light, brightness' (interpreted as 'moonlight' or 'bright one')
Girl
Derived from 'Leon' meaning 'lion' - roughly 'lioness' or 'lion-like; brave as a lion.'
English
Girl
heavenly garland (heavenly lei)
Hawaiian
Girl
'link' (a connector or tie); also used as a diminutive of Lincoln (meaning 'lake/stream settlement')
English
Boy
Originally 'land of lakes' or 'land of the Norse' - historically used for Scandinavia/Vikings
Boy
Diminutive form related to 'laurel' - symbolically 'victory' or 'honor'
Girl
light, illumination
French
Girl
Light (from Latin lux)
Latin
Boy
Probably a modern coinage associated with music ('lyre'/'lyric') or a variant of Leron/Liron ('my song'/'joy'); exact meaning is uncertain.
English
Boy
Little lad; young man (diminutive of 'lad')
English, Scottish
Boy
A modern elaboration of Keisha/Keziah, broadly associated with 'cassia' or 'fragrant/cinnamon-like' and by extension 'beloved' or 'favorite'.
Girl
A modern blended name: possibly ‘weary’ (Lea/Leah) combined with ‘grace’ (Anna), or influenced by Leona meaning ‘lioness’.
Girl
Holly garden
Scottish
Unisex
lily (the flower); symbol of purity
Girl
Derived from Llywelyn - commonly interpreted as 'leader' or 'lion-like'
Welsh
Boy
Varies by origin. In English/French contexts often locational or a variant of Loy; when related to Louis/Eloy it can carry the sense 'famous in battle' (from Louis). In Yoruba usage it may function as an element in longer names associated with honor or leadership.
English, French
Boy
Variant of Lindsay/Lindsey meaning ‘Lincoln’s island’ or ‘island of linden trees’
English, Scottish
Girl
Name of a tribe of giant cannibals in Homer's Odyssey; loosely 'dreadful ones' or robbers (etymology uncertain)
Greek
Diminutive of Lana - 'little Lana' (Lana: calm/soft/delicate or 'rock' in some origins)
English, French
Girl
creeper, vine
Sanskrit
Girl
A modern American elaboration likely meaning 'yew' (via Yvonne); primarily an invented feminine name
Girl
'Joined' or 'attached'; also the name of the Israelite tribe of Levi
Boy
Lion-like; 'lion-man' (derived from Leon = lion)
Boy
Generally taken to mean 'bright, light' (from Helena/Alaina) or 'lioness' (from Leona); a modern feminine name
English
Girl
linden or flax meadow; also associated with the twinflower (Linnea)
