| name |
meaning |
gender |
origin |
| Lawrence |
A Modern English Form of Laurence and the Preferred Form in America |
male |
English |
| Le Beau |
'As You Like It' a Courtier Attending Upon Frederick |
male |
Shakespearean |
|
| Leif |
Son; Descendant. According to Norse Legend Viking Leif Eriksson Landed His Longboat on North American Shores Some Years Before Columbus Arrived in the Caribean |
male |
Scandinavian |
| Len |
Diminutive of Leonard: Hardy Lion or Lion-bold. St Leonard is the Patron Saint of Prisoners. Famous Bearers: American Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein; Italian Renaissance Artist/Scientist Leonard |
male |
German |
| Lenny |
Diminutive of Leonard: Hardy Lion or Lion-bold. St Leonard is the Patron Saint of Prisoners. Famous Bearers: American Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein; Italian Renaissance Artist/Scientist Leonard |
male |
German |
| Leonard |
Hardy Lion or Lion-bold. St Leonard is the Patron Saint of Prisoners. Famous Bearers: American Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein; Italian Renaissance Artist/Scientist Leonardo Da Vinci (In Italian |
male |
German |
| Leonie |
Diminutive of Leonard: Hardy Lion or Lion-bold. St Leonard is the Patron Saint of Prisoners. Famous Bearers: American Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein; Italian Renaissance Artist/Scientist Leonard |
male |
German |
| Leonine |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Servant to Dionyza |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Lina |
Diminutive of Carolina: Strong. A Latinized Form of Caroline. Famous Bearer: the American States of North and South Carolina Were Named After British King Charles I |
female |
Latin |
| Lincoln |
Roman Colony at the Pool. Lakeside Colony. The Name of an Early Roman Settlement in England, Used As Both a Surname and a First Name. Famous Bearer: American President Abraham Lincoln (-) |
male |
English |
| Lionel |
Young Lion. Diminutive of Leon. One of the Knights of King Arthur's Round Table. Famous Bearers: American Actor Lionel Barrymore (-) and British Actor Lionel Jeffries (Born ) |
male |
English |
| Luther |
Lute Player. Derived from Old French 'Luthier'. Famous Bearer: American Black Civil-rights Leader Martin Luther King |
male |
English |
| Luther |
Famous People. Derived from the Surname of German Religious Reformer Martin Luther (-). Famous Bearer: American Black Civil-rights Leader Martin Luther King |
male |
German |
| Lychorida |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Nurse to Marina |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Lyndon |
Lime Tree Hill. Lives by the Linden Tree. Both a Surname and Place Name. Famous Bearer: Past American President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
male |
English |
| Lysimachus |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Governor of Mytilene |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Marina |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Daughter to Pericles and Thaisa |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Maverick |
When a Nineteenth-century American Named Maverick Refused to Brand His Calves As Other Ranchers Did; His Name Came to Signify an Independent Man Who Avoids Conformity |
male |
English |
| Maverick |
Wildly Independent |
unisex |
American |
| Maverick |
An Independent Cattle Rancher (Mavrick) |
male |
Native American |
| Mavrick |
When a Nineteenth-century American Named Maverick Refused to Brand His Calves As Other Ranchers Did; His Name Came to Signify an Independent Man Who Avoids Conformity |
male |
English |
| Mohawk |
Native American Tribe Name |
male |
Native American |
| Nerice |
Powerful Woman |
female |
American |
| Nerice |
From the Sea |
female |
Greek |
| Nova |
Chaser of Butterfly (In North American Hopi Indian) |
female |
Native American |
| Odina |
Mountain (In North American Algonquin Indian) |
female |
Native American |
| Oighrig |
Of Uncertain Derivation, Believed to Be Derived Either from Aithbhreac (New Speckled One) or from the Greek Euphemia (Fair Speech). Anglicization: Africa, Effie, Efric, Erica, Euphemia, Harriet, Henri |
female |
Scottish |
| Opa |
Owl (In North American Choctaw Indian) |
female |
Native American |
| Orson |
Bear Cub. Famous Bearer: American Actor/Director Orson Welles |
male |
French |
| Owain |
Variant of Eugene: Well-born. Famous Bearer: Prince Eugene of Savoy; American Playwright Eugene O'Neill |
male |
Greek |
| Pander |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' a Pander |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Pentapolis |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Simonides, King of Pentapolis |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Pericles |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Prince of Tyre |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Philemon |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Servant to Cerimon |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Rhoda |
Feminine Form of Roderick (Famous King). Variations: Rodina. Short Forms: Dina. (Ro-dah) |
female |
Scottish |
| Rica |
Diminutive of Erica: Feminine Form of Eric: Forever Strong |
female |
Norse |
| Rick |
Diminutive of Eric: Ever or Eternal Ruler. Island Ruler. Famous Bearer: Norwegian Explorer Eric the Red |
male |
Norse |
| Ricki |
Diminutive of Erica: Feminine Form of Eric: Forever Strong |
female |
Norse |
| Ricky |
Diminutive of Eric: Ever or Eternal Ruler. Island Ruler. Famous Bearer: Norwegian Explorer Eric the Red |
male |
Norse |
| Rika |
Diminutive of Erica: Feminine Form of Eric: Forever Strong |
female |
Norse |
| Rikki |
Diminutive of Erica: Feminine Form of Eric: Forever Strong |
female |
Norse |
| Rod |
Diminutive of Roderick: Famed Ruler |
male |
German |
| Rod |
Diminutive of Rodney: Island of Reeds. Also a Variant of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
English |
| Rodd |
Variant of Roderick 'Famous Ruler.' |
male |
English |
| Rodd |
Variant of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roddric |
Variant of Roderick 'Famous Ruler.' |
male |
English |
| Roddric |
Variant of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roddrick |
Variant of Roderick 'Famous Ruler.' |
male |
English |
| Roddrick |
Variant of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roddy |
Diminutive of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roddy |
Famous King; a Pet Form of Roderick, Roddy is Also Used As an Independent Given Name. (Rahd-dee) |
male |
Scottish |
| Roddy |
Diminutive of Rodney: Island of Reeds. Also a Variant of Roderick: Famous Ruler |
male |
English |
| Roderic |
Famous Ruler |
male |
English |
| Roderic |
Noted |
male |
Teutonic |
| Roderic |
Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roderica |
Princess |
female |
Teutonic |
| Roderica |
Famous Ruler |
female |
German |
| Roderick |
Noted |
male |
Teutonic |
| Roderick |
Famous Ruler; from the Middle Latin Rodericus, Which is Derived from the Old High German Hrodrich, a Compound Name Composed from the Elements Hruod (Fame) and Rik (Ruler, King). Pet Name: Roddy. (Rah- |
male |
English |
| Roderick |
Famous Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roderick |
Famous King, Self-reliant, Plucky, Tenacious |
male |
Teutonic |
| Roderick |
Famed Ruler |
male |
German |
| Roderick |
Famous Ruler |
male |
English |
| Rodrigo |
Variant of Roderick: Famed Ruler |
male |
German |
| Ruaraidh |
Red; Derived from the Gaelic Rua (Red, Ruddy). Anglicizations: Roderick and Rory. Variations: Ruaidhn, Ruairi, Ruairidh. (Rur-ree) |
male |
Scottish |
| Ryan |
Kingly. Famous Bearer: American Actor Ryan O'Neal |
male |
Irish |
| Sheena |
Jehovah Has Been Gracious; Has Shown Favour. A Feminine Form of John. Variant of Joan. from the Old French Jehane. Famous Bearer: American Actress Jayne Mansfield (-) |
female |
English |
| Shilo |
The One to Whom it Belongs. in the Bible Shiloh is a Prophetic Name for the Messiah; Also Shiloh is Significant As the Site of a Crucial Battle in the American Civil War |
male |
Hebrew |
| Shiloh |
The One to Whom it Belongs. in the Bible Shiloh is a Prophetic Name for the Messiah; Also Shiloh is Significant As the Site of a Crucial Battle in the American Civil War |
male |
Hebrew |
| Sian |
Jehovah Has Been Gracious; Has Shown Favour. A Feminine Form of John. Variant of Joan. from the Old French Jehane. Famous Bearer: American Actress Jayne Mansfield (-) |
female |
English |
| Simonides |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Simonides, King of Pentapolis |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Sinead |
Jehovah Has Been Gracious; Has Shown Favour. A Feminine Form of John. Variant of Joan. from the Old French Jehane. Famous Bearer: American Actress Jayne Mansfield (-) |
female |
English |
| Tefnut |
Atmospheric Moisture |
female |
Egyptian |
| Terrica |
From Terri and Erica |
|
American |
| Thaisa |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Daughter to Simonides |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Thaliard |
'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' a Lord of Antioch |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Travis |
Crossing; Crossroads; Toll Gate. in Use As Both a Surname and a First Name. Famous Bearers: American Country Music Stars Randy Travis and Travis Tritt |
male |
English |
| Ulysses |
Wrathful; Hater. Ulysses Was the Hero of Homer's Odyssey. Famous Bearer: American President Ullyses S. Grant ( - ) |
male |
Greek |
| Van |
Of. The Dutch Equivalent of 'De' in French Names. Some Early Immigrants to America Who Dropped This Prefix from Their Surnames Converted it to a Given Name |
female |
Dutch |
| Van |
Equivalent of 'De' in French Names. Van Was Sometimes Converted from a Surname Prefix to a Given Name by Early Immigrants to America |
male |
Dutch |
| Wendell |
Wanderer. Famous Bearer: American Writer Sir Oliver Wendell Holmes |
male |
German |
| Zack |
Diminutive of Zachariah: the Lord Has Remembered, and of Isaac: He Laughs. Laughter. The Only Son Born to Abraham and His Wife Sarah (In the Old Testament). Famous Bearer: Nickname of American Preside |
male |
Hebrew |
| Zak |
Diminutive of Zachariah: the Lord Has Remembered, and of Isaac: He Laughs. Laughter. The Only Son Born to Abraham and His Wife Sarah (In the Old Testament). Famous Bearer: Nickname of American Preside |
male |
Hebrew |
| Zane |
Variant of John. American Western Writer Zane Grey |
male |
English |
