Cool Baby Names That Start with L
Updated Fri Sep 01 2023
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Baby names that start with L are intrinsically lovely, luscious, lilting — and among the most stylish of our era. Liam, the top L name for boys, is also the most popular name for boys in the US overall. The most common L name for girls is Luna, the name of the Roman goddess of the moon.
Along with Luna, other cool girl names that start with L in the US Top 400 include Lucy, Leilani, Lucia, Lila, and Lyric. In addition to Liam, other cool boy names that start with L in the US Top 400 include Luke, Levi, Lincoln, Leo, and Luca. Among the most unique of the cool L names are Lettice, Laredo, and Leatrice, which were each given to fewer than 5 babies in the most recent year on record. Internationally popular baby names qualify as cool L names. Among them, Leonie in France, Lior in Israel, and Leonor in Portugal. Here, our collection of the most intriguing L-starting cool baby names, organized by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Lachlan
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"from the fjord-land"
- Laia
Origin:
Catalan diminutive of EulaliaMeaning:
"sweet-speaking"
- Lakshmi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"a lucky omen"
- Land
Origin:
Word name or diminutive of LandonMeaning:
"long hill"
- Landry
Origin:
French and EnglishMeaning:
"ruler"
- Langston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"tall man's town"
- Laramie
Origin:
Wyoming place-name, FrenchMeaning:
"canopy of leafy boughs"
- Laredo
Origin:
Place-name
- Lark
Origin:
English bird name
- Larkin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rough, fierce"
- Lars
Origin:
Scandinavian from Latin LaurentiusMeaning:
"crowned with laurel"
- Larson
- Laszlo
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"glorious ruler"
- Lavender
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"purple flower"
- Lavinia
Origin:
Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
- Lazarus
Origin:
Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew EleazarMeaning:
"God is my helper"
- Lazuli
Origin:
Persian place name
- Leah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"weary"
- Leandro
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of LeanderMeaning:
"lion-man"
- Leatrice
Origin:
Combination of Leah and Beatrice
- Ledger
Origin:
English surname
- Legacy
Origin:
Word name
- Legend
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hero or fable"
- Leif
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"heir, descendant"
- Leila
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"night"
- Leilani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly flower"
- Leith
Origin:
Scottish, river name
- Leland
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow land"
- Lemuel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"devoted to God"
- Leni
Origin:
German, diminutive of Lena; Spanish, diminutive of Elena
- Lennon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover"
- Lennox
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"elm grove"
- Leo
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lion"
- Leon
Origin:
Greek variation of LeoMeaning:
"lion"
- Leona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lioness"
- Leonardo
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Leonard, GermanMeaning:
"brave lion"
- Leonidas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lion"
- Leonie
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lion"
- Leonor
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese variation of Eleanor, English, meaning unknown
- Leonora
Origin:
Italian diminutive of Eleonora or Eleanor, meaning unknown
- Leopold
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave people"
- Leora
Origin:
Diminutive of Eleanor, or Hebrew and GreekMeaning:
"light"
- Letitia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"joy, gladness"
- Lettice
Origin:
English variation of LetitiaMeaning:
"joy, gladness"
- Lev
Origin:
Hebrew, RussianMeaning:
"heart; lion"
- Levi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"joined, attached"
- Levon
Origin:
Armenian, variation of LeonMeaning:
"lion"
- Liam
Origin:
Irish short form of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Libi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my heart"
- Liel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my God"
- Lila
Origin:
Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"night; play"
- Lilac
Origin:
English, from PersianMeaning:
"bluish or lilac"
- Lileas
Origin:
Scottish variation of Lily
- Lilia
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"lily"
- Lilith
Origin:
Assyrian, SumerianMeaning:
"ghost, night monster"
- Lilo
Origin:
German, diminutive of Liselotte; HawaiianMeaning:
"generous one"
- Lilou
Origin:
Occitan pet form of French LilianeMeaning:
"lily"
- Lincoln
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"town by the pool"
- Linden
Origin:
Variation of LyndonMeaning:
"linden tree hill"
- Linnea
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"twinflower, lime tree"
- Linus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"flax"
- Lionel
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young lion"
- Lior
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"I have a light"
- Liv
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"life"
- Liza
Origin:
Diminutive of Eliza and Elizabeth, HebrewMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Llewyn
Origin:
Variation of Llewellyn
- Locke
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"enclosure or fortified place"
- Lorelei
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"alluring, temptress"
- Lotta
Origin:
Short form of Charlotta or Carlotta
- Lotus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lotus flower"
- Lou
Origin:
Diminutive of Louis or Lewis, French and GermanMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Louie
Origin:
Variation of Louis, German and FrenchMeaning:
"renowned warrier"
- Louis
Origin:
German and FrenchMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Louise
Origin:
French and English, feminine variation of LouisMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Lowen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"joy"
- Lowri
Origin:
Welsh, from LatinMeaning:
"laurel"
- Loyal
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"faithful, loyal"
- Loyalty
Origin:
Word name
- Lozen
Origin:
Apache, Native AmericanMeaning:
"one who steals horses"
- Luca
Origin:
Italian variation of Luke and LucasMeaning:
"light or man from Lucania"
- Luca
Origin:
Italian variation of Luke and LucasMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Lucas
Origin:
Latin form of LukeMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Lucia
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lucian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lucine
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"moon"
- Lucretia
Origin:
Latin, female form of Lucretius, meaning unknown
- Lucy
Origin:
English variation of Lucia, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Ludovic
Origin:
English and Scottish variation of LudwigMeaning:
"famous warrior"
- Luella
Origin:
Spelling variation of Louella
- Luke
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Lula
Origin:
Diminutive of any Lu name
- Lulu
Origin:
Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or ArabicMeaning:
"pearl"
- Lumen
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lumi
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"snow"
- Luna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"moon"
- Luther
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"army people"
- Lux
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lydia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"woman from Lydia"
- Lyle
Origin:
Scottish and English from FrenchMeaning:
"someone who lives on an island"
- Lynx
Origin:
Animal name
- Lyra
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lyre"
- Lyric
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lyre"
- Lysander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"liberator"