Girls Names Beginning With L

Léa

Hebrew

"weary"

French version of Leah, currently popular with French-speaking parents. In this spelling, it looks pleasingly like the female equivalent of Leo (or Léo), and sounds like Leia.

Léonette

Léonette is a delicate feminine name with French origins, formed as a diminutive of Léonie, which itself derives from the Latin name Leo meaning 'lion.' The addition of the suffix '-ette' creates a…

Léonie

French

"lion"

Leona with a French accent that gives it a bit more flair. It's currently very popular there – in the Top 30 for French baby girls. Aunt Léonie is a major character in Proust's Remembrance of Things…

Lía

Lía is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins, primarily Spanish and Hebrew. In Spanish contexts, it's often a variant spelling of Lia or Lea, while in Hebrew tradition, it relates to the…

Luda

Diminutive of Ludmila

There may have been a time when Americans who heard this name thought of something other than the rapper Ludacris, and there may come another such time at some point in the future, but for now, it's…