Explore names by feel, flow, and meaning.

Leo

Latin · English /ˈliːoʊ/; German /ˈleːo/

Lion

ClassicBold

Leon

Greek · British English: /ˈliːɒn/; German: /ˈleːɔn/

Lion

ClassicStrong

Leonardo

Brave lion; also interpreted as “strong as a lion”.

Italian · Italian: /le.o.ˈnar.do/; Spanish: /le.o.ˈnaɾ.ðo/

ClassicStrongLyrical

Leonie

Usually interpreted as “lioness”, through the Latin lion-name family.

Latin · English: /ˈliːəni/ or /liˈəʊni/. German: /ˈleː.o.ni/.

ClassicBright

Leopold

From the Germanic elements “people” and “bold”, often rendered “bold among the people”.

Germanic · German: /ˈleː.o.pɔlt/. English: /ˈli.ə.ˌpoʊld/.

TraditionalStrong

Levi

Traditionally linked to “joined” or “attached”; the original etymology is uncertain.

Hebrew · Hebrew /le.ˈvi/; English /ˈliː.vaɪ/.

Simple and sweetGentle

Liam

Often interpreted as “resolute protector”, through William’s older elements meaning “will” and “helmet”.

Irish · English /ˈliːəm/ — LEE-um, two syllables

ModernGentle

Lillian

Associated with the lily; probably originally a form of Elizabeth

English · English /ˈlɪl.i.ən/

ClassicGraceful

Lilly

Lily flower, through the English name Lily; also an affectionate form of Elisabeth in Scandinavian usage.

English · English /ˈlɪl.i/, with the stress on the first syllable.

Nature-inspiredGentle

Lilo

A short form of Liselotte; its meaning is inherited through the names Elisabeth and Charlotte, not a separate word.

German · German /ˈliː.lo/, approximately LEE-loh, with first-syllable stress.

Lily

English · English /ˈlɪli/, first syllable stressed

Lily, the flower

Nature-inspiredGentle

Lina

Arabic: associated with softness and tenderness, also with a word for a kind of palm; as a European short form, the meaning depends on the longer name.

Arabic · English /ˈliː.nə/; Arabic /ˈliː.naː/.

Simple and sweetGentle

Linda

From Germanic lind, understood as ‘soft’ or ‘tender’; also associated with Spanish linda, ‘beautiful’.

Germanic · English: /ˈlɪn.də/.

ClassicGentle

Linus

Uncertain; sometimes linked with flax

Greek · English /ˈlaɪnəs/; German /ˈliːnʊs/

ClassicGentle

Lisandro

Interpreted as “liberator of men”

Greek · Spanish: /liˈsandɾo/ — approximately lee-SAHN-droh

Livia

Feminine form of the Roman family name Livius; its deeper meaning is uncertain.

Latin · German: [ˈliːvɪ̯a]; Italian: /ˈli.vja/

Little hollow; a small dip in the landscape.

Logan

Unisex

Scottish · English /ˈloʊ.ɡən/; LOH-guhn

Nature-inspiredGrounded

Lorenzo

Latin · Spanish: /loˈɾenso/ (Latin America), /loˈɾenθo/ (much of Spain); Italian: /loˈrɛntso/. Stress on the middle syllable.

From Laurentum

Lotta

A short form of Charlotta or Charlotte; the deeper Karl meaning is disputed.

Scandinavian · Finnish: /ˈlot.tɑ/ — initial stress, a held t

Famous warrior, through Louis or Louise.

Lou

Unisex

French · French /lu/; English /luː/, one syllable.

Louis

French · French /lwi/; English /ˈluːi/ or /ˈluːɪs/

Famous in battle

Luca

Usually interpreted as “from Lucania”

Italian · Italian /ˈluːka/, first syllable stressed

Simple and sweetWarm

Lucas