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Luce

Girl

Italian · Italian /ˈluːtʃe/; French /lys/.

Light.

Simple and sweetBrightMinimal

Lucia

Girl

Latin · English: /ˈluːʃə/ or /luˈsiːə/; Italian: /luˈtʃiːa/

Associated with light

ClassicBright

Lucy

Girl

English · English /ˈluː.si/

Light, through its Latin name roots.

Simple and sweetBright

Ludwig

Boy

Germanic · German /ˈluːt.vɪç/

Famous + battle; traditionally interpreted as ‘famous in battle’.

TraditionalStrong

Luisa

Girl

Germanic · Spanish: /ˈlwi.sa/; German: /luˈiːza/.

Traditionally interpreted as “famous in battle”.

ClassicGraceful

Luka

Boy

Slavic · Croatian /ˈluː.ka/; approximately LOO-kah

Usually interpreted as “from Lucania”, a region of southern Italy.

Simple and sweetWarm

Luke

Boy

English · English /luːk/

Usually explained as “from Lucania”.

ClassicStrong

Luna

Girl

Latin · Spanish and Italian /ˈlu.na/.

“Moon”, from Latin.

Nature-inspiredCelestial

Lydia

Girl

Greek · English: /ˈlɪd.i.ə/

Woman from Lydia

ClassicElegant

Lyla

Girl

English · English: /ˈlaɪ.lə/

“Night” through Leila; an island connection is possible through Lyle.

Simple and sweetLyrical

Madeline

Girl

English · English: /ˈmæd.ə.lɪn/, /ˈmæd.lɪn/ or /ˈmæd.ə.laɪn/

Woman of Magdala.

ClassicGraceful

Madelyn

Girl

English · English: /ˈmæd.ə.lɪn/.

‘Of Magdala’ or ‘woman from Magdala’.

ClassicWarm

Madison

Unisex

English · English /ˈmæd.ɪ.sən/; MAD-ih-suhn

From a surname explained as “son of Matthew” or “son of Maud”.

ModernFriendly

Magdalena

Girl

Latin · German: /mak.da.ˈleː.na/; four syllables, stress on le, with a sustained vowel close to ay in say without its final glide.

‘Woman from Magdala’.

ClassicElegant

Malachi

Boy

Hebrew · English: /ˈmæl.ə.kaɪ/

My messenger; also rendered “my angel”.

TraditionalLyrical

Malia

Girl

Hawaiian · Hawaiian /ma.ˈli.a/; English /mə.ˈliː.ə/, roughly muh-LEE-uh.

Hawaiian form of Maria, whose meaning is uncertain; also an Amalia short form, traditionally linked with diligence.

ModernLyrical

Malik

Boy

Arabic · Arabic مَلِك /ˈmalik/; مَالِك /ˈmaːlik/

King or owner in Arabic; wave or sea in Greenlandic

Simple and sweetStrong

Mana

Unisex

Hawaiian · Hawaiian: MAH-nah, two short a vowels; Japanese: まな (ma-na).

In Hawaiian, spiritual power or authority; in Japanese, the meaning depends on the characters.

Simple and sweetWarm

Mano

Boy

Hawaiian · Hawaiian source word manō: /maˈnoː/, two syllables, long stressed final o; an English name reading stresses the first syllable.

In its Hawaiian interpretation, “shark”, from manō.

Nature-inspiredStrong

Manon

Girl

French · French: /ma.nɔ̃/

French pet form of Marie; the older meaning is uncertain.

poetic classicGentle

Manu

Unisex

Hawaiian · Hawaiian and Spanish /ˈma.nu/, two syllables, first stress; French /ma.ny/ has a different final vowel.

“Bird” in Hawaiian; as a short form of Manuel or Emmanuel, it inherits “God is with us”.

Simple and sweetFriendly

Manuel

Boy

Hebrew · Spanish /ma.ˈnwel/; German /ˈmaː.nu̯eːl/; French /ma.nɥɛl/.

God is with us.

ClassicWarm

Mara

Girl

Hebrew · English: /ˈmɑɹ.ə/, /ˈmæɹ.ə/ or /ˈmɛɹ.ə/; the first vowel varies.

Bitter in the biblical Hebrew tradition; also a form of Maria.

Simple and sweetWarm

Marcelo

Boy

Latin · Spanish: /maɾˈselo/; with distinción: /maɾˈθelo/.

From a Latin diminutive of Marcus; traditionally linked to Mars.

ClassicRefined

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