Girl Names Starting with L
Girl names that begin with L — 46 of them, well-loved picks and quiet surprises, each with its meaning and origin.
46 names
Lainey
English / French
Bright light
Girl
Lainie
English / American
A bright modern American softening of Elaine.
Girl
Lakshmi
Sanskrit
Goddess of wealth and beauty
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Lalita
Sanskrit
Playful, charming
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Lan
Mandarin Chinese / Vietnamese
Orchid
GirlBotanicalNature
Lana
Slavic / Irish / English
Light in Slavic, rock in Irish
GirlVirtue
Lara
Russian / Latin
Citadel
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Lark
Old English
The songbird
UnisexCelestialNature
Lavender
English / French
The herb of memory and calm
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Lavinia
Latin / English
Woman of Rome
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Layla
Arabic / Hebrew
Night
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Leah
Hebrew / Biblical
Weary, tender-eyed
GirlBiblical
Leilani
Hawaiian
Heavenly flower
GirlNatureMythological
Lenore
Greek / English / American
Bright one
GirlLiterary
Leonora
Spanish / Germanic
Lion-hearted
GirlHistorical
Lerato
Sotho
Love
GirlVirtue
Letty
English (from Letitia)
Joy, gladness
GirlVirtue
Li
Mandarin Chinese
Strength, beauty, reason
UnisexVirtueBotanical
Lian
Chinese
Graceful willow, or lotus
GirlBotanicalNature
Liberty
Latin / English / American
Freedom
UnisexVirtueHistorical
Liesel
German / American
Pledged to God
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Lilah
Arabic / Hebrew
Night (Arabic) / mine (Hebrew)
GirlCelestialVirtue
Liliana
Latin / Italian
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lilith
Hebrew
Of the night
GirlMythologicalCelestial
Lillian
Latin / English
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lillibet
English
Pledged to God
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Lily
Latin / Old English
The lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lin
Chinese
Forest, jade, beautiful
UnisexNature
Lina
Mandarin Chinese / Arabic
Graceful jasmine in Chinese, tender in Arabic
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Ling
Mandarin Chinese
Spirit, bell, delicate
GirlVirtue
Linnea
Swedish
Twinflower
GirlBotanicalNature
Liya
Hindi / Hebrew
I am with God in Hebrew, also used in India
GirlVirtueBiblical
Liyana
Arabic
Tenderness, gentleness
GirlVirtue
Lola
Spanish
Sorrows
GirlLiterary
Lottie
German / English
Free man
GirlHistorical
Lucette
French / Latin
Little light
GirlCelestialVirtue
Lucia
Latin / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalMythological
Luciana
Latin / Spanish / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Lucille
French / Latin
Light
GirlLiterary
Lucinda
Latin
Light
GirlLiterary
Lucy
Latin
Light
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Lumi
Finnish
Snow
GirlNatureCelestial
Luna
Latin / Spanish
Moon
GirlCelestialMythological
Lydia
Greek / Latin
From Lydia
GirlHistoricalBiblical
Lyla
Arabic / English
Night
Girl
Lyra
Greek
Lyre
UnisexCelestialMythological
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