100 Vintage Baby Girl Names That Start With L & Meanings

I have hand-picked 100 vintage baby girl names that start with the letter L. The meanings are included.

<h2″>List Of 100 Girl Names That Start With L:

Lorena

Lorena is derived from Laurentius that is a Latin name that means “From Laurentum.” In France, it is a form of Lorraine, a French girl name which is translated as “from Lorraine,” an area of France.

Léane

Léane comes from the Gaelic “Sláine” (health).

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La’Baiya

Meaning “God is with me,” La’Baiya comes from Hebrew.

Lettie

Lettie is interpreted as ”gladness” or ”joy.” It is a diminutive of the Latin Letitia,

Lilith

Symbolizing ”night monster,” Lilith is derived from the Akkadian language. Although not mentioned directly in the Bible, Lilith was the first wife of Adam. Lilith was equally made alongside him from the same Earth.

Luella

Luella was formed as a combination of the names Lou and Ella. It is symbolizing “renowned in battle.”

Lamiyah

Lamiyah or ‘having beautiful lips,’ comes from the root word ‘lamy’ (‘having dark lips’). Save

Lailah

Lailah has Arabic roots and is meaning “night.”

Leda

Leda (”wife” or ”woman”) was the Spartan queen Zeus approached as a swan since he was in love.

Lucy

The name Lucy has its roots in the Latin Lucius which is interpreted as ”of light.” English actress Lucy Briers narrated the documentary ”The Riddle of Pompeii.”

Lotus

Greek lotos, taken into English for the water lily.

Lilavati

Sanskrit, “the playful one”.

Leeloo

In the movie The Fifth Element, Leeloo is the love interest of Korben Dallas. Directed by Luc Besson, the character Leeloo is played by Milla Jovovich. One possible meaning of Leeloo is “the chosen one.”

Liya

Liya has a Hebrew origin and means “I am with God.”

Liberty

An English virtue name from Latin libertas.

Liv

The feminine name Liv is a shortened form of Olivia which comes from Latin ”oliva,” meaning olive. Liv also comes from the Old Norse “hlíf” (protection). German actress Liv Lisa Fries played in the German TV series Babylon Berlin.

Lark

”Songbird.”

Luz

It is from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz (”light”).

Lilac

Lilac is from the Persian nilak, “bluish”, via Arabic and Spanish.

Lauryn

Lauryn means “laurel,” and it has Latin origins.

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Lakshmi

Lakshmi is from the Sanskrit root word lakṣ ‘to perceive.’ Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of abundance and fortune.

Lada

Lada (”harmony”) is the Slavic goddess of spring and beauty.

Lidwina

Saint Lidwina of Schiedam is patron of ice skaters and the chronically ill. It is composed of the Germanic leud (”people”) and wini (means ”friend”).

Lumi

Finnish for snow and Finland has used it since the 1970s.

Lempi

”Favourite” or ”affection.”

Lola

Lola has its origins in the Spanish Dolores and it has a meaning that I like, “lady of sorrows.” It is linked with the Virgin Mary. The feminine name Lola is also used as a short variant of Karolina (”strong”).

Louisa

Louisa comes from the Old Germanic Ludwig, meaning “famous in battle.” American actress Louisa Jacobson performed in the HBO television series The Gilded Age.

Laeticia

Meaning ”happiness,” Laeticia has Latin roots.

Leta

Leta has its origins in the Greek word “letho,” which means “to forget.” American broadcaster Leta Powell Drake acted in more than 100 plays.

Luvenia

”Brightness” and comes from the Roman Lavinia.

Lavonne

”Yew tree.”

Lowri

Lowri is the Welsh version of Laura (”bay laurel”).

Laila

In Arabic Laila translates to ”night.” American television personality Laila Ali is the daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali.

Logan

“Small cove.”

Leilani

In 1934 Harry Owens wrote “Sweet Leilani” after his daughter was born. It is from the Hawaiian lei (means ”garland”) and lani (”heavenly”), so the complete meaning is “heavenly garland”.

Lupita

Lupita is the Spanish pet form of Guadalupe, which comes from a river in Extremadura.

Lennox

Lennox has its origins in a place name in Scotland meaning “place of elm trees.”

Lulu

In Swahili Lulu means ”pearl” Scottish singer Lulu Kennedy-Cairns was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2000.

Lana

”Child” or ”light.”

Leona

Leona is the feminine form of Leon, from Latin leo.

Lalita

Lalita is from Sanskrit and means ”charming.”

Lourdes

Lourdes is connected with the French town of Lourdes.

Lorelei

”Murmuring rock.”

Leila

Leila comes from the Arabic word layl and is meaning “dark.” Iranian-born record producer Leila Arab released her debut album, Like Weather, in 1998.

Lucia

From the Latin word Lux which means ‘light.’

Linn

“Lime tree.”

Leighton

Leighton has its roots in an Old English place name, and it means “meadow town.”

Lina

In Kurdish, Lina means “cascade falls,” while in Persian ”a ray of sunlight.” It is also a short form of Karolina and Evangelina.

Luciana

Luciana is a form of the masculine Lucius, meaning ”light.”

Libby

Libby is a shortened form of Elizabeth.

Lyra

The constellation Lyra has Vega, the fifth-brightest star in the sky.

Luna

Latin for the moon, and the Roman goddess. English took lunatic is from the same root.

Lilah

”Night.”

Lavinia

Lavinia (“woman of Latium”) is pronounced as luh-VIN-ee-uh. If you want old without dusty, you have it.

Lucinda

Cervantes used Lucinda in Don Quixote and the name comes from Latin lux.

Loveday

Old English leofdaeg, ”beloved day”.

Lamorna

”Valley of the sea”.

Lenka

Lenka is with Czech and Slovak origins and is a variant of Magdaléna and Helena.

Lykke

Lykke is meaning “happiness” in Danish and Norwegian.

Lydia

According to the Book of Acts, Lydia of Thyatira is the first European Paul baptizes.

Lillian

Lillian has roots in the Latin word lilium that means ”pure” or ”lily.” Diminutives included Lily and Lil.

Lois

In the New Testament Lois is the grandmother of Timothy. It means “superior” or “better.”

Loretta

Loretta is connected to the town of Loreto in Italy.

Lorna

In 1869 R. D. Blackmore used the name for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone.

Libuše

”Beloved.”

Lucille

It means light. B.B. King named every guitar he owned Lucille.

Leonora

Leonora comes from Eleanor and is also meaning ”light.”

Léonie

”A small lioness.” Léonie has origins in the Latin leo and is pronounced as lay-oh-NEE.

Ludmila

Ludmila is made of the Slavic elements lyud (that means ”people”) and mila (dear) and is symbolizing beloved of the people. Saint Ludmila of Bohemia was the grandmother to Good King Wenceslas.

Lavender

Lavender is a botanical name for the purple herb. Vi or Lavi are short forms that I like.

Lucretia

”Wealth.”

Luitgard

Lutgardis of Aywières was blind for the last decade of her life and became a patron of the blind. It is from the Old German leud (means ”people”) and gard (”enclosure” or ”protection”).

Lynette

Lynette comes from the Welsh Eluned (”idol” or ”imade”).

Lisette

“Pledged to God.”

Leandra

Leandra combined the Greek words ”leon” and ”andros” and means ”lion-man.” It hs the femake varuation of Leander.

Ligeia

In Greek legends Ligeia (“clear-voiced”) was one of the nymphs in the train of Cyrene.

Lurline

Lurline is a form of Lorelei and is symbolizing “murmuring rock.”

Laverne

”Alder grove.”

Lottie

In 1887 Lottie Dod won the Wimbledon singles title at age 15. The English pet form of Charlotte as well as the feminine of Charles. It comes from Germanic karl, ”free man”.

Leocadia

Leocadia has Greek roots and means ”bright” or ”clear.” Short variation include: Leo or Cadia.

Lucasta

Lucasta comes from Latin lux casta, “pure light”.

Laoise

Irish and is connected to the midlands county of Laois or to Luigsech, ”radiant girl”. Laoise is pronounced as LEE-sha.

Lowenna

Cornish for joy.

Liadan

Liadan has roots in the Old Irish and means “grey lady.”

Lasairíona

Old parish registers anglicised it as Lassarina. Lasairíona is made of the Irish elements lasair (that means ”flame”) and fíon (”wine”).

Lyubov

Russian for love. I love the diminutives Lyuba and Lyubochka.

Lucero

Lucero is Spanish for the morning star and comes from luz.

Lalage

Lalage is pronounced LAL-uh-jee. It comes from the Greek lalagein, to babble.

Lysandra

Feminine of Lysandros, and is made from Greek lyein (means ”to release”) and andros (”of a man”).

Larissa

A city in Thessaly is the root of Larissa. Nicknames that I found interesting are Lara and Rissa.

Lelia

Roman, from the gens Laelia.

Levana

Levana has origins in the Latin levare and is symbolizing ”to lift.”

Leora

Leora is meaning “my light”, from the Hebrew or.

Lubna

Lubna of Córdoba managed a palace library with 400,000 volumes. Arabic for the storax tree, whose resin is used for perfume and medicine.

Latifa

Al-Latif, the Subtle One, is one of the 99 names of God. Latifa means ” pleasant” or ”kind.”

Luana

Luana was invented for the 1932 film Bird of Paradise.

Lujayn

Silver, in Arabic, written لجين.

Laleh

According to Shi’a legend, a red tulip will bloom where the blood of a martyr spills. Persian for tulip.

Lehua

“Ohiʻa flower” and with Hawaiian roots.

Lavanya

Sanskrit for grace and beauty.