Girl Names That Start With L
by popularity from 1910 to 2022

Pretty

A variant-diminutive of Elizabeth, “to the Lord I consecrate thee.”

Laurel

Laurel

Lily flower

“The lazy one,” in allusion to the loris, a slow-moving nocturnal lemur, from the Flemish lorrias.

Superior

Famous warrior

Holly garden

Weary one

Of the light

From Lorraine

Of the light

Lake", "waterfall" or "pool", and probably would have been given to a family living near such a body of water. Sometimes used as a diminutive of Linda (Spanish) "pretty

“The knowing one,” from the Middle English lore, traditional learning.

The bay, or laurel plant

Lily flower

From Lydia

Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees

Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees

Lily

Night

Woman from Magdala

Lion

The sorrows

Lily flower

The moon

Night

Pretty

Meadow or pasture

Lily flower

Famous warrior

Little rock

From Lassy

Of the light

Victorious one

A variant short form of Leonora and Laura.

Heavenly flower

Night

The bay, or laurel plant

From the great river

“Bathed in dew,” from the Latin lavere, to bedew.

Joy

Nymph; idol

Night

Delicate; weary; meadow or pasture

Night

Laurel

The bay, or laurel plant