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This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
The given name Logan derives from the Scottish surname “Logan,” which, in turn, derives from a place name. This surname’s likely origin is a place near Auchinleck (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac), in Ayrshire, Scotland. The place-name derives from the Gaelic “lagan,” which is a diminutive of “lag,” which in turn means “hollow.” Males and females bear the given name.
A Laird is a member of the gentry. The Scots and Northern English dialectal variant Laird has been recorded in writing since the 13th-century, as a surname, and in its modern context since the middle of the 15th-century. It is derived from the Northern Middle English laverd, itself derived from the Old English word “hlafweard,” meaning “warden of loaves.” However, Lord and Lady have since become words primarily associated with the dignity of peers in Scotland, so the term “Laird” has taken on a separate meaning.
It is topographical and describes a person who lived and worked a farm of meadows or grazing lands. The derivation is from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-Century “lēah” (woodland, a clearing “especially one used for farming,” a meadow), plus “mann” (human being, person “male or female”; brave man, hero; servant, vassal.”
It is locational from either “Leaton,” a village near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, or one of the various villages called “Leighton” in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Huntingdon, Shropshire, or Laytoun in Scotland. This name is composed of two Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements: “leac,” meaning “leek” plus “tūn,” meaning “settlement, also in the sense of a herb garden.”
This name derives from the Scottish (Gaelic) “leamhan ach > Leven-ach,” meaning “of the elm, lives near the place abounding in elm trees.” The Clan Lennox is a Lowland Scottish clan. The ancient earldom of Lennox once covered the whole of Dumbartonshire, as well as large parts of Perthshire, Renfrewshire, and Stirlingshire. In Scottish Gaelic, Leven-ach means a smooth stream. The ancient Celtic Mormaers of Levenax became the Earls of Lennox.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Serbo-Croatian “lȁv (ла̏в),” meaning “lion.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lemû’êl/Lemô’êl,” meaning “devoted to God.” Lemuel is mentioned in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31. It is the second eldest of Lehi’s sons and the brother of Laman, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. The name is related to Lael found in Numbers 3:24, meaning a man consecrated “to God.” In the etymological form, the name Lemuel is kindred with Jamuel (Genesis 46:10) and Namuel (1 Chronicles 4:24).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
Leo is a short form of Leonardo, Leonardus, Leonard, Leon, Leontius, Leopold and Leopoldo. It is of Greek and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (LEŌN) (LEŌNTIOS) (LEONHARD) and (LIUTBALD).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
Lex is a masculine diminutive of Alexius and Alexander. It is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (ÁLEXIS) and (ALÉXANDROS).
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lê'âh,” Ancient Greek “Leíā (Λείᾱ),” meaning “weary, tired.” Leah was the daughter of Laban, the first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. Saint Lea is a 3rd-century saint in the Roman Catholic Church on Jerome’s authority, about whom little is definitively known. In a letter to Saint Marcella, the church’s father, Saint Jerome, she was a widow who retired to a Roman convent of consecrated virgins. She became the prioress.
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name is a short form of Alonzo, Laurence, and Leonard. The name is of Germanic (Gothic), Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (ADALFUNS / HILDEFONS) (LAURENTĬUS) (LEONHARD) and (Ó LEANNÁIN).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Hungarian (Magyar) “lélek,” meaning “soul, spirit,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Finno-Ugric “*lewle,” meaning “breath, soul.” Lehel (Hungarian: Lél) († 955), a member of the Árpád dynasty, was a Magyar chieftain and, together with Bulcsú, one of the most important figures of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. After the Magyar defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, he was executed in Regensburg.
This name is of Old Norse origin, composed of two elements: “*awiō > ey” (island, meadow, floodplain, water, stream, river) plus “leifr / leif” (inheritor, heir, heirloom, legacy, remains, descendant). In turn, the name means “the one who descends from rivers, a descendant of the flood plain, heir of the island, and so on.”
This name represents the Old Norse younger form of “*Aluwīhaz,” reconstructed Proto-Norse name combination of ÖL and VER, and the Old Norse variant form of “AlvéR.”
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Old Church Slavonic “Volodiměrŭ (Володимѣръ),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, be in possession of, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “to rule with greatness, of great power, ruler of the world/peace/people.” This name is now widespread throughout all Slavic nations. It is also a common name in former Soviet non-Slavic countries where Christianity is practiced, such as Armenia. Volodymyr Sviatoslavich the Great (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь) was a prince of Rus, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus’ from 980 to 1015. Max Vasmer explains the name as meaning “regal.” Folk etymology interprets the meaning as “person of the people” or “the one with peace on one side.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
Lalo is a diminutive form of Eduardo and a short form of Eulalio. It is of Germanic, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) and Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (*AUDWAROÞŌ / ĒADǷEARD) and (EULALÍOS).
This name derives From the Old English “lane / lanu”, meaning (a lane, alley, avenue), from the Proto-Germanic “*lanō,” meaning (lane, passageway). It was originally a surname given to people who lived in an area called a Lane, specifically a narrow roadway that ran between hedges. It was used as a surname long before it was used as a given name.
This name derives from the Late Latin “Iacobus,” from the Ancient Greek “Iákōbos (Ἰάκωβος),” meaning “supplanter, held by the heel, heel-grabber, leg-puller.” In turn, the name derives from the Hebrew root “ʿqb > Yaʿakov,” meaning “to follow, to be behind,” and it referred to the circumstances of Jacob’s birth when he held on to the heel (Hebrew: ʿaqeb) of his older twin brother Esau. As described in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob, the Talmud, the New Testament, the Koran, and the scriptures of Baha’i as the third patriarch of the Jewish people with whom God made a covenant and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, who took their names from his descendants. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is Isaac and Rebecca’s son, and grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. Jacob is honored as a prophet of Islam; in fact, the name is commonly used as a baptismal name in Arabic and Muslim societies.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
Lari is a short form of “Hilarius” and a diminutive of “Lars.” It is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (HILARIOUS) and (LAURENTĬUS).
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is an Irish Gaelic name, an anglicized form of “Séaghdha,” meaning “stately, majestic, courteous; also learned, scientific, ingenious or hawk-like,” although Séaghdha is exclusively male. Séaghdha derives from the surname “Ó Séaghdha,“ the name of a family of Corca Dhuibhne in West Kerry who, until about the period of the Anglo-Norman invasion, were lords of Ui Rathach, now the barony of Iveragh.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “anu *laiƀaR > læfan > ÓlæifR > Ólafr,” meaning “to shine, gleam, elf, supernatural being, a descendant of ancestors, relic of the ancestors, legacy of ancestors.” Olaf II Haraldsson, later known as St. Olaf, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English “Norway’s Eternal King”) and canonized in Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Olaf is a cognate of the name “Oliver” and its variants.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Slavic and Polish tribe “Lędzianie.” The name “Lędzianie” is composed of two elements: From the Old-Polish “lęda” (field) plus from the Proto-Slavic “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name, in the Polish language, means “glory of the Poles.” In the modern Polish language, the word “ląd” still exists, which means “land.” The Lendians were a West Slavic tribe that lived in East Lesser Poland and Cherven Towns between the 7th and 11th-centuries.
Leco is a diminutive of Manuel and Leonardo. It is of Hebrew and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (IMANU'ÉL) and (LEONHARD).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lēda (Λήδα).” In Greek mythology, Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius and wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan. She was the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux, also spelled Kastor and Polydeuces.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Old Norse “helgi > heilagr,” meaning “holy, blessed.” This name and its variants (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, and Helka) are a female name used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, and Hungary. The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest but appeared to have died out afterward. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th-century from Germany and the Nordic countries. Eastern Slavic name Olga derives from it. The Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge or Helgi. The name day is celebrated: Estonia: May 31, Hungary: October 3, Latvia: August 11, Sweden: November 21, Finland: May 31, Greece: July 11.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
Lele is a short form of Gabriele, Daniele, Emanuele, Samuele, Manuele, Gioele, Giosuele, Misaele, Uriele, and Adriele and other names with the Hebrew name suffix “e’ l / ê'l / ‘él / ‘eêl,” meaning “God.” The name is of Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (GAVRIE’L) (DÂNÎYÊ'L) (IMANU'ÉL) (SHEMÛ'ÊL) (YOʾEL) (YƏHOŠÚA) (MISHAEL) and (URIY’EL).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
Lenn is a short form of Lennox, Leonard, Lennard, and Lennon. The name is of Scottish (Gaelic), Germanic and Irish origin and comes from the following roots: (LEVEN-ACH) (LEONHARD) (Ó LEANNÁIN) and (Ó LEANNÁIN).
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) Probably from “Leeuw” Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw, which has a distinct origin in Leeuwen's small town and perhaps in the city of Leuven. 2) From the Ancient Germanic “*leubha-,” meaning “dear, friendly, beloved.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
Lian is a short form of Aurelian, Emilian, Julian, and Maximilian. The name is of Proto-Italic, Latin, Pie (Proto Indo-European) and Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (AURĒLĬUS) (ÆMĬLĬĀNUS) (IŪLIUS / IŪLIA / JŪLIANUS) (ÍOULOS) and (MAXĬMUS).
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýkios (Λύκιος) Lykía (Λυκία),” meaning “the Lycians, inhabitants of Lycia.” The Lycians were an Anatolian people living in Lycia. Lycia was a geopolitical region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey, and Burdur Province inland. Known to history since the records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age, it was populated by speakers of the Luwian language group.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
This name derives from the Germanic “Gotelieb,” composed of two Old High German elements “*gudą” (“god, deity, divine being,” as Gottard and Godfrey) plus “*leubha-” (dear, friendly). It is, therefore, similar in terms of the semantic forenames “Theophilus, Filoteo, and Amedeo.” Gottlob Frege (1848–1925) was a German philosopher, logician, and mathematician.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
Lito is a diminutive of Arturo and Manuel. The name is of (Latin), (Celtic), (Breton), (Greek) and Hebrew origin and comes from the following roots: (ARKTOÚROS) and (IMANU'ÉL).
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Old High German name “Hludwolf,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “famous wolf.” 1) Ludolf I. von Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg. 2) Ludolf von Sachsen (~1295–1378), also known as Ludolphus de Saxonia and Ludolph the Carthusian, was a German Roman Catholic theologian of the fourteenth century.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name means “who walks like a wolf, hunter of wolves, one who follows the wolf’s track.” It derives from the Old High German name “Wolfgang,” composed of two elements: “*-wulfaz” (wolf) plus “*ganganą” (to go, walk, turn out, to step). Wulf and Wolf were one of the most prolific elements in early Germanic and Nordic names. In Norse mythology, Gangr or Gang was a giant and a son of Ölvaldi and his brothers Þjazi and Iði. It could figure as the first element in dithematic names, as in Wulfstan, but mostly as the second element, in the form “-ulf, / -olf.” The numerous names in -wulf, -ulf, -olf gave rise to hypocorisms (pet) from an early time, which were later also treated as given names in their own right. The wolf is a significant figure in Germanic and Norse paganism for more than a thousand years. 1) Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg (~934–994) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. 2) Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1492–1566), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-köthen. He was one of the earliest Protestant rulers in the Holy Roman Empire. 3) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the Old Norse “lok,” meaning “cover, lid, end.” 2) From the Old Norse “loka,” meaning “to close, to lock, to end.” In Norse mythology, Loki is a god or jötunn (or both). Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the Old Norse “lok,” meaning “cover, lid, end.” 2) From the Old Norse “loka,” meaning “to close, to lock, to end.” In Norse mythology, Loki is a god or jötunn (or both). Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr.
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name is a short form of Alonzo, Laurence, and Leonard. The name is of Germanic (Gothic), Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (ADALFUNS / HILDEFONS) (LAURENTĬUS) (LEONHARD) and (Ó LEANNÁIN).
This name comes from the Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Saint Lupus (~383–478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement. Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community-led by Saint Honoratus.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name comes from the Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Saint Lupus (~383–478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement. Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community-led by Saint Honoratus.
Louw is a Dutch diminutive of Laurens, Lourens and an Afrikaans short form of Lodewikus. It is of Latin and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (LAURENTĬUS) and (CHLODOVECH).
the name “love” derives from the word OLD ENGLISH (ANGLO-SAXON) “lufu” means "love".
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Welsh adjective “llwyd,” most often understood as meaning “grey, brown,” but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a personal name and as a surname. Llwyd ap Cil Coed is a character in the Third Branch of The Mabinogi, also known as the story of Manawydan ap Llŷr. Llwyd is a friend of Gwawl ap Clud, who had been insulted by Pwyll in the First Branch. Llwyd decides to avenge this insult upon Pryderi son of Pwyll by making barren and empty the kingdom of Dyfed. Later, using an enchanted bowl in a mysterious fortress, he imprisons Pryderi and Rhiannon, Pwyll’s widow, and Pryderi’s mother. Llwyd makes Rhiannon bear his horses’ yokes, while Pryderi had to carry the gate hammers while they are in captivity.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
Lude is a diminutive of Lodewijk, Ludovicus, Liutbrand, Luderik, Liutric, and Liudric. The name is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) (LIUTBRAND) and (LIUTRIC).
Ludo is a short form of Lodewijk, Ludovicus and Ludolf. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (HLUDWOLF).
This name means “dedicated to Lludd.” The name derives from the Welsh “Lludd,” which in turn derives from the Celtic “*noudont- / *noudent-,” which Tolkien suggested was related to a Germanic root meaning “acquire, have the use of,” earlier “to catch, entrap (as a hunter).” Making the connection with Nuada and Lludd’s hand, he detected “an echo of the ancient fame of the magic hand of Nodens, the Catcher.” Similarly, Julius Pokorny derives the name from a Proto-Indo-European root *neu-d- meaning “acquire, utilize, go fishing.” Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return, he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring. The feast day is celebrated on February 12.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name comes from the Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Saint Lupus (~383–478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement. Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community-led by Saint Honoratus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “eleútheros (ἐλεύθερος) Eleuthérios (Ελευθέριος),” meaning “free, the liberator.” This name has been used as an epithet for Dionysus, for his ability to free men through the experience of ecstasy, as well as for Eros. Pope Saint Eleuterus, or Eleutherius, was Bishop of Rome from about 174 to 189. He was born in Nicopolis in Epirus. The name has been used by several saints in different parts of Europe and is recognized by the Catholic and Orthodox Church.
Lutz is a diminutive of Ludwig, Liudger, and Luitger. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (LIUTGER).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
The name Lyle derives from “de l’isle,” a Norman French word meaning “islander.” In turn, this name derives from the Latin “sălum > *isula > (terra insula) insula,” meaning “island, deep sea, (poetic) rough sea, (of the river) wave, current.” Probably the Latin word “sălum” is derived from the Greek “sálos (σάλοσ),” meaning “the movement of the sea.” The name was recorded in England after the famous Norman conquest of 1066.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
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This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from a Scottish toponym of unknown origin, probably from the old Celtic “loverno,” meaning “fox.” Lovern, in Celtic mythology, was a 1st-century Druid healer, called “the fox.” R.D. Blackmore invented the name Lorna or Lornah for his novel “Lorna Doone,” from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll. Loarn mac Eirc was a legendary king of Dál Riata who may have lived in the 5th-century.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfriþ,” composed of two elements: the Old English “æl- (all, everybody, entire) plus the Ancient Germanic “*friþuz” (peace, tranquility, friendship). In turn, the name means “very peaceful, all peace.”
This name derives from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) name “Æðelred,” composed of two elements “æthel” (noble) plus “ræd” (advice). In turn, the name means “noble counsel, well-advised.” Æthelred the Unready, Æthelred II was king of England (978–1013 and 1014–1016). He was a son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. Æthelred was only about 10 (no more than 13) when his half-brother Edward was murdered.
This name represents the Old Norse younger form of “*Aluwīhaz,” reconstructed Proto-Norse name combination of ÖL and VER, and the Old Norse variant form of “AlvéR.”
This name represents the Old Norse younger form of “*Aluwīhaz,” reconstructed Proto-Norse name combination of ÖL and VER, and the Old Norse variant form of “AlvéR.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “anu *laiƀaR > læfan > ÓlæifR > Ólafr,” meaning “to shine, gleam, elf, supernatural being, a descendant of ancestors, relic of the ancestors, legacy of ancestors.” Olaf II Haraldsson, later known as St. Olaf, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English “Norway’s Eternal King”) and canonized in Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Olaf is a cognate of the name “Oliver” and its variants.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
Sensible, intelligent
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Layish / Laish,” meaning “lion.” Laish was the father of Phaltiel, who married Saul’s daughter Michal, who was already married to David.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
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This name derives from the Sanskrit “lalita,” meaning “sported, played, playing, wanton, amorous, voluptuous, artless, innocent, soft, gentle, charming, lovely.” In Hindu belief, this is the name of one of the playmates of the young Krishna. It is also another name of the goddess Parvati.
This name derives from an English and French surname, which in turn derives from the Old French “la mare,” which means “the puddle, pond, the pond.”
It is a short form of names beginning with the element “land” from the Germanic “lanzo,” which means “land.” During the Middle Ages, the name was associated with the ancient French form “lance” (lance, a spear). A lance is a stake weapon designed to be used by a warrior on horseback. A knight’s spear is more significant, more reliable, and more consistent than an infantry spear, and is not suitable for launching or rapid thrust.
It is a short form of names beginning with the element “land” from the Germanic “lanzo,” which means “land.” During the Middle Ages, the name was associated with the ancient French form “lance” (lance, a spear). A lance is a stake weapon designed to be used by a warrior on horseback. A knight’s spear is more significant, more reliable, and more consistent than an infantry spear, and is not suitable for launching or rapid thrust.
Lando is a short form of Orlando, Landolfo, Gerlando and Rolando. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (HRODLAND) (LANDULF) and (GERLIND).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Eulámpios (Ευλάμπιος),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “lámpō (λάμπω)” (to shine, be bright, give light). In turn, the name means “the one who lights and blinks.” Saints Eulampius and Eulampia (died 310 AD) are venerated as 3rd-century Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were brother and sister and natives of Nicomedia and were executed during the reign of Emperor Maximinus II Daia.
Lanny is a diminutive of Lance and Landon. It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (LANGDON) and (LANZO).
This name derives from the African (Yorùbá) “Õlà Nrewaju”, meaning “my wealth is the future, my wealth is moving forward”.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Eulámpios (Ευλάμπιος),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “lámpō (λάμπω)” (to shine, be bright, give light). In turn, the name means “the one who lights and blinks.” Saints Eulampius and Eulampia (died 310 AD) are venerated as 3rd-century Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were brother and sister and natives of Nicomedia and were executed during the reign of Emperor Maximinus II Daia.
It is a short form of names beginning with the element “land” from the Germanic “lanzo,” which means “land.” During the Middle Ages, the name was associated with the ancient French form “lance” (lance, a spear). A lance is a stake weapon designed to be used by a warrior on horseback. A knight’s spear is more significant, more reliable, and more consistent than an infantry spear, and is not suitable for launching or rapid thrust.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Arabic “Larbi”, meaning “for the lord”.
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Arabic “al-Latif,” meaning “gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly,” one of the 99 names of Allah.
This name derives from the Latin “Latium” (the region around Rome) plus “-īnus” (adjective suffix). Latinus was a figure in both Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. Although his appearance in the Aeneid is irreconcilable with his appearance in Greek mythology, the two pictures are not so different that he cannot be seen as one character.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Nīkólāos (Νῑκόλᾱος),” composed of two elements: “nī́kē (νῑ́κη)” (victory, success) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “victory of the people.” The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate St. Nicholas on 6 December, in honor of Nicholas. In Greece, the name and its variants are trendy in regions near the sea, as St. Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers. Saint Nicholas was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Having the reputation of the one who gives secret gifts thus became Santa Claus’s model, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, is nothing more than a corrupt transliteration of “St. Nikolaos.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Eulámpios (Ευλάμπιος),” composed of two elements: “eû (εὖ)” (well) plus “lámpō (λάμπω)” (to shine, be bright, give light). In turn, the name means “the one who lights and blinks.” Saints Eulampius and Eulampia (died 310 AD) are venerated as 3rd-century Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were brother and sister and natives of Nicomedia and were executed during the reign of Emperor Maximinus II Daia.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léarchos (Λέαρχος),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “árkhō (ἄρχω)” (to begin, to lead, rule, govern, command). In turn, the name means “one who leads the people, leading people.” Learchus is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino, as well as the brother of Melicertes. The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle, which was elaborated by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino’s sister.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lemû’êl/Lemô’êl,” meaning “devoted to God.” Lemuel is mentioned in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31. It is the second eldest of Lehi’s sons and the brother of Laman, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. The name is related to Lael found in Numbers 3:24, meaning a man consecrated “to God.” In the etymological form, the name Lemuel is kindred with Jamuel (Genesis 46:10) and Namuel (1 Chronicles 4:24).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Scottish (Gaelic) “leamhan ach > Leven-ach,” meaning “of the elm, lives near the place abounding in elm trees.” The Clan Lennox is a Lowland Scottish clan. The ancient earldom of Lennox once covered the whole of Dumbartonshire, as well as large parts of Perthshire, Renfrewshire, and Stirlingshire. In Scottish Gaelic, Leven-ach means a smooth stream. The ancient Celtic Mormaers of Levenax became the Earls of Lennox.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
This is a male given name FROM A COMMON FRENCH SURNAME. THE NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE OLD FRENCH NICKNAME "LE ROI" which means "THE KING". It is also used in United States and Canada as a surname.
Leroy is both a male given name and a family name of Norman origin. Leroy is one of the most common surnames in northern France. This family name originated from the Normans, the descendants of Norse Vikings from Denmark, Norway, and Iceland who later migrated to Normandy. The derivation is from “le roy,” meaning “the king.”
This name derives from the Latin “vălēre > vălĕrĭus” which in turn derives from the Italic (Sabine) “volesus / volusus,” meaning “to be strong, be healthy, strong, vigorous and brave.” The holy women martyrs Kyriake, Kaleria (Valeria), and Mary lived in Palestinian Caesarea during the persecution under Diocletian in the 3rd-century. Having received instruction in the Christian Faith, they abandoned paganism, settled in a solitary place, and spent their lives in prayer, imploring the Lord that the persecution against Christians would end after the Faith of Christ would shine throughout the entire world. Valerian, also known as Valerian, the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 259. He was taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, causing instability in the Empire.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Latin “laetus” meaning “happy.” 2) from the Latin “levis > leve,” meaning “light (not heavy), quick, swift, fickle, dispensable.” Laeuius was a Roman poet and was the forerunner of the current of ‘poetae novi,’ which was the most significant of the pre neoteric (avant-garde Greek and Latin poets).
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Akhilleús (Ἀχιλλεύς),” composed of two elements: “ákhos (ἄχος)” (distress, pain, ache) plus “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled). In turn, the name means “pain of the people.” Achilleus was a Greek hero of the Trojan War stories, son of Thetis and Peleus. Later legends, beginning with a poem by Statius in the 1st-century AD, state that Achilles’ body was invulnerable except for his heel. As he died because of a small wound on his heel, the term Achilles’ heel has come to mean one’s point of weakness.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lâbân / lâbên,” meaning “white, innocent.” 1) Laban is the son of Bethuel and the brother of Rebecca as described in the Book of Genesis. As such, he is brother-in-law to Isaac and both father-in-law and uncle to Jacob. 2) Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest-serving pastorate in American history.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutbrand,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz,” meaning “man, person, people” plus “*brandaz,” meaning “fire, torch, flaming sword.” 1) Liutprand (~690–744) was king of the Lombards and king of Italy from 712 to 744. Among the greatest Lombard rulers, Catholic, he was “litterarum quidem ignarus” (“rather ignorant in his letters,” according to Paul Deacon in his Historia Langobardorum), but intelligent, energetic and ambitious. 2) Liutprand († after 759) was the Duke of Benevento from the death of his father Gisulf II in 751 until his deposition. 3) Liutprand of Cremona (~920–972), was a historian, diplomat, and Bishop of Cremona born in what is now northern Italy, whose works are an essential source for the politics of the 10th century Byzantine court.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutbrand,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz,” meaning “man, person, people” plus “*brandaz,” meaning “fire, torch, flaming sword.” 1) Liutprand (~690–744) was king of the Lombards and king of Italy from 712 to 744. Among the greatest Lombard rulers, Catholic, he was “litterarum quidem ignarus” (“rather ignorant in his letters,” according to Paul Deacon in his Historia Langobardorum), but intelligent, energetic and ambitious. 2) Liutprand († after 759) was the Duke of Benevento from the death of his father Gisulf II in 751 until his deposition. 3) Liutprand of Cremona (~920–972), was a historian, diplomat, and Bishop of Cremona born in what is now northern Italy, whose works are an essential source for the politics of the 10th century Byzantine court.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man.” Liber was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility, and freedom in ancient Roman religion and mythology. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýkios (Λύκιος) Lykía (Λυκία),” meaning “the Lycians, inhabitants of Lycia.” The Lycians were an Anatolian people living in Lycia. Lycia was a geopolitical region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey, and Burdur Province inland. Known to history since the records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age, it was populated by speakers of the Luwian language group.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
This name derives from the Latin “laetus,” meaning “cheerful, happy, happy, serene, satisfied, satisfied, joyful.”
This name derives from the Latin “ēlĭgo > ēlĭgĕre > eligius” (chosen, elected, delegate to a stranger “someone outside the family,” to grasp, to choose, to choose competently). Saint Eligius is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and coin collectors. Eligius was born at the “villa” of Chaptelat, six miles north of Limoges, in Aquitaine (now France), into an educated and influential Gallo-Roman family.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Germanic “Alfher” (from which Alvaro) or the Old Norse “Áleifr” from the Proto-Norse “*AnulaiƀaR” (from which Olaf). 2) From the Latin “ŏlīva” (olive, a symbol of peace, religious piety, or victory), referring to the fruit or the branch of the olive. 3) A third hypothesis, less accredited, is from the Mycenaean Greek “élaiwon (ἔλαιϝον),” Ancient Greek “élaion (ἔλαιον).” The names “Olaf” and “Oliver” are linked to the Latin root, but related to the Germanic and Norse, from (Alfher) and (Ólæifr). Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and chief bishop of all of Ireland, who was the last victim of the papist plot.
This name derives from the Latin root “līlia > līlĭum,” which in turn derives from the Greek “leírion (λείριον),” meaning” lily flower (a classic symbol of purity).” The popularity of the given name “Lily” increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. In the United States, “Lily” became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009. In England in 2011, Lily was the 3rd most popular name for baby girls. Leírion is generally assumed to refer to true, white lilies, as exemplified by the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum).
This name derives from the Latin “littĕra > letteria,” meaning “letter of the alphabet, the Bible, the holy scriptures, humanists, scholars.” St. Mary of the Letter (Madonna della Lettera) is one of the names used by the Catholic religion in Mary’s worship, mother of Jesus. St. Mary of the Letter is venerated by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Messina, Palmi (Rc), and Finale di Pollina (Pa). The feast day and the procession is traditionally celebrated on June 3.
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Ĕlîšāʻ > Elisha,” meaning “my God is salvation.” Elisha was a Jewish prophet mentioned in the Bible. He is also considered a wise man and prophet by the Islamic religion. Elisha is mentioned in the Koran as a great friend of Elijah. God chose him to be the second prophet of the Jews, who worshipped Baal, an ancient Phoenician deity. Elisha (Al-Yasa) is well described in the Koran for his honesty and justice.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Ĕlîšāʻ > Elisha,” meaning “my God is salvation.” Elisha was a Jewish prophet mentioned in the Bible. He is also considered a wise man and prophet by the Islamic religion. Elisha is mentioned in the Koran as a great friend of Elijah. God chose him to be the second prophet of the Jews, who worshipped Baal, an ancient Phoenician deity. Elisha (Al-Yasa) is well described in the Koran for his honesty and justice.
This name derives from the Biblical Greek “Elisábet (Ελισάβετ),” a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva (‘ĕlı̂ysheba’), which in turn is composed of two elements: the “ʾēl” (God, the God of Israel) plus “sh’ vu’a (sh-b-ʿ)” (oath). In turn, the name means “my God is an oath, my God is abundance.” shavu’ót (plural form) is a Jewish holiday that occurs in the spring, a harvest festival, also commemorating the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. This name and its variants are spread all over the world. The name appears in the Old Testament as the name of Aaron’s wife “Elisheva,” and in the New Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. Linked to this root we can find: Elizabeth I, queen regnant of England and Ireland, Elizabeth of Hungary (Erzsébet), princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and Elizabeth of Aragon (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese), queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Welsh adjective “llwyd,” most often understood as meaning “grey, brown,” but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a personal name and as a surname. Llwyd ap Cil Coed is a character in the Third Branch of The Mabinogi, also known as the story of Manawydan ap Llŷr. Llwyd is a friend of Gwawl ap Clud, who had been insulted by Pwyll in the First Branch. Llwyd decides to avenge this insult upon Pryderi son of Pwyll by making barren and empty the kingdom of Dyfed. Later, using an enchanted bowl in a mysterious fortress, he imprisons Pryderi and Rhiannon, Pwyll’s widow, and Pryderi’s mother. Llwyd makes Rhiannon bear his horses’ yokes, while Pryderi had to carry the gate hammers while they are in captivity.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Welsh adjective “llwyd,” most often understood as meaning “grey, brown,” but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a personal name and as a surname. Llwyd ap Cil Coed is a character in the Third Branch of The Mabinogi, also known as the story of Manawydan ap Llŷr. Llwyd is a friend of Gwawl ap Clud, who had been insulted by Pwyll in the First Branch. Llwyd decides to avenge this insult upon Pryderi son of Pwyll by making barren and empty the kingdom of Dyfed. Later, using an enchanted bowl in a mysterious fortress, he imprisons Pryderi and Rhiannon, Pwyll’s widow, and Pryderi’s mother. Llwyd makes Rhiannon bear his horses’ yokes, while Pryderi had to carry the gate hammers while they are in captivity.
This name derives from a Scottish toponym of unknown origin, probably from the old Celtic “loverno,” meaning “fox.” Lovern, in Celtic mythology, was a 1st-century Druid healer, called “the fox.” R.D. Blackmore invented the name Lorna or Lornah for his novel “Lorna Doone,” from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll. Loarn mac Eirc was a legendary king of Dál Riata who may have lived in the 5th-century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “a- (ᾰ̓-) brotós (βροτός) ámbrotos (ἄμβροτος) ambrósios (ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος),” meaning “immortal, divine, which belongs to the immortal, ambrosia, the nectar of the gods.” In Ancient Greek mythology, Ambrosia is sometimes the Greek demigod’s food or drink, often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was accompanied to the gods on Olympus by doves to be considered in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalation of the Earth. Ambrosia is sometimes depicted in ancient art as distributed by a nymph labeled with that name. In Lycurgus’s myth, an opponent to the wine god Dionysus, violence committed against Ambrosia turns her into a grapevine.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
Lokha is a diminutive form of Aleksey and Leonid. The name is of Greek origin and comes from the following roots: (ÁLEXIS) and (LEŌNÍDĀS).
The etymology of the name comes from the common Germanic noun “*karlaz” meaning “free man,” which survives in English as “churl,” Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “ċeorl,” which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. In turn, this name derives from the West Frankish name “Háriolus,” a pet form of Germanic names beginning with “*harjaz / *charja-,” meaning “army, army leader, commander, warrior.” The name took a Romanic influence. The Germanic “H” would be represented by a “C” in Romanic spelling; this is where the “C” or “K” came in. The feminine form Caroline and Carolina derive from “Carolus” which is Latin for Charles (English), from which it also derives Charlotte and its derivates. The name was brought in particular by Charlemagne “Charles the Great” and was at the time Latinized as Karolus as “in Vita Karoli Magni,” later also as Carolus. Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “lomm” plus the diminutive suffix, meaning “small bare one, little and bare.” St. Lommán (Lommán mac Dalláin) was a nephew of St. Patrick, but it’s more likely that he was one of his disciples. St. Lommán founded the church at this site in the 6th century and became the abbot of the abbey. The lore has it that in times of the Plague, St. Lommán prayed to keep it away from his church and so people from all over Ireland gathered here in the sign of devotion.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name is a short form of Alonzo, Laurence, and Leonard. The name is of Germanic (Gothic), Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (ADALFUNS / HILDEFONS) (LAURENTĬUS) (LEONHARD) and (Ó LEANNÁIN).
This name derives from the Germanic (Gothic) “Adalfuns / Hildefons,” composed of two elements: “*aþalaz / *hildiz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent / battle, fight) plus “*funsaz” (ready, to predispose, willing, eager, to tread). In turn, the name means “eager for war, ready for battle, noble and brave.” The first element, which formed different names over time, were merged into a single form and, therefore, in a single-family of names. The name in various forms has spread first in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula due to the numerous Visigoth kings and their descendants. Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696–1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious congregation. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from a Scottish toponym of unknown origin, probably from the old Celtic “loverno,” meaning “fox.” Lovern, in Celtic mythology, was a 1st-century Druid healer, called “the fox.” R.D. Blackmore invented the name Lorna or Lornah for his novel “Lorna Doone,” from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll. Loarn mac Eirc was a legendary king of Dál Riata who may have lived in the 5th-century.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Anglo-Norman French “lou,” meaning “a wolf,” which in turn derives from the Latin “lŭpus” plus the diminutive suffix “el,” which was initially given as a nickname to a fierce or talented person.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” 1) Saint Louise de Marillac was the co-founder, with St. Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. 2) The Blessed Louise of Savoy (1461–1503) was a member of the French royal family, who gave up a life of privilege and comfort to become a Poor Clare nun. The Roman Catholic Church has beatified her.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
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This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
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This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name is of Slavic origin and is derived directly from the root: ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы), meaning “to love, love, affection.” 1) Libuše is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. Libuše is said to have been the youngest daughter of the equally mythical Czech ruler Krok. 2) Lyubim (Russian: Люби́м) is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River).
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
Lucho is a diminutive of Luis and Luciano. The name is of Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (LŪCĬUS).
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name means “dedicated to Lludd.” The name derives from the Welsh “Lludd,” which in turn derives from the Celtic “*noudont- / *noudent-,” which Tolkien suggested was related to a Germanic root meaning “acquire, have the use of,” earlier “to catch, entrap (as a hunter).” Making the connection with Nuada and Lludd’s hand, he detected “an echo of the ancient fame of the magic hand of Nodens, the Catcher.” Similarly, Julius Pokorny derives the name from a Proto-Indo-European root *neu-d- meaning “acquire, utilize, go fishing.” Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return, he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring. The feast day is celebrated on February 12.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
Luděk is a diminutive of Ludvík and Ludomír. The name is of Germanic and Slavic origin and comes from the following roots: (CHLODOVECH) and (LYUD *MIR” / MIR). 1) Luděk Alois Marold (1865–1898) was a Czech painter and illustrator, best known for his panorama depicting the Battle of Lipany. It is the largest painting in the Czech Republic and currently has its own pavilion at the Výstaviště exhibition grounds.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
Lumír is a male given name of Slavic origin. Lumír is a weekly literary magazine that was established in 1851. It was the focal point of the neo-romantic nationalist poet Jaroslav Vrchlický and his Ossianic followers. Lumír is the name of a bard in Czech legend. German poets like Heinrich Heine were translated a poem by poem from German to Czech. According to the Czech calendar, the feast day is commemorated on February 28.
This name comes from the Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Saint Lupus (~383–478) was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary’s sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement. Lupus renounced all of his wealth and entered Lérins Abbey, a community-led by Saint Honoratus.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “luxuria,” meaning “luxury, extravagance.” which in turn derives from “lūxō > lūxus,” meaning “out of joint, dislocate, displace.” Luxurius or Luxorius (Italian: Lussorio) († 304), was martyred in the Roman city of Forum Traiani, probably during the fourth persecution of Diocletian, on 21 August 304. The Catholic Church venerates him as a martyr and saint.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
kind, gentle
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name is a diminutive of Lüder and Ludwig and a variant form of Luitger and Lüdeke. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER) and (CHLODOVECH).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
This name derives from the Old Norse “helgi > heilagr,” meaning “holy, blessed.” This name and its variants (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, and Helka) are a female name used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, and Hungary. The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest but appeared to have died out afterward. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th-century from Germany and the Nordic countries. Eastern Slavic name Olga derives from it. The Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge or Helgi. The name day is celebrated: Estonia: May 31, Hungary: October 3, Latvia: August 11, Sweden: November 21, Finland: May 31, Greece: July 11.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Slavic “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection.” The name is also linked to “Ljubičica,” a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae, with around 400–500 species distributed around the world. Love is love, and everyone who hears this name will definitely smile at little Lyubov and tell her some gentle words. Lyubov Dostoyevskaya (Russian: Любо́вь Достое́вская; 1869–1926) was a Russian writer, memoirist and the second daughter of famous writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife, Anna.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Apóstolos (Απόστολος),” from “apostéllō (ἀποστέλλω),” composed of two elements: “apó (ᾰ̓πό)” (from, away from) plus “stéllō (στέλλω)” (dispatch, send, set out, journey). In turn, the name means “messenger, to send, envoy, to send off, send away from, dispatch, on some mission or service.” The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles during the ministry of Jesus is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels. After his resurrection, Jesus sent eleven of them (minus Judas Iscariot) by the Great Commission to spread his teachings to all nations, referred to as the dispersion of the apostles. There is also an Eastern Christian tradition derived from the Gospel of Luke of seventy apostles. The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the name day of Apostolos on June 30, the day of the Assembly of the Apostles, when Christ chose the original 12 Apostles, Judas excluded.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old Norse “anu *laiƀaR > læfan > ÓlæifR > Ólafr,” meaning “to shine, gleam, elf, supernatural being, a descendant of ancestors, relic of the ancestors, legacy of ancestors.” Olaf II Haraldsson, later known as St. Olaf, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English “Norway’s Eternal King”) and canonized in Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Olaf is a cognate of the name “Oliver” and its variants.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
This name derives from the Greek “línos (λῖνος),” meaning “flax, linen, linen fabric, net.” In Greek mythology, Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As Apollo’s son and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Pope Linus († 76) was, according to several early sources, the second Bishop of Rome and is listed by the Roman Catholic church as the second pope. However, this position is thought by historians to have not represented the unique role it later acquired. Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus, is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfgar,” composed of two elements: “ælf” (elf, supernatural being) plus “gêr” (a spear, spear with iron head). In turn, the name means “skilled as an elf in the use of the spear”. Ælfgar († ~1060) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his well-known mother Godgifu (Lady Godiva). He succeeded to his father’s title in 1057.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfric,” composed of two elements: “ælf” (elf, supernatural being) plus “ric” (chief, ruler). Ælfric of Eynsham (~955–1010) was an English abbot, as well as a consummate, prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies, biblical commentaries, and other genres.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfræd,” composed of two elements: “ælf” (elf) and “ræd” (counsel). The name means “elf counsel.” Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death, had become the dominant ruler in England. Saint Altfrid was Benedictine bishop and devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Altfrid was the headmaster of the school at Corvey Abbey in Saxony. In 851, he has appointed the bishop of Hildesheim and founded Essen Abbey. The entire Frankish empire revered him for his sanctity and his devotion to Mary. He was also a close royal adviser to the East Frankish king Louis the German.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfræd,” composed of two elements: “ælf” (elf) and “ræd” (counsel). The name means “elf counsel.” Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death, had become the dominant ruler in England. Saint Altfrid was Benedictine bishop and devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Altfrid was the headmaster of the school at Corvey Abbey in Saxony. In 851, he has appointed the bishop of Hildesheim and founded Essen Abbey. The entire Frankish empire revered him for his sanctity and his devotion to Mary. He was also a close royal adviser to the East Frankish king Louis the German.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “lâbân / lâbên,” meaning “white, innocent.” 1) Laban is the son of Bethuel and the brother of Rebecca as described in the Book of Genesis. As such, he is brother-in-law to Isaac and both father-in-law and uncle to Jacob. 2) Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest-serving pastorate in American history.
Sensible, intelligent
This name derives from the French surname “Lebrón,” from the old French “brun” meaning “brown.” Born as a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown or brown-haired one.
This name derives from the French surname “Lebrón,” from the old French “brun” meaning “brown.” Born as a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown or brown-haired one.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Laértēs (Λαέρτης),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “eírō (εἴρω)” (tie, join, fasten, string together). In turn, the name means “one who gathers the people.” Laertes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laertes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Laertes’s title was king of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father, Crcesius, and grandfather Cephalus.
This name derives from the Old Norse “félagi,” meaning “companion, comrade, partner, member.”
This is a surname with several different origins, one Scottish and Northern Irish, the other in French. The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the medieval personal name name “Lagman,” composed of two elements: From Old Norse “lǫg,” from Proto-Germanic “*lagą” (law) plus “maðr” (man). In turn, the name means “a lawman.” In case the surname originates in France. In this case Lamont or LaMont is a habitational name derived from several different places called Amont in Haute-Saône and Haute-Vienne.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Gálaktos (γάλακτος),” from gála (γάλα), meaning (milk, white, milky, white as milk), combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ion (-ιων). Galactose, sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is less sweet than glucose and fructose. Saint Galation or Galaction was supposedly a martyr with his wife, Episteme, whom he converted. The story is that he was the son of Saints Clitaphon and Leucippe and became a hermit, while Episteme joined a community of virgins.
Lalito is a diminutive form of Eulalio and Lauro. The name is of Greek and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (EULALÍOS) and (LAURUS).
This name derives from an English and French surname. which in turn derives from the Old French “la mare”, which means “the puddle, pond, the pond”.
This is a surname with several different origins, one Scottish and Northern Irish, the other in French. The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the medieval personal name name “Lagman,” composed of two elements: From Old Norse “lǫg,” from Proto-Germanic “*lagą” (law) plus “maðr” (man). In turn, the name means “a lawman.” In case the surname originates in France. In this case Lamont or LaMont is a habitational name derived from several different places called Amont in Haute-Saône and Haute-Vienne.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from the English medieval surname “Langdon,” meaning “long hill,” and originates from various places in England called Langdon. The place-name is composed of two pre 7th-century Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements: “lang” (long) plus “dūn” (a hill). Landon became popular in the United States in the 1990s. According to the United States Social Security card applications in 2012, Landon ranked 34th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby boys.
This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the English medieval surname “Langdon,” meaning “long hill,” and originates from various places in England called Langdon. The place-name is composed of two pre 7th-century Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements: “lang” (long) plus “dūn” (a hill). Landon became popular in the United States in the 1990s. According to the United States Social Security card applications in 2012, Landon ranked 34th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby boys.
This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
It is a short form of names beginning with the element “land” from the Germanic “lanzo,” which means “land.” During the Middle Ages, the name was associated with the ancient French form “lance” (lance, a spear). A lance is a stake weapon designed to be used by a warrior on horseback. A knight’s spear is more significant, more reliable, and more consistent than an infantry spear, and is not suitable for launching or rapid thrust.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from a locational surname meaning “small rooms or cells inhabited by monks.” The name Lascelles was first brought to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The original Lascelles family lived in the village of Lacelle in the French region of Orne, where they were titled the Barons of Messie.
It is an Irish Gaelic name, an anglicized form of “Séaghdha,” meaning “stately, majestic, courteous; also learned, scientific, ingenious or hawk-like,” although Séaghdha is exclusively male. Séaghdha derives from the surname “Ó Séaghdha,“ the name of a family of Corca Dhuibhne in West Kerry who, until about the period of the Anglo-Norman invasion were lords of Ui Rathach, now the barony of Iveragh.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Arabic “al-Latif,” meaning “gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly,” one of the 99 names of Allah.
This name derives from the Latin “Latium” (the region around Rome) plus “-īnus” (adjective suffix). Latinus was a figure in both Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. Although his appearance in the Aeneid is irreconcilable with his appearance in Greek mythology, the two pictures are not so different that he cannot be seen as one character.
There is a Lancelot, in Welsh mythology, as well as being one of the “knights of the round table” in the Arthurian legend. Lancelot is also the Old French diminutive form of the Germanic name Lanza. Lancelot, although is often represented with a sword, he is, in fact, a spearman, a lancer. Indeed the term in Latin is “lanciarius / lancearius.” This name is of Welsh, Old French, Germanic, and Latin origin and comes from the roots: (LANCELOT) (LANZO) (LANCE) and (LANCEARIUS).
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name is of Etruscan origin and derives directly from the Latin “Lāvīnĭa.” In Roman mythology, she is the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the last wife of Aeneas. Lavinia, the only child of the king and “ripe for marriage,” had been courted by many men in Ausonia who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, a ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. His father Faunus later warns King Latinus in a dream oracle that his daughter is not to marry a Latin.
This name is a diminutive form of Lavr and Lavrentiy. The name is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (LAURUS) (LAURENTĬUS).
This name is a diminutive form of Lavr and Lavrentiy. The name is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (LAURUS) (LAURENTĬUS).
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Layish / Laish,” meaning “lion.” Laish was the father of Phaltiel, who married Saul’s daughter Michal, who was already married to David.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the French surname “Lebrón,” from the old French “brun” meaning “brown.” Born as a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown or brown-haired one. The best-known bearer of this name is the basketball superstar LeBron James.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from Old High German name “Athalhart,” composed of two elements: “*aþalaz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent) and “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). The name means “Strong, noble, strong nobility.” Saint Adalard was a son of Bernard, the son of Charles Martel and half-brother of Pepin; Charlemagne was his cousin. The Roman Catholic Church honors the name.
It is topographical and describes a person who lived and worked a farm of meadows or grazing lands. The derivation is from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-Century “lēah” (woodland, a clearing “especially one used for farming,” a meadow), plus “mann” (human being, person “male or female”; brave man, hero; servant, vassal.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léarchos (Λέαρχος),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “árkhō (ἄρχω)” (to begin, to lead, rule, govern, command). In turn, the name means “one who leads the people, leading people.” Learchus is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino, as well as the brother of Melicertes. The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle, which was elaborated by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino’s sister.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léarchos (Λέαρχος),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “árkhō (ἄρχω)” (to begin, to lead, rule, govern, command). In turn, the name means “one who leads the people, leading people.” Learchus is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino, as well as the brother of Melicertes. The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle, which was elaborated by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino’s sister.
This name derives from Old High German name “Athalhart,” composed of two elements: “*aþalaz” (noble, nobleman, aristocratic, eminent, glorious, excellent) and “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). The name means “Strong, noble, strong nobility.” Saint Adalard was a son of Bernard, the son of Charles Martel and half-brother of Pepin; Charlemagne was his cousin. The Roman Catholic Church honors the name.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léarchos (Λέαρχος),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “árkhō (ἄρχω)” (to begin, to lead, rule, govern, command). In turn, the name means “one who leads the people, leading people.” Learchus is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino, as well as the brother of Melicertes. The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle, which was elaborated by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino’s sister.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lēda (Λήδα).” In Greek mythology, Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius, and wife of King Tyndareus, of Sparta. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan. She was the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux, also spelled Kastor and Polydeuces.
This name derives from the Albanian “ledhatoj,” meaning “caress, fondle.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
It is a male given name from a common french surname. It derives from the old french nickname “le roi,” which means “the king.” It is also used in the United States and Canada as a surname.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) Probably from “Leeuw” Dutch for lion. It occurs as a surname, most commonly in the form of De Leeuw, which has a distinct origin in Leeuwen's small town and perhaps in the city of Leuven. 2) From the Ancient Germanic “*leubha-,” meaning “dear, friendly, beloved.”
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name derives from the Old Norse “*laiƀaR,” meaning “descendant, heir.” Leif Eiríksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.
This name is composed of two elements: “lēah” (woodland, a clearing “especially one used for farming,” a meadow) plus “land” (ground, soil, a specific portion of the earth’s surface, the home region of a person or a people), from Proto-Germanic *landom. In turn, the name means “fallow land.”
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Latin “clēmēns,” meaning “merciful, lenient, mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate, compliant,” which in turn derives from “clīnō,” meaning “slope or incline, bend, bow, sink.” 1) Pope Clement I, also known as Saint Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the Church. 2) Clemens Maria Hofbauer was a hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He is considered a co-founder of the congregation and is a patron saint of Vienna.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lemû’êl/Lemô’êl,” meaning “devoted to God.” Lemuel is mentioned in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31. It is the second eldest of Lehi’s sons and the brother of Laman, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. The name is related to Lael found in Numbers 3:24, meaning a man consecrated “to God.” In the etymological form, the name Lemuel is kindred with Jamuel (Genesis 46:10) and Namuel (1 Chronicles 4:24).
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lemû’êl/Lemô’êl,” meaning “devoted to God.” Lemuel is mentioned in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31. It is the second eldest of Lehi’s sons and the brother of Laman, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. The name is related to Lael found in Numbers 3:24, meaning a man consecrated “to God.” In the etymological form, the name Lemuel is kindred with Jamuel (Genesis 46:10) and Namuel (1 Chronicles 4:24).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
Lencho is a diminutive of Florencio, Lorenzo. The name is of Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (FLORENTIUS) and (LAURENTĬUS).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
Lennon is the Anglicized form of the Irish surname “Ó Leannáin,” meaning “descendent of Leannán” from the Irish “Leannán,” meaning “lover sweetheart.” Among the most famous to bear the surname, we can find John Winston Ono Lennon (1940–1980), an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist. They co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.
This name derives from the Latin root “vălĕo / vălens > Vălentīnus,” meaning: 1) Be healthy, strong, vigorous, have strength. 2) To be in good health, be healthy, feel good. 3) (figuratively) to have power, be powerful. 4) (figuratively) apply, to prevail, to have influence, importance. 5) Be capable of having the strength to be able to contribute to power. A) Saint Valentine (Latin: Valentinus) was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the High Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love. B) Pope Valentine (~800–827) was Pope for two months in 827. Born in Rome in the Via Lata region, Valentine was the son of a Roman noble called Leontius. C) Valentinus (~100–160) was the best known and, for a time, most successful early Christian gnostic theologian. He founded his school in Rome. According to Tertullian, Valentinus was a candidate for Rome’s bishop but started his group when another was chosen.
This name derives from the Latin root “vălĕo / vălens > Vălentīnus,” meaning: 1) Be healthy, strong, vigorous, have strength. 2) To be in good health, be healthy, feel good. 3) (figuratively) to have power, be powerful. 4) (figuratively) apply, to prevail, to have influence, importance. 5) Be capable of having the strength to be able to contribute to power. A) Saint Valentine (Latin: Valentinus) was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the High Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love. B) Pope Valentine (~800–827) was Pope for two months in 827. Born in Rome in the Via Lata region, Valentine was the son of a Roman noble called Leontius. C) Valentinus (~100–160) was the best known and, for a time, most successful early Christian gnostic theologian. He founded his school in Rome. According to Tertullian, Valentinus was a candidate for Rome’s bishop but started his group when another was chosen.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname, first found in Cheshire, England. It originated from a primary family living in Leicester, England and derives from the concatenation of an Old English tribal name “Ligore,” and the Old English word “ceaster” from the Latin “castra > castrum > ceaster,” meaning “fortified place, camp, military camp, fort, fortress, stronghold, castle.” Chester was the base of the Second Roman Legion Adiutrix in the 70s CE and later the 20th Legion Valeria Victrix. Chester also is a city in Cheshire, England.
Leszek è un diminutivo di Leon e Lech. È di origine germanica, proto-slava e polacca e proviene dalle seguenti radici: (LEONHARD) e (LECH SLÁVA�).
This name derives from the Slavic and Polish tribe “Lędzianie.” The name “Lędzianie” is composed of two elements: From the Old-Polish “lęda” (field) plus from the Proto-Slavic “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name, in the Polish language, means “glory of the Poles.” In the modern Polish language, the word “ląd” still exists, which means “land.” The Lendians were a West Slavic tribe that lived in East Lesser Poland and Cherven Towns between the 7th and 11th-centuries.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name derives from the Latin “Leucius,” from the Ancient Greek elements: “leukós (λευκὸς),” meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” The name means “white, pure, pure as white, pure as the light.” Saint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ~304, in the Diocletian persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under December 9 in the ninth century’s historical martyrologies. Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the diocese of Brindisi, as the first Bishop in 165. It is believed that he then suffered martyrdom in 180.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léukippos (Λεύκιππος),” composed of two elements: “leukós (Λευκός)” (bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “white horse.” Leucippus was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism. Leucippus is a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded, and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus, who replaced indeterminism with determinism as the ontological cause of atomic movement.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léukippos (Λεύκιππος),” composed of two elements: “leukós (Λευκός)” (bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “white horse.” Leucippus was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism. Leucippus is a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded, and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus, who replaced indeterminism with determinism as the ontological cause of atomic movement.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “eleútheros (ἐλεύθερος) Eleuthérios (Ελευθέριος),” meaning “free, the liberator.” This name has been used as an epithet for Dionysus, for his ability to free men through the experience of ecstasy, as well as for Eros. Pope Saint Eleuterus, or Eleutherius, was Bishop of Rome from about 174 to 189. He was born in Nicopolis in Epirus. The name has been used by several saints in different parts of Europe and is recognized by the Catholic and Orthodox Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Levéntis (Λεβέντης),” meaning “soldiers in the west, people from the east, from the eastern Mediterranean, in particular, armed sailors or pirates during the Middle Ages.” The name seems to be related to the Latin “lĕvis,” which means “milites, light soldier, lightly armed soldiers.” In Late Latin, the name was identified as “undisciplined youth, pirate.” The Levant, also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the “eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt.” The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey. The term the Levant, which first appeared in English in 1497, originally meant the East in general or “Mediterranean lands east of Italy.” It is borrowed from the French “levant” (rising), that is, the point where the sun rises, linked to the Latin “lĕvo > lĕvāre” (lift, raise).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Levéntis (Λεβέντης),” meaning “soldiers in the west, people from the east, from the eastern Mediterranean, in particular, armed sailors or pirates during the Middle Ages.” The name seems to be related to the Latin “lĕvis,” which means “milites, light soldier, lightly armed soldiers.” In Late Latin, the name was identified as “undisciplined youth, pirate.” The Levant, also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the “eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt.” The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey. The term the Levant, which first appeared in English in 1497, originally meant the East in general or “Mediterranean lands east of Italy.” It is borrowed from the French “levant” (rising), that is, the point where the sun rises, linked to the Latin “lĕvo > lĕvāre” (lift, raise).
This name derives from the Hebrew “lêvı̂y > Lēwî,” meaning “joined to.” According to the Book of Genesis, Levi or Levy was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites). The Torah suggests that Levi’s name refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from yillaweh, meaning he will join. Still, Biblical scholars have proposed entirely different origins of the name.
This name derives from the Latin “Leucius,” from the Ancient Greek elements: “leukós (λευκὸς),” meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” The name means “white, pure, pure as white, pure as the light.” Saint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ~304, in the Diocletian persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under December 9 in the ninth century’s historical martyrologies. Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the diocese of Brindisi, as the first Bishop in 165. It is believed that he then suffered martyrdom in 180.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
It is topographical and describes a person who lived and worked a farm of meadows or grazing lands. The derivation is from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) pre-7th-Century “lēah” (woodland, a clearing “especially one used for farming,” a meadow), plus “mann” (human being, person “male or female”; brave man, hero; servant, vassal.”
It is locational from either “Leaton,” a village near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, or one of the various villages called “Leighton” in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Huntingdon, Shropshire, or Laytoun in Scotland. This name is composed of two Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements: “leac,” meaning “leek” plus “tūn,” meaning “settlement, also in the sense of a herb garden.”
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lâbân / lâbên,” meaning “white, innocent.” 1) Laban is the son of Bethuel and the brother of Rebecca as described in the Book of Genesis. As such, he is brother-in-law to Isaac and both father-in-law and uncle to Jacob. 2) Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest-serving pastorate in American history.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name derives from the Latin “licinus > Licinius,” meaning “bent, turned upward, upturned.” The name, however, could be of Etruscan origin, linked to the word “Lecne,” which frequently occurs on Etruscan sepulchral monuments. The gens Licinia was a celebrated plebeian family at Rome, which appears from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times, and which eventually obtained the imperial dignity.
This name derives from the Mycenaean Greek and Ancient Greek “(qa-si-re-u > gwasileus) > basileús (βᾰσῐλεύς) basíleios (βασίλειος),” meaning “chief, master, king, lord, patron, kingly, royal.” Basiléus is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by the Byzantine emperors, but it also has a more extended history of use for people in authority and sovereigns in ancient Greece, as well as for the kings of modern Greece. Basil II was a Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025. He was known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his supposed ancestor, Basil I the Macedonian. Saint Basil the Great was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the early Christian church’s heresies, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lâbân / lâbên,” meaning “white, innocent.” 1) Laban is the son of Bethuel and the brother of Rebecca as described in the Book of Genesis. As such, he is brother-in-law to Isaac and both father-in-law and uncle to Jacob. 2) Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest-serving pastorate in American history.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Germanic “Alfher” (from which Alvaro) or the Old Norse “Áleifr” from the Proto-Norse “*AnulaiƀaR” (from which Olaf). 2) From the Latin “ŏlīva” (olive, a symbol of peace, religious piety, or victory), referring to the fruit or the branch of the olive. 3) A third hypothesis, less accredited, is from the Mycenaean Greek “élaiwon (ἔλαιϝον),” Ancient Greek “élaion (ἔλαιον).” The names “Olaf” and “Oliver” are linked to the Latin root, but related to the Germanic and Norse, from (Alfher) and (Ólæifr). Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and chief bishop of all of Ireland, who was the last victim of the papist plot.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Germanic “Alfher” (from which Alvaro) or the Old Norse “Áleifr” from the Proto-Norse “*AnulaiƀaR” (from which Olaf). 2) From the Latin “ŏlīva” (olive, a symbol of peace, religious piety, or victory), referring to the fruit or the branch of the olive. 3) A third hypothesis, less accredited, is from the Mycenaean Greek “élaiwon (ἔλαιϝον),” Ancient Greek “élaion (ἔλαιον).” The names “Olaf” and “Oliver” are linked to the Latin root, but related to the Germanic and Norse, from (Alfher) and (Ólæifr). Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and chief bishop of all of Ireland, who was the last victim of the papist plot.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Latin root “līlia > līlĭum,” which in turn derives from the Greek “leírion (λείριον),” meaning” lily flower (a classic symbol of purity).” The popularity of the given name “Lily” increased steadily in most English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. In the United States, “Lily” became one of the top-100 names for newborn girls in 2002 and reached a rank of 18 by 2009. In England in 2011, Lily was the 3rd most popular name for baby girls. Leírion is generally assumed to refer to true, white lilies, as exemplified by the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the English surname “Lyndon,” composed of two elements: from the Old High German “linta” (lime-tree, linden tree) and the Old English “dūn” (hill). In turn the name means “lime-tree hill”. The name has never been on the top 1000 names list for girls. In Canada, Linden was included in the Vital Statistics Agency’s list of top 100 most popular boy names from 2003 to 2005.
This name derives from the English surname “Lyndon,” composed of two elements: from the Old High German “linta” (lime-tree, linden tree) and the Old English “dūn” (hill). In turn the name means “lime-tree hill”.
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This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Phílippos (Φῐ́λῐππος),” composed of two elements: “philéō (φιλέω)” (love, like, kindly, welcome) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “horse-loving, fond of horses.” In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, “lover of horses” can also be considered as “noble.” Prominent Philips, who popularized the name includes Kings of Macedon “Philippos” and one of the apostles of early Christianity. The name was also an epithet of Alexander the Great. It should be noted for clarity; the word “horse” is frequently found in ancient Greek names (for example, Hipparchus, Hippocrates, Hippolytus, and Xanthippe).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name is of Slavic origin and is derived directly from the root: ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы), meaning “to love, love, affection.” 1) Libuše is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. Libuše is said to have been the youngest daughter of the equally mythical Czech ruler Krok. 2) Lyubim (Russian: Люби́м) is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River).
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*warduz” (guard, defend, protect). In turn, the name means “the one who protects the sovereign.” The name, however, is also a version of Hlǫðvér, meaning “famous ruler.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “lomm” plus the diminutive suffix, meaning “small bare one, little and bare.” St. Lommán (Lommán mac Dalláin) was a nephew of St. Patrick, but it’s more likely that he was one of his disciples. St. Lommán founded the church at this site in the 6th century and became the abbot of the abbey. The lore has it that in times of the Plague, St. Lommán prayed to keep it away from his church and so people from all over Ireland gathered here in the sign of devotion.
This name derives from the Old Norman “Williame,” (French: Guillaume; German: Wilhelm). In turn, the name derives from the Old High German name “Willihelm,” composed of two elements: “*wiljô” (will, wish, desire) plus “*helmaz” (helmet, protection); thus the Old German Name “Wilhelm” and the Old Norse name “Vilhjálmr” have the same roots. The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne’s cousin William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Guillaume Fierabrace (755–812). This William is immortalized in the “Chanson de Guillaume,” and his esteem may account for the name’s subsequent popularity among European nobility. 1) William I (1028–1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William, the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until he died in 1087. 2) William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia (1861–1888) and the first German Emperor (1871–1888), as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany. 3) William Tell is a famous hero of Switzerland. His legend is tracked in a Swiss chronicle of the late 15th-century.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “lomm” plus the diminutive suffix, meaning “small bare one, little and bare.” St. Lommán (Lommán mac Dalláin) was a nephew of St. Patrick, but it’s more likely that he was one of his disciples. St. Lommán founded the church at this site in the 6th century and became the abbot of the abbey. The lore has it that in times of the Plague, St. Lommán prayed to keep it away from his church and so people from all over Ireland gathered here in the sign of devotion.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name is a short form of Alonzo, Laurence, and Leonard. The name is of Germanic (Gothic), Germanic and Latin origin and comes from the following roots: (ADALFUNS / HILDEFONS) (LAURENTĬUS) (LEONHARD) and (Ó LEANNÁIN).
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “lorcc,” meaning “proud,” plus a diminutive suffix. In turn, the name means “fierce little one.” Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as Saint Laurence O’Toole (1128–1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the Norman invasion of Ireland. He played a leading role in the Irish Church Reform Movement of the 12th-century, and mediated between the parties during and after the attack. He was canonized in 1225 by Pope Honorius III.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from Old High German “Hrōdland,” from the Proto-Germanic “Hrōþilandą,” composed of two elements: “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*landą” (land, territory). In turn, the name means “famous land, glory to the homeland, famous throughout the land.” Roland (Old High German: Hruodland) (died 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle as Matter of France. Roland was a popular legendary figure in medieval Europe. Over the next several centuries, Roland became an iconic figure in medieval minstrel culture.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from the Welsh (golau) / Breton (gouloù), which in turn derives from the Celtic “*wo-lou,” linked to the Pre Latin (*lou-c-s) > (lūx). In turn, the name means “light, good light.” Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
Loutje is a diminutive of Laurens, Lorens, Lourens, Lodewijk, and Ludovicus. The name is of Latin and Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (LAURENTĬUS) and (CHLODOVECH).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Anglo-Norman French “lou,” meaning “a wolf,” which in turn derives from the Latin “lŭpus” plus the diminutive suffix “el,” which was initially given as a nickname to a fierce or talented person.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from a Scottish surname, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from Loudoun’s village, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The place-name is composed of the Northern English word “low,” meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre-7th-century Norse word “loge” (fire, fire giant, god, and personification of fire) and the Gaelic “doun,” meaning “a hill”.
This name derives from the Anglo-Norman French “lou,” meaning “a wolf,” which in turn derives from the Latin “lŭpus” plus the diminutive suffix “el,” which was initially given as a nickname to a fierce or talented person.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbert,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). In turn, the name means “brilliant person, shining men.” Liutbert († 702) was the Lombard king of Italy from 700 and 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of Asti.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Latin “Lucifer,” composed of two elements: the “lux > lucis > lucere (lūcĕo)” (born into the light, light, brightness, to shine) plus “fěro / fěrre” (to bring, to carry, to guide). In turn, the name means “light-bringing, the one who brings light, the one who leads us to the light.” Translation of “hêlêl” as “Lucifer,” as in the King James Version, has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12. Present-day interpretations are “morning star, day-star, shining one, shining star.” The term appears in the context of an oracle against a dead king of Babylon, who is addressed as (hêlêl ben šāḥar), rendered by the King James Version as “O Lucifer, son of the morning!” and by others as “morning star, son of the dawn.” In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba’al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “lūca,” meaning “Lucca, a city of Etruria, one who comes from Lucca, an inhabitant of Lucca.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός) (bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly), from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk “(light, brightness). Some scholars claim that the name comes from a Celtic-Ligurian root “luk,” meaning “marshy place.”
In Irish mythology, Luchtaine (or Luchta) was a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the carpenter or wright of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He and his brothers Creidhne and Goibniu were known as the Trí Dée Dána, the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle the Fomorians.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > lūcidus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Saint Lucidius of Aquara († 1038) was an Italian religious. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on December 5 or April 26.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > lūcidus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Saint Lucidius of Aquara († 1038) was an Italian religious. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on December 5 or April 26.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > Lūcīlius,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” The gens Lucilia was a plebeian family in ancient Rome. The most famous of the gens was the poet Gaius Lucilius, who flourished during the latter part of the second century BC. Although many Lucilii appears in Roman history, none of them obtained any of the higher offices of the Roman state.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name means “dedicated to Lludd.” The name derives from the Welsh “Lludd,” which in turn derives from the Celtic “*noudont- / *noudent-,” which Tolkien suggested was related to a Germanic root meaning “acquire, have the use of,” earlier “to catch, entrap (as a hunter).” Making the connection with Nuada and Lludd’s hand, he detected “an echo of the ancient fame of the magic hand of Nodens, the Catcher.” Similarly, Julius Pokorny derives the name from a Proto-Indo-European root *neu-d- meaning “acquire, utilize, go fishing.” Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return, he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring. The feast day is celebrated on February 12.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from the Old High German name “Hludwolf,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “famous wolf.” 1) Ludolf I. von Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg. 2) Ludolf von Sachsen (~1295–1378), also known as Ludolphus de Saxonia and Ludolph the Carthusian, was a German Roman Catholic theologian of the fourteenth century.
This name derives from the Slavic “Lyudmila,” composed of two Proto-Slavic and Old Church Slavonic elements: “*ljudъ / ljudije (людиѥ) ljudie (людиє)” (people, folk) plus “milŭ (милъ) mil (мил)” (kind, dear, friendly, pleasant, loving, gracious, gentle, mild). In turn, the name means “love for the people, dear people.” The name Lyudmila appeared in Russia in the Age of Romanticism, but it reached its popularity peak in the mid-XXth-century. Saint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník, the daughter of a Slavic prince, Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Lyudmila consistently ranks among the most common female names in Russia. The peak of its use accounts for the years 1938–1953.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name is linked to “lugus” a deity of the Celtic pantheon, from the Proto Indo-European root: “leug- > lug- > lugus.” His name is rarely directly attested in inscriptions, but his importance can be inferred from place names and ethnonyms. His nature and attributes are deduced from the distinctive iconography of Gallo-Roman inscriptions to Mercury, who is widely believed to have been identified with Lugus, and from the mythological narratives involving his later cognates, Irish Lugh Lámhfhada (long arm or longhand) and Welsh Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the skillful hand).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Albanian adjective “lulëzim,” meaning “blooming, flowering, prosperity.”
This name derives from the Uto-Aztecan (Nahuatl) “Coatlaxopeuh > Tequatlanopeuh,” meaning “the one which originated from the summit of the rocks, or the one who emerges from the region of light like the eagle from fire.” Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a celebrated Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary, an image on a Tilma, or peasant cloak. Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of Mexico, the Americas, and secondary patroness of the Philippines.
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from Old High German “Hrōdland,” from the Proto-Germanic “Hrōþilandą,” composed of two elements: “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*landą” (land, territory). In turn, the name means “famous land, glory to the homeland, famous throughout the land.” Roland (Old High German: Hruodland) (died 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle as Matter of France. Roland was a popular legendary figure in medieval Europe. Over the next several centuries, Roland became an iconic figure in medieval minstrel culture.
This name derives from Old High German “Hrōdland,” from the Proto-Germanic “Hrōþilandą,” composed of two elements: “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*landą” (land, territory). In turn, the name means “famous land, glory to the homeland, famous throughout the land.” Roland (Old High German: Hruodland) (died 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle as Matter of France. Roland was a popular legendary figure in medieval Europe. Over the next several centuries, Roland became an iconic figure in medieval minstrel culture.
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
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This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
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This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Latin “luxuria,” meaning “luxury, extravagance.” which in turn derives from “lūxō > lūxus,” meaning “out of joint, dislocate, displace.” Luxurius or Luxorius (Italian: Lussorio) († 304), was martyred in the Roman city of Forum Traiani, probably during the fourth persecution of Diocletian, on 21 August 304. The Catholic Church venerates him as a martyr and saint.
This name is a diminutive of Lüder and Ludwig and a variant form of Luitger. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER) and (CHLODOVECH).
This name represents a variant form of the name Lyder, a Nordic spelling of Lüder. The name Lüder is a Low German form of Liuthar (Liuthar / Liutheri), a Low German form of Lothar (Chlothar / Chlodochar), and a variant form of Luitger from the Germanic root (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
This name is a diminutive of Lüder and Ludwig and a variant form of Luitger and Lüdeke. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER) and (CHLODOVECH).
This name derives from the Old High German name “Hludwolf,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “famous wolf.” 1) Ludolf I. von Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg. 2) Ludolf von Sachsen (~1295–1378), also known as Ludolphus de Saxonia and Ludolph the Carthusian, was a German Roman Catholic theologian of the fourteenth century.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the English surname “Lyndon,” composed of two elements: from the Old High German “linta” (lime-tree, linden tree) and the Old English “dūn” (hill). In turn the name means “lime-tree hill”.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
Lyosha is a diminutive of Aleksey and Oleg. The name is of Greek and Old Norse origin and comes from the following roots: (ÁLEXIS) and (HEILAGR).
This name is of Slavic origin and is derived directly from the root: ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы), meaning “to love, love, affection.” 1) Libuše is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. Libuše is said to have been the youngest daughter of the equally mythical Czech ruler Krok. 2) Lyubim (Russian: Люби́м) is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River).
This name is of Slavic origin and is derived directly from the root: ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы), meaning “to love, love, affection.” 1) Libuše is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. Libuše is said to have been the youngest daughter of the equally mythical Czech ruler Krok. 2) Lyubim (Russian: Люби́м) is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River).
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Latin “lentus > lentulus,” meaning “rather slow, sticky, tenacious, slow, sluggish.” Lentulus Batiatus was the Roman owner of a gladiatorial school in Capua. It was from this school that, in 73 BC, the Thracian slave Spartacus and about 70 to 78 followers escaped. The break-out led to the slave rebellion known as the Third Servile War (73–71 BC).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from Old High German “Hrōdland,” from the Proto-Germanic “Hrōþilandą,” composed of two elements: “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*landą” (land, territory). In turn, the name means “famous land, glory to the homeland, famous throughout the land.” Roland (Old High German: Hruodland) (died 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle as Matter of France. Roland was a popular legendary figure in medieval Europe. Over the next several centuries, Roland became an iconic figure in medieval minstrel culture.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Loukâs (Λουκᾶς),” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek leukós (Λευκός), meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” Finally, the name derives from the proto-Indo-European root “*leuk-,” which means “light, brightness.” Another theory is from the Latin “Lucas,” an abbreviation of “Lucanus,” from the Ancient Greek “Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “the man from Lucania.” Luke the Evangelist is one of the four evangelists or authors of canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ. He was a native of the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Syria. According to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles, the early church fathers ascribed to him the authorship of both the Gospel, which originally formed a single literary work.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name is a diminutive of Lüder and Ludwig and a variant form of Luitger. It is of Germanic origin and comes from the following roots: (*LIUDIZ *GAIZAZ > LIUTGER) and (CHLODOVECH).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýkios (Λύκιος) Lykía (Λυκία),” meaning “the Lycians, inhabitants of Lycia.” The Lycians were an Anatolian people living in Lycia. Lycia was a geopolitical region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey, and Burdur Province inland. Known to history since the records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age, it was populated by speakers of the Luwian language group.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Ælfriþ,” composed of two elements: the Old English “æl- (all, everybody, entire) plus the Ancient Germanic “*friþuz” (peace, tranquility, friendship). In turn, the name means “very peaceful, all peace.”
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) name “Ælfstan,” composed of two elements: “ælf” (elf, supernatural being) plus “stān” (stone). In turn, the name means “Elf stone.” 1) Ælfstan was a medieval Bishop of London. Ælfstan was consecrated 959 and 964, and he died between 995 and 996. 2) Ælfstan was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. He was blessed sometime before 964. He died between 994 and 995. 3) Aelfstan was a medieval Bishop of Ramsbury. He was consecrated in 970.
This name derives from the Old High German “Albwin,” composed of two elements: “*albiz” (elf, sprite, fairy, supernatural being) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the elves.” The Holy Albuin († 1006) was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint venerated by the Catholic Church. He became bishop of Sabiona and Bressanone in 975.
This name derives from the Old High German “Alboald,” composed of two elements: “*albiz” (elf, sprite, fairy, supernatural being) plus “*waldaʐ” (ruler, might, mighty one, power, powerful one). In turn, the name means “supernatural power, the power of the elves.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
Labinot-Fushë is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania (near Tirana). In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.
There is a Lancelot, in Welsh mythology, as well as being one of the “knights of the round table” in the Arthurian legend. Lancelot is also the Old French diminutive form of the Germanic name Lanza. Lancelot, although is often represented with a sword, he is, in fact, a spearman, a lancer. Indeed the term in Latin is “lanciarius / lancearius.” This name is of Welsh, Old French, Germanic, and Latin origin and comes from the roots: (LANCELOT) (LANZO) (LANCE) and (LANCEARIUS).
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
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The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Laértēs (Λαέρτης),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “eírō (εἴρω)” (tie, join, fasten, string together). In turn, the name means “one who gathers the people.” Laertes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laertes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Laertes’s title was king of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father, Crcesius, and grandfather Cephalus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Laértēs (Λαέρτης),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “eírō (εἴρω)” (tie, join, fasten, string together). In turn, the name means “one who gathers the people.” Laertes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laertes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Laertes’s title was king of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father, Crcesius, and grandfather Cephalus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Laértēs (Λαέρτης),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “eírō (εἴρω)” (tie, join, fasten, string together). In turn, the name means “one who gathers the people.” Laertes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laertes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Laertes’s title was king of the Cephallenians, which he presumably inherited from his father, Crcesius, and grandfather Cephalus.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) from the Latin “laetus” meaning “happy.” 2) from the Latin “levis > leve,” meaning “light (not heavy), quick, swift, fickle, dispensable.” Laeuius was a Roman poet and was the forerunner of the current of ‘poetae novi,’ which was the most significant of the pre neoteric (avant-garde Greek and Latin poets).
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
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This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Latin “Latium” (the region around Rome) plus “-īnus” (adjective suffix). Latinus was a figure in both Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. Although his appearance in the Aeneid is irreconcilable with his appearance in Greek mythology, the two pictures are not so different that he cannot be seen as one character.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Native American (Mapuche-Araucanian) “Lef-Traru” meaning “daring and enterprising.” Lautaro was the young Mapuche military commander in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile. His people undertook to expel the Spanish colonizers. Under Lautaro’s command, the army inflicted crushing defeats and colossal death tolls on Spanish forces despite having far inferior weaponry.
This name derives from the Latin “lautus,” which in turn derives from the perfect passive participle of “lavō,” meaning “washed, bathed, elegant, luxurious.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Albanian “lavdërim,” meaning “praise, glory.”
This name is of Etruscan origin and derives directly from the Latin “Lāvīnĭa.” In Roman mythology, she is the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the last wife of Aeneas. Lavinia, the only child of the king and “ripe for marriage,” had been courted by many men in Ausonia who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, a ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. His father Faunus later warns King Latinus in a dream oracle that his daughter is not to marry a Latin.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léandros (Λέανδρος),” composed of two elements: “léōn (λέων)” (lion) plus “andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “lion of a man, man-lion.” The most important in history is San Leandro de Sevilla, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic kings and Hermengild Reccared of Hispania. Leander (Léandros) was a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léandros (Λέανδρος),” composed of two elements: “léōn (λέων)” (lion) plus “andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “lion of a man, man-lion.” The most important in history is San Leandro de Sevilla, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic kings and Hermengild Reccared of Hispania. Leander (Léandros) was a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léandros (Λέανδρος),” composed of two elements: “léōn (λέων)” (lion) plus “andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “lion of a man, man-lion.” The most important in history is San Leandro de Sevilla, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic kings and Hermengild Reccared of Hispania. Leander (Léandros) was a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
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This name derives from the Old Norse “leikr,” meaning “game, sport, play, contest, amusement, a joke.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lḗlantos (Λήλαντος), a titan of air and the hunter’s skill of stalking prey. He is the male counterpart of Leto. Lelantos, or Lelantus, was the Titan father of Aura by Periboa. He was the son of Coeus and Phoebe and brother to Leto and Asteria. His name was derived from the Greek words “lḗthō (λήθω) lanthánō (λᾰνθᾰ́νω),” and “lelathon,” meaning “to escape notice, move unseen, go unobserved.” The Lelantine War is the modern name for a military conflict between the two ancient Greek city-states Chalcis and Eretria in Euboea, which took place in the early archaic period, between c. 710, and 650 BC.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Latin “Lævus,” meaning “left, lefty, bumbling, incompetent, incapable, inept.” 2) From the Ancient Greek “Lálos (λάλος), laléo (λαλέω),” meaning “loquacious, talk, chat.” 3) From the Ancient Greek “hḗlios (ἥλῐος),” meaning “sun.” This name derives from the Latin “lælĭus.” Laelius de Amicitia (or simply De Amicitia) is a treatise on friendship by the Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 44 BCE. Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lemû’êl/Lemô’êl,” meaning “devoted to God.” Lemuel is mentioned in the book of Proverbs, chapter 31. It is the second eldest of Lehi’s sons and the brother of Laman, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. The name is related to Lael found in Numbers 3:24, meaning a man consecrated “to God.” In the etymological form, the name Lemuel is kindred with Jamuel (Genesis 46:10) and Namuel (1 Chronicles 4:24).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
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This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek: “Helenē (‘Ελενη) / Helénē (Ἑλένη),” meaning “torch, flambeau, brilliant, shining light, the bright one.” The name could be related to “Hḗlios (Ἥλιος),” the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta, and considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Early Christians widely used the name through Saint Helen, the mother of Emperor Constantine I, who, according to legend, found a piece of the cross of Jesus Christ during his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Hermione was the only child of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Latin “lentus > lentulus,” meaning “rather slow, sticky, tenacious, slow, sluggish.” Lentulus Batiatus was the Roman owner of a gladiatorial school in Capua. It was from this school that, in 73 BC, the Thracian slave Spartacus and about 70 to 78 followers escaped. The break-out led to the slave rebellion known as the Third Servile War (73–71 BC).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “Leofric,” composed of two elements: “léof” (dear, friendly) plus “rīċe” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “friend of power, a friend of the powerful.” Leofric (968–1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock. Leofric is most remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva.
This name derives from the Ancient Germanic “Liubigild,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*geldaną” (to pay, to have/give value) or “*geldą” (that which is paid out; reward, gift, money). Liuvigild (~519–586) was a Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania from 568 to 586. Known for his Codex Revisus or Code of Leovigild, a unifying law allowing equal rights between the Visigothic and Hispano-Roman population, his kingdom covered modern Portugal and most of modern Spain down to Toledo. Liuvigild ranks among the greatest Visigothic kings of the Arian period.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Ancient Greek “leōn (λέων)” (lion) plus the Albanian “trim” (hero, courageous, valiant, valorous, brave, hardy). In turn, the name means “brave and hardy like a lion.”
This name derives from the Latin noun “lepōs > lepidus,” meaning “pleasantness, charm, politeness, grace, pleasantry, wit, humor.” It is a Renaissance name of classical origin of minimal diffusion. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (~88–12 BC) was a Roman patrician who was a part of the Second Triumvirate alongside Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (the future Augustus) and Marcus Antonius, and the last Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Republic.
This name derives from the Latin “vălēre > vălĕrĭus” which in turn derives from the Italic (Sabine) “volesus / volusus,” meaning “to be strong, be healthy, strong, vigorous and brave.” The holy women martyrs Kyriake, Kaleria (Valeria), and Mary lived in Palestinian Caesarea during the persecution under Diocletian in the 3rd-century. Having received instruction in the Christian Faith, they abandoned paganism, settled in a solitary place, and spent their lives in prayer, imploring the Lord that the persecution against Christians would end after the Faith of Christ would shine throughout the entire world. Valerian, also known as Valerian, the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 259. He was taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, causing instability in the Empire.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aléxandros (Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος),” composed of two elements: “aléxō (ἀλέξω)” (keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help) plus “anḗr (ἀνήρ) andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “defender of men, protector of men.” This definition is an example of the widespread reason of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing “battle-prowess,” in this case, the ability to resist or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym (the name of a person) “arekasadara” transcribed as “Alexandra,” written in the Linear B syllabic script. The name was one of the titles or epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and, as such, usually understood as “one who comes to save warriors.” The most famous connection to this root is Alexander the Great, who created one of the greatest empires in ancient history.
This name derives from the Latin “littĕra > letteria,” meaning “letter of the alphabet, the Bible, the holy scriptures, humanists, scholars.” St. Mary of the Letter (Madonna della Lettera) is one of the names used by the Catholic religion in Mary’s worship, mother of Jesus. St. Mary of the Letter is venerated by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Messina, Palmi (Rc), and Finale di Pollina (Pa). The feast day and the procession is traditionally celebrated on June 3.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léukippos (Λεύκιππος),” composed of two elements: “leukós (Λευκός)” (bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “white horse.” Leucippus was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism. Leucippus is a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded, and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus, who replaced indeterminism with determinism as the ontological cause of atomic movement.
This name derives from the Latin “Leucius,” from the Ancient Greek elements: “leukós (λευκὸς),” meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” The name means “white, pure, pure as white, pure as the light.” Saint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ~304, in the Diocletian persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under December 9 in the ninth century’s historical martyrologies. Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the diocese of Brindisi, as the first Bishop in 165. It is believed that he then suffered martyrdom in 180.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Ancient Greek “leōn (λέων)” (lion) plus the Albanian “trim” (hero, courageous, valiant, valorous, brave, hardy). In turn, the name means “brave and hardy like a lion.”
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léukippos (Λεύκιππος),” composed of two elements: “leukós (Λευκός)” (bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “white horse.” Leucippus was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism. Leucippus is a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded, and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus, who replaced indeterminism with determinism as the ontological cause of atomic movement.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Levéntis (Λεβέντης),” meaning “soldiers in the west, people from the east, from the eastern Mediterranean, in particular, armed sailors or pirates during the Middle Ages.” The name seems to be related to the Latin “lĕvis,” which means “milites, light soldier, lightly armed soldiers.” In Late Latin, the name was identified as “undisciplined youth, pirate.” The Levant, also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the “eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt.” The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey. The term the Levant, which first appeared in English in 1497, originally meant the East in general or “Mediterranean lands east of Italy.” It is borrowed from the French “levant” (rising), that is, the point where the sun rises, linked to the Latin “lĕvo > lĕvāre” (lift, raise).
This name derives from the Latin “Leucius,” from the Ancient Greek elements: “leukós (λευκὸς),” meaning “bright, shining, gleaming, light in color, white, pale-skinned, weakly.” The name means “white, pure, pure as white, pure as the light.” Saint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ~304, in the Diocletian persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under December 9 in the ninth century’s historical martyrologies. Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the diocese of Brindisi, as the first Bishop in 165. It is believed that he then suffered martyrdom in 180.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man.” Liber was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility, and freedom in ancient Roman religion and mythology. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia).
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name derives from the Latin “lībĕr,” meaning “freedom, liberty, a condition of a free man, civil status as a free man”. In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age. 1) Saint Liberata is venerated as a holy virgin and martyr by the Catholic Church. According to hagiographic tradition, Liberata was the daughter of a Roman consul from the most western part of the Iberian Peninsula (today Galicia). 2) Liborius of Le Mans (~348–397) was the second bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. St. Liborius is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church, but his feast day is not included in the Tridentine calendar.
This name derives from the Latin “fēlix,” meaning “happiness, good fortune, good luck, fertile, rich in crops and fruits.” In ancient Roman culture, Felicitas is a condition of divinely inspired productivity, blessedness, or happiness. Felicitas could encompass both a woman’s fertility and a general’s luck or good fortune. The divine personification of Felicitas was cultivated as a goddess. Although “Felicitas” may be translated as “good luck,” and the goddess Felicitas shares some characteristics and attributes with Fortuna, the two were distinguished in Roman religion. 1) Marcus Antonius Felix was the Roman procurator of Iudaea Province, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. Felix was the younger brother of the Greek freedman Marcus Antonius Pallas. 2) Felix of Nola was a Christian priest, revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Latin “licinus > Licinius,” meaning “bent, turned upward, upturned.” The name, however, could be of Etruscan origin, linked to the word “Lecne,” which frequently occurs on Etruscan sepulchral monuments. The gens Licinia was a celebrated plebeian family at Rome, which appears from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times, and which eventually obtained the imperial dignity.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lūdós (Λῡδός) Lydía (Λυδία),” meaning “the Lydian woman, the woman of purple, an inhabitant of Lydia, a Lydian.” Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint. Lydia was most likely a Greek even though she lived in a Roman settlement. She was a well-to-do agent of a purple-dye firm in Thyatira, a city southeast of Pergamum and approximately 40 miles inland, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Lydós was the third king of Maeonia in succession to his father, Atys. He was the third and last king of the Atyad dynasty. According to Herodotus, Maeonia became known as Lydia after Lydus’s reign. Lydiane is also a town in east-central Senegal in the Kaolack region.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, to shine, shining one). In turn, the name means “shining friend.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Liebwin / Lebwine” (Old English pre-7th-century: Léofwine), composed of two elements “*leubha-,” meaning (dear, friendly) plus “*-winiz,” meaning (friend). The name can be translated as a “beloved friend.” The name is also connected and the patronymic form of the surname Levi, although not directly.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Hebrew “lâbân / lâbên,” meaning “white, innocent.” 1) Laban is the son of Bethuel and the brother of Rebecca as described in the Book of Genesis. As such, he is brother-in-law to Isaac and both father-in-law and uncle to Jacob. 2) Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest-serving pastorate in American history.
This name is a diminutive form such as Elizabeth, Elisabeta, Elisabeth, Elizaveta, Elżbieta, and Yelizaveta. It derives from the Ancient Greek name Elisábet (Ἐλισάβετ), which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva “Elı̂ysheba,” meaning “my God is an oath, my God is abundance.” This name is also linked to the Latin root (līlĭum) “lily flower.” Over time some names were mixed, and they are part of both roots. 1) Princess Lilian was a Welsh-born fashion model who became a member of the Swedish royal family through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997). 2) Princess Lilian of Belgium (1916–2002), best known as Lilian, Princess of Réthy, was the second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the Welsh “Llyn,” meaning “lake” or, occasionally, “pond, pool,” plus the Latin “cŏlōnĭa,” meaning “colony, farm, farmhouse.” The word and its cognates in other Celtic languages (such as the Irish: linn and the Breton: lenn). 2) Lindum Colonia was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is called Lincoln, in the English county of Lincolnshire. The name is of mixed Celtic and Latin origin, The Latinized form “Lindum,” from Brittonic “*Lindon,” meaning “pool, lake” (Modern Welsh: llyn ‘lake, pool, puddle, pond’), and Latin “colonia” (legionary) colony.” The name “Lindum Colonia” even survived, being shortened in Old English to become ‘Lincoln.’ This name is usually given in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States during the American Civil War.
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This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the Anglo-Scottish “Linwood,” composed of two elements: from the Arabic “līma” (lime, lemon) plus the Old English “wudu / widu,” from the Proto-Germanic “*widuz” (wood). The name means “the wood of lime trees.” It is locational from any or all of the various places called Linwood in Hampshire and Lincolnshire, England, Linwood near Paisley, in Scotland, or Lingwood, a parish in the English county of Norfolk.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name is composed of two elements: Albanian “lirë / liri” (freedom, independent) plus “don” (will, desire). In turn, the name means “one who wants freedom, freedom-loving.” It is a name of patriotic matrix, popular especially among the Albanian population out of the country. This name was banned from use in Macedonia in previous years, the Yugoslav wars.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lysímachos (Λυσίμαχος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to loose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “mákhē (μᾰ́χη) mákhomai (μάχομαι)” (make war, fight, battle, quarrel, wrangle, dispute). In turn, the name means “end of the battle, the one who decides the end of the battle.” 1) Lysimachus (360–281 BC) was a Macedonian officer and diadochus, the successor of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus (King) in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon. 2) Lysimachus was a son of king Ptolemy Philadelphus (283–246 BC) by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lysímachos (Λυσίμαχος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to loose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “mákhē (μᾰ́χη) mákhomai (μάχομαι)” (make war, fight, battle, quarrel, wrangle, dispute). In turn, the name means “end of the battle, the one who decides the end of the battle.” 1) Lysimachus (360–281 BC) was a Macedonian officer and diadochus, the successor of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus (King) in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon. 2) Lysimachus was a son of king Ptolemy Philadelphus (283–246 BC) by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “the strength, the wealth of the people.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbald,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*balðraz” (power, strength, brave, bold, able-bodied). In turn, the name means “bold people, prince of the people.” 1) Saint Leopold III was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November. 2) Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “the strength, the wealth of the people.”
This name derives from the Latin “liqueō > liquēns > liquentia,” meaning “liquid, fluid, clear, transparent, limpid, clearing, flowing.” The Livenza is a river in the Italian provinces of Pordenone, Treviso, and Venice. Its source is near Polcenigo and Caneva in Pordenone.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Germanic “Alfher” (from which Alvaro) or the Old Norse “Áleifr” from the Proto-Norse “*AnulaiƀaR” (from which Olaf). 2) From the Latin “ŏlīva” (olive, a symbol of peace, religious piety, or victory), referring to the fruit or the branch of the olive. 3) A third hypothesis, less accredited, is from the Mycenaean Greek “élaiwon (ἔλαιϝον),” Ancient Greek “élaion (ἔλαιον).” The names “Olaf” and “Oliver” are linked to the Latin root, but related to the Germanic and Norse, from (Alfher) and (Ólæifr). Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and chief bishop of all of Ireland, who was the last victim of the papist plot.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) From the Germanic “Alfher” (from which Alvaro) or the Old Norse “Áleifr” from the Proto-Norse “*AnulaiƀaR” (from which Olaf). 2) From the Latin “ŏlīva” (olive, a symbol of peace, religious piety, or victory), referring to the fruit or the branch of the olive. 3) A third hypothesis, less accredited, is from the Mycenaean Greek “élaiwon (ἔλαιϝον),” Ancient Greek “élaion (ἔλαιον).” The names “Olaf” and “Oliver” are linked to the Latin root, but related to the Germanic and Norse, from (Alfher) and (Ólæifr). Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629–1681) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and chief bishop of all of Ireland, who was the last victim of the papist plot.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lysímachos (Λυσίμαχος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to loose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “mákhē (μᾰ́χη) mákhomai (μάχομαι)” (make war, fight, battle, quarrel, wrangle, dispute). In turn, the name means “end of the battle, the one who decides the end of the battle.” 1) Lysimachus (360–281 BC) was a Macedonian officer and diadochus, the successor of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus (King) in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon. 2) Lysimachus was a son of king Ptolemy Philadelphus (283–246 BC) by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘êlı̂yâh / ‘êlı̂yâhû > Eliyahu,” Ancient Greek “Hēlías (Ἡλίας),” meaning “my God is the lord.” Eliyahu was a famous prophet and a miracle worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th-century BC), according to the Biblical Books of Kings, as well as the Qur’an. In Islam, the Qur’an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba’al. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as “Elijah the Thunderer,” and in folklore, he is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew.
This name derives from the Latin “licinus > Licinius,” meaning “bent, turned upward, upturned.” The name, however, could be of Etruscan origin, linked to the word “Lecne,” which frequently occurs on Etruscan sepulchral monuments. The gens Licinia was a celebrated plebeian family at Rome, which appears from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times, and which eventually obtained the imperial dignity.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Slavic “Lyudmila,” composed of two Proto-Slavic and Old Church Slavonic elements: “*ljudъ / ljudije (людиѥ) ljudie (людиє)” (people, folk) plus “milŭ (милъ) mil (мил)” (kind, dear, friendly, pleasant, loving, gracious, gentle, mild). In turn, the name means “love for the people, dear people.” The name Lyudmila appeared in Russia in the Age of Romanticism, but it reached its popularity peak in the mid-XXth-century. Saint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník, the daughter of a Slavic prince, Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Lyudmila consistently ranks among the most common female names in Russia. The peak of its use accounts for the years 1938–1953.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
It is locational from either “Leaton,” a village near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, or one of the various villages called “Leighton” in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Huntingdon, Shropshire, or Laytoun in Scotland. This name is composed of two Old English (Anglo-Saxon) elements: “leac,” meaning “leek” plus “tūn,” meaning “settlement, also in the sense of a herb garden.”
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*warduz” (guard, defend, protect). In turn, the name means “the one who protects the sovereign.” The name, however, is also a version of Hlǫðvér, meaning “famous ruler.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*warduz” (guard, defend, protect). In turn, the name means “the one who protects the sovereign.” The name, however, is also a version of Hlǫðvér, meaning “famous ruler.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This is a surname with several different origins, one Scottish and Northern Irish, the other in French. The origin of this name is still quite uncertain today. The theories include: 1) From the medieval personal name name “Lagman,” composed of two elements: From Old Norse “lǫg,” from Proto-Germanic “*lagą” (law) plus “maðr” (man). In turn, the name means “a lawman.” In case the surname originates in France. In this case Lamont or LaMont is a habitational name derived from several different places called Amont in Haute-Saône and Haute-Vienne.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “lŏngus,” meaning “long, extended, large,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek “dolikhós (δολιχός),” meaning “long, protracted,” traced to the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction of “*dlhgós.” Longos was the author of an ancient Greek novel, “Daphnis and Chloe.” We know little about his life, and we believed that he lived on the island of Lesbos (setting of Dafni and Chloe) during the second century AD. Longinus is a legendary figure of Christian history as the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the “Holy Lance” (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) while he was on the Cross. Domitia Longina (~53/55–126/130) was an Empress of Rome and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is a given name invented by French author Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel “Mattea” (1833) and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in “L’amore de Loredana” (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo. This name probably derives from the doge’s family “Loredan,” a noble family of the Republic of Venice. Apparently, the name means “coming from Loreo,” which in turn derives from the Latin “laurus,” meaning “Laurel,” From the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Loredan is a patrician family of Venice, dating back to the 12th century and occupying hereditary seats on the Great Council since the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio of 1297. Alvise Loredan (1393–1466) was a Venetian politician and commander of the fleet.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
It is a given name invented by French author Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel “Mattea” (1833) and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in “L’amore de Loredana” (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo. This name probably derives from the doge’s family “Loredan,” a noble family of the Republic of Venice. Apparently, the name means “coming from Loreo,” which in turn derives from the Latin “laurus,” meaning “Laurel,” From the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Loredan is a patrician family of Venice, dating back to the 12th century and occupying hereditary seats on the Great Council since the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio of 1297. Alvise Loredan (1393–1466) was a Venetian politician and commander of the fleet.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlothar / Chlodochar,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) and “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). In turn, the name means “famous warrior, army (kingdom of Lothar).” Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans (817–855), co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria (815–817), Italy (818–855) and Middle France (840–855). The territory of Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is named after him. Lorraine is the French form of the Latin place name “Lotharingia,” the land of the people of Lothar.
This name means “dedicated to Lludd.” The name derives from the Welsh “Lludd,” which in turn derives from the Celtic “*noudont- / *noudent-,” which Tolkien suggested was related to a Germanic root meaning “acquire, have the use of,” earlier “to catch, entrap (as a hunter).” Making the connection with Nuada and Lludd’s hand, he detected “an echo of the ancient fame of the magic hand of Nodens, the Catcher.” Similarly, Julius Pokorny derives the name from a Proto-Indo-European root *neu-d- meaning “acquire, utilize, go fishing.” Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return, he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring. The feast day is celebrated on February 12.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbert,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). In turn, the name means “brilliant person, shining men.” Liutbert († 702) was the Lombard king of Italy from 700 and 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of Asti.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbert,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). In turn, the name means “brilliant person, shining men.” Liutbert († 702) was the Lombard king of Italy from 700 and 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of Asti.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name derives from the Old High German “Liubhart,” composed of two elements: “*leubha-” (dear, friendly) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, powerful one). The name is confused with the name of the leopard, the famous feline. The hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name, which is a Greek compound of “léōn (λέων)“ (lion) plus “párdos (πάρδοσ)“ (male panther). The Greek word is related to Sanskrit “pṛdāku,” meaning “snake, tiger, panther,” and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. Panthera Pardus derives from Latin via Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). Folk etymology suggests the composition of pân (πᾶν) (always, all, every, each, whole) plus thḗr (θήρ) (a wild beast).
This name comes from the Slovenian city of Ljubljana. The origin of the name of the city, Ljubljana, is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the river and the town were also known by the German name “Laibach” probably from the upper-middle German “liebe,” not to exclude that it derives from the Slavic “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы)” which means “to love, love, affection.” The city is alternatively named Lublana in many English language documents, and other languages (Silesian: Lublana; Italian: Lubiana; Latin: Labacum).
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “leukós (Λευκός) Loukanós (Λουκανός),” meaning “from the Lucania, born at dawn.” In turn, the name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root “*leuk“ (light, brightness). For the truncation of its Greek and Latin form was originated the name, Luke. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is considered one of the most important figures of the Latin imperial period. His youth and speed of composition distinguish him from other poets.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > lūcidus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Saint Lucidius of Aquara († 1038) was an Italian religious. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on December 5 or April 26.
This name derives from the Latin “Lucifer,” composed of two elements: the “lux > lucis > lucere (lūcĕo)” (born into the light, light, brightness, to shine) plus “fěro / fěrre” (to bring, to carry, to guide). In turn, the name means “light-bringing, the one who brings light, the one who leads us to the light.” Translation of “hêlêl” as “Lucifer,” as in the King James Version, has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12. Present-day interpretations are “morning star, day-star, shining one, shining star.” The term appears in the context of an oracle against a dead king of Babylon, who is addressed as (hêlêl ben šāḥar), rendered by the King James Version as “O Lucifer, son of the morning!” and by others as “morning star, son of the dawn.” In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba’al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > Lūcīlius,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” The gens Lucilia was a plebeian family in ancient Rome. The most famous of the gens was the poet Gaius Lucilius, who flourished during the latter part of the second century BC. Although many Lucilii appears in Roman history, none of them obtained any of the higher offices of the Roman state.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “Lucifer,” composed of two elements: the “lux > lucis > lucere (lūcĕo)” (born into the light, light, brightness, to shine) plus “fěro / fěrre” (to bring, to carry, to guide). In turn, the name means “light-bringing, the one who brings light, the one who leads us to the light.” Translation of “hêlêl” as “Lucifer,” as in the King James Version, has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12. Present-day interpretations are “morning star, day-star, shining one, shining star.” The term appears in the context of an oracle against a dead king of Babylon, who is addressed as (hêlêl ben šāḥar), rendered by the King James Version as “O Lucifer, son of the morning!” and by others as “morning star, son of the dawn.” In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba’al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Liutbert,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). In turn, the name means “brilliant person, shining men.” Liutbert († 702) was the Lombard king of Italy from 700 and 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of Asti.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name is of Germanic origin, composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). In turn, the name means “the strength, the wealth of the people.”
This name derives from Old High German “Liuthar / Liutheri,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). Luther is also derived from the Latin name Eleutherius. Eleutherius is a cognate of the Greek word “eleútheros (Έλεύθερος),” which means “free, freedom.” Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
It is a male given name, initially used as a surname, derived from the Old English place name “Hroda’s island,” from the Ancient Germanic “*hrōþiz” (praise, fame, glory, renown, honor) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). Roderick is also an Anglicization of several unrelated names. It is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Ruaidhrí and all its variants, meaning “red-haired king, red-colored hair of foxes,” a combination of Irish “ruadh” (red) plus “rí” (king). As a surname and given name, it is an Anglicized form of the Welsh Rhydderch. 1) Ruderic (Spanish: Rodrigo, † 711/712) was the Visigothic King of Hispania for a brief period between 710 and 712. He is famous in legend as “the last king of the Goths.” 2) Roderich Benedix (1811–1873) was a German dramatist and librettist, born in Leipzig, where he was educated there at Thomasschule.
This name derives from the Old High German name “Hludwolf,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “famous wolf.” 1) Ludolf I. von Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg. 2) Ludolf von Sachsen (~1295–1378), also known as Ludolphus de Saxonia and Ludolph the Carthusian, was a German Roman Catholic theologian of the fourteenth century.
This name derives from the Old High German name “Hludwolf,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz” (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “famous wolf.” 1) Ludolf I. von Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg. 2) Ludolf von Sachsen (~1295–1378), also known as Ludolphus de Saxonia and Ludolph the Carthusian, was a German Roman Catholic theologian of the fourteenth century.
This name of Slavic origin, composed of two elements: “lyud (люде)” (people) plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир)” (peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world). In turn, the name means “the one who brings peace among the people.” 1) Ludomir Ludwik Dominik Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) was a Polish landscape painter, soldier, writer, and amateur chess player. 2) Lubomierz is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
This name derives from the Old High German “Luidolf,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “wolf-man.” Liudolf of Swabia (930–957) was the son of Otto I of Saxony, known as Otto the Great, and Editha, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. Liudolf, in 947, married Ida, daughter of the corradinide Hermann of Swabia, and became Duke of Swabia after the death of his father-in-law.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutger,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*gaizaz” (spear, pike, javelin). Saint Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey, and the first bishop of Münster in Westphalia. St. Ludger’s parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753, Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Saint Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him.
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This name derives from the Old High German “Luidolf,” composed of two elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “wolf-man.” Liudolf of Swabia (930–957) was the son of Otto I of Saxony, known as Otto the Great, and Editha, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. Liudolf, in 947, married Ida, daughter of the corradinide Hermann of Swabia, and became Duke of Swabia after the death of his father-in-law.
This name derives from Old High German name “Liutwin,” composed of two Ancient Germanic elements: “*liudiz” (man, person, people) plus “*-winiz” (friend). In turn, the name means “friend of the people, protector, and defender of friendship.” Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves, founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. Leudwinus was born a Frankish nobleman and was a member of one of the most powerful clans in Austrasia. He was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers, and Gunza of Metz. Lidwina was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Albanian adjective “lulëzim,” meaning “blooming, flowering, prosperity.”
This name derives from the Albanian “lumturi,” meaning “happiness, bliss, felicity, joy.”
This name comes from Medieval Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Lupercus, in Roman mythology, was considered a pastoral deity invoked to protect fertility. In his honor were celebrated on February 15, in a cave on the Palatine Hill. Lupercalia was a very ancient pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility. Lupercalia subsumed Februa, an earlier-origin spring cleansing ritual held on the same date, which gives the month of February (Februarius) its name.
This name comes from Medieval Latin “lŭpus,” meaning “wolf.” Lupercus, in Roman mythology, was considered a pastoral deity invoked to protect fertility. In his honor were celebrated on February 15, in a cave on the Palatine Hill. Lupercalia was a very ancient pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility. Lupercalia subsumed Februa, an earlier-origin spring cleansing ritual held on the same date, which gives the month of February (Februarius) its name.
This name derives from the Uto-Aztecan (Nahuatl) “Coatlaxopeuh > Tequatlanopeuh,” meaning “the one which originated from the summit of the rocks, or the one who emerges from the region of light like the eagle from fire.” Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a celebrated Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary, an image on a Tilma, or peasant cloak. Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of Mexico, the Americas, and secondary patroness of the Philippines.
This name derives from the Latin “Lucifer,” composed of two elements: the “lux > lucis > lucere (lūcĕo)” (born into the light, light, brightness, to shine) plus “fěro / fěrre” (to bring, to carry, to guide). In turn, the name means “light-bringing, the one who brings light, the one who leads us to the light.” Translation of “hêlêl” as “Lucifer,” as in the King James Version, has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12. Present-day interpretations are “morning star, day-star, shining one, shining star.” The term appears in the context of an oracle against a dead king of Babylon, who is addressed as (hêlêl ben šāḥar), rendered by the King James Version as “O Lucifer, son of the morning!” and by others as “morning star, son of the dawn.” In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba’al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.
This name derives from the Latin “luxuria,” meaning “luxury, extravagance.” which in turn derives from “lūxō > lūxus,” meaning “out of joint, dislocate, displace.” Luxurius or Luxorius (Italian: Lussorio) († 304), was martyred in the Roman city of Forum Traiani, probably during the fourth persecution of Diocletian, on 21 August 304. The Catholic Church venerates him as a martyr and saint.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Latin “luxuria,” meaning “luxury, extravagance.” which in turn derives from “lūxō > lūxus,” meaning “out of joint, dislocate, displace.” Luxurius or Luxorius (Italian: Lussorio) († 304), was martyred in the Roman city of Forum Traiani, probably during the fourth persecution of Diocletian, on 21 August 304. The Catholic Church venerates him as a martyr and saint.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Latin “Lucifer,” composed of two elements: the “lux > lucis > lucere (lūcĕo)” (born into the light, light, brightness, to shine) plus “fěro / fěrre” (to bring, to carry, to guide). In turn, the name means “light-bringing, the one who brings light, the one who leads us to the light.” Translation of “hêlêl” as “Lucifer,” as in the King James Version, has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12. Present-day interpretations are “morning star, day-star, shining one, shining star.” The term appears in the context of an oracle against a dead king of Babylon, who is addressed as (hêlêl ben šāḥar), rendered by the King James Version as “O Lucifer, son of the morning!” and by others as “morning star, son of the dawn.” In ancient Canaanite mythology, the morning star is pictured as a god, Attar, who attempted to occupy the throne of Ba’al and, finding he was unable to do so, descended and ruled the underworld.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūceō > Lūcīlius,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” The gens Lucilia was a plebeian family in ancient Rome. The most famous of the gens was the poet Gaius Lucilius, who flourished during the latter part of the second century BC. Although many Lucilii appears in Roman history, none of them obtained any of the higher offices of the Roman state.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lynkèos (Λυγκεὺς).” 1) In Greek mythology, Lynceus was the jealous murderer of Castor, along with his brother, Idas. 2) Lynceus of Samos, brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies, letters, and humorous anecdotes. He lived in the late 4th and early 3rd-centuries BC and was a pupil of Theophrastus.
This name derives from the Anglo-Scottish “Linwood,” composed of two elements: from the Arabic “līma” (lime, lemon) plus the Old English “wudu / widu,” from the Proto-Germanic “*widuz” (wood). The name means “the wood of lime trees.” It is locational from any or all of the various places called Linwood in Hampshire and Lincolnshire, England, Linwood near Paisley, in Scotland, or Lingwood, a parish in the English county of Norfolk.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “aléxō (ἀλέξω) Álexis (Ἄλεξις),” meaning “keep off, turn aside, guard, protect, defend, help.” It was the name of several saints venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, including Saint Alexis of Rome, and a Russian tsar, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Aleksi, A Finnish variant, was the third most popular name for boys born in Finland in 2007. Alessia, an Italian feminine variant, was the second most common name for girls born in Italy in 2006.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Lýsippos (Λύσιππος),” composed of two elements: “lū́ō (λῡ́ω) lúsis (λύσις)” (to lose, to loosen, to untie, loosing, releasing, ransoming) plus “híppos (ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman). In turn, the name means “the one who loses his horses.” 1) Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th-century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three most celebrated sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. 2) Lysippa, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Stenebea and her husband Priest king of Argos and later sovereign of Tiryns. Known also as Lisippe, she had two sisters (Iphinoe and Iphianassa) that her name was Pretides.
The name simply means “peace and love.” This name and its variants are most widely used in southern Slav countries of Balkan origin, composed of two elements: “ljúbiti (љу́бити) ljuby (любы),” meaning “to love, love, affection” plus “*mir” (*mirъ) mir (мир),” meaning “peace, calm, tranquility, universe, world.” However, the ending “-mir,” found in many Slavic names, has developed from the Old Slavic term “*meru,” which meant “large, great, greatly.” The name may be traced back to the meaning “great, immense love.”
This name derives from the Slavic “Lyudmila,” composed of two Proto-Slavic and Old Church Slavonic elements: “*ljudъ / ljudije (людиѥ) ljudie (людиє)” (people, folk) plus “milŭ (милъ) mil (мил)” (kind, dear, friendly, pleasant, loving, gracious, gentle, mild). In turn, the name means “love for the people, dear people.” The name Lyudmila appeared in Russia in the Age of Romanticism, but it reached its popularity peak in the mid-XXth-century. Saint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník, the daughter of a Slavic prince, Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Lyudmila consistently ranks among the most common female names in Russia. The peak of its use accounts for the years 1938–1953.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘el’ âzâr > ‘el’ azar,” meaning “God has helped.” He was restored to life by Jesus. The name has more characters in the Bible: 1) The high priest son of Aaron. 2) Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark. 3) The priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra. 4) One of David’s mighty warriors.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léandros (Λέανδρος),” composed of two elements: “léōn (λέων)” (lion) plus “andrós (ἀνδρός)” (man “adult male,” husband). In turn, the name means “lion of a man, man-lion.” The most important in history is San Leandro de Sevilla, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothic kings and Hermengild Reccared of Hispania. Leander (Léandros) was a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Léarchos (Λέαρχος),” composed of two elements: “lāós (λᾱός)” (people, people assembled) plus “árkhō (ἄρχω)” (to begin, to lead, rule, govern, command). In turn, the name means “one who leads the people, leading people.” Learchus is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino, as well as the brother of Melicertes. The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle, which was elaborated by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino’s sister.
This name derives from the 6th-century Frankish saint “Leonhard,” composed of two elements: The Ancient Germanic “*lewa(n)-” (Ancient Greek: Leōn “Λέων”; Latin: leō / leōnis) (lion) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, courageous, powerful one). In turn, the name means “strong as the lion, brave lion, bold as a lion.” Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic “O’Leannain,” consisting of the prefix “O” (descendant of) and the suffix Leannan (lover). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. 1) Leonard of Noblac is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on November 6. 2) Saint Leonardo Murialdo (1828–1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines. He was canonized in 1970.
This name is related etymologically to the names Leontius and Leonidas and derives from the Ancient Greek “leōn (λεων),” meaning “lion.” Pope Leo I (Leone Magno), was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death in 461. Léonie Aviat, in religion “Sister Françoise de Sales,” was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales. John Paul II canonized her in 2001. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Leóntios (Λεόντιος),“ from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “like a lion, belonging to Leontius.” Saints Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodulus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Saint Leontius of Tsarevo († 1919) was a bishop of Petrovsk killed during the Russian Civil War. Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta.
This name derives from the Latin “līvĕo > līvĭus,” meaning “to envy, envious, jealous, be blue, blueness, blue, grow blue, be livid with anger or jealousy.” Livius is the nomen of an individual male of the Livia Gens, a family of ancient Rome. Titus Livius was the most important historian of the Augustan age. Livia Drusilla, after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, also known as Julia Augusta, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser.
This name derives from the Latin “lūx > lūcis > lucere (lūcĕo) > lūcĭus,” meaning “light, shine, clear, bright, shining, full of light,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Italic “*louks,” meaning “white, light, bright,” compared to the Ancient Greek “leukós (λευκός).” Throughout Roman history, Lucius was the most common praenomen, used slightly more than Gaius, and somewhat more than Marcus. The name survived the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th-century and had continued into modern times. Saint Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian, the martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety. 1) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was an optimate politician of the late Roman Republic, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 2) Lucia Visconti (1372–1424) was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala. She was one of seventeen legitimate children. 3) Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos (1907–2005), also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Carmelite nun and one of the three children to witness the 1917 Marian apparitions in Fátima.
This name derives from the Old High German “Chlodowich and Chlodovech,” composed of two elements: “*hlūdaz,” meaning (to hear, loud, sound, noise / famous) plus “wīg,” meaning (fight, battle, fighter, able to fight). The name means “glorious in the battle, famous warrior.” Directly from the root of the name derives, for example, “Ludwig” and from “Chlodovech,” for example, derive the masculine form “Clovis and Clodoveo.” Clovis I, “Latinized form Chlodovech,” was king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from 481 to 511, a crucial period during the transformation of the Roman Empire into Europe. His dynasty, the Merovingians, survived more than 200 years, until the rise of the Carolingians in the 8th-century. While he was not the first Frankish king, he was the kingdom’s political and religious founder.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Leōnídās (Λεωνῐìδᾱς), “from “léōn (λέων),” meaning “lion.” In turn, the name means “son of the lion.” Leonidas was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line Leonidas I (490–480 BCE), third son of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter’s strength and bravery. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the battle of Thermopylae. Leōn is a popular name of Byzantine and Roman history, e.g., Flavio Domizio Leontius - a politician of the Roman Empire, the praetorian prefect of the east consul in 344. In Greek, Latin, French, and Spanish, Leon mean “lion.” During the Christian era, Leon was merged with the Latin cognate “Leo,” resulting in the two forms being used interchangeably.
The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. The theories include: 1) this name probably derives from the Bulgarian “lek (лек) lŭchezaren (лъчезарен),” meaning “radiant light.” The feast day is traditionally celebrated on October 28.
This name derives from the Latin “lac > lactāns > Lactantius,” meaning “milk, suckling, milking, flattering, deceiving.” Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (~250–325) was an early Christian author who became an advisor to the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine I, guiding his religious policy as it developed, and a tutor to his son.
This name derives from the Latin “lac > lactāns > Lactantius,” meaning “milk, suckling, milking, flattering, deceiving.” Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (~250–325) was an early Christian author who became an advisor to the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine I, guiding his religious policy as it developed, and a tutor to his son.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Slavic “Vladislav (Владислав),” composed of two elements: “vladěti (владѣти) vladétʹ (владе́ть)” (to rule, to own, possess, be master of, own, govern, control, to master, manage) plus “sláva (сла́ва)” (glory, fame, renown, honor, repute, reputation). In turn, the name means “to rule with glory, glorious lord, one who commands fame.” Vladislaus I (1065–1125) was Duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 until his death. Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, by his second wife, Svatava, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Proto-Indo-European “laist >*laid-mē > laime”, meaning “to let, to allow, to give, to grant, given, granted (thing)”. Laime can be found in folk songs and tales, and in occasional modern phrases like “laba laime” (good luck). In common usage, however, the meaning of “laime” developed from “fate” to “good, happy fate,” “happiness.” Cognates include Lithuanian “láimė“, Old Prussian “laeims”. Laima is also a goddess of fate in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
There is a Lancelot, in Welsh mythology, as well as being one of the “knights of the round table” in the Arthurian legend. Lancelot is also the Old French diminutive form of the Germanic name Lanza. Lancelot, although is often represented with a sword, he is, in fact, a spearman, a lancer. Indeed the term in Latin is “lanciarius / lancearius.” This name is of Welsh, Old French, Germanic, and Latin origin and comes from the roots: (LANCELOT) (LANZO) (LANCE) and (LANCEARIUS).
This name derives from Old High German “Lambrecht,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) and “*berhtaz” (light, bright, clear, shining one). The name means “bright, shining land.” Saint-Lambert (Landebertus) was the bishop of Maastricht (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, bishop Theodard of Maastricht.
the land of friendship
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the Old High German “Landric,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich one). In turn, the name means “the strength of the earth, the one who dominates the lands.”
This name derives from the Germanic (Langobardic) “Landulf,” composed of two elements: “*landą” (land) plus “*-wulfaz” (wolf). In turn, the name means “land of the wolf.” 1) Blessed Landulf was an Italian Catholic bishop. It was the bishop of Asti between 1130 and 1132. Landulf of Milan was a late 11th-century historian of Milan. His work Historiae Mediolanensis contains a proportion of pure invention, as well as gross inaccuracies. 2) Landulf I († 943), sometimes called Antipater, was a Lombard nobleman and the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 12 January 901, when his father, Atenulf I, Prince of Capua and conqueror of Benevento, associated his with him in power. 3) Landulf VIII was the last Lombard prince of Capua from 1057, when his brother Pandulf VI died, to the city’s conquest in 1058 by Count Richard of Aversa.
There is a Lancelot, in Welsh mythology, as well as being one of the “knights of the round table” in the Arthurian legend. Lancelot is also the Old French diminutive form of the Germanic name Lanza. Lancelot, although is often represented with a sword, he is, in fact, a spearman, a lancer. Indeed the term in Latin is “lanciarius / lancearius.” This name is of Welsh, Old French, Germanic, and Latin origin and comes from the roots: (LANCELOT) (LANZO) (LANCE) and (LANCEARIUS).
There is a Lancelot, in Welsh mythology, as well as being one of the “knights of the round table” in the Arthurian legend. Lancelot is also the Old French diminutive form of the Germanic name Lanza. Lancelot, although is often represented with a sword, he is, in fact, a spearman, a lancer. Indeed the term in Latin is “lanciarius / lancearius.” This name is of Welsh, Old French, Germanic, and Latin origin and comes from the roots: (LANCELOT) (LANZO) (LANCE) and (LANCEARIUS).
It is a given and family name, derived from the Latin “hilarious” (cheerful, merry) from the Ancient Greek “hilarós (ἱλαρός)” (cheerful, lively, joyous, glad, happy) which in turn comes from “hī́lāos (ῑ̔́λᾱος)” (propitious, gracious, merciful, kind, mild, gentle). Saint Hilarion was born in Tabatha, south of Gaza, in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was converted to Christianity in Alexandria. The name is taken from a character in Greek mythology, Ilaria, daughter of Leucippus, and the sister Phoebe. The variant foreign “Hilary” was particularly popular in France. During the Middle Ages, it was treated as a masculine name that was brought back into fashion in the twentieth century for women. The popularity of Hilary and its variant Hillary seems to be dropped from after Hillary Clinton became the First Lady of the United States.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
This name derives from the Irish (Gaelic) “Lochlann” (Norrænt, Norðurlöndin), meaning “one who dwells at the fjord-land.” It was the Irish term for invaders from Scandinavia. Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and the history of Early Medieval Ireland. The modern Gaelic and Welsh (Llychlyn) languages signify Scandinavia, and more specifically, Norway. In Irish Gaelic, the adjectival noun “Lochlannach” (person belonging to Lochlann) has the additional sense of “raider,” specifically, Vikings. It was the Gaeilge name for Scandinavia but was adopted as a personal name. It may have been initially Mac Lochlainne, meaning “son of Scandinavia.” Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn was king of the Cenél nEógain, Tyrone, and High King of Ireland from around 1156 until he died in 1166. He succeeded Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair, who died in 1156.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name means “Laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” The Laurel tree was sacred to the god Apollo and is a symbol of wisdom and glory. The name Laura and its variants are derived from the “bay laurel plant,” which was used as a symbol of victory, honor, or fame in the Greco-Roman era. In British North America, Laura’s name was likely trendy for female newborns until its rapid decline starting in the late 19th-century. The name Laura was among the top 40 names for female newborns for much of the late 19th-century in the United States until it dropped off the chart in 1899 at #43. Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) († 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th-century. The Blessed Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) is a Chilean holy figure canonized as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron of abuse victims. Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd-century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
This name derives from the Latin “Laurentum” (wreathed/crowned with laurel), which in turn derives from “laurus,” meaning “laurel, from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath.” Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Laurence (Laurentius) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is disputed. San Lorenzo “St. Lawrence” is also linked to the night of the falling stars.
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