| Laban | Hebrew | White. | 
| Label | Hebrew | lion | 
| Laborc | Hungarian | brave panther | 
| Lachlan | Scottish Gaelic | From the land of the lochs. | 
| Lacy | Old French | Lace. | 
| Ladd | English | A page or attendant. | 
| Ladislav | Slavonic | A glorious ruler, or glorious power. Also see Vladislav. | 
| Ladomar | Hungarian | trapper | 
| Lae | Laos | dark | 
| Laertes | Greek | A legendary figure. | 
| Lafayette | French | Faith. | 
| Lafeu | From Shakespeare's play All's Well that Ends Well. | |
| Lai | Sanskrit | The beloved one. | 
| Laibrook | Old English | The path by the brook. | 
| Laidley | Old English | From the water meadow. | 
| Laird | Scottish Gaelic | Head of household. | 
| Lakota | Native American | friend | 
| Lakshman | Sanskrit | Auspicious. | 
| Lakshya | Hindu | target | 
| Lalit | Hindu | |
| Lam | Vietnamese | full understanding; knowledge | 
| Laman | happy, content | |
| Lamar | Teutonic | Famous around the land. | 
| Lambert | Teutonic | From the bright or famous land. | 
| Lamberto | Latin | wealthy in land, brilliant | 
| Lamech | Hebrew | Strong or powerful. | 
| Lamont | Old Norse/French | Old Norse: A lawyer. French: The mount. | 
| Lance | Old French | A lance bearer. Also see Lancelot. | 
| Lancelot | Old French/Old English | A spear or lance attendant. The most famous of king Arthur?s knights. | 
| Lander | Middle English, Greek | property owner; lion man | 
| Landers | Old French | A launderer. | 
| Landon | Old English | From the long hill. | 
| Lane | Old English | From the narrow road. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lang | Teutonic | A tall man. | 
| Langford | Old English | From the long ford. | 
| Langley | Old English | From the long meadow. | 
| Langston | Old English | The farm of the tall man. | 
| Langworth | Old English | From the long enclosure. | 
| Lani | Polynesian | The sky. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lann | Celtic | A sword. | 
| Lanny | Old English | From the rocky land. | 
| Lantos | Hungarian | lute player | 
| Lanyon | Cornish | A cold pool or lake. | 
| Laoghaire | Irish | calf herder, a shepard | 
| Laris | Latin | Cheerful. | 
| Larrie | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Nickname of Laurence. | 
| Larry | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Nickname of Laurence. | 
| Lars | Scandinavian | Scandinavian form of Laurence. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Larson | Scandinavian | The son of Lars. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. Also see Laurence. | 
| Lartius | From Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. | |
| Lascelles | Old French | The hermitage or cell. | 
| Lasse | Finnish | Finnish form of Laurence. | 
| Laszlo | Hungarian | Hungarian form of Ladislav. A glorious ruler, or glorious power. | 
| Latham | Old Norse | A division. | 
| Latif | Arabic | Kind and gentle. | 
| Latimer | Old French | An interpreter or teacher. | 
| Lauchlan | Scottish Gaelic | From the land of the lochs. | 
| Laughlin | Scottish Gaelic | From the land of the lochs. | 
| Launce | Old French | A lance bearer. Also see Lancelot. | 
| Launcelot | Old French/Old English | A spear or lance attendant. | 
| Laurence | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Laurie | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lavache | From Shakespeare's play All's Well that Ends Well. | |
| Lawford | Old English | From the ford by the hill. | 
| Lawler | Irish Gaelic | The mumbler, the soft-spoken one. | 
| Lawley | Old English | From the meadow on the hill. | 
| Lawrance | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lawrence | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lawson | Old English | The son of Lawrence or Laurence. From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lawton | Old English | From the town on the hill. | 
| Laxman | Sanskrit | Auspicious. | 
| Layland | Greek | Protector of men. From the name Alexander, but also an independent name. | 
| Layton | Old English | The dweller at the farm by the meadow. | 
| Lazarus | Hebrew | God is my help. The man who Jesus raised from the dead in the Bible. | 
| Leal | Old English | Loyal and true. | 
| Leander | Greek | The lion man. The name of a hero in Greek legend. Also see Leo, Leonard and Lionel. | 
| Lear | Teutonic | Joyful, or from the sea. | 
| LeBeau | From Shakespeare's play As You Like It. | |
| Lech | Polish | The name of the legendary founder of Poland. | 
| Lee | Old English | A meadow or clearing. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lehel | Hungarian | breathes | 
| Leif | Old Norse | Beloved, or a descendant, an heir. | 
| Leigh | Old English | A meadow or clearing. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Leighton | Old English | The dweller at the farm by the meadow. | 
| Leith | Scottish Gaelic | A broad river. A Scottish placename. | 
| Lel | Hungarian | bugler | 
| Leland | Old English | From the meadowland. | 
| Lemuel | Hebrew | Devoted to God. | 
| Len | Scottish Gaelic | From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Len is sometimes used as an independent name. | 
| Lennie | Scottish Gaelic | From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Lennie is sometimes used as an independent name. | 
| Lennon | Irish Gaelic | A little cape or cloak. | 
| Lennox | Scottish Gaelic | From a Scottish district and a surname. | 
| Lenny | Scottish Gaelic | From a Scottish district and a surname. From the name Lennox, Leonard, etc. Lenny is sometimes used as an independent name. | 
| Lensar | English | with his parents | 
| Leo | Latin | A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel. | 
| Leon | Latin | A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel. | 
| Leonard | Germanic | As brave as a lion. Also see Leander, Lionel and Leo. | 
| Leonardo | Italian/Portuguese/Spanish | As brave as a lion. Also see Leander, Lionel and Leo. | 
| Leonato | From Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. | |
| Leonidas | Greek | one who is bold as a lion | 
| Leonine | From Shakespeare's play Pericles. | |
| Leontes | A character in William Shakespeare's Winter's Tale. | |
| Leopold | Teutonic | Brave for the people, patriotic. The name of kings of Belgium and bohemia. | 
| Leron | Arabic | the song is mine | 
| Leroy | French | The king. Also see Elroy. | 
| Leshem | Hebrew | precious stone | 
| Lesley | Scottish Gaelic | From an ancient surname. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Leslie | Scottish Gaelic | Meadowlands. | 
| Lesta | Russian | Lestie | 
| Lester | Old English | From the place name Leicester, meaning a Roman site or fort. | 
| Lev | Russian | A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel. | 
| Levent | Turkish | |
| Levente | Hungarian | being | 
| Leverett | Old French | A young hare. | 
| Leverton | Old English | From the farm of the rushes. | 
| Levi | Hebrew | United. | 
| Levin | Latin | A lion, lion-hearted. Also see Leander, Leonard, Leopold and Lionel. | 
| Lewie | Teutonic | A famous warrior. From the name Aloysius, Lewis and Louis. | 
| Lewis | An English variation of Louis. Also an anglicised form of the Welsh name Llewellyn. | |
| Lex | Greek | Protector of men. From the name Alexander, but also an independent name. | 
| Leyman | Old English | A man from the meadow or valley. | 
| Li | Chinese | Strength. | 
| Liall | Old French | From the island. | 
| Liam | Irish Gaelic | Determined guardian. | 
| Lief | Old Norse | Beloved, or a descendant, an heir. | 
| Lincoln | Old English | The settlement at the lake or pool. | 
| Lind | Old English | From the hill of the Lime trees. | 
| Lindan | Old English | From the hill of the Lime trees. | 
| Lindberg | Teutonic | The hill of the Lime trees. | 
| Lindell | Old English | From the valley of Lime trees. | 
| Linden | Old English | From the hill of the Lime trees. | 
| Lindley | Old English | From the Lime tree meadow. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lindsay | Scottish | From an old Scottish clan surname. | 
| Linford | Old English | From the Lime tree ford. | 
| Linley | Old English | From the field of Flax. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Linton | Old English | From the Flax farm or enclosure. | 
| Linus | Greek | Flaxen-haired. | 
| Linwood | Old English | stream forest | 
| Lionel | Old French | A young lion. Also see Leander, Leo and Leonard. | 
| Lipet | Hungarian | brave | 
| Lisle | French | From the island. | 
| Litton | Old English | From the place on the river. | 
| Livingston | Old English | A dear friend's place. | 
| Ljluka | Sanskrit | An owl. | 
| Llewellyn | Welsh | Lion-like, a leader or ruler. | 
| Llfryn | An unusual Welsh name. | |
| Lloyd | Welsh | Grey-haired. | 
| Lobsang | Tibetan/Sherpa | The kind-. Hearted one. | 
| Loch | Scottish Gaelic | A lake. | 
| Locke | Old English | From the stronghold. | 
| Lockwood | Old English | From the enclosed wood. | 
| Lodovico | From Shakespeare's play Othello. | |
| Logan | Scottish Gaelic | Small cove. | 
| Lokesh | Hindu | |
| Loman | Irish Gaelic | Enlightened. The name of several early Irish saints. | 
| Lombard | Latin | Long-bearded. | 
| Lome | English/Scottish | From a placename in Scotland. Also see Laurence. | 
| Lon | From the name the names Alphonso and Laurence. | |
| London | English | fierce ruler of the world | 
| Longaville | From Shakespeare's play Love's Labour Lost. | |
| Lonnie | Handsome one. | |
| Lorand | Hungarian | brave warrior | 
| Lorant | Hungarian | A form of Roland. | 
| Loren | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lorenz | German | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lorenzo | Italian | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lorimer | Old French | A harness and spur-maker. | 
| Lorin | Latin | From the Laurel tree or crowned with laurels. | 
| Lorinc | Hungarian | Laurentian | 
| Loring | Teutonic | A man from Lorraine, a former French province (now part of Alsace-Lorraine). | 
| Lorne | Celtic | of Lorne | 
| Lothair | Teutonic/Old French | Tuetonic: A famous warrior. Old French: A lute player. | 
| Lothar | German | A famous warrior. | 
| Lothario | Italian | A famous warrior. | 
| Loughlin | Scottish Gaelic | From the land of the lochs. | 
| Louis | Teutonic | A famous warrior. A name borne by sixteen French kings. Also see Lewis. | 
| Lovel | Old French | A little wolf. | 
| Lovell | Old French | A little wolf. | 
| Lowan | Aboriginal | A mallee fowl. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lowell | Old French | A little wolf. | 
| Loxley | Old English | The place of a lock of hair. | 
| Loyal | Old French | True, faithful. | 
| Luc | French | A man from Lucania. | 
| Lucas | Greek | A man from Lucania. | 
| Lucentio | From Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew. | |
| Lucian | Latin | Person of Light. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lucilius | Latin | Light. Also see Luke. | 
| Lucio | Italian/Spanish | Light. Also see Luke. | 
| Lucius | From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus. | |
| Lucretius | Latin | Gain. An early Roman poet. | 
| Lucullus | From Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens. | |
| Ludlow | Old English | From the prince's hill. | 
| Ludovic | Scottish | An English variation of Louis. | 
| Ludvig | Scandinavian | A famous warrior. | 
| Ludwig | German | A famous warrior. | 
| Ludwik | Polish | A famous warrior. | 
| Luigi | Italian | A famous warrior. | 
| Luis | Portuguese/Spanish | A famous warrior. | 
| Luke | Greek | A man from Lucania. One of Christ's apostles, and the author of the third book of the New Testament. Also see Lucian. | 
| Lundy | French | Born on Monday. Also the name of an island off the coast of England. | 
| Lunt | Old Norse | From the sacred wood. | 
| Luther | Teutonic/Old French | Tuetonic: A famous warrior. Old French: A lute player. | 
| Luzio | Italian | Light. Also see Luke. | 
| Lykaios | Greek | wolfish, of a wolf, wolf-like | 
| Lyle | Old French | From the island. | 
| Lyman | Old English | A man from the meadow or valley. | 
| Lymoges | From Shakespeare's play King John. | |
| Lyn | Welsh | Good looking. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lyndell | Old English | From the valley of Lime trees. | 
| Lyndon | Old English | From the hill of the Lime trees. | 
| Lynn | Old English/Welsh | Old English: A waterfall. Welsh: Good looking. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lyonel | Old French | A young lion. Also see Leander, Leo and Leonard. | 
| Lyre | Old English | a fork from river or glen | 
| Lysander | Greek | The liberator. A boy or girl's name. | 
| Lysimachus | From Shakespeare's play Pericles. | |
| Lytton | Old English | From the place on the river. |