LAURA (L.), a laurel--also _Laurinda_.--Fr. _Laure_, It. _Laura_.
LAURENCE, LAWRENCE (L.), crowned with laurel.--Dim. LARRY.--L.
_Laurentius_, Fr. _Laurent_. It. _Lorenzo_, Sp. _Lorenzo_, Ger. _Lorenz_.
LAVINIA (L.), of Latium.
LAZARUS (Heb.), God helpeth.--Fr. _Lazare_, It. _Lazaro_, Sp. _Lazaro_, _Lazarillo_, Ger. _Lazarus_.
LEANDER (Gr.), lion-man.--Fr. _Leandre_, It. _Leandro_.
LEBBEUS (Heb.), a man of heart or courage.
LEMUEL (Heb.), unto God.
LENA, dim. of _Helena_ or _Magdalene_.
LEONARD (Teut.), strong as a lion.--L. _Leondardus_, Fr. _Leonard_, It.
_Lionardo_, Sp. _Leonardo_, Ger. _Leonhard_.
LEONIDAS (Gr.), lion-like.
LEONORA, the same as _Eleanor_.--Ger. _Lenore_.
LEOPOLD (Teut.), people's prince.--Fr. _Leopold_, It. and Sp. _Leopoldo_, Ger. _Luitpold_, _Leupold_, _Leopold_.
LETITIA, LETTICE (L.), happiness.--Dim. LETTIE.--L. _Laetitia_, It.
_Letizia_.
LEVI (Heb.), wreathing or adhesion.
LEWIS (Teut.), famous warrior.--Dims. LEWIE, LOUIE, LEW.--L. _Ludovicus_, Fr. _Louis_, It. _Lodovico_, _Luigi_, Sp. _Clodoveo_, _Luis_, Port. _Luiz_, Ger. _Ludwig_.--Fem. LOUISA, LOUISE.
LILIAN, LILLY, LILY (L.), a lily.
LIONEL (L.), young lion.--It. _Lionello_.
LLEWELLYN (W.), lightning.
LOIS (Gr.), good.
LORENZO, the Italian form of _Laurence_.
LORINDA, a variant of _Laurinda_.
LOUIS, the French form of _Lewis_.
LOUISA, LOUISE, fem. of _Louis_.--Dims. LOU, LOUIE.--Fr. LOUISE, _Lisette_, _Helose_, It. _Luisa_, _Elosa_, Sp. _Luisa_, Port. _Luiza_, Ger. _Luise_, _Ludovica_.
LUCAS. See _Luke_.
LUCIA, the Italian form of _Lucy_;--LUCINDA (L.), the same as _Lucy_.
LUCIAN (L.), pertaining to _Lucius_.--L. _Lucianus_, Fr. _Lucien_, It.
_Luciano_.
LUCIFER (L.), light-bringer.
LUCIUS (L.), born at daybreak.--Fr. _Luce_, It. _Lucio_, Sp.
_Lucio_.--Fems. LUCIA, LUCY.
LUCRETIA, Lucrece (L.), gain, or light.--L. _Lucretia_, Fr. _Lucrece_, It.
_Lucrezia_.
LUCY, fem. of _Lucius_.--Fr. _Lucie_, It. _Lucia_, Sp. _Lucia_.
LUDOVIC, LODOWIC, the same as _Lewis_ (q.v.).
LUKE.--L. _Lucas_, Fr. _Luc_, It. _Luca_, Sp. _Lucas_, Ger. _Lukas_.
LUTHER (Teut.), famous warrior.--L. _Lutherus_, Fr. _Lothaire_, It.
_Lotario_, Sp. _Clotario_, Ger. _Luther_.
LYCURGUS (Gr.), wolf-driver.
LYDIA (Gr.), a native of Lydia.
MABEL (L.), lovable, worthy of love, inspiring love--a contraction of _Amabel_ (q.v.).
MADELINE, the French form of _Magdalene_ (Heb.), belonging to Magdala.--Dims. MAUD, MAUDLIN.--Fr. _Magdelaine_, _Madeleine_, _Madelon_, It. _Maddalena_, Sp. _Magdalena_, _Madelena_, Ger. _Magdalene_.
MADOC (W.), beneficent.
MALACHI (Heb.), messenger of the Lord, or my messenger.
MANASSEH (Heb.), forgetting, one who forgets.--L. _Manasses_.
MARCELLUS, dim. of _Marcus_.--Fem. MARCELLA.
MARCUS, MARCIUS, MARK (L.), a hammer, or sprung from Mars--L. _Marcus_, Fr.
_Marc_, It. _Marco_, Sp. _Marcos_, Ger. _Markus_.--Fem. MARCIA--Fr.
_Marcie_, It. _Marcia_, _Marzia_.
MARGARET (Gr.), a pearl.--Dims. MARGIE, MARGERY, MARJORY, MADGE, MAG, MAGGIE, MEG, MEGGY, PEG, PEGGY, META, GRITTY.--Fr. _Marguerite_, It.
_Margherita_, Sp. _Margarita_, Port. _Margarida_, Ger. _Margarethe_, _Gretchen_.
MARIA, the Latin form of _Mary_.