German Girl Names Starting With "L"

Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter L.

Lara

/LAH-RAH/

Meaning: Citadel, bright, famous

Origin: German

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Larisa

/LAH-REE-SAH/

Meaning: Citadel

Origin: German

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Larissa

/LAH-REE-SSAH/

Meaning: Variant of Larisa

Origin: German

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Laura

/LAH-OO-RAH/

Meaning: Laurel wreath

Origin: German

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Lea

/LEH-AH/

Meaning: Weary, lioness

Origin: German

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Leah

/LEH-AH-H/

Meaning: Weary, grieved

Origin: German

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Lena

/LEH-NAH/

Meaning: Short form of names

Origin: German

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Lene

/LEH-NEH/

Meaning: Torch, bright light

Origin: German

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Leni

/LEH-NEE/

Meaning: Torch, bright light

Origin: German

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Leofgyth

/LEH-OH-FGYT/

Meaning: Noble, classic

Origin: Greek

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Leonie

/LEH-OH-NEE/

Meaning: German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.

Origin: German

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Leonore

/LEH-OH-NOH-REH/

Meaning: Short form of Eleanor

Origin: German

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Leopoldine

/LEH-OH-POH-LDEE-NEH/

Meaning: German feminine form of Leopold.

Origin: German

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Lia

/LEE-AH/

Meaning: Weary, bringer of good news

Origin: Latin

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Liane

/LEE-AH-NEH/

Meaning: Short form of Juliane

Origin: German

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Lies

/LEES/

Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.

Origin: German

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Liesa

/LEESAH/

Meaning: Pledged to God

Origin: German

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Liese

/LEESEH/

Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.

Origin: German

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Liesel

/LEESEH-L/

Meaning: Pledged to God

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Liesel Meminger (The protagonist of Markus Zusak's famous novel 'The Book Thief')
  • Liesel Bach (Famous German aerobatic pilot of the 1930s)
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Lieselotte

/LEESEH-LOH-TTEH/

Meaning: Variant of Liselotte

Origin: German

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Liesl

/LEESL/

Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth

Origin: German

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Lili

/LEE-LEE/

Meaning: Lily

Origin: German

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Lilli

/LEE-LLEE/

Meaning: Variant of Lili

Origin: German

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Lilo

/LEE-LOH/

Meaning: Short form of Liselotte

Origin: German

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Lina

/LEE-NAH/

Meaning: Tender, free man

Origin: German

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Linda

/LEE-NDAH/

Meaning: Soft, flexible, tender

Origin: German

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Lioba

/LEE-OH-BAH/

Meaning: German form of Leofgyð, referring to the English saint who was active as a missionary in Germany.

Origin: German

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Lisa

/LEE-SAH/

Meaning: Pledged to God

Origin: German

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Lisbeth

/LEE-SBEH-T/

Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth

Origin: Greek

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Lise

/LEE-SEH/

Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth

Origin: German

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Liselotte

/LEE-SEH-LOH-TTEH/

Meaning: Pledged to God and free man

Origin: German

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Livia

/LEE-FEE-AH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Livius.

Origin: Latin

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Lore

/LOH-REH/

Meaning: German contracted form of Eleonore.

Origin: German

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Lotte

/LOH-TTEH/

Meaning: Free man

Origin: German

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Lotti

/LOH-TTEE/

Meaning: Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Origin: German

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Louisa

/LOH-OO-EE-SAH/

Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Louis.

Origin: German

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Louise

/LOH-OO-EE-SEH/

Meaning: Famous warrior

Origin: German

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Lucia

/LOO-CEE-AH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Lucius.

Origin: Latin

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Lucinda

/LOO-CEE-NDAH/

Meaning: An elaboration of Lucia created by Cervantes for his novel Don Quixote (1605).

Origin: German

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Luise

/LOO-EE-SEH/

Meaning: Famous warrior

Origin: German

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Luitgard

/LOO-EE-TGAH-RD/

Meaning: People

Origin: German

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Lulu

/LOO-LOO/

Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with Lou or Lu, such as Louise or Lucinda.

Origin: German

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Luzia

/LOO-TSEE-AH/

Meaning: Variant of Lucia

Origin: Latin

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Luzie

/LOO-TSEE/

Meaning: Variant of Lucia

Origin: German

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Lydia

/LYDEE-AH/

Meaning: From Lydia

Origin: Latin

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