List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with L

Lavelle

(lə-VEHL)

Lavelle Name Meaning. Irish: adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail 'descendant of Maolfhábhail', a personal name meaning 'fond of movement or travel'. English: from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val 'valley'.

Meaning: Valley Origin: French

Lavon

(lə-VAHN)

la-von, lav-on ] The baby boy name Lavon is also used, and more commonly so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is Laa-VAON †. The origin of Lavon is Hebrew. Lavon is a variant of the name Laban (Hebrew). ... At the modest peak of its usage in 1933, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Lavon.

Meaning: White Origin: Hebrew

Lawford

(LAW-fərd)

English Meaning: The name Lawford is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Lawford is: From the ford at the hill.

Meaning: From a Hill ford Origin: English

Lawyer

(LAW-yər)

Esq. Used as an honorific usually in its abbreviated form, especially after the name of an attorney or a consular officer: Jane Doe, Esq.; John Doe, Esq. Joseph Lamont. It means the person is an attorney. Black's Law Dictionary (Sixth Edition) has the following under the definition of "Esquire"

Meaning: Person who deals with law Origin: English

Leaf

(LEEF)

Leaf Name Meaning. The meaning of Leaf has more than one different etymologies. It has same or different meanings in other countries and languages. ... English meaning: Leaf of a plant. Norse meaning: Heir.

Meaning: Dear, Darling Origin: English

Leander

(lee-AN-dər)

Latinized form of the Greek name Λεανδρος (Leandros), derived from λεων (leon) meaning "lion" and ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose.

Meaning: Strong like the lion Origin: Greek

Leandre

(leh-AHN-drə)

French Meaning: The name Leandre is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Leandre is: Form of Leander. 'Lionlike man.

Meaning: Strong like the lion Origin: Greek

Leannan

(leh-NAHN)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Leannan is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Leannan is: Little cloak.

Meaning: Of a courtesan Origin: Gaelic

Lear

(LEER)

The name Lear is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Lear is: Shakespearian king.

Meaning: From the river Legra Origin: English, Germanic

Leary

(LEER-ee)

Recorded as MacLeary, McLearly, McCleary, O' Leary, Leary, Lary, and others, this is an Irish surname of great antiquity. It derives from of the pre 10th century Old Gaelic O'Laoghaire and as such translates literally as the 'keeper of the calves', although it may well have a more spiritual or religious origin.

Meaning: Keeper of calves Origin: Gaelic, Irish