Names That Start with L

L is a liquid consonant, made with the tongue and flowing easily into the next sound, which is why so many L names feel soft and melodic. Lily, Layla, Leah, Luna and Lucy all show this lightness, and even sturdier boys' names like Landon and Lincoln keep a smooth opening.

Light runs through more than one name here. Lucy comes from the Latin word for light, and Luna is Latin for moon. Lucas and Luke are forms of the name of one of the Gospel writers. Leo means lion in Latin. Leah and Levi appear together in the Book of Genesis, as a mother and her son. Lily and Lillian draw on the flower long associated with purity.

Other names come from places and families. Logan and Landon began as place names, Logan in Scotland and Landon in England, and Lincoln is an English city whose name is now closely tied to a famous American president. Liam began as an Irish short form of an old English classic. Luis is the Spanish form of a long-standing royal name, and Layla has Arabic roots and is often explained as night. If your surname also starts with L, you might enjoy the alliteration or choose a name with a different opening sound.