# | Name | Origin | Meaning | Gender | |
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361 | Leone | Italian | Bold lion. | M | |
362 | Leonora | Italian | Light. Diminutive of Eleanora. Famous bearer: Leonora was the heroine of Beethoven's opera Fidelio (1814). | F | |
363 | Leopoldo | Italian | A bold man. | M | |
364 | Leora | Italian | Shining light. Variant of Eleanor. | F | |
365 | Letizia | Italian | Glad. | F | |
366 | Lia | Italian | An abbreviation of names like Amalia: (hard working;industrious) and Rosalia: (Rose). | F | |
367 | Liliana | Italian | Lily. | F | |
368 | Lissandra | Italian | Variant of Alexandra. | F | |
369 | Lorenz | Italian | Laurel. | M | |
370 | Lorenza | Italian | Feminine of Lorenzo from Lawrence meaning from Laurentium. | F | |
371 | Lorenzo | Italian | Laurence: From the place of laurel trees. Lorenzo was the name of Jessica's lover in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. | M | |
372 | Loretta | Italian | Variant of Laura: laurel or bay. Also refers to the name of the town Loreto, where the holy house of the Virgin Mary was reputed to have been moved to during the 13th century. | F | |
373 | Lucan | Italian | Light. | M | |
374 | Lucca | Italian | Light. | M | |
375 | Lucetta | Italian | Variant of Lucia: Graceful Light. Italian variant of Lucy. | F | |
376 | Lucette | Italian | Variant of Lucia: Graceful Light. Italian variant of Lucy. | F | |
377 | Lucia | Italian | Graceful Light. Italian variant of Lucy. Famous bearer: St Lucia was a virgin martyr who died in the 4th century. Her name is invoked against eye disease. | F | |
378 | Luciana | Italian | Light; illumination. | F | |
379 | Lucianna | Italian | Graceful; light; illumination. | F | |
380 | Luciano | Italian | Form of Luke. Light; illumination. | M |