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Index

Lana – Lane – Laria - Lar(is)a – Larson – Laura - Lauren – Leonard – Leslie – Liam – Lily – Linda – Livia – Logan – Lois – Lorenzo – Louise – Lucía – Luigina – Luis – Luke – Lynn

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Lana

From: English feminine short form of Alan and as Лана (Lana), Russian short form of Светлана (Svetlana).
Meaning: See Alan entry here. Svetlana is derived from a Slavic element svet meaning “light, world”.
Quenya: Sardë (sar+[ë] = small stone+[feminine names suffix]) or Calië (cala+[ië] = n. light+[feminine names suffix])

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Lane

From: English surname Lane
Meaning: Lane, path
Quenya: Tion (tië+[on] = n. path, way+[masculine names suffix])

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Laria

From: Greek feminine name supposedly related to Λαζαρος (Lazaros)
Meaning: As there’s no attested source of the Lazarus relation, no meaning can be assured for certain.
Quenya: Larya (Orthographic equivalent)

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Lar(is)a

From: Russian short form of Лариса (Larisa) which is possibly derived from the name of ancient Greek city Larisa in Thessalony.
Meaning: Citadel
Quenya: Minassë (minassë = fort, city, with a citadel and central watchtower)

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Larson

From: Scandinavian name Lars which is a variation of Laurence coming from Roman name LAVRENTIVS.
Meaning: Larson means ‘son of Lars’ which comes from Latin (as shown above) and it’s related to laurel.
Quenya: Laurion ({laurë}+[ion] = {archaic form of gold, the color not the metal which seems to be composed by Tolkien having in mind the Latin word laurel, which is strongly related to gold and/or the golden tree which carries the name.}+[patronymic suffix meaning 'son of']

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Laura

From: Feminine form Late Latin name LAVRVS
Meaning: Laurel
Quenya: Riellë (ría = garland. Riellë is an attested word and it means literally “maiden crowned with a festival garland”)

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Lauren

From: Feminine form of Laurence coming from Latin LAVRENTIVS
Meaning: See Lorenzo entry here.
Quenya: Laurentellë (Laurento+[llo]+{ë} = Quenya orthographic equivalent of the city name+[ablative suffix]+{feminine names suffix})

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Leonard

From: English name derived from Germanic elements levon & hard. Variants: Léonard, Lennart, Lenard, Leonardo, Leonhard, etc.
Meaning: Levon means lion & hard means brave, hardy
Quenya: Rátulco (rá+tulca+[o] = lion+strong+[masculine names suffix])

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Leslie

From: Scottish surname which was derived from a Scottish place name, probably derived from Gaelic leas celyn.
Meaning: Garden of holly
Quenya: Ercassetarwë (ercassë+tarwa+[ë] = holly+garden+[feminine names suffix])

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Liam

From: Irish short form of William
Meaning: See William entry here
Quenya: Níracas (níra+cassa = will+helmet)

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Lily

From: English feminine name coming from the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin LILIVM.
Meaning: Lily.
Quenya: Indil (indil = lily)

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Linda

From: Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde.
Meaning: Soft, tender.
Quenya: Milyë (milya+[ë] = adj. soft+[feminine names suffix])

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Livia

From: Latin, feminine form of LIVIVS
Meaning: May be related to LIVIDVS which means blue or envious
Quenya: Luinë (blue) or Maryë (marya = pale, livid)

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Logan

From: Surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name.
Meaning: “Little hollow” in Scottish Gaelic
Quenya: Tittunquo (titta+unquë+[o] = adj. small, little, tiny+n. hollow, hole+[masculine names suffix])

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Lois

From: Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion)
Meaning: More desirable, better
Quenya: Anírimë ({an-}+írima+[ë] = {superlative prefix}+adj. lovely, desirable+[feminine names suffix])

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Lorenzo

From: Italian & Spanish form of LAVRENTIVS. Common variant: Laurence.
Meaning: From LAVRENTVM (a city) which has its name derived from the word laurel.
Quenya: Laurentollo (Laurento+[llo] = orthographic equivalent of the city name+[ablative suffix meaning 'from'])

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Louise

From: French feminine form of Louis which is the short of LVDOVICVS , the Latinized form of Ludwig, coming from original Germanic Chlodovech composed by the elements hlud and wig. Variant forms include: Luiza, Alojzija, Loviisa, Luise, Luísa, Luisina, Luigina, Lujza, Ludovica, Lovise, etc.
Meaning: See Luis entry here.
Quenya: Alcarohtë (alcar+ohtar+[ë] = glory+warrior+[feminine names suffix])

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Lucía

From: Feminine Spanish form of the Latin name LVCIVS, which was derived from LVX
Meaning: Light
Quenya: Cálië (cálë+[ië] = n. light+[feminine names suffix])

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Luigina

From: Diminutive of Luigia which is the Italian feminine form of Louis.
Meaning: See Luis entry here.
Quenya: Alcarohtië (alcar+ohtar+[ië] = glory+warrior+[feminine names suffix])

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Luis

From: Spanish form of French name Louis which is the short of LVDOVICVS , the Latinized form of Ludwig, coming from original Germanic Chlodovech composed by the elements hlud and wig.
Meaning: Famous Warrior. Hlud means fame and wig means warrior.
Quenya: Alcarohtar (alcar+ohtar = glory, fame+warrior)

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Luke

From: Greek name Λουκας (Loukas)
Meaning: From Lucania (ancient district of southern Italy). Lucania comes from Greek word λύκος (lukos) meaning wolf.
Quenya: Narmondollo (narmo+{ndor}+[llo] = wolf+{-land in compounds}+[ablative suffix from])

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Lynn

From: Masculine and feminine name coming from an English surname which was derived from Welsh llyn
Meaning: Lake
Quenya: Ailinon (ailin+[on] = n. pool, lake+[masculine names suffix] OR Ailinië (ailin+[ië] = n. pool, lake+[feminine names suffix])