Dog Names That Start With L

Lutza is largely unknown in the English-speaking world and might remain that way, due to its resemblance to klutz.

Libertad is the forceful name recently given to his daughter by Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal. English equivalent Liberty has been in use for girls for some time. Libertad might be considered a Spanish virtue name or word name. See our list of other Spanish word names.

Everyone will misunderstand it as Lara, but if you're willing to put up with the confusion, this is a truly different yet simple option.

A light-sounding name with a great meaning that could also appeal to non-Yiddish speakers. It is quite rare in the US, but on an upwards trend.

Southern-style smoosh name. If you want to go this route, we suggest Lily-Mae or Lily Mae.

Lilimae Clements was a character on the 1980s soap opera Knots Landing

This evocative and attractive Finnish name means gift.

A cognate of the Finnish unisex name Lemmitty, although Lembit is only used as a masculine name. Famous bearers include a 13th century king and military leader, and British former MP Lembit Opik.

This English surname offers an interesting mix of images: it sounds upper-crusty yet macho, and also conjures up the coziness of a wintery ski lodge. As a surname it is associated with the Massachusetts Republican Senate Minority Leader in the Woodrow Wilson era, Henry Cabot Lodge, who was the father of poet George Cabot Lodge and grandfather of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who was ambassador to the UN and Richard Nixon's 1960 presidential running mate.

The surname of humorist Ring is a new entry in the trendy occupational class -- but watch the lard.