Portuguese Names that Start With L

Linda will live forever in baby name history for toppling Mary from its four hundred year reign as Number 1. Queen of Names in 1947, Linda has fallen even further in favor than Mary today.

Leandro is a variation of the Ancient Greek name Leander, created by combining the Latin words leo and Andro together, to get a meaning that suggests strength, power, and bravery. The Hero and Leander myth lends the name a romantic, poetical feel, while it's association to Bishop Leander of Seville gives it a more saintly quality.

Lively nickname, but we'd prefer the more substantial Orlando.

A Portuguese and German variant of Lucia which was particularly popular in Brazil during the 20th century.

Properly spelt Lourenço, this is the Portuguese form of Laurence.