Female Ballet Baby Names Starting With L
These are female ballet baby names that start with the letter L. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all ballet baby names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laetitia | Irish Form Of Letitia Happy | Female | Irish |
| Lainey | Beautiful Lady Of The Land | Female | English |
| Larissa | Cheerful | Female | Greek |
| Laurel | Laurel | Female | French |
| Lavinia | Woman Of Rome | Female | Romanian |
| Leila | Born At Night. | Female | Arabic |
| Leonie | Lion | Female | French |
| Liane | Daughter Of The Sun. Diminutive Of Eliana. | Female | English |
| Lila | Feminine Of Lyle From The Island. Variant Of Delilah. | Female | English |
| Lilia | Form Of Lilac; Having A Bluish Color LUBMILLA | Female | Russian |
| Liliana | Lily | Female | Italian |
| Lilibeth | Blend Of Lily: (The Flower: Innocence: Purity: Beauty) And Elizabeth: (My God... | Female | English |
| Lillian | Variant Of Lillian Derived From The Flower Name Lily. Symbol Of Innocence: Pu... | Female | English |
| Lily | Lily | Female | Hebrew |
| Linnea | Name Of A Flower. | Female | English |
| Livia | Life. Ancient Roman Name. Abbreviation Of Olivia. | Female | English |
| Louisa | Renowned Fighter. Feminine Of Louis. | Female | French |
| Lucette | Light: Illumination. | Female | French |
| Luciana | Female | Italian | |
| Lucienne | Diminutive Form Of Lucia Light: Illumination. | Female | French |
| Lucille | Light | Female | French |
| Lydia | Beauty | Female | Greek |
| Lyra | Of The Iyre Or Song | Female | French |
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