Names beginning with L :
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning | Ethnicity | Country | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laini | LAH-ee-nee | soft and gentle | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Lalamika | lah-lah-mee-KAH | Pray for mercy | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Lali | LAH-lee | flexible | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Lamburira | lam-boo-REE-rah | clean bush | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Lamia | LAH-mee-ah | glitter | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Latif | LAH-teef | gentle | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Latifa | LAH-tee-fah | gentle | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Latifah | LAH-tee-fah | gentle | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Latifu | LAH-tee-foo | gentle | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Layla | LAH-ee-lah | born at night | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Leabua | LEH-ah-bwah | one who speaks | Sotho | Lesotho | male |
| Lela | LEH-lah | the night | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Lerato | leh-RAH-toh | love | Tswana | Botswana | female |
| Letsego | let-SEH-goh | arm | Tswana | Botswana | male |
| Ligongo | lee-GOHN-goh | who is this? | Yao | Malawi | male |
| Lila | LEE-lah | good | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Limber | LIM-ber | joyfulness | Tiv | Nigeria | female |
| Lin | LEE-oo | voice | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Lina | LEE-nah | tender | Hausa | Nigeria | female |
| Linje | LEEN-jeh | try it | Yao | Malawi | male |
| Lipapwiche | lee-pap-WEE-chay | torn | Mwera | Kenya | male |
| Lisha | LEE-shah | mysterious | Hausa | Nigeria | female |
| Lisimba | lee-SEEM-bah | lion | Yao | Malawi | male |
| Liu | LEE-oo | a voice | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Liwaza | LEE-wah-zah | Consolation | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Liyongo | LEE-yohn-goh | talks much | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Liziuzayani | lee-zee-OO-zah-YAH-nee | tell someone | Yao | Malawi | female |
| Lizwelicha | leez-weh-LEE-chah | new world | Ndebele | Zimbabwe | male |
| Lubaya | LOO-bah-yah | young lioness | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Lugono | loo-GOH-noh | sleep | Ngoni | Malawi | male |
| Lukongolo | loo-KOHN-goh-loh | leg | Yao | Malawi | male |
| Lulu | LOO-loo | a pearl | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | female |
| Lumo | LOO-moh | born face downwards | Ewe | Ghana | male |
| Lumumba | LUH-muhm-bah | gifted | Swahili | Kenya-Tanzania | male |
| Lumusi | loo-moo-SEE | born face downwards | Ewe | Ghana | female |
| Lutalo | LOO-tah-loh | warrior | Luganda | Uganda | male |
| Luzige | loo-zee-GHEH | locust | Mugwere | Uganda | male |
| lyabo | ee-YAH-boh | mother has returned | Yoruba | Nigeria | female |
| lyapo | ee-YAH-po | many trials | Yoruba | Nigeria | male |