Hebrew Names for Girls (L-P)

Naming a new baby can be an exciting (if somewhat daunting) task. Below are examples of Hebrew (and sometimes Yiddish) girls names beginning with the letters L through P in English. The Hebrew meaning for each name is listed along with information about any biblical characters with that name.

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L Names

• Leah - Leah was Jacob's wife and the mother of six of the tribes of Israel; the name means "delicate" or "weary."
• Leila, Leilah, Lila - Leila, Leilah, Lila means "night."
• Levana - Levana means "white, moon."
• Levona - Levona means "frankincense" so called because of its white color.
• Liat - Liat means "you are for me."
• Liba - Liba means "loved one" in Yiddish.
• Liora - Liora is the feminine form of the masculine Lior, meaning "my light."
• Liraz - Liraz means "my secret."
• Lital - Lital means "dew (rain) is mine."

M Names

• Maayan - Maayan means "spring, oasis."
• Malkah - Malka means "queen."
• Margalit - Margalit means "pearl."
• Marganit - Marganit is a common Israeli plant with blue, gold, and red flowers.
• Matana - Matana means "gift, present."
• Maya - Maya comes from the word mayim, meaning water.
• Maytal - Maytal means "dew water."
• Mehira - Mehira means "swift, energetic."
• Michal - Michal was King Saul's daughter in the Bible, and the name means "who is like God?"
• Miriam - Miriam was a prophetess, singer, dancer, and sister of Moses in the Bible, and the name means "rising water."
• Morasha - Morasha means "legacy."
• Moriah - Moriah refers to a holy site in Israel, Mount Moriah, which also is called the Temple Mount.

N Names

• Na'ama - Na'ama means "pleasant."
• Naomi - Naomi was the mother-in-law of Rut (Ruth) in the Book of Ruth, and the name means "pleasantness."
• Natania - Natania means "gift of God."
• Na'ava - Nava means "beautiful."
• Nechama - Nechama means "comfort."
• Nediva - Nediva means "generous."
• Nessa - Nessa means "miracle."
• Neta - Neta means "a plant."
• Netana, Netania - Netana, Netania means "gift of God."
• Nili - Nili is an acronym of the Hebrew words "the glory of Israel will not lie" (I Samuel 15:29).
• Nitzana - Nitzana means "bud (flower)."
• Noa - Noa was the fifth daughter of Zelophehad in the Bible, and the name means "pleasantness."
• Nurit - Nurit is a common Israeli plant with red and yellow flowers called a "buttercup flower."
• Noya - Noya means "divine beauty." 

O Names

• Odelia, Odeleya - Odelia, Odeleya means "I will praise God."
• Ofira - Ofira is the feminine form of the masculine Ofir, which was the location where gold originated in 1 Kings 9, 28. It means "gold."
• Ofra - Ofra means "deer."
• Ora - Ora means "light."
• Orli - Orli (or Orly) means "light for me."
• Orit - Orit is a variant form of Ora and means "light."
• Orna - Orna means "pine tree."
• Oshrat - Oshrat or Oshra derives from the Hebrew word osher, meaning "happiness."

P Names

• Pazit - Pazit means "gold."
• Pelia - Pelia means "wonder, a miracle."
• Penina - Penina was Elkanah's wife in the Bible. Penina means "pearl."
• Peri – Peri means “fruit” in Hebrew.
• Puah – From Hebrew for “to groan” or “cry out.” Puah was the name of a midwife in Exodus 1:15.