What was L's real name?


I watched through _Death Note_ once, and I never remember hearing L's name,
even after he died.

What was L's real name, or did he never have one (it was never said)?




According to both the [Death Note Character list on
Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Death_Note_characters) and the
[L character page on the Death Note
Wikia](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L_%28character%29), his full name is
**L Lawliet**. He does have several aliases that sound more like real names
but L seems to be his actual name.

From the [L Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_%28Death_Note%29):

> Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of the series [...] For L's name, he wanted to use
> a single letter with a lot of significance; he considered "I" and "J", but
> eventually chose "L" after careful consideration.

The Wiki page also points out that his name is written in Latin characters as
"L"




According to both the [Death Note Character list on
Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Death_Note_characters) and the
[L character page on the Death Note
Wikia](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L_%28character%29), his full name is
**L Lawliet**. He does have several aliases that sound more like real names
but L seems to be his actual name.

From the [L Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_%28Death_Note%29):

> Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of the series [...] For L's name, he wanted to use
> a single letter with a lot of significance; he considered "I" and "J", but
> eventually chose "L" after careful consideration.

The Wiki page also points out that his name is written in Latin characters as
"L"

