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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)?


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What was L's real name?


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"


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L's real name is _L Lawliet_

> Alias: L  
>  Letter: L  
>  Real Name: L Lawliet  
>  Relation: The famous detective L. He was found by Wammy as a child and
> brought to the orphanage. The goal of the orphanage is to train a worthy
> successor to his title.(†)
>
> Source: [Wammy's House - Characters related to Wammy's
> House](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House#Characters_related_to_Wammy.27s_House)

Also, [Wikia](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L) lists his name as エル ( _Eru_
), so most likely that is how you would spell L in his name (over using the
English letter L)

There is also a scene in the movie _Death Note 2: The Last Name_ where we see
L's real name written in the Death Note

> which he shows to Light that he wrote in himself to become immune to Rem's
> use of the Death Note and trap Light.


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I believe that L's real name is Lind Lawliet. As we know, when L puts Lind L
Tailor in his place in his PSA, the L follows Lind. (Lind L).

Afterwards we discover that L's last name is Lawliet. So we have L Lawliet. I
believe that if we simply reverse it (L Lawliet) take both names and put them
in their proper place and you get Lind Lawliet.


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There are Death Note cards that state the characters' full and true names. And
L's card says "L Lawliet." So that is his true name. The letter "L" and
Lawliet as his last name. The cards are, as far as copyright goes, completely
under the suit of the same owners as the anime and manga.


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