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Kurleigh m EnglishAlternate spelling of
Curley and
Curly. A notable bearer of this name is Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (born 1997), a Canadian football player of Guyanese origin.
Kurtley m & f EnglishAlternate spelling of
Kirtley. A notable bearer of this name is the Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale (b. 1989).
Kyden m EnglishCombination of the popular phonetic elements
ky and
den as well as a variant of
Caden.
Kylar m & f Literature, English (Modern)Variant of
Kyler. Kylar is the name of the main character in the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. The meaning is "he who kills and is killed".
Kylene f English (American)Feminine form of
Kyle, using the common name suffix
lene. This name briefly charted on the American top 1000 list for girls after Kylene Barker (1955-) was crowned Miss America 1979.
Kyriel f EnglishIt derives from the same root of the name Karly, that means "free".
Ladd m EnglishEnglish name meaning "manservant, young man".
Lafayette m English (American, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).
Lakota f & m English (Modern)Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.
Lament f English (Puritan)Meaning, "a passionate expression of grief or sorrow." Referring to being sorry for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.
Lamentations m English (Puritan)From the Old Testament book, a translation of Hebrew
אֵיכָה. Referring to having sorrow for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.
Lamira f English (American), Literature, TheatreThis name was used (possibly invented) by Jacobean-era dramatist John Fletcher for characters in his plays
The Honest Man's Fortune (c.1613) and
The Little French Lawyer (1647). It does not appear to have been used in England; it came into use in the early United States, occurring as early as the 1780s in New York, perhaps influenced by the similar-sounding name
Almira 1.
Lamorna f Cornish, English (British, Rare)From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from
lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of
morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).
Landis m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.
Lapis f English (Rare)a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Laren f & m English, Popular CultureAn early mention of the name "Laren" was seen in a small newspaper from the 1920's referencing a toddler boy. It is more commonly found now as a female name, though the number of males bearing the same name is not much smaller... [
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