All Submitted Names

gender

usage

Select filters then press SEARCH below

+Gender

any masculine feminine unisex

+Usage, language or place

Usage	clear
Language	clear
Place	clear

+Letters

Initial	clear
Start	clear
End	clear
Substring	clear
Pattern	clear help?
the letters in the pattern are compared to the letters in the name * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters example: oo matches names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that matches exactly one letter example: __z matches names which have two letters and then z

+Meaning and keywords

Meaning	clear help?
	expand search to include grammatical forms
	expand search to include close synonyms
	expand search to include subclasses
separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign expand search to include grammatical forms: attempt to include grammatical forms of the meanings example: speak includes spoke expand search to include close synonyms: attempt to include synonyms of the meanings example: brave includes courageous expand search to include search narrower synonyms: attempt to include subclasses of the meanings example: reptile includes turtle
Description	clear help?
	ignore name meanings
the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" matches names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus matches Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

+Length

clear

+Sound and syllables

Pronunciation	clear help?
	case sensitive
see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee matches names which end with the sound lee* _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation example: __z matches names which have two letters and then a z (s) matches exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)ra matches names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) matches a consonant (k) matches a consonant or consonant cluster (v) matches a vowel (p) matches a plosive or stop consonant (f) matches a fricative consonant (n) matches a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
Syllables	clear help?
syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results

+Popularity

List	clear
Year	clear
Rank	clear

+Famous namesake

Category

clear

+Name day

Country	clear
Month	clear
Day	clear

+Options

Sort	clear
Display	clear

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Laurelin f Literature
This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was the name of one of the Two Trees of Valinor. Laurelin was the gold and green tree. Laurelin means "Land of the Valley of Singing Gold".

Laureline f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Popular Culture
Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Laurell f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel

Laurella f English
Latinization of Laurelle.

Laurelyn f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

Laurenç m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Laurence 1.

Laurença f Lengadocian, Gascon
Feminine form of Laurenç.

Laurencette f Obscure
Diminutive of Laurence 2

Laurencie f French (Archaic)
French form of Laurentia.

Laŭrencij m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Laurencine f Gascon
Gascon form of Laurentina.

Laurêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Laurence 1.

Laurencio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 1 and Lorencio (via Laurencia)... [more]

Laurencja f Polish
Polish form of Laurentia.

Laurencjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Laurentius.

Laurènço f Provençal
Provençal form of Laurence 2.

Laurendi m History (Ecclesiastical)
Basque form of Lorenzo.

Laurène f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Laurenne.

Laurenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura and variant of Lorenia.

Laurenne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Lauren which first surfaced in the 1950s.

Laurèns m Provençal
Provençal form of Laurent.

Laurens m Occitan (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Laurenç.

Laurensa f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Laurens.

Laurense f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of French Laurence 2.

Laurensius m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Laurente m Medieval Spanish (?), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly an archaic Spanish form of Laurence 1. Usage of this name in modern times is likely taken from the surname Laurente.

Laurenti m Italian
Italo-Swiss form of Laurentius especially in the northern part of Italy at the border with Switzerland. (see LAURENCE (1))

Laurenția f Romanian
Romanian form of Laurentia.

Laurentien f Dutch
Dutch form of Laurentine, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A well-known bearer of this name is Laurentien Brinkhorst, wife of the Dutch prince Constantijn.

Laurentijn f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch cognate of Laurentine.

Laurentijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Laurentio m Interlingua
Interlingua form of Lawrence.

Laurentios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Also take a look at Lavrentios, which is the modern Greek spelling of this name.

Laurents m Swedish (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish variant of Laurenz and medieval Latvian form of Laurentz.

Laurentse f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurents as well as a variant of Laurentia.

Laurenty m Polish
Polish form of Lawrence.

Laurentyn m Polish
Polish form of Laurentinus.

Laurentyna f Polish
Polish form of Laurentina.

Laurentz m Medieval Romansh, Medieval Baltic
Medieval Romansh and medieval Latvian form of Laurentius.

Laurentzi m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Lorenzo and Laurent.

Laurenza f Italian
Variant of Lorenza.

Laurenzia f Italian (Rare), Romansh
Italian and Romansh form of Laurentia.

Laurenziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Laurentius.

Lauresha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian laureshë "crested lark, skylark".

Laurestina f English (Rare)

Laurestine f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurestina.

Laureta f Albanian
Albanian form of Lauretta.

Lauretha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Loretha.

Laureto f Provençal
Provençal form of Laurette.

Laurey f English
Variant of Laurie.

Laureys m Medieval Flemish
Contracted form of Laurentius.

Lauri f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauria f Italian
Elaboration of Laura.

Lauriaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Laurianus.

Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.

Laurian f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Laurianne.

Laurianna f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Laurianne. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries), this given name tends to be either a variant of Lauriana or a combination of the names Laura or Laurie with Anna.

Lauriano m Asturian
Asturian form of Laurianus.

Laurica f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Laura.

Laurice f English (American), Italian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
English feminine form of Laurence 1.

Laurieann f English (American), English (Canadian)
This given name can be a variant spelling of Laurianne as well as be a combination of the names Laurie and Ann.... [more]

Lauriel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Laurel or Laurie.

Laurien f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Laurine (though in some cases it is a short form of Laurentien), with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Laurien m French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurianus.

Laurienne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana, which is occasionally used in non-francophone countries.

Laurienziu m Sicilian
Variant of Laurenziu.

Laurier m French (Quebec, Rare)

Lauriette f English
Elaboration of Laura using the popular suffix -ette.

Lauriina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variation of Lorraine. Might also be a feminine form of Lauri.

Laurijn f & m Dutch
Dutch form of Laurinus (for males) and pet form of Laurina (for females).

Laurika f Afrikaans, Slovak
Afrikaans elaboration and Slovak diminutive of Laura. Laurika Rauch is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English.

Laurilyn f American (Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

Laurin m German, Germanic Mythology
Old German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [more]

Laurin m French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Laurinus.

Laurina f Late Roman, Dutch, German, Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, Spanish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Laurinus.

Laurinç m Friulian
Friulian form of Laurence 1.

Laurinde f Dutch (Rare)

Laurinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Lauro.

Laurino m Italian
Italian form of Laurinus.

Laurinus m Late Roman
Extended form of Laurus.

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauris m Latvian
Latvian form of Laurentius.

Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).

Laurito m Spanish
Masculine form of Laurita.

Lauritta f Nigerian

Lauritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura (compare Maritza).

Laùrka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Laùra.

Lauro f Provençal
Provençal form of Laure.

Lauronda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laronda (a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Ronda), perhaps influenced by Laurinda.

Laurren f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Laurs m Danish
Contracted form of Laurits.

Lauru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lauro.

Laŭruk m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Laŭr and Laŭrencij.

Lauruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Laura.

Laury f English
Variant of Laurie.

Lauryn m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Variant of Laurin.

Lauryne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Laurine.

Laurynn f American
Variant of Lauren.

Laurys m Manx
Manx form of Laurence 1.

Laurys f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare, ?)
Variant of Lauris.

Laus m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Nikolaus.

Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.

Laust m Danish
Danish dialectical (Jylland) form of Laurits.

Laut m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element hlud meaning "famous" (such as Ludolf) or even leud meaning "people" (such as Ludger).... [more]

Lautet m East Frisian
Short version of Lauwert.

Lauti m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lautaro. A known bearer of this name is Lautaro "Lauti" Suárez (b. 2018), the son of the Uruguayan professional soccer player Luis Suárez (b. 1987).

Lautilde f Medieval French
Either derived from Gothic lauths "grand" or Gothic laudi "figure, size" and Old High German hiltja "battle".

Lauwerdt m Low German
Variation of Lauwert.

Lauwerens m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Archaic)
Medieval Dutch form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lauwert m Low German
Combination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".

Lauwrens m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Laurentz.

Laux m Medieval German
Hessian form of Lucas and Lukas, used only in the medieval period.

Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.

Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram

Lav f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Lavender.

Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.

Lava f Medieval English
Diminutives of Medieval English masculine names ending in -lāf (such as Beorhtlaf and Cynelaf) used as a feminine given name... [more]

Lavada f English (American)

Lavaeh f Obscure

Lavaina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Lavakaw m Rukai

Lavali f Sanskrit
Means "clove" in Sanskrit.

Lavan m Indian
grace

Lavanda f Croatian, Russian, Italian
Means "lavender" in Croatian, Italian and Russian.

Lavania f Romani (Archaic)

Lavantia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by the 19th-century American social reformer Lavantia Densmore Douglass (1827-1899).

Lavar m African American
Variant of Levar. This name can be spelled Lavar or with a capitalized third letter as LaVar.

Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.

Lâvaríse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lavrits.

Lavars m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavrants.

Lavaughn f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and the name Vaughn.

Lavderim m Albanian
Variant of Lavdrim.

Lavdi f Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory".

Lavdie f Albanian
Variant of Lavdi.

Lavdim m Albanian

Lavdimir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory" and mirë "good".

Lavdrim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdërim "praise".

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

Laveah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the phonetic elements la, vay and ya, inspired by Nevaeh.

Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.

Lavee f Indian

Laveene f American
It is a modern invented name.

Lavell m African American

Lavelle f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lavelle.

Lavenda f English

Lavenia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Lavinia, which was rarely used between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

Lavera f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Vera 1, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Alvera or Laverne.

Laveran m Brazilian
Transferred use of the French surname Laveran.... [more]

Laverda f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verda using the popular prefix La-.

Laverna f English
Feminine variant of Lavern.

Lavernne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laverne.

Lavert m English (Rare)
Variant of Levert.

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Lavertis m African American (Rare)

Lavesh m Indian

Laveta f American (Rare)

Lavette f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Yvette.

Lavi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Olavi.

Lavi m Indian
Name - Lavi, Lavy लवि... [more]

Lavian m Obscure

Lavie m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavi.

Lavighja f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavighju.

Lavighju m Corsican
Corsican form of Louis via Luigi.

Lavinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lavínia.

Lavinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Male version of Lavinha, which is derived from Lavinia

Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.

Lavinie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Lavinia.

Lavinija f Serbian
Serbian form of Lavinia.

Laviniya f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Lavinia.

Laviolette f French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

Lavisa f Corsican
Corsican form of Luisa.

Lavish m & f Indian (Rare), Sanskrit
A variant of name Lav which means "tiny or small particle" in Sanskrit.

Lavish m & f Indian
Lord of love, cute and luxury. Rich.

Lavisu m Corsican
Corsican form of Louis.

Lavīze f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Louise.

Lavkha m Lezgin
Means "proud" in Lezgin.

Lavkush m Hinduism

Lávo m Sami
Short form of Nihkolávo.

Lavon m & f Mormon, African American
Variant of Lavonne.

Lavon m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liavon.

Lavona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Lavonne.

Lavonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la combined with the name Vonda.

Lavonia f English
Variant of Lavinia or Lavonne.

Lavonn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lavon.

Lavonna f English (American)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lavonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, von and tay, sharing a sound with names such as Devante and Javonte.

Lavorary m & f Malagasy
Means "successful, prosperous" in Malagasy.

Lavoslav m Croatian
Means "glorious lion", derived from Croatian lav "lion" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Lavoughn f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavaughn.

Lavoy m African American

Lávra m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávrá f Sami
Sami form of Laura.

Lavrans m Norwegian, Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrants m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic)
Ancient Scandinavian and Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrencij m Slovene
Variant Slovene form of Laurence 1.

Lavrencija f Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentia.

Lavrentia f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Laurentia.

Lavrentie m Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Laurențiu.

Lavrentijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Laurentius.

Lavrentin m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Laurentinus.

Lavrentina f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.

Lavrentis m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Lavrentios.... [more]

Lavrentiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavrentiy.

Lavrin m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Laurence 1. Lavrin Kaydash is a character in Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi's classic novel 'The family of Kaydash'.

Lavrits m Danish
Variant of Laurits.

Lávrras m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávrrohaš m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávus m Faroese
Faroese short form of Olavus.

Lavya f Indian
Means "renowned for her devotion to her teacher" in Indian.

LaVyrle f Obscure

Lawaiʻa m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "fisherman."

Lawalo m Manding, African Mythology, Western African
Lawalo is a figure in the oral tradition of the Keita dynasty, who claim descent from Lawalo as one of the sons of Bilal... [more]

Lawana f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be a variant of LaWanda.

Lawanga f Pashto
Means "clove" in Pashto.

Lawanna f African American (Rare)
More common variant of Lajuana (See also LaWanda).

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawelena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Laverne.

Lawen m & f Arabic

Lawerence m English
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawîn m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.

Lawinia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lavinia.

Lawiniusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Lavinius.

Lawje f Kurdish
Means "carol, ballad" in Kurdish.

Lawless m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Lawless.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

Lawna f English (Canadian, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Lorna or Lana.

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Ławr m Polish
Polish transcription of Lavr.

Lawr m Russian (Germanized)
German transcription of Lavr.

Lawra f Sorbian, English (Rare)
Sorbian form and English variant of Laura.

Lawra m Aymara
Means "flames" in Aymara.

Lawrance m English (Rare)
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lawrence f French (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 2 with the spelling influenced by the English masculine name Lawrence.

Lawrencia f English
Variant of Laurencia.

Lawrencine f Obscure
Feminine form of Lawrence.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lawrenz m Maltese
Maltese form of Lawrence.

Ławrjenc m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lawrence.

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Làxaro m Venetian
Venetian form of Lazzaro.

Laxminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Variant of Lakshminarayan.

Laxmishanker m Indian

Laxsha f Indian
Means "beautiful loving memory" in Indian.

Laxus m Popular Culture (Modern)
Derived from Latin lux- "light". This is the name of the Fairy Tail manga/anime character Laxus Dreyer.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.

Laya f French (Modern)

Laya f Indian, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit laya "rest; dissolution; extinction; rhythm".... [more]

Laya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".

Laya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish borrowing of Laia.

Layā f Arabic
Arabic form of Leah.

Lay-a-bet f Apache

Layah f English
Variant of Leia.

Layal f Arabic
Means "nights" in Arabic, the plural of ليل (layl) meaning "night, nighttime".

Layale f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليال (see Layal).

Layali f Arabic
Means "nights" in Arabic.

Layamon m History, Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.

Layana f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Modern)
Variant of Laiana.

Layane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Layan.

Layane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laiane.

Layanus m Livonian (Latinized), Medieval Baltic (Latinized)

Layce f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lace.

Laycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lacy.

Laycie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lacey.

Laycock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lawrence.

Layden m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighton influenced by names ending in -ayden such as Brayden or Zayden.

Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with den, such as Hayden).

Layelle f English
English spelling of Laëlle

Layen f Kurdish
Possibly means "side" in Kurdish.