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Kyousuke m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (kyou) meaning "apricot" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyōya m Japanese
From Japanese 恭 (kyō) meaning "respectful, polite", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 鏡 (kyō) meaning "mirror", 姜 (kyō) meaning "ginger", or 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop"... [more]

Kyprian m Ukrainian
Form of Cyprian. Kyprian Zochovskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia, and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1674 to his death in 1693.

Kyriella f Obscure
Variant of Cyrielle and Kiriella.

Kyrien m English (Rare)
Kyrien is a spelling variant of Kyrian, which itself is from Kyrion... [more]

Kyron m English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]

Kyrre m Norwegian
Modern form of Kyrri. A notable bearer is Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, b. 1991).

Kyrstle f English (Modern)
Blend of Kirsten and Krystle.

Kyshawn m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix Ky- and the name Shawn.

Kyung-ae f Korean
Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 敬 (kyung) meaning "respect, honour, respectfully" or 景 (kyung) meaning "scenery, view", and 愛 (ae) meaning "love, be fond of, like"... [more]

Kyung-ju m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 景 (kyung) meaning "scenery; view" combined with 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl". Other hanja character combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kyungri f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and 利 (gains, advantage, profit, merit). Other hanja character combinations are possible.... [more]

Kyung-wan m & f Korean
From the Sino-Korean elements 炅 gyeong ("brilliance, shining") and 玩 wan ("to play with, joke, enjoy"). Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Kyvon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and von, probably modelled on Kevin.

Kyzylkul f Kyrgyz (Rare)
Derived from Kyrgyz кызыл (kızıl) meaning "red" and күл (kül) meaning "ash".

Kyzyl-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan кызыл (kyzyl) meaning "red" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

La f & m African American
Shortening of African American names that start with la, such as Latasha and Latanya for females and LaShawn and Lashay for males... [more]

Laadah m Biblical
Laadah was a son of Shelah and a grandson of Judah. His son was Mareshah... [more]

Laʻakea m & f Hawaiian
Means "clear sacredness" or "clear holiness," from laʻa meaning "sacred, holy, devoted, consecrated, dedicated" and kea meaning "white, clear."

La'andre m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Andre (perhaps inspired by the similar Léandre).

Labelle f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Labelle or a combination of the prefix -la and the name Belle.

Labertha f African American, English
Combination of the prefix La and the name Bertha.

Labrenda f African American
Combination of the popular name suffix La- and the name Brenda, typically stylized as LaBrenda in the vein of other, similar names.

Labruce m African American
Combination of the prefix la and the name Bruce.

Labrynt m & f Welsh
This name was taken from the word "Labrynt" in welsh which means Labyrint. This name is used to describe or to pray for someone to be smart and/or strategic like a smart person who can solve a labyrint map

Labshakar f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lab meaning "lip, mouth" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)"

LaCara f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la and Cara, probably modelled on Toccara.

Lacerta f Astronomy
Means "lizard" in Latin (the feminine form of lacertus). Lacerta is the name of a constellation created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the northern celestial sphere... [more]

Lachanté f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Chanté.

Lacharla f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and diminutive Charla.

Lachelle f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Chelle.

Lachuné f African American
It's the female form of the African-american name LaShaun, composed by the suffix -la and the name Shaun, which means "God is merciful".

Lạc Long Quân m Far Eastern Mythology
From Sino-Vietnamese 雒龍君 (Lạc Long Quân) meaning "Dragon Lord of the Lạc Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC... [more]

Laconia f African American
Variant of Laconya, which may be an invented name modelled after LaTonya and LaSonya. It also coincides with ancient Greek place name (see Laconia).

Lactancio m Spanish, Galician
Galician and Spanish form of Lactantius.

Ladar m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Ladell m English (American)
Prefix "La-" in front of Dell. Best known bearer may be American football coach and player Ladell Betts.

Ladin m Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning; current theories, however, include a short form of Aladdin. This name was in use in the 1800s.

Ladon m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Ladon was the dragon or serpent that guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides, and was killed by Herakles. It was also the name of a river god who was the father of Daphne and Metope.

Ladoo m & f Indian
From India and Indian

Ladre m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the name Dre.

Ladylyn f Filipino
Combination of Lady and the popular suffix -lyn.

LaDynasty f African American (Rare)
Combination of la and Dynasty.

Ładysław m Polish
Derives from Polish Władysław, and Slavic Vladislav.

Ładysława f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Władysława, influenced by Czech and Slovak Ladislava.

Laert m Albanian, Armenian
Albanian and Armenian form of Laertes.

Laerte m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian and Portuguese form of Laertes.

Laetissima f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin laetissimus meaning "happiest; happy as can be". Also compare the related names Laetitia and Laetus... [more]

Lafcadio m Obscure
After the Greek island of Lefkada (Λευκάδα) in the Ionian Sea. This was the name of Lafcadio Hearn, an international writer born in Lefkada and known for his writings about Japan (especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories) and about the city of New Orleans.

LaFonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Fonda. Also compare Lavonda and LaWanda... [more]

Laga f Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, Laga is the goddess of wells and springs. She is a friend of Odin.

Lagamar f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "no mercy". The Elamite form of her name is said to be Lakamar. The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]

Lagayle f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Gayle.

Lagertha f Popular Culture, Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Old Norse Hlaðgerðr. According to legend, Lagertha was a Viking shield-maiden from what is now Norway and the first wife of the legendary viking Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók).

Łagomierz m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish łagodna or łagodny "mild, gentle, smooth", which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ or lьgъnъ "light" (as in, not heavy)... [more]

Łagosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish łagodna or łagodny "mild, gentle, smooth", which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ or lьgъnъ "light" (as in, not heavy)... [more]

Lähelin m Arthurian Cycle
A king who conquered Wales and North Wales from Queen Herzeloyde, Perceval’s mother, in Wolfram’s Parzival, after Gahmuret’s death. His brother was Duke Orilus of Lalander and his sister was Cunneware of Lalant.... [more]

Lahisoa m Malagasy
From the Malagasy lahy meaning "man" and soa meaning "good".

Laiden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laydon/Layden and Layton.

Lailamarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Laila 1 and Marie.

Lailie f Manx
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a "by-product" of Elizabeth, a borrowing of Lélie (via English Lelia) and, less likely, a form of Eulalia.

Laimbu m Manchu
Derived from the Manchu ᠯᠠᡳᠮᠪᡠ (laimbu) that can be translated with the Chinese character 賴 (lài) meaning "to depend on" combined with 慕 (mù) meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".... [more]

Laimnesis m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian laime "luck, good fortune; happiness" and nest "to carry, to bear".

Laimonė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of both Laimonis and its variant form Laimonas.

Laimonis m Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Literature
As a Latvian given name, this name is derived from the Latvian noun laime meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with Latvian aplaimot meaning "to make happy".... [more]

Laimrota f Latvian (Rare)
Combination of Laima and Rota.

Laimutis m Lithuanian
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Laim- (such as Laimantas and Laimonas), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]

Laina f Romansh
Short form of Madlaina and thus a Romansh form of Lena.

Lairton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Lair and the suffix -ton.

Lais f Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to the Greek name Laios (see Laius) or the element λαος (laos) "people". It was borne by two ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans: Laïs of Corinth (5th century BC), known as the most beautiful woman of her time; and Laïs of Hyccara (4th century BC), a rival of Phryne, said to have been stoned to death by the jealous women of Thessaly.

Laisvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian laisvė meaning "freedom, liberty" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

Lajean f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix La- and the given name Jean 1 (Compare LaShawn, Lajuan and Lasean).

Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.

Lajohn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la- and the name John (Compare Lajuan and LaShawn).

Lajoyce f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the name Joyce.

Lajuan m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Juan 1. Possibly related to LaShawn.

Lajuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the name Juana, making it strictly the feminine form of Lajuan (See also Lajuanda and Lawana).

Laka m & f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
From laka meaning "tame". This is the name of a goddess of the hula and a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.

Lakayla f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la and Kayla, likely inspired by Makayla. It can be spelled Lakayla or with a capitalized third letter as LaKayla... [more]

Lakeith m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La and Keith.

Lakeithian m & f African American
Elaboration of Keith using the prefix la and suffix ian.

Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.

Lakenzia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Kenzia.

Lakis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -λάκης (-lakis), such as Angelakis, Apostolakis, Nikolakis, Pantelakis and Vasilakis.... [more]

Lakmé f French
The name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [more]

Lako f Georgian
Contraction of Laliko, Laniko, Lariko and other diminutives of feminine names that start with La-.

Laksanara f Thai
From Thai ลักษณะ (laksana) meaning "characteristic, quality" and นารา (nara) which can mean "radius, length", "water" or "human, person".

Lakshmanan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Lakshmana.

Lakshminarasimha m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Lakshmi and Narasimha meaning "mark of the man-lion".

Lakshmiramakrishna m Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali
Combination of Lakshmi and Ramakrishna

Laksmi f & m Indonesian, Indian, Kannada, Hindi
Indonesian form of Lakshmi as well as a Kannada and Hindi alternate transcription. It is solely used as a feminine name in Indonesia, while it is unisex in India.

Lalahon f Philippine Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Visayan meaning "one who ripens". Lalahon is a goddess of harvests, fire, and volcanoes in Visayan mythology.

Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".

Lalaonirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalao meaning "play, recreation" or "joie-de-vivre" and nirina meaning "desired".

Lālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from lāl meaning "ruby" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Laləzər f Azerbaijani
Means "golden tulip" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Lale f German
The name was popularized by the German singer and actress Lale Andersen, whose real name was Liese-Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg.

Lalea f African American
Combination of Lea and the prefix La. It also coincides with the Romanian word lalea meaning "tulip".

Laleña f Popular Culture
Perhaps a contracted form of Lotte and Lenya. It was invented by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan for the title character of a 1968 song, which was allegedly inspired by the Austrian actress Lotte Lenya (1898–1981).

Lalezar f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "field of tulips", ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".

Lali f Hebrew
Means "for her and for me" in Hebrew, derived from לָהּ (lah) "to her, for her" combined with לִי (li) "to me, for me", though it may have originated as a diminutive of Leah, Hila and other names containing the letter L.

Lali f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laurie and Larry.

Lalla f Berber
This name means "Lady"... [more]

Lalzari f Pashto
Derived from Pashto lal meaning "ruby" and zar meaning "gold".

Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.

Lamara f Literature, Svan, Georgian
This is a relatively new name, as it was invented by the Georgian writer and playwright Grigol Robakidze (1880-1962) for his famous play Lamara (1928). He took the name from უშგულის ლამარია (Ushgulis Lamaria), the name of a medieval church in the Ushguli community in the Georgian region of Svaneti... [more]

Lamarco m African American (Rare)
Blend of Lamar and Marco. Also compare Lamarcus and Demarco.

Lamarcus m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La and Marcus.

Lamari m & f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, mar and ee in the same fashion as Kamari and Jamari.

Lamaria f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Lamaria is a goddess in Georgian mythology and a part of the Svan pantheon. She is named "eye of the earth" and is the goddess of the hearth, cattle and a protector of women (especially with matters of childbirth).

Lamarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix la and Marion 2.

Lamartine m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means “dweller by the sea” in French. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French writer and politician in the Second Republic of France.

Lamashtu f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Possibly means "she who erases", deriving from the Akkadian element pašāṭu ("to erase"). Name borne by a female demon thought to menace women during childbirth. Since her name was written with the symbol 𒀭 (dingir, used to signify the name of a deity), and she is described as acting malevolently of her own accord (rather than at the direction of the gods), it is hypothesised that she was a goddess or demigoddess in her own right.

Lambergus m Arthurian Cycle
In the Italian Tristano Riccardiano and La Tavola Ritonda, the husband of the Hebrew Damsel of Thornbush Ford. He found out that his wife and Tristan were having an affair... [more]

Lambertu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Lamberto.

Lambor m Arthurian Cycle
The King of Terre Foraine (Strange Land) or Logres, a Grail King descended from Bron. He ruled Corbenic and the Strange Land.... [more]

Lâm cung thánh mẫu f Far Eastern Mythology
The princess of the forest in Vietnamese mythology. Her name is derived from the Vietnamese reading of 林 (lâm) meaning "forest" 宮 (cung) meaning "palace, temple", 聖 (thánh) meaning "holy, sacred" and 母 (mẫu) meaning "mother".

Lamessa m Oromo
It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.

Lamhot m Batak
From Batak lam meaning "more" and hot meaning "strong, firm, steady".

Lamide f Arthurian Cycle
One of Isolde’s maidservants.... [more]

Lamina f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque lamia "(a sort of) nymph".... [more]

Lamira f English (American), Literature, Theatre
This 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.

Lamiya f Arabic
Variant of Lamia 1 and / or Lamya.

Lamo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Lamara and Lamzira.

Lamona f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Mona 1.

Lamonya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and name Monya.

Lamorak m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.

Lampedo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λαμπάς (lampas) "a torch, beacon, sun". This was the name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. A chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and her sister Marpesia in Boccaccio's 'On Famous Women' (1374).

Lampetia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαμπετίη (Lampetiê), a derivative of λαμπετάω (lampetaô) "to shine". In Greek mythology Lampetia and her sister Phaethousa were two nymphs who pastured the sacred herds of the sun god Helios on the mythical island of Thrinakie, or Thrinacia.

Lamprokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, brilliant" (compare lampo) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Lamria f Batak
From Batak lam meaning "more" and ria meaning "festive, happy, together".

Lamriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Lamara and its short form Lamro.

Lamro f Georgian
Short form of Lamara and perhaps also of its diminutive Lamriko.

Lamtiur f Batak
From Toba Batak lam meaning "more" and tiur meaning "bright, clear".

Lamuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Filipino
Form of Lemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lana f Hawaiian
Means "afloat", "hopeful, without worry" and "calm, still as water" in Hawaiian.

Lanae f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Lana, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements la and nay, sharing a sound with other popular names such as Janae, Renae and Shanae.

Lanah f Chinese
Combination of Lan 1 and Ah.

Lanai f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love".

Lanan f & m Vietnamese, Chinese
Combination of the names Lan 1 and An 1.

Lanbi f Chinese
Derived from 蘭 (lan) meaning "orchid" and 璧 (bi) meaning "jade ring".

Lancel m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Lancel Lannister is the son of Kevan and a squire to King Robert Baratheon.

Lancelotto m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Lancelot. Lancelotto Politi was an Italian canon lawyer, theologian and bishop.

Land f Old Irish (Rare)
Variant of Flann. This was the name of a 9th-century Irish princess who was married three times successively to three different kings; she helped cement alliances and protect her kingdoms against Viking threats... [more]

Landbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Cognate to Lambert, derived from the Old English elements land "land" and beorht "bright".

Landelino m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Landelin.

Lander m Basque, Medieval Basque
Of debated origin and meaning.... [more]

Landere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leandra.

Landfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements land "land" and friþ "peace". From Germanic Landfrid... [more]

Landivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy landy meaning "silk" and vola meaning "silver".

Landolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Landulf.

Landolin m Dutch, German
This name is a pet form of names beginning with the Germanic element "land-", such as Landfrid and Landolf.

Lándor m Medieval Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include an Old Hungarian form of Leander and a corruption of Nándor.

Landrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Landrad. Landrada of Austrasia lived in the 7th century AD and was reportedly a daughter of Charles Martel (Frankish king) and his wife Rotrude of Treves.

Landuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Landa, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Landuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Lando, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Landy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Pet form of Landon and possibly also Landry.

Lanfranc m History (Ecclesiastical)
English and French form of Lanfrank.

Lanfranco m Medieval Italian, Italian, Germanic (Hispanicized), Germanic (Portuguese-style)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lanfranc.

Lanfrank m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Name elements lant "land" and Franko "Franconian" (a German tribe), "free, outspoken".

Langiva f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of an uncertain name, probably Old English *Langgifu (composed of the elements lang "long, tall, lasting" and giefu "gift") or perhaps Old Norse Langlíf (otherwise Latinized as Langliva).

Lanhai f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid; elegant, graceful" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
The name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth... [more]

Laniece f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la and nees. It can be spelled Laniece or with a capitalized third letter as LaNiece.

Lanimele f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian lani "heaven, sky" and mele "song".

Lanise f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Denise. It can be spelled LaNise or Lanise.

Lanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, nee and sha. A known bearer is American model LaNisha Cole (1982-).

Laniyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage possibly based on Lana and the -iyah suffix found in names such as Aniyah, Kamiyah, Amiyah and Makiyah, or a combination of the popular name prefix la and Niyah.

Lanna f Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Lanping f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".

Lanqiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples" or 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Lanqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate".

Lanqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".

Lanquan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth".

Lanrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".

Lanrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate".

Lansheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel".

Lanshinganglu f Manipuri
Means "she who brings wealth and prosperity" in Meitei.

Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Lantang f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Lantilde f Medieval French, Frankish
Variant of Landhild. Lantechild was the name of a sister of the Frankish king Clovis I. This was the name of an 8th-century French saint, an abbess of Almenêches Abbey and aunt of Saint Opportuna.

Lantong f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Lantris m Arthurian Cycle
Tristan’s squire, whose name was changed from Alcardo when Tristan knighted him... [more]

Lanuola f Samoan
Means “living color” in Tongan, from ‘lanu’ meaning “color” and ‘ola’ meaning “alive.”

Lanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Lanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Lanxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".

Lanxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".

Lanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Lanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".

Lanyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Lanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Lanzhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".

Lanzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Lanzhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".

Lanzhu f Chinese
From Chinese 嵐, 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "pearl". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Laomedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Laophonte f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, derived from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people" and potentially φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter"... [more]

Laothea f Ancient Greek
A mistress of Priam. Daughter of Altes. Mother of Lycaon and Polydorus, some say. Delivered from λαός meaning the people and θέα meaning goddess

Laphonza f Obscure
Invented name, possibly based on la and Alphonsa. The only known bearer so far is Laphonza Butler (1979-), senator from California and labor union official.

Lapis f English (Rare)
a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.

Laportia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Portia.

LaPreston m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix la and Preston. A famous bearer was American rapper LaPreston Porter (1985-2022).

Laquae m & f African American
Likely derives from the surname LaQaue, which is found in the United States. The surname has alleged roots in Germany but appears to be a variant of the Catalan surname Laqué (Llaqué). The surname Laqué possibly arose from a variant of Laquet (Llaquet), a topographic name from a diminutive of llac or ‘pond’... [more]

Laquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and da, sharing a sound with names such as LaWanda and Lashonda... [more]

Laquandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and dra; in other words, an elaborated form of Laquanda, blending it with a name ending in dra such as Sondra... [more]

Laquanna f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix -la and the name Quanna.

Laquasha f African American
Combination of the phonetic element la and the name Quasha. It can be spelled LaQuasha, La'Quasha or Laquasha.

Laquavious m African American
Invented name, probably based on Laquan and Octavius.

Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.

Láquesis f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Astronomy (Hispanicized), Astronomy (Portuguese-style), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lachesis.

Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.

Laquita f African American
Combination of the popular name elements La and quita (from names such as Marquita).

Lara f Breton
Truncated form of Alara and Elara.

Larabel f English (Rare)
Lara and Belle

Laragh f Irish
Irish feminine given name that is derived from the name of a village or a townland, but it is unclear which one exactly, as there are two villages and three townlands by the name of Laragh in Ireland... [more]

Laraina f Romansh (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Recently coined Romansh name of unknown origin and meaning, although a Romansh variant of Lorraine, a Romansh variant of Lorena 1 and an elaboration of Laura have been suggested.

Laralisa f Obscure
Combination of Lara 1 and Lisa.

Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.

Laramie m & f American (Rare)
As an American given name, this is likely taken from the name of multiple places in the state of Wyoming (see also Laramie), which were themselves derived from the French surname Laramie and named for Jacques LaRamie (1784-1821?), a Canadian frontiersman and explorer.

LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]

Lareina f English (American, Rare), Chinese (Expatriate)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Reina 1, possibly inspired by Spanish la reina meaning "the queen", and perhaps based on names such as Lorraine and Lorena.

Larentia f Roman Mythology
Apparently derived from the Latin term Lares referring to minor guardian gods, the origin of which is unknown. There may be a connection to Latin larva "ghost, spectre" or larvo "to enchant, bewitch"... [more]

Lárey f Icelandic
Combination of Lára and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Largias m Romansh
Romansh form of Hilarius, traditionally found in the Surselva region and Central Grisons.

Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.

Lariko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Larisa and its short form Lara 1.

Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [more]

Larina f Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hilária which is occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Larkspur f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, which is so called (1578) from its resemblance to the lark's large hind claws. Other names for it are lark's heel (Shakespeare), lark's claw and knight's spur... [more]

Larray m & f Jamaican Patois
It comes from the American name Larry and it means hopeful

Larri m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Larry and a diminutive of Laura/Larissa.... [more]

Larusya f Russian
Diminutive of both Lara 1 and Larisa.

Laṣ f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Of unknown etymology, possibly deriving from an unrecorded Semitic language. Laṣ was considered to be the wife of the Sumerian god Nergal, as she is listed as such in the Weidner god list... [more]

Lasairfhíona f Old Irish, Irish
Derived from Irish lasair "flame" (compare Laisrén) and‎ fíona "of wine" (from Old Irish fín "wine", from Latin vinum)... [more]

Lasaraleen f Literature
Aravis's friend in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.

Lasarusa m Fijian
Means "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."

Lash m Romani
Lash is the Romani variation of the name Louis and means ‘renowned warrior’. This Romani boy name had its heyday in the 19th century, particularly among them Americans... [more]

Lashana f Popular Culture
"Orphan"... [more]

Lashannon f African American
Combination of Shannon and the popular name prefix -la.

Lashanti f African American (Modern)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Ashanti. It can be spelled Lashanti or with a capitalized third letter as LaShanti.

Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.

Lashaw m & f African American
Combination of the popular suffix -la and the given name Shaw. Possibly inspired by LaShawn

Lashawndre m African American (Rare)
Combination of LaShawn and Dre.

Lasheila f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and the name Sheila.

Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.

Lashondell m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of Lashon and Dell.

Lashontae f African American (Modern)
A combination of the prefix la and the name Shontae (which is probably a combination of a variant spelling of Shawn and a variant form of the diminutive suffix -ty)... [more]

Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.

Laslo m Hungarian (Modern), Serbian
Serbian form and Hungarian variant of László.

Lastar f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Star.

Lasya f Hindi
Taken from the name of a dance performed by the goddess Parvati, full of joy and grace.

Lasylvia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Sylvia.

Latavia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la and Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).

Latdarat f Thai (Rare)
From Thai ลัดดา (latda) meaning "ivy, vine, creeper" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Lateranus m Ancient Roman
A Roman cognomen derived from the name of the god of the same name and from later "brick"

Laterrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and Terrica.

Latin m Croatian (Rare)
Latins referred originally to an Italic tribe in ancient central Italy. As Roman power spread Latin culture, Latins came to mean anyone who lives in a Latinized culture and speaks Latin or a Romance language.

Latina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la and the name Tina. This name also concides with the American English term for a woman of Latin American origin... [more]

Latino m Mythology
Basque, Italian, Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Latinus.

Latinos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "Latin" this was the name of a son of Odysseus and Circe as well of various kings of Rome.

Latinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Latinos. Used by several mythological characters and a few saints.

Latipa f Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, Kazakh
Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Kazakh form of Latifa.

Latipah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Latifa.

Lativia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix La- and -tivia.

Latobius m Gaulish Mythology
Latobius (Mars Latobius Marmocius) is a Gaulish god known from six inscriptions found at two sites in Austria. During ancient Roman times, he was equated with aspects of Jupiter and Mars.

Latorie f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of the popular name prefix La- and Tori.

Latory f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix la- and the given name Tory. Variant of Latori (See also Latorie and Latroy).

Latreus m Greek Mythology
Latreus was a Thessalioi Kentauroi (Centaur of Thessaly) who participated in the Centauromachy that stirred after the centaurs tried to abduct Queen Hippodamia and thus angered King Pirithous and the king's men (the Lapiths)... [more]

Latricia f African American (Modern)
An invented name, most likely blending Latisha and Patricia. See also Latrice.

Latrix f African American (Modern, Rare)
Coined with the popular prefix la- and the suffix -trix from Beatrix. Possibly inspired by Leatrix.

Latychidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name Latychos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Laudalis m Arthurian Cycle
One of the knights who vows to go in quest for Merlin for a year and a day.

Laudamie f Arthurian Cycle
Queen of Averre, which she inherited from King Avenis and Queen Anfole (Annore). She had a sister named Anfole.... [more]

Laudo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Portuguese and Polish form of Laud.

Laufey f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf "leaf, foliage" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Laufhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and hildr meaning "battle".

Lauha f Finnish
Means 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.

Launcelot m Theatre, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Lancelot. This spelling was used by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice (written between 1596 and 1598) for the character of Launcelot Gobbo.

Laurabeth f English
Combination of Laura and Beth.

Lauralee f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei, influenced by the names Laura and Lee.

Lauramaija f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish name with the combination of Laura and Maija.

Laurana f Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of Laura. Laurana is one of the main characters in the "Dragonlance" book series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.

Laurance m English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Laurence 1. Also compare the names Terence and Terance, which are another example of how -ence can be variantly spelled as -ance (and yet still be pronounced the same).... [more]

Laurane f English
Variant spelling of Lauraine, also a combination of Laura and suffix -ane.

Lauranne f French, French (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Contraction of Laure and Anne 1.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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]

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.

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]

Laŭruk m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Laŭr and Laŭrencij.