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Kunegund f Medieval German
Variant of Kunigunde.

Kùnegùńda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Kunigunde.

Kunegunde f German (Silesian)
Silesian German variant of Kunigunde and Kunegunda.

Kunhuta f Czech, Medieval Czech
Czech form of Kunigunde.

Kunigunda f Slovene, Hungarian
Slovene and Hungarian form of Kunigunde.

Kunik m & f Inuit Mythology

Künna f East Frisian
East Frisian short form of Kunigunda.

Kunnar m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Gunnar.

Künne f German (Silesian)
Diminutive of Kunegunde.

Kunopennos f Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *kunos, stem of *kū, "dog" and Gaulish pennom or pennos "head".

Kunsulu f Kazakh
From Kazakh күн (kün) meaning "sun, day" and сұлу (sulw) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Kupryjan m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Cypryjan, influenced by the Russian form of this name.

Kurai m African

Kurd m Medieval Hungarian

Kurmet m Estonian (Rare)

Kurnia f & m Indonesian
Means "blessing, gift" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कारुण्य (karunya).

Kurszán m Medieval Hungarian

Kurun m Maltese

Kusaila m History

Kusel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Jekusiel.

Kushma f Indian, Nepali

Kushtrim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian kushtrim "clarion call, alarm; call to arms".

Kusta m Estonian
Variant of Kustas.

Kustas m Estonian
Originally a short form of Kustav and August, now used as a given name in its own right.

Kustav m Estonian
Variant of Gustav.

Kusto m Estonian
Variant of Kustas.

Kusum f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma) meaning "flower".

Kusz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub via Jakusz.

Kuszęt m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Jakub.

Kuulo m Estonian

Kuuno m Estonian, Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kuno.

Kvitoslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kvetoslava.

Kwenton m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Kwiatka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.

Kwiatosława f Polish
Variant of Kwietosława and masculine form of Kwiatosław.

Kwiatulka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.

Kwiatunia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.

Kwiatusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.

Kwieta f Polish (Archaic)
Originally the Polish form of Quieta. Due to its resemblance to Polish kwiat "flower", it was early on conflated with and used as a vernacular form of Flora.

Kwietka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.

Kwietosława f Polish
Polish cognate of Květoslava.

Kwietulka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.

Kwietunia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.

Kwietusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.

Kwiryn m Polish
Polish form of Quirinus.

Kwiryna f Polish
Polish form of Quirina.

Kwiteria f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Quiteria.

Kyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kyall m English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyle.

Kyami f English (Rare)

Kyanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Cheyenne.

Kydon m Greek Mythology
A Lord of Kydonia in Krete (in the Greek Aegean), a son of Hermes and the Kretan princess Akalle.

Kyeema f Indigenous Australian (?), English (Australian, Rare)

Kyia f American (Modern, Rare)

Kyleen f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylene.

Kylen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kyley m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyliann m French (Modern)
Variant of Killian.

Kyliegh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylista f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Kyllie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylon m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylor m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyler.

Kyly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kylyshbek m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh қылыш (qylysh) meaning "sabre, sword" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" (see the Kyrgyz cognate Kylychbek).

Kymbat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "expensive, precious, dear" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.

Kymber f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimber.

Kymri f American (Modern, Rare)
English corruption of cymry, the Welsh word for "Welsh people, the Welsh". Likely inspired by the name Kimberly.

Kyna f English (Rare)

Kynder f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kyneburga f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Cyneburga. This was the name of Saint Kyneburga, one of the four daughters of King Paeda.

Kyniska f Ancient Greek
From κυνίσκα (kyniska), the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the noun κυνίσκη (kyniske) meaning "female puppy", itself from κύων (kyon) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos))... [more]

Kyobi m Obscure

Kyrell m African American

Kyrenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Kyrenius.

Kyria f English (Rare), Swiss
Variant of Cyria.

Kyriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kiriana.

Kyriaque f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant spelling of Cyriaque.

Kyriella f Obscure
Variant of Cyrielle and Kiriella.

Kyrielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Kyrie 2.

Kyrien m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyrie 1.

Kyril m Manx
Manx form of Cyril.

Kyrios m Greek
Derived from Greek Κύριος "lord" (compare Cyrus).

Kyrja f German (Modern, Rare)

Kýros m Czech
Czech form of Cyrus, used in reference of the historical figures. Not generally used as a given name in its own right.

Kyrstine f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kyrstin.

Kytha f American (Modern, Rare)

Kyzdygoi f Kazakh (Rare)

Laar m Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Laur.

Laas m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Laus.

Labhraín f Irish
Feminine form of Labhrás.

Labhruinn m Scottish Gaelic (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Labhrainn.

Labib m Arabic
Means "intelligent, sensible" in Arabic.

Laborans m Medieval Portuguese
Derived from Latin laborans "laboring, working, producing".

Laborc m Medieval Hungarian

Labrencis m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Lawrence.

Labrenz m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Lorenz.

Labros m Greek Mythology
The name of one of the dogs that devoured Actaeon.

Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.

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]

Lachele f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lachezar m Bulgarian

Lachita f English (American)

Laco m Slovak
Diminutive of Ladislav, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Lacole f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular prefix la with the name Nicole.

Lacorey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Corey.

Lacretia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lăcrimioara f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Lăcrămioara.

Lacrissia f American (Rare)

Lactance m History (Gallicized)
French form of Lactantius.

Ladeena f American (Modern, Rare)

Ladelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ladelyn f Filipino (Rare)

Ladema f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodema.

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.

Ladina f Romansh
Derived from Latin Latina "woman (descended) from Latium, a Latin woman".

Ladiszla f Hungarian
Feminine form of László via the Latinization Ladislaus.

Ladoïska f Louisiana Creole, Picard, French (Acadian), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Lodoïska.

Ladomér m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Vladimir.

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.

Ladon m Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Eladdon.

Ladonn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Ladora f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Leadora.

Ladoska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Ladoïska.

Ladrena f African American (Modern, Rare)

Ladrienne f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Ladru m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Laduška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Lada.

Laduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ladoska.

Laduskia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Laduska.

Ladusky f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.

Lady f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Adelaide.

Ladybug f American (Archaic)
Derived from the species of beetle of the same name.

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

Laeba f Muslim (Modern, Rare)

Laeeqah f South African

Læla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Laila 2 or Laila 1.

Laela f Indonesian, English
Variant of Layla.

Laelah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Layla.

Laélie f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Laelia.

Laëlle f French (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Laël.

Laëna f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

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

Laerzia f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Laerzio, itself a regional variant of Laerte.

Laerzio m Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan form of Laerte.

Laeticia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Laetitia.

Laetiția f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Laetitia.

Laetitie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
French variant of Laetitia.

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).

Lagarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Gary, modelled on LaDarius.

Lagenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lugenia.

Lagerta f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Hlaðgerðr.

Lagia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Adelagia.

Laguntza f Basque
Basque equivalent of Socorro.

Laguntzane f Basque
Elaborated form of Laguntza using the Basque feminine suffix -ne.

Lahe f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name known from inscriptions found in Aquitaine dating back to 1st to 3rd centuries.

Lahela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rachel.

Lahiru m Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit लहरि (lahari) meaning "wave, billow".

Lahna f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Laiana f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Laida f Basque
From the name of a beach on the Basque coast.

Laida f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.

Laïde f Picard
Hypocoristic of Adélaïde.

Laide f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Leida.

Laidi f Estonian
Variant of Laide.

Laido m Estonian (Archaic)

Laidy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lady.

Laïesse m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Elias.

Laïka f French (African)

Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.

Laila f Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Delilah.

Laili f Estonian
Variant of Leili.

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.

Laimdota f Latvian, Literature, Theatre
From Latvian laime "joy, luck, happiness" (compare Laima) combined with dota "given" (from the verb dot "to give"). This was coined in the late 19th century... [more]

Laimdots m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Laimdota.

Laimis m Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian
Masculine form of Laima.

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

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

Laín m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Flaín.

Lain f Popular Culture
The name of the main character in Serial Experiments Lain (1998), a Japanese anime television series.

Laina f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in -laina, such as Alaina, Melaina.

Laina f Estonian (Rare), Finnish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Laine.

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

Lainde f Norman (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lando.

Lainela f Estonian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Laine.

Laini f & m English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)
As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.

Laini f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Laine.

Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.

Lainie f English (Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Laino f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque laino "mist; haze; cloud".... [more]

Lainy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Lair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Laira f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Laís f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Laïs.

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.

Lais f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laís.

Laísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Laís.

Laíse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Laith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).

Laititia f French (Acadian, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Laive f Estonian

Laivi f Estonian
Variant of Laive.

Laíza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Lajariá f Romani (Caló)
Directly taken from Caló lajariá "worship, adoration", this name is used as the Caló equivalent of Adoración.

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

Lajunta f Obscure

Lajwanti f Indian (Rare)

Lakatia f German (Bessarabian)
Contracted form of Leokadia.

Lakeithia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Keith.

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

Lakenzise f African American (Modern, Rare)

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

Lakretia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lakshya m Indian

Lakyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lala f Romani
Directly taken from Romani lala "ruby; red; fiery".... [more]

Lala f Portuguese, Spanish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura. As a Spanish name, it may also be used as a diminutive of Eulalia, Alejandra or Esmeralda.

Lalacia f Obscure

Lalaina f & m Malagasy

Lalaine f Filipino

Lalania f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Lalau m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicolau.

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

Laleia f American (Rare)

Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.

Laliye f Walloon
Walloon form of Eulalie.

Lalula f English (Rare)

Laly f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lalie.

Lama f Arabic

Laman f Azerbaijani

Lamayah f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Lamberta f Dutch, German, Polish, Italian, Hungarian
Feminine form of Lambert.

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

Lambiet m Walloon
Walloon form of Lambert.

Lambrini f Greek
Feminine form of Lambros, meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". It is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (Lambri), meaning "Easter".

Lámek m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lamech.

Lamekins m Latvian (Archaic), Medieval Baltic
The name originates from a Curonian chief in the 13th century of the same name.

Lamercie f Haitian Creole

Lamichael m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La- with Michael.

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.

Lamond m Medieval Scottish

Lamoral m French (Belgian, Archaic)

Lamuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Lemuel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Lana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Liliana.

Lanaya f American (Modern, Rare)

Lanceloet m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Lancelot.

Lancelote m Galician
Galician form of Lancelot.

Lancelotte m English (Rare)
Variant of Lancelot.

Lancelottu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Lancelot.

Lançlot m Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Lancelot.

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

Landelin m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat Swabian
Variant of Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.

Landelina f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Landelino.

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.

Landerich m German (Archaic)
Variant of Landrich.

Landericu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Landric.

Landfried m German (Archaic)
German form of Landfrid.

Landi m Albanian
Diminutive of Taulant.

Lando m Lombardic, Medieval Italian, German (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Lanzo; originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing Old High German lant, Old Saxon land meaning "land", or the same element used as an independent name... [more]

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

Landri m Provençal
Provençal form of Landric.

Landrich m German (Archaic)
German form of Landric.

Landuin m History (Gallicized)
French form of Landwin.

Landulphe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Landulf

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

Lanea f English (American)

Laneille f Obscure

Laneiric m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Landric.

Lanessa f American (Rare)

Lanetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lynetta, or, more likely, a combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Netta 1.

Lanette f English
Variant of Lanetta.

Laneya f American (Modern, Rare)

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

Lanfranca f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Lanfranco.

Langley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Langley 1.

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]

Lanica f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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.

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

Lanita f English (American)

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.

Lanje f & m Gallo
Gallo form of Ange.

Lanka f Hungarian (Archaic), Slavic (Archaic)

Lanna f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lanora f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lenora using the popular name prefix La.

Lanselm m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German lant, Old Saxon land "land" plus Old High German, Old Saxon helm meaning "helmet".

Laodamie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Laodamia.

Laodicé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Laodike.

Laodika f Polish
Polish form of Laodike.

Laoibhse f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Laoise.

Laoiseach m Irish (Rare)
Derived from the Irish place name Laois. County Laois (formerly spelt as Laoighis or Leix) lies in the province of Leinster, east-central Ireland. It could be a masculine form of Laoise.

Laojzek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Alojzy.

Laomi f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salome.

Laora f Breton
Breton form of Laura.