LakandulamFilipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare) From Tagalog "lakán", meaning 'gentleman,' historically denoting a paramount ruler. Lakandula was the last paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.
Lalam & fIndian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
LeināʻalafHawaiian Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".
LellafEnglish (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]
Liju IllafAymara From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
LilafBreton Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Eulalia.
LiliellafEnglish A combination of the names Lily/ Lillie and Ella.
LiliolafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French Perhaps derived from Latin lilium "a lily". This was the name of a 6th-century abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles, through whose influence Saint Rusticula became a nun.
LisskullafSwedish (Rare) Means "little girl" in Dalmål or Dalecarlian, a group of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. It corresponds with Elfdalian liss-, combining form of litn "little" (cf. Liss), and kulla "girl".
LivillafAncient Roman Roman diminutive of Livia 1. It was a family nickname for the elder sister of the Roman emperor Claudius, Livia Julia (c.13 BC-31 AD), apparently called Livilla "little Livia" in order to distinguish her from her grandmother and namesake, Livia (wife of Augustus).
LoulafEnglish, Greek Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).
LoyolafSpanish Derived from the surname or place name Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
LuciellafItalian (Rare) Variant form of both Lucella and Lucilla, which might possibly have been inspired by the Italian word cielo meaning "sky, heaven".
LuciolafAncient Roman Diminutive of Lucia, as -ola is a Latin feminine diminutive suffix. In other words: this given name is the feminine equivalent of Luciolus.
LupulafLate Roman Feminine form of Lupulus. A known bearer of this name was Arria Lupula, one of the half-sisters of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (86-161).
MadlafCzech (Rare) Diminutive of both Magdaléna, Magdalena and Marie. The confusion of the name being a diminutive of Marie might have arisen due to the figure of Marie Magdalena.
MahakalamHinduism, Buddhism From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and काल (kala) meaning "time, age, death". This is the name of a deity in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]
Maka'alafHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "maka", meaning "eye" and "ala", meaning "perfume" or "beauty". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "beautiful eyes" or "bright eyes".
Mangalam & fHinduism, Buddhism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Sinhalese Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the Sanskrit masculine form मङ्गल and the feminine form मङ्गला. The masculine form refers to the Hindu god of anger, aggression and war who personifies the planet Mars, while the feminine form is used as another name for the goddess Parvati... [more]
ManilafEnglish (American, Rare) Derived from the place name Manila, which refers to the capital city of the Philippines. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
MarbellafSpanish (Mexican), English (Rare) Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]
Marka IllafAymara From the Aymara marka meaning "nation" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.