Feminine Submitted Names

Lasheika f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the invented name Sheika, probably modelled on Lakeisha.

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

Lasheka f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the invented name Sheka, possibly modelled on Lakeisha.

Lashell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lashelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lachelle.

Lashinda f African American (Rare)

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

Lashon m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Lashaun.

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

Lashondra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shondra. Compare also Lashonda.

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.

Lashundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashunta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

La'shy f African American (Modern, Rare)

Lashyn f & m Kazakh
Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.

Lashyn f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a female warrior in Circassian folklore who defeated an invading Mongol khan in battle.

Lasia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Adelasia.

Laskarina f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [more]

Lasmi f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Lakshmi.

LaSondra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sondra.

LaSonya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sonya.

Lassarina f Irish
Anglicized form of Lasairfhíona.

Lassey f English
Variant of Lassie.

Lassine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lasse recorded from the 18th century onwards.

Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.

LaStacia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Stacia.

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

Lastarr f African American
Variant of Lastar.

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

Lastenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish feminine form of Lasthenes. The 4th-century BC Greek philosopher Lastheneia of Mantinea, one of Plato's female students, is known as Lastenia in Spanish.

Lastheneia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Lasthenes. This was the name of a female student of Plato (4th century BC).

Lastikka f Medieval Finnish
Medieval Finnish variant of Scholastica. It fell out of use after the 1800s.

Lasy f Yi
Means "tiger flower" in Yi.

Läsya f Volapük
Volapük transcription of Lesya.

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.

Lászlóné f Hungarian
Feminine form of Laszlo.

Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.

Lətafət f Azerbaijani
Means "tenderness, delicacy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic لطافة (laṭāfa).

Latai f Hawaiian, Tongan

Latania f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latanya.

Latanne f American
Full name of American actress Tahnee Welch, born 1961, daughter of Raquel Welch. May be a variant of Latanya.

Latara f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tara 1.

Latarsha f African American
Possibly a variant of Latasha in non-rhotic accents.

Latashia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Latasha. It can be spelled LaTashia or Latashia.

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

Latawnya f African American
Variant of LaTonya.

Lataya f English (Australian)

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

Latdawan f Thai
Means "vine, creeper" in Thai.

Latea f American (Modern, Rare)

Lateesha f African American
Variant of Latisha.

Lateria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

Laterra f English (Rare)
Variant of Latara.

Laterria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

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

Latesha f African American
Variant of Letitia. It can be spelled Latesha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTesha.

Latha f Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
South Indian form of Lata.

Lathea f African American (Rare)

Latheefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Latifa.

Lathena f American (Rare)

Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.

Lati f Hebrew

LaTia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tia.

Latiah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Latiyah.

Latica f Croatian
It means "flower petal" in Croatian.

Laticia f African American
Variant of Latisha.

Latiefah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Latifa.

Lətifə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.

Latiffany f African American

Latika f Indian

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]

Latinka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Latin.

Lationa f American (Modern, Rare)

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

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

Latis f Celtic Mythology
The name of a minor goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. The etymology is uncertain but may come from Proto-Celtic *lati- meaning 'liquor', *lat- meaning 'day', or *lāto- meaning 'lust'.

Latishea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Latita f African American (Rare)
Possibly derived from Letitia.

Lätitia f German (Rare)
German form of Laetitia (see Letitia).

Latitia f English
Variant of Letitia.

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

Latiyah f African American (Modern)
Maybe blend of Atiya with a name beginning in La-.

Låtizia f Walloon
Walloon form of Laëtitia.

Latofat f Tajik
Tajik form of Latifa.

Latofat f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Latifa or derived from latofat meaning "grace, charm".

Latone f Roman Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Latona.

Latonia f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latonja f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latora f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria. Also compare Latara.

Latori f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria, or a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tori.

Latoria f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Toria (compare LaToya).

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

Latorunwa f Yoruba
Means "one who has descended from heaven" in Yoruba.

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

Latorya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latoryia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latosha f African American
Variant of Latasha.

LaToyia f African American
Variant of LaToya.

Latraviette f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Latravion.

Latrease f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latrice.

Latreca f African American (Modern, Rare)

Latri f & m Indonesian (Rare)

Latrice f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Patrice 2. Also compare Latricia, Katrice.

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

Latrina f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Trina.

Latrisha f African American
Variant of Latricia. It can be spelled Latrisha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTrisha.

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

Latroya f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troya using the popular prefix La-.

Latsamy f Lao
Means "beam, ray, light" in Lao.

Lãtsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Laatsiaq.

Latt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see Lat).

Lattana f & m Lao
Lao cognate of Rattana.

Lattie f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lottie, or a diminutive form of names containing lat.

Låttså f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.

Latyra f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyra using the popular prefix La-.

Lâu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of He.

Lau f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lauane.

Lauanda f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lauane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Kauane.

Lauani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lauana.

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

Laudelina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Feminine form of Laudelino.

Laudia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Laudice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαυδίκη (Laudike), a variant of Laodike.

Laudina f Portuguese

Laudomia f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Laodamia.

Laue m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laurentius.

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.

Lauke m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.

Laule'a f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, composed by "lau", meaning "leaf" or "garden" and "le'a", meaning "happy"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garden of happiness".

Laulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laureen.

Lauli f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian laul "song, melody".

Laulu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means 'song' in Finnish. This name has been used in Finland less than 20 times since 2000.

Laumė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian form of Lauma.

Launa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lana or a variant of Laune.

Laùra f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laura.

Laurabella f English (Rare)

Laurabelle f English

Laurabeth f English
Combination of Laura and Beth.

Laurah f English (Rare)
Variant of Laura.

Laural f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel.

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

Lauralie f English
A variant of Laura.

Lauraline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

Lauralyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

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

Lauran f English
Variant of Lauren.

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.

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.

Laurayne f English (Rare)
Variant of Lauraine.

Lauréa f French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Laurea.

Laurea f English (Rare)
Either an elaborated form of Laura or else a direct adoption of Latin laurea "laurel tree". In the English-speaking world this name has been found from the 18th century onwards.

Laureana f Spanish, Galician
Feminine form of Laureano.

Lauréane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lauriane.

Laurela f Albanian (Rare)

Laurelei f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lorelei with the spelling influenced by that of Laurel.

Laurélia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurelia.

Laurelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the plant name.

Laurélie f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Laurelia.

Laurelie f English (Rare)
English form of Laurélie.

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 spelling of Laurel.

Laurella f English
Latinization of Laurelle.

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

Laurença f Lengadocian, Gascon
Feminine form of Laurenç.

Laurencette f Obscure
Diminutive of Laurence 2

Laurencie f French (Archaic)
French form of Laurentia.

Laurencine f Gascon
Gascon form of Laurentina.

Laurencja f Polish
Polish form of Laurentia.

Laurènço f Provençal
Provençal form of Laurence 2.

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.

Laurensa f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Laurens.

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

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.

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

Laurentyna f Polish
Polish form of Laurentina.

Laurenza f Italian
Variant of Lorenza.

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

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.

Lauri f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauria f Italian
Elaboration of Laura.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Laurinde f Dutch (Rare)

Laurinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).

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.

Lauruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Laura.

Laury f English
Variant of Laurie.

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

Laurynn f American
Variant of Lauren.

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

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

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.

Lavali f Sanskrit
Means "clove" in Sanskrit.

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).

Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.

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

Lavdi f Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory".

Lavdie f Albanian
Variant of Lavdi.

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.

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.

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

Lavergne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Laverne.

Laverna f English
Feminine variant of Lavern.

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

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Laveta f American (Rare)

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

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

Lavighja f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavighju.

Lavilla f English

Lavinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lavínia.

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.

Lavīze f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Louise.

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

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.

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

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

Lávrá f Sami
Sami form of Laura.

Lavrencija f Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentia.

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

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

Lavrentiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavrentiy.

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

LaVyrle f Obscure

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).

Lawelena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Laverne.

Lawen m & f Arabic

Lawinia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lavinia.

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

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

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

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

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.