Submitted Names Starting with L

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Lagus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Lagos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais, as well as the name of Ptolemy's possible biological father.
Lah m Ogoni
Means "second son" in Khana.
Lah m & f Karen
Means "moon, month" in S'gaw Karen.
Lahari m & f Dagbani
It means "Sunday Born"
Lahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "order, arrangement" or "fate, destiny" in Malagasy.
Lahav m & f Hebrew
Means "flame" or "sharp as knife" in Hebrew.
Lahbib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الحبيب‏ (al-habib) meaning "the beloved, the darling".
Lahcen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Al-Hasan chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Lahcène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hasan (chiefly Algerian).
Lahe f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name known from inscriptions found in Aquitaine dating back to 1st to 3rd centuries.
Lahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Lael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Lahela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rachel.
Laheli f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Rachel.
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]
Lahiru m Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit लहरि (lahari) meaning "wave, billow".
Lahisoa m Malagasy
From the Malagasy lahy meaning "man" and soa meaning "good".
Lahoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from a short form of the place name Oklahoma, which means "red people" from Choctaw okla "people" combined with humma "red" (see Oklahoma)... [more]
Lahorka f Croatian
From Croatian lahor meaning ''breeze''.
Lahoucine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسين (see Al-husayn) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Lahsen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسن (see Al-Hasan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Lahsene m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحسن (see Al-Hasan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Lai f Burmese
Means "limpid, clear" in Burmese.
Laiat f & m Thai
Means "thorough, detailed" in Thai.
Laibi f Manipuri
Means "one who serves God" in Meitei.
Laicheddu m Sardinian
Logudorese diminutive of Ludovicu.
Laicu m Sardinian
Gallurese contracted form of Ludovicu.
Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".
Laid m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Laïd.
Laïda f Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Laida.
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.
Laidemyr m Mari
Mari form of Vladimir.
Laidi f Estonian
Variant of Laide.
Laiding f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Adelaida.
Láidná f Sami
Sami form of Laina.
Laïdo f Provençal
Short form of Delaïdo.
Laidolf m Germanic
Variant of Laidulf.
Laidronette f Literature (Anglicized)
Derived from French laid meaning "ugly". In Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent, Laidronette is a princess cursed with extreme ugliness.
Laidulf m Germanic, History
The first element comes from Old High German leid "hostile, unfriendly" or from Old High German leitjan "to lead, to rule." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf." Laidulf was the name of a 10th-century prince of Capua (Italy).
Laïesse m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Elias.
Laig f Breton
Diminutive of Gaela.
Laika f Popular Culture, Pet
Means "barker" from the Russian лаять (layat') meaning "to bark". This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.
Laiken f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Laken.
Laiklynn f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laiklyn. Laiklynn was given to 25 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.
Lailah f English
Variant of Layla.
Lailanni f Hawaiian
heavenly lei or royal child of heaven
Lailati f Indonesian, Swahili
Derived from Arabic لَيْل (layl) meaning "night".
Lailatul f Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
From the first part of Arabic ليلة القدر (laylatu l-qadr) referring to Laylatul Qadr, the night when the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
Laile m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lyle.
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.
Laily f English
Diminutive of Laila 1.
Laimantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian particle lai meaning "let, allow" as well as "may (it be that)" or from the Lithuanian noun laimė meaning "luck" (see Laima)... [more]
Laimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Laimantas.
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 () meaning "to admire, to adore" and 布 (bu) meaning "cloth; textiles" but also "to announce; to proclaim".... [more]
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.
Laimi f Finnish
Finnish variant of Laima.
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".
Laimona f Lithuanian
Variant form of Laimonė.
Laimonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian variant of Laimonis. In some (rare) cases, this name can also be a variant of Laimontas.
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.
Laimūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun laimė meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.
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]
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 Romansh
Short form of Madlaina and thus a Romansh form of Lena.
Laina f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lane / Layne.
Lainde f Norman (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lando.
Laine f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Elaine.
Laingo m & f Malagasy
Means "tip or bud of a plant" in Malagasy.
Laini f & m English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)
As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.
Laini f Swahili
Means "fine, soft, smooth" in Swahili.
Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.
Laino f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque laino "mist; haze; cloud".... [more]
Laionela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lionel.
Laiq m Urdu
From Arabic لَائِق (lāʾiq) meaning "proper, suitable, fitting".
Lairen f Chinese
Means "bearer, messenger" in Chinese.
Lairton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Lair and the suffix -ton.
Laís f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Laïs.
Laïs f French
French form of Lais.
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.
Laisani f Fijian
Meaning unknown.
Laisha f African American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Mexican), Dhivehi
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Aisha. This is borne by the Mexican telenovela actress Laisha Wilkins (1976-).
Laisla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laila 1 influenced by Laís.
Laisrén m Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish lasair "flame" combined with -án, a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several medieval Irish saints.
Laisvė f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word for freedom.
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.
Laisvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Laisvydas.
Laith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ليث (see Layth).
Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.
Laityn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was possibly meant to be a variant of Leighton. Laityn was given to 19 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Laivi f Estonian
Variant of Laive.
Laïza f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eliza.
Laïzé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eliza.
Lájár m Sami
Northern Sami form of Lars.
Lajariá f Romani (Caló)
Directly taken from Caló lajariá "worship, adoration", this name is used as the Caló equivalent of Adoración.
Lajaward m & f Afghan
Means "lapis lazuli" in Dari, ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajavard).
Lajean f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix La- and the given name Jean 1 (Compare LaShawn, Lajuan and Lasean).
Lajeune f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname La Jeune or Lajeune.
Laji m & f Yi
Means "tiger origin" in Yi.
Lajkó m Hungarian
Diminutive form of Lajos.
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).
Lajoize f African American
Combination of the prefix La- with a variant of Joyce.
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).
Lajuanda f African American
Variant of LaWanda, influenced by the spelling of the name Juan 1.
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.
Lakambini f Tagalog
Means "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).
Lakan m Tagalog
From a title meaning "nobleman" in Tagalog, historically used to denote a paramount ruler in early Philippine history.
Lakandula m Filipino (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.
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]
Lakdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Lakhdar.
Lakedaimonios m Ancient Greek
Means "from Lacedaemon", from Ancient Greek Λᾰκεδαίμων “Lacedaemon” with an adjective forming suffix.
Lakeith m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La and Keith.
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.
Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.
Lakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lake using the popular name suffix lyn.
Laken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lake. It became popular after a character named Laken Lockridge was introduced in the American soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.
Lakendrick m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kendrick with the popular prefix La-.
La'kenya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Kenya.
Lakenzia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Kenzia.
Lakeys m African American (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Lakeisha, influenced by the spelling of the English word keys.
Lakhdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".
Lakhshar m Hinduism
From Lakhsh, which means goal. Meaning is Goal Oriented Fearless Leader
Lakhta f Pashto
Means "earring" in Pashto.
Lakhuar f Dungun
Means "December flower" in Dungun.
Laki m Samoan
Means "lucky" in Samoan.
Lakia f African
Means "treasure" in Swahili.
Laking m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with King.
Lakira f African American
Combination of prefix La- with Kira 2.
Lakis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -λάκης (-lakis), such as Angelakis, Apostolakis, Nikolakis, Pantelakis and Vasilakis.... [more]
Lakkana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lakkhana.
Lakkhana f Thai
Means "good-looking, lucky, fortunate" in Thai.
Lakmal m Sinhalese
From the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Lakmé f French
The name Lakmé is the French rendition of Sanskrit Lakshmi, the name of the Hindu “Goddess of Wealth”.... [more]
Laknara f Thai
Variant of Laksanara.
Lako f Georgian
Contraction of Laliko, Laniko, Lariko and other diminutives of feminine names that start with La-.
Lakota f & m English (Modern)
Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.
Lakpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལྷག་པ (see Lhakpa).
Lakpa m Manipuri
Means "strong child" in Meitei.
Laksamee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Laksami.
Laksami f Thai
Means "luck, fortune, beauty, grace" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Laksanara f Thai
From Thai ลักษณะ (laksana) meaning "characteristic, quality" and นารา (nara) which can mean "radius, length", "water" or "human, person".
Laksh m Hindi
Diminutive of Lakshmana, which means "Having lucky marks" in Sanskrit
Laksha f Hindi
Means "white rose" in Hindi.
Lakshan m Sinhalese, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) meaning "sign, mark, attribute, characteristic".
Lakshana f Indian
Of unknown meaning.
Lakshmanan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Lakshmana.
Lakshmidas m Indian, Hindi
Means "servant of Lakshmi", derived from the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
Lakshminarasimha m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Lakshmi and Narasimha meaning "mark of the man-lion".
Lakshminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
From Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, "the lucky mark of the path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hinduism, it is a manifestation of Vishnu.
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.
Laksono m Javanese
From Javanese laksana meaning "sign, characteristic, behaviour, action", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).
Lakyne f English
Variant of Laken.
Lal m & f Chin
Means "lord" in Hakha Chin.
Lala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laura.
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.
Lala f Arabic
"Flower"
Lala m & f Indian, 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).
Lalá f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.
Lalə f Azerbaijani
Means "poppy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (laleh).
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.
Lalaina f Malagasy
Means "loved, dear" in Malagasy.
Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".
Lalaith f Literature
Means "laughter" in Sindarin. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Children of Húrin', this is the nickname of Urwen, daughter of Húrin.
Lalan f & m Indian
Meaning "Nurturing".
Lalandy m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the ipomoea reptans plant.
Lalao f Malagasy
Means "joie-de-vivre" in Malagasy.
Lalaonirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalao meaning "play, recreation" or "joie-de-vivre" and nirina meaning "desired".
Lalaş m Karachay-Balkar
Either from the Persian لاله (lale) meaning "tulip" or Karachay-Balkar лал (lal) meaning "ruby".
Lālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from lāl meaning "ruby" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".
Lalau m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicolau.
Laləzar f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Lalezar.
Läle f Turkmen
Means "tulip" in Turkmen.
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".
Lalehan f & m Tetum
Means "sky" in Tetum.
Lalela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laurel.
Lālēn f Balochi
Derived from lāl meaning "ruby".
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).
Lalena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lauren.
Laleruh f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian lale meaning "tulip" combined with rukh meaning "cheeks, face".
Lalezar f Ottoman Turkish
Either means "field of tulips" or "golden tulip", from Persian لاله (lâle) meaning "tulip" and زر (zar) "gold".
Lali f Catalan
Diminutive of Eulalia.
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.
Laliari f Popular Culture
The name of a female Thermian in the movie Galaxy Quest.