Submitted Names Starting with L

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Larkyn f & m English
Variant of Larkin.
Larmina f Afghan
She who is like a pearl
Laro m Old Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare)
The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of Lara 1.
Laro m Pashto
Means "preserver" or "protector" in Pashto.
Laro f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Larisa.
Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.
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]
Larrietta f African American
Probably a feminine form of Larry.
Larrion m English
Possibly transferred use of the surname Larrion, or an elaboration of Larry inspired by names ending in -ion.
Lars m Etruscan
Variant of Larth.
Lársa m Sami
Sami form of Larsa.
Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.
Larsen m English
Variant of Larson.
Larson m English
Transferred use of the surname Larson
Larth m Etruscan
Derived from Etruscan lars "lord", originally an honorary appellation which became a given name. This name was borne by Lars Tolumnius (Larth Tulumnes in Etruscan, d. 437 BC), the most famous king of the wealthy Etruscan city-state of Veii... [more]
Lartia f Hungarian
Derived from the Latin nomen Lartius (see Larth).
Lartidt m East Frisian
Variation of Lautet.
Lârto m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lars.
Larue f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Rue. It also coincides with the French phrase la rue meaning "the street". In America, Larue was used to some extent from the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II.
Larushka f Russian
Diminutive of Lara 1.
Larusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Larysa.
Larusya f Russian
Diminutive of both Lara 1 and Larisa.
Larvas m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavars.
Larvell m American
Possibly derived from the Italian, “Larvall”, meaning, “to wash”. A notable character with this name is Officer Larvell Jones from Police Academy (played wonderfully by the lovably hilarious Michael Winslow), who is known for his incredible talent of making realistic sounds/imitations... [more]
Lary m English
Variant of Larry.
Larya m Russian
Diminutive of Ilarion.
Łarysa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Лариса using Polish phonetics (see Larysa)
Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.
Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.
Larysz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Hilary.
Larzan f Kurdish
Meaning "to tremble, to shake" in Kurdish. This is the name of a folk dance.
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]
Lâsa m Greenlandic
Short form of Lâsaruse.
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]
Lasalette f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (European, Rare)
From the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame de La Salette meaning "Our Lady of La Salette". Also compare Saleta.
LaSalle m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Lasalle.
Lasander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lasander or variation of Lysander.
LaSandra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sandra, possibly inspired by Cassandra.
Lasaraleen f Literature
Aravis's friend in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
Lasaru m Quechua
Quechua form of Lazarus.
Lasarus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Lazarus.
Lasarusa m Fijian
Means "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."
Lâsaruse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lazarus.
Lascelles m English
Transferred use of the surname Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).
Lascius m Gaulish (Latinized)
Meaning unknown. This was a Latinized version of an unknown, probably Gaulish, name. The commune Lassy in Normandy (present-day France) was derived from this name.
Lasean m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name using the popular prefix La- with the given name Sean. See also LaShawn.
Laşer m Kurdish
Means "flood, stream" in Kurdish.
Lasèr m Provençal
Provençal form of Lazarus.
Lasèria f Provençal
Feminine form of Lasèr.
Laserian m Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Laisrén. This was the name of several medieval Irish saints, including a 7th-century abbot of Leighlin who lived as a hermit on Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde, which is known as Eilean MoLaise in Gaelic (from Mo Laisse "my Laise", Laise being a short form of Laisrén; see also Molaise).
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]
Lasha f African American
Variant of Lashay. In some cases it could be a modern name using the popular prefix la combined with the suffix sha, most likely influenced by Sasha... [more]
Lashanda f African American
Possibly a variant of Lashonda.
Lashane f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Shane.
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
Lashawna f African American
Strictly feminine variant of LaShawn. See also Lashonda.
Lashawnda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shawnda.
Lashayla f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shayla.
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.
Lashiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Lasha.
Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.
Lashkara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Old Georgian ლაშქარი (lashkari) meaning "army, troops", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian laškar meaning "army".... [more]
Lasho m Romani
Romani form of László.
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]
Lashuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Lasha.
Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.
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.
Lasiman m Javanese
From Javanese Selasa meaning "Tuesday" (of Arabic origin), traditionally given to a child born on Tuesday.
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]
Laslo m Hungarian (Modern)
Comes from László
Laslo m Serbian
Serbian variant form of László.
Lasmi f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Lakshmi.
LaSonya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sonya.
Lasota m Medieval Polish
Derived from Polish las "forest". In the Middle Ages, this name was considered a vernacular form of Sylwester.
Lassaad m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Assaad prefixed with the Arabic definite article ال (al).
Lassarina f Irish
Anglicized form of Lasairfhíona.
Lásse m Sami
Sami form of Lasse.
Lassey f English
Variant of Lassie.
Lassine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lasse recorded from the 18th century onwards.
Lasslo m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of László.
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.
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).
Lasthenes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Perhaps a variant of Laisthenes or Laosthenes, in which the second element derives from Greek σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".
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
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.
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.
Latavia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la and Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).
Latavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Tavius.
Latda f Thai
Means "ivy, vine, creeper" or "line, streak" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit लता (lata).
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.
Late m Finnish
Diminutive of Lauri.
Lateef m Arabic
Variant transcription of Latif.
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.
Latham m English
Transferred use of the surname Latham.
Lathan m English
Variant of Latham.
Latharn m Scottish
Possibly from the Scottish Gaelic form of the place name Lorne. It is said to mean "fox", perhaps related to Brythonic *louernos (attested in Gaulish), from Proto-Celtic *loferno (compare Breton louarn, Cornish lowarn, Welsh llwyrn "will-o’-the-wisp").
Latheefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Latifa.
Lathrop m English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.
LaTia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tia.
Latica f Croatian
It means "flower petal" in Croatian.
Lətifə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.
Latiff m Malay
Malay form of Latiff.
Latimer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Latimer.
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 Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Latifa.
Latir m Serer
Meaning "chief" or "landowner"
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'.
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.
Latiuiki m Tongan
Tongan form of Ludwig.
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.
Lato m Polish (Rare)
Really rare name. Means "Summer" in polish.
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.
Latofat f Tajik
Tajik form of Latifa.
Latofat f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Latifa or derived from latofat meaning "grace, charm".
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).
Latosław m Polish
The first element of this name is probably derived from Polish latać "to fly". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
Latraviette f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Latravion.
Latravion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Travion. It can be spelled Latravion or with a capitalized third letter as LaTravion.
Latrell m African American (Modern), American (Modern)
Modern coinage like many newer names with the prefix La- with a mellifluous second syllable.
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]
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.
Latroy m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troy using the popular prefix La-.
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.
Låttså f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.
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]
Latyra f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyra using the popular prefix La-.
Latyyf m Tatar
Tatar form of Latif.
Lâu m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of He.
Lau f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.
Lauan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a masculine form of Lauane.
Lauane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Kauane.
Laud m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the Frankish saint Laud of Coutances, who lived in the 6th century AD.... [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]
Laudatus m Late Roman, Welsh (Latinized)
Derived from Latin laudatus meaning "praised, lauded, commended, esteemed", which is ultimately derived from Latin laudo meaning "to praise, to laud, to commend".... [more]
Laudice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαυδίκη (Laudike), a variant of Laodike.
Laudo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Portuguese and Polish form of Laud.
Laudomia f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Laodamia.
Laue m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laurentius.
Lauerinn m Manx
Manx variant form of Laurence 1.
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".
Laugier m Provençal
Provençal form of Leutgar.
Lauha f Finnish
Means 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.
Lauke m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
Lauko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
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.
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.
Launceston m English
Transferred from the surname Launceston.
Laur m Estonian
Variant of Lauri.
Laur m Polish
Polish form of Laurus.
Laùra f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laura.
Laurabeth f English
Combination of Laura and Beth.