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Lat m & f BurmeseMeans "middle" or "fair, fresh" in Burmese.
Lat m & f BurmeseMeans "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Latavia f African AmericanCombination of the popular prefix la and
Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).
Latda f ThaiMeans "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".
Latharn m ScottishPossibly 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").
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.
Latis f Celtic MythologyThe 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'.
Latobius m Gaulish MythologyLatobius (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.
Latosław m PolishThe first element of this name is probably derived from Polish
latać "to fly". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Latreus m Greek MythologyLatreus 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)... [
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Latychidas m Ancient GreekMeans "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
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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".... [
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Lauha f FinnishMeans 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.
Launcelot m Theatre, Arthurian CycleVariant 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.
Laurana f LiteraturePerhaps an elaboration of
Laura. Laurana is one of the main characters in the "Dragonlance" book series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.
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.
Laurelei f English (Modern)Modern variant of
Lorelei, combining
Laurel with the
ley of the original German to change the meaning from "Murmuring Rock" or "Crying Rock" to "Achievement Rock" or "Rock of Achievements."... [
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Laurelin f LiteratureThis 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".
Laurenti m ItalianItalo-Swiss form of Laurentius especially in the northern part of Italy at the border with Switzerland. (see LAURENCE (1))
Laurentien f DutchDutch 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.
Lauretha f African AmericanLauretha has Latin origins and is related to the name
Laura. Its meanings are "laurel", "sweet bay tree", "symbol of victory".
Laurianne f French, French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)French variant of
Lauriane. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries and in the Netherlands), this given name tends to be a combination of the names
Laura or
Laurie with
Anne 1.
Laurika f Afrikaans, SlovakAfrikaans elaboration and Slovak diminutive of
Laura. Laurika Rauch is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English.
Laurin m German, Germanic MythologyOld German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin
laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [
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Laut m Dutch (Rare)Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of
Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element
hlud meaning "famous" (such as
Ludolf) or even
leud meaning "people" (such as
Ludger).... [
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Lauti m Spanish (Latin American)Diminutive of
Lautaro. A known bearer of this name is Lautaro "Lauti" Suárez (b. 2018), the son of the Uruguayan professional soccer player Luis Suárez (b. 1987).
Lautilde f Medieval FrenchEither derived from Gothic
lauths "grand" or Gothic
laudi "figure, size" and Old High German
hiltja "battle".
Lauwert m Low GermanCombination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".
Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, AssameseMeaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram