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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is L.
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Lanxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
Lanxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".
Lanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Lanxun f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 勋 (xūn)# meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Lanya f English
Variant of Lana influenced by the spelling of Tanya.
Lanyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Lanying f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 or 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Lanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Lanzhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect".
Lanzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Lanzhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Lanzhu f Chinese
From Chinese 嵐, 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "pearl". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Laodamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαοδάμεια (Laodameia), a feminine form of Laodamas. This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including the mother of Sarpedon, who was a daughter of Bellerophon... [more]
Lao-di f Chinese
Meaning, "bring forth a son."
Laodicea f Biblical
From the name of the town locatad in Asia Minor. The town is mentioned as the location of one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation. It can also be used as a variant of Laodice.
Laodika f Polish
Polish form of Laodike.
Laoma f Hebrew, Jewish
Meaning: for the Nation, in Hebrew.... [more]
Laomedeia f Greek Mythology
Neptune's moon
Laomi f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salome.
Laon m & f Korean (Rare)
Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
Laong f & m Thai
Means "dust, powder" in Thai.
Laonome f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "the law of the people".
Laophonte f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, derived from Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people" and potentially φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter"... [more]
Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.
Laora f Breton
Breton form of Laura.
Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.
Laothea f Ancient Greek
A mistress of Priam. Daughter of Altes. Mother of Lycaon and Polydorus, some say. Delivered from λαός meaning the people and θέα meaning goddess
Laothoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λαος (laos) "the people" combined with θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble". This was the name of several women in Greek mythology.
Laoura f Greek
Variant form of Lavra (Λαύρα), which is the original (modern) Greek form of Laura. Lavra has fallen into disuse, however, which might possibly be because the association with lavra (the name for a type of monastery in Orthodox Christianity) had become too great... [more]
Lapatrice f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Patrice 2.
Lapaula f African American
Combination of the name Paula with the common African American prefix la-.
Lapis f English (Rare)
a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Laportia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Portia.
Lapreciosisima f Obscure (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish la preciosísima meaning "the most precious".
Laprincess f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princess.
Laprincessa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princessa.
Lapsi m & f Finnish
Means "child" in Finnish.
Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".
Laquae m & f African American
Likely derives from the surname LaQaue, which is found in the United States. The surname has alleged roots in Germany but appears to be a variant of the Catalan surname Laqué (Llaqué). The surname Laqué possibly arose from a variant of Laquet (Llaquet), a topographic name from a diminutive of llac or ‘pond’... [more]
Laquana f African American
Feminine form of Laquan.
Laquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and da, sharing a sound with names such as LaWanda and Lashonda... [more]
Laquandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and dra; in other words, an elaborated form of Laquanda, blending it with a name ending in dra such as Sondra... [more]
Laquanna f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix -la and the name Quanna.
Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.
Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.
Laquishaniqua f African-American
Originates from African-African culture
Laquita f African American
Combination of the popular name elements La and quita (from names such as Marquita).
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Lara f Breton
Truncated form of Alara and Elara.
Laraba f Hausa
Derived from the Arabic رَابِعَة‎ (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.
Larabel f English (Rare)
Lara and Belle
Larachka f Russian
Nickname of Larisa.
LaRae f English (American)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rae, possibly influenced by Lorraine.
Laragh f Irish
Irish feminine given name that is derived from the name of a village or a townland, but it is unclear which one exactly, as there are two villages and three townlands by the name of Laragh in Ireland... [more]
Laraina f Romansh (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Recently coined Romansh name of unknown origin and meaning, although a Romansh variant of Lorraine, a Romansh variant of Lorena 1 and an elaboration of Laura have been suggested.
Laralisa f Obscure
Combination of Lara 1 and Lisa.
Larama Uma f Aymara
Means "blue water" in Aymara.
Laramie m & f American (Rare)
As an American given name, this is likely taken from the name of multiple places in the state of Wyoming (see also Laramie), which were themselves derived from the French surname Laramie and named for Jacques LaRamie (1784-1821?), a Canadian frontiersman and explorer.
Laranya f Hindi, Marathi
Meaning "Grace".
Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, Javanese
Possibly derived from Javanese laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, ideal" combined with ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese mythology, also called Rarasati... [more]
LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]
Larayne f English
Variant of the name Laraine.
Larcella f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Larcella.
Lareina f English (American, Rare), Chinese (Expatriate)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Reina 1, possibly inspired by Spanish la reina meaning "the queen", and perhaps based on names such as Lorraine and Lorena.
Laren f & m English, Popular Culture
An early mention of the name "Laren" was seen in a small newspaper from the 1920's referencing a toddler boy. It is more commonly found now as a female name, though the number of males bearing the same name is not much smaller... [more]
Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.
Larentia f Roman Mythology
Apparently derived from the Latin term Lares referring to minor guardian gods, the origin of which is unknown. There may be a connection to Latin larva "ghost, spectre" or larvo "to enchant, bewitch"... [more]
Larenza f Corsican
Feminine form of Larenzu.
Larette f English
Variant of Laurette.
Lárey f Icelandic
Combination of Lára and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
LaRhonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rhonda.
Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.
Laria f Chatino
Chatino form of Hilaria.
Larija f Lithuanian
Variant of Laria.
Lariko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Larisa and its short form Lara 1.
Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered around 1916 in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican who discovered the stone named it after his daughter Larissa, and the word mar, the Spanish word for sea.
Larina f Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hilária which is occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.
Larissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Larissa.
Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.
Larita f African American, Theatre
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rita. This was used by Noël Coward for a character in his play Easy Virtue (1924), which was adapted into a silent film in 1928 as well as a 2006 film.
Larke f English (Rare)
Variant of Lark. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Larke in 2018.
Larkspur f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, which is so called (1578) from its resemblance to the lark's large hind claws. Other names for it are lark's heel (Shakespeare), lark's claw and knight's spur... [more]
Larkyn f & m English
Variant of Larkin.
Larmina f Afghan
She who is like a pearl
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.
Lartia f Hungarian
Derived from the Latin nomen Lartius (see Larth).
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.
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.
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]
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.
Lasandra f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Sandra (possibly in imitation of Cassandra).
Lasaraleen f Literature
Aravis's friend in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
Lasean m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name using the popular prefix La- with the given name Sean. See also LaShawn.
Lasèria f Provençal
Feminine form of Lasèr.
Lasha f African American
Modern name using the popular prefix la- combined with the suffix -sha, most likely influenced by Sasha.
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.
Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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" or "fair, fresh" in Burmese.
Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Lətafət f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.
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-).
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.
Laterrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and Terrica.
Latha f Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
South Indian form of Lata.
Latheefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Latifa.
Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.
Latica f Croatian
It means "flower petal" in Croatian.
Lətifə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.
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]
Latipa f Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, Kazakh
Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Kazakh form of Latifa.
Latipah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form 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'.
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-.
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).
Latosha f African American
Possibly a variant of Latasha.
Latraviette f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Latravion.
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.
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.