Submitted Names Starting with L

Lauriane f French, French (Quebec), French (Swiss), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana. This name is borne by Lauriane Gilliéron (b. 1984), who was crowned Miss Switzerland in 2005.

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.

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.

Lauriano m Asturian
Asturian form of Laurianus.

Laurianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Laurus. This name was borne by a saint from the 6th century AD.

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]

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.

Laurien m French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurianus.

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.

Laurienziu m Sicilian
Variant of Laurenziu.

Laurier m French (Quebec, Rare)

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.

Laurin m German, Germanic Mythology
Old German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [more]

Laurin m French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Laurinus.

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

Laurinç m Friulian
Friulian form of Laurence 1.

Laurinde f Dutch (Rare)

Laurinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Lauro.

Laurino m Italian
Italian form of Laurinus.

Laurinus m Late Roman
Extended form of Laurus.

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauris m Latvian
Latvian form of Laurentius.

Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).

Laurito m Spanish
Masculine form of Laurita.

Lauritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura (compare Maritza).

Laùrka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Laùra.

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.

Laurs m Danish
Contracted form of Laurits.

Lauru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lauro.

Laŭruk m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Laŭr and Laŭrencij.

Lauruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Laura.

Laury f English
Variant of Laurie.

Lauryn m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Variant of Laurin.

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

Laurynn f American
Variant of Lauren.

Laurys m Manx
Manx form of Laurence 1.

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

Laus m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Nikolaus.

Laus m Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Laurens, Laurentius and Laurus.

Laust m Danish
Danish dialectical (Jylland) form of Laurits.

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).... [more]

Lautaro m Mapuche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of the Mapudungun given name Lef-Traru, which means "swift hawk", derived from lef meaning "swift" combined with traru meaning "hawk".... [more]

Lautet m East Frisian
Short version of Lauwert.

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... [more]

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

Lauwerdt m Low German
Variation of Lauwert.

Lauwert m Low German
Combination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".

Laux m Medieval German
Hessian form of Lucas and Lukas, used only in the medieval period.

Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.

Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - 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

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 Beorhtlāf and Cynelāf) used as a feminine given name... [more]

Lavada f English (American)

Lavaeh f Obscure

Lavaina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Lavakaw m Rukai

Lavali f Sanskrit
Means "clove" in Sanskrit.

Lavan m Indian
grace

Lavan m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Laban.

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).

Lavar m African American
Possibly influenced from Lamar.

Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.

Lâvaríse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lavrits.

Lavars m Faroese
Faroese variant of Lavrants.

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

Lavderim m Albanian
Variant of Lavdrim.

Lavdi f Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory".

Lavdie f Albanian
Variant of Lavdi.

Lavdim m Albanian

Lavdimir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdi "glory" and mirë "good".

Lavdrim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian lavdërim "praise".

Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.

Laveah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavaeh.

Laveda f American (South, Rare)

Lavee f Indian

Laveene f American
It is a modern invented name.

Lavell m African American

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, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Alvera or Laverne.

Laveran m Brazilian
Transferred use of the French surname Laveran.... [more]

Laveran m French
The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.

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

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

Lavert m English (Rare)
Variant of Levert.

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Lavertis m African American (Rare)

Lavesh m Indian

Laveta f American (Rare)

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

Lavi m Finnish
Finnish short form of Olavi.

Lavi m Indian
Name - Lavi, Lavy लवि... [more]

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

Lavighja f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavighju.

Lavighju m Corsican
Corsican form of Louis via Luigi.

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.

Lavisu m Corsican
Corsican form of Louis.

Lavīze f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Louise.

Lavkha m Lezgin
Means "proud" in Lezgin.

Lavkush m Hinduism

Lávo m Sami
Short form of Nihkolávo.

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

Lavon m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Liavon.

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.

Lavonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements la, von and tay, sharing a sound with names such as Devante and Javonte.

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

Lavoslav m Croatian
Means "glorious lion", derived from Croatian lav "lion" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

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

Lavoy m African American

Lávra m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávrá f Sami
Sami form of Laura.

Lavrans m Norwegian, Faroese (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrants m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic)
Ancient Scandinavian and Norwegian form of Laurentius.

Lavrencij m Slovene
Variant Slovene form of Laurence.

Lavrencija f Slovene
Slovene form of Laurentia.

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

Lavrentie m Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Laurențiu.

Lavrentijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Laurentius.

Lavrentin m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Laurentinus.

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

Lavrentis m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Lavrentios.... [more]

Lavrentiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavrentiy.

Lavrin m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Laurence 1. Lavrin Kaydash is a character in Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi's classic novel 'The family of Kaydash'.

Lavrits m Danish
Variant of Laurits.

Lávrras m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávrrohaš m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.

Lávus m Faroese
Faroese short form of Olavus.

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

LaVyrle f Obscure

Lawaiʻa m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "fisherman."

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).

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawelena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Laverne.

Lawen m & f Arabic

Lawerence m English
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawîn m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.

Lawinia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lavinia.

Lawiniusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Lavinius.

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

Lawless m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Lawless.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

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

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Ławr m Polish
Polish transcription of Lavr.

Lawr m Russian (Germanized)
German transcription of Lavr.

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

Lawra m Aymara
Means "flames" in Aymara.

Lawrance m English (Rare)
Variant of Lawrence.

Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lawrencia f English
Variant of Laurencia.

Lawrencine f Obscure
Feminine form of Lawrence.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lawrenz m Maltese
Maltese form of Lawrence.

Ławrjenc m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Lawrence.

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Làxaro m Venetian
Venetian form of Lazzaro.

Laxminarayan m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism
Variant of Lakshminarayan.

Laxmishanker m Indian

Laxsha f Indian
Means "beautiful loving memory" in Indian.

Laxus m Popular Culture (Modern)
Derived from Latin lux- "light". This is the name of the Fairy Tail manga/anime character Laxus Dreyer.

Lay m & f Burmese
From a contraction of Burmese ကလေး (hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".

Laya f French (Modern)

Laya f Indian, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit laya "rest; dissolution; extinction; rhythm".... [more]

Laya f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".

Laya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish borrowing of Laia.

Layā f Arabic
Arabic form of Leah.

Lay-a-bet f Apache

Layah f English
Variant of Leia.

Layal f Arabic
Means "nights" in Arabic, the plural of ليل (layl) meaning "night, nighttime".

Layale f Arabic
French variant of the Arabic name ليال (Layal) meaning "nights" from the plural of layl "night" (compare the cognate Layali, plural of Layla)... [more]

Layali f Arabic
Means "nights" in Arabic.

Layamon m History, Medieval English
Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.

Layan f Arabic
Means "soft, gentle" in Arabic.

Layana f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Modern)
Variant of Laiana.

Layane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Layan.

Layane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laiane.

Layanus m Livonian (Latinized), Medieval Baltic (Latinized)

Laycee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lacy.

Laycie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lacey.

Laycock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lawrence.

Layden m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leighton influenced by names ending in -ayden such as Brayden or Zayden.

Laydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton (Possibly influenced by names ending with -den, such as Hayden).

Layen f Kurdish
Possibly means "side" in Kurdish.

Layken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Läylä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Layla.

Ləyla f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Layla.

Laylaa f Muslim

Laylah f English
Variant of Layla.

Laylani f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Laylanie f American (Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Laylee f American (South, Modern)
Rhyming variant of Kaylee.

Laylianna f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the names Laylie and Anna, or a blend of the names Layla and Lianna.

Laylie f English (Rare)
Variant of Laylee.

Laylo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Layla.

Laylonie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Laylonni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Laymar f Mordvin
Means "cherry" in Mordvin.

Laymarina f Mordvin
Elaborated form of Laymar.

Layn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lane.

Layna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Laina.

Laynara f Brazilian

Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.

Laynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Laynie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laney.

Layomi m & f Yoruba
It means God is my joy in Yoruba

Layqa m & f Aymara
Means "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.

Layra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laira.

Lays f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laís.

Laysa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Laysan f Tatar, Bashkir
Most likely derived from Arabic نيسان (naysan) meaning "April".

Laysha f African American
Modern name using the popular prefix lay- combined with the suffix -sha, most likely influenced by Layla and Sasha.

Laysla f Obscure

Laysla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laisla.

Layten m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layton.

Layth m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Laith.

Laythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Laython m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lathan.

Laytoon f Micronesian
Laytoon is a beautiful name for a girl.It means island flower.

Laytoon f Micronesian
my sister's middle name is Laytoon so its real

Layu f Aymara
Means "clover" in Aymara.

Layuni f American (Modern, Rare)

Layyah f Arabic
Means "coil", "flex".

Layza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Laza m Serbian, Russian, Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Lazar.

Laza m & f Malagasy
Means "fame, honour, glory" in Malagasy.

Lazaar m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch and Flemish form of Lazarus.

Lazær m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Lazar (see Lazarus).

Lazaire m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Lazare.

Lazalea f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the popular prefix la with the name Azalea.

Lazamaniraka m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy laza meaning "fame, honour, glory" and maniraka meaning "to send".

Lázara f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Lazarus.

Lazaras m Irish
Irish form of Lazarus.

Lâzare m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Lazarus.

Lazarette f French (Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Lazare.

Lazarillo m Spanish (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Lázaro.... [more]

Lazarina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Lazar.

Lazarine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazare.

Lazaro m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Lazarus.

Lazaroula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazaros.

Lazarous m English (African)
Variant of Lazarus.

Làzaru m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Lazarus.

Lazaru m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Lazarus.

Lázarus m Faroese
Faroese form of Lazarus.

Łazarz m Polish
Polish form of Lazarus.

Lazdona f Baltic Mythology
The name of an alleged Lithuanian goddess of hazels and hazelnuts.... [more]

Lazeena f Arabic
comes from Islamic word meaning faith.

Lazèr m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Lazarus.

Lazër m Albanian

Lazhvardi m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian word ლაჟვარდი (lazhvardi) meaning "azure", which is primarily used in Georgian poetry and literature in order to describe the colour of the sky. However, there are also sources that say that the word means "lapis lazuli" in Georgian, which makes sense, since the word is most likely derived from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli" via Arabic لازوردي (lazuwardiyy) meaning "azure-coloured".

Laziz m Uzbek

Lazlo m French (Belgian, ?)

Lázó m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Lázár.

Lazo m Croatian, Serbian, Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian short form of Lazar as well as a Georgian short form of Lazare.

Łazôrz m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Lazarus.

Lazos m Greek
Diminutive of Lazaros.

Lazuli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
The name is likely given in reference to the gemstone lapis lazuli, known for its deep, bright blue color. ... [more]

Lazz m & f English
Variant of Laz

Lazzao m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Lazarus.

Làzzaru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Lazarus.

Lazzat f Uzbek
Means "pleasure, delight" in Uzbek.

Lażżru m Maltese
Maltese form of Lazarus.

Lực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 力 (lực) meaning "force, power, strength".

Le m Chinese

Le f Burmese
Means "limpid, clear" in Burmese.

Lê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.

Lê f Vietnamese
Means "black" in Vietnamese.

Lệ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Lễ m & f Vietnamese
Means "propriety" in Vietnamese.

Lea f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Goddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.