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Laíse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

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-).

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.

Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.

Laivi f Estonian
Variant of Laive.

Laíza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Laïza f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eliza.

Laizaire m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Creole form of Lazare via Eliezer.

Laïzé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eliza.

Lájár m Northern 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).

Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.

Lajon m African American
Combination of popular prefix La- with the name Jon. This is the name of an African-American rock musician, Lajon Witherspoon.

Lajuanda f African American
Variant of LaWanda, influenced by the spelling of the name Juan 1.

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.

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.

Lakeith m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La and Keith.

Lakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lake using the popular name suffix lyn.

Lakelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lakelyn.

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.

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.

Lakesha f African American
Variant of Lakeisha.

Lakhan m Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali
Variant of Lakshmana.

Lakhdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".

Lakiesha f African American
Variant of Lakeisha.

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.

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.

Lakotah f English (Modern)
Variant of Lakota.

Lakpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལྷག་པ (see Lhakpa).

Lakrisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Krisha.

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".

Lakshan m Sinhalese, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) meaning "sign, mark, attribute, characteristic".

Lakshmanan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Lakshmana.

Lakshminarasimha m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Lakshmi and Narasimha meaning "mark of the man-lion".

Laksmi f & m Indonesian, Kannada, Telugu
Indonesian form of Lakshmi, as well as an alternate Kannada and Telugu 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).

Lakynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lal m & f Chin
Means "lord" in Hakha Chin.

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.

Lalə f Azerbaijani
Means "poppy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (laleh).

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.

Lalau m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicolau.

Laləzər f Azerbaijani
Means "golden tulip" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زر (zar) meaning "gold".

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".

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).

Laleruh f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian lale meaning "tulip" combined with rukh meaning "cheeks, face".

Lalezar f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "field of tulips", ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".

Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.

Laliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Lali.

Lalith m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Lalit.

Laliye f Walloon
Walloon form of Eulalie.

Lalu m Sasak
From an honorific title used by Sasak men of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.

Laluka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lali.

Laly f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Lalie.

Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".

Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".

Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.

Lamachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective λάμαχος (lamachos) meaning "eager for battle". This name can also have formed independently from that word, in which case it is a dithematic name that consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]

Lamachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lamachos. This was the name of an Athenian strategos (military general) from the 5th century BC.

Lamah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Lamai f Thai
Means "sweet, soft, nice" in Thai.

Laman m Mormon
The name of various Book of Mormon characters.

Lamara f Literature, Svan, Georgian
This is a relatively new name, as it was invented by the Georgian writer and playwright Grigol Robakidze (1880-1962) for his famous play Lamara (1928). He took the name from უშგულის ლამარია (Ushgulis Lamaria), the name of a medieval church in the Ushguli community in the Georgian region of Svaneti... [more]

Lamari m & f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, mar and ee in the same fashion as Kamari and Jamari.

Lamaria f African American
Feminine version of Lamario or Lamar.

Lamarian m African American (Rare)
Variant of Lamarion.

Lamario m African American
Elaboration of Lamar, possibly influenced by Mario.

Lamarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix la and Marion 2.

Lambertina f Dutch
Dutch extended form of Lamberta.

Lambertu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Lamberto.

Lambertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Lamberto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Lambertus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Lambert.

Lambiet m Walloon
Walloon form of Lambert.

Lambinet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lambert.

Lambis m Greek (Expatriate)
A hypochoristic form of Charalampos.

Lambo m German (Rare)
Short form or nickname for Lambert.... [more]

Lambok m Batak
Means "soft, tender, gentle" in Batak.

Lambrecht m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German form of Lambert.

Lambrekt m Old Swedish
Variant of Lambert, probably via German Lamprecht.

Lamchiak f Thai
Means "thatch screwpine (a type of tree)" in Thai.

Lamduan f & m Thai
Means "white cheesewood" (a type of tree) in Thai.

Lameck m African
Variant of Lamech.

Lamedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Laomedon. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a king of Sicyon.

Lamees f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).

Lamek m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Lamech.

Lamentations m English (Puritan)
From the Old Testament book, a translation of Hebrew אֵיכָה‎. Referring to having sorrow for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.

Lamhot m Batak
From Batak lam meaning "more" and hot meaning "strong, firm, steady".

Lamiaa f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Lamiae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Lamiah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لامعة (see Lamia 1).

Lamina f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque lamia "(a sort of) nymph".... [more]

Lamine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Al-Amin used in parts of western Africa as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in northern Africa.

Lamiya f Arabic, Azerbaijani
Arabic form of Lamia 2.

Lamiyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Lamiya

Lamjiak f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lamchiak.

Lamme m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Lam.

Lammeken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Lambrecht.

Lamo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Lamara and Lamzira.

Lamo f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (see Lhamo).

Lamoni m Mormon
Lamonite king converted by Ammon.

Lamonte m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Lamonte.

Lamorak m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.

Lamorna f Cornish, English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).

Lampedo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek λαμπάς (lampas) "a torch, beacon, sun". This was the name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. A chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and her sister Marpesia in Boccaccio's 'On Famous Women' (1374).

Lampin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lambert.

Lampkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Lambert.

Lamprokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, brilliant" (compare lampo) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

Lamria f Batak
From Batak lam meaning "more" and ria meaning "festive, happy, together".

Lamriko f Georgian
Diminutive of Lamara and its short form Lamro.

Lamro f Georgian
Short form of Lamara and perhaps also of its diminutive Lamriko.

Lamtiur f Batak
From Toba Batak lam meaning "more" and tiur meaning "bright, clear".

Lamuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Filipino
Form of Lemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lamuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Lemuel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Lamun f Thai
Means "soft, gentle, mild" in Thai.

Lamyaa f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Lamyae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.

Lamyai f Thai
Means "longan (a type of tree)" in Thai.

Lamyong f & m Thai
Means "beautiful, pretty, fair" in Thai.

Lamzira f Svan, Georgian
Means "shrine, place of prayer" in Svan (literally: "where one prays").

Lamzo f Georgian
Short form of Lamzira.

Lân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璘 (lân) meaning "lustre of jade" or 麟 (lân) referring to the qilin (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology).

Lana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Liliana.

Lana f Hawaiian
Means "afloat", "hopeful, without worry" and "calm, still as water" in Hawaiian.

Lana f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Svitlana.

Lanah f English
Variant of Lana.

Lanakila m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph."

Lanako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lana.

Lanang m Javanese
Means "man, male" in Javanese.

Lanassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady".... [more]

Lanceloet m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Lancelot.

Lancelottu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Lancelot.

Lancillotto m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Lancelot.

Lanciotto m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Lancillotto.

Lançlot m Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Lancelot.

Landa f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lando as well as a short form of feminine names that start with Land- or end in -landa (such as Orlanda).

Landbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Cognate to Lambert, derived from the Old English elements land "land" and beorht "bright".

Landbert m Germanic
Means "bright land", derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Landburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element land "land." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Landegund f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Landelanda f Frankish (Rare)
From the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" duplicated. This is a rare compound of one name element with itself.

Landelin m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat Swabian
Variant of Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.

Landelina f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Landelino.

Landelino m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Landelin.

Landemar m Germanic
Means "famous land", derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Landenolf m Germanic
Variant of Landenulf.

Landenulf m Lombardic
Form of Landulf, using an extended form of the first element (cf. Pandenulf). Landenulf I was a 9th-century gastald (Lombard ruler) of Capua in Italy.

Lander m Basque, Medieval Basque
Of debated origin and meaning.... [more]

Lander m Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Meaning uncertain. This name could be a modern form of a Germanic name starting with Land- (such as Landerik), but it could also possibly be a contracted form of Alexander or even a variant form of Leander.

Landere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leandra.

Landeric m Germanic
Variant of Landric.

Landericu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican form of Landric.

Landericus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Landeric.

Landerik m Dutch
Dutch form of Landeric.

Landfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Landfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements land "land" and friþ "peace". From Germanic Landfrid... [more]

Landgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element land "land." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Landgrim m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Landhard m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Landhild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Landie f & m English
Short form of Landon or Yolanda.

Landinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Rolando. A known bearer of this name is the Portuguese soccer player Rolando "Landinho" Pereira Rocha Almeida (b. 1993).

Landolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Landulf.

Landolfo m Italian
Italian form of Landolf.

Landolfuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Landolfo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Landolin m Dutch, German
This name is a pet form of names beginning with the Germanic element "land-", such as Landfrid and Landolf.

Lándor m Medieval Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include an Old Hungarian form of Leander and a corruption of Nándor.

Landrad m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Landrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Landrad. Landrada of Austrasia lived in the 7th century AD and was reportedly a daughter of Charles Martel (Frankish king) and his wife Rotrude of Treves.

Landree f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Landry.

Làndri m Provençal
Variant of Landri.

Landri m Provençal
Provençal form of Landric.

Landricus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Landric.

Landrie f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Landry.

Landuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Landa, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Landuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Lando, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Landuin m History (Gallicized)
French form of Landwin.

Landwald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Landward m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Landwin m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Landysh f Tatar
From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".

Laneiric m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Landric.

Lanesra f English (Modern, Rare)
Arsenal (a famous football club from London) spelled backwards.

Lanetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lynetta, or, more likely, a combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Netta 1.

Lanfen f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]

Lanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant", 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", 锋 (fēng) meaning "point, cutting edge, vanguard, forward", 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" or 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple"... [more]

Lanfranca f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Lanfranco.

Lanfrancus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lanfrank.

Lanfrank m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Name elements lant "land" and Franko "Franconian" (a German tribe), "free, outspoken".

Langgeng m & f Javanese
From Javanese langgêng meaning "eternal, enduring, immortal".

Langton m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Langton, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Lanhua f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Laniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lana.

Lanimele f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian lani "heaven, sky" and mele "song".

Lanise f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Denise. It can be spelled LaNise or Lanise.

Lann Obscure
Self-given first name of intentionally unreadable gender of the non-binary person Lann Hornscheidt.

Lannetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lanetta.

Lannette f English (Rare)
Variant of Lanette.

Lantachar m Germanic
Variant of Lanthar, probably influenced in its spelling by Old High German wachar "vigilant" (see Wacharulf).

Lantechild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Landhild. Lantechild was a daughter of Childeric I, a 5th-century Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.

Lanthar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Lantip m Javanese
Means "quick, clever, shrewd, intelligent" in Javanese.

Lantuu m Mongolian
Means "sledgehammer" in Mongolian.

Lanuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lana.

Lanval m Arthurian Cycle
From Norman French l'an val meaning "the valiant man". In Arthurian romance Lanval is a knight at the court of King Arthur. The character originates in one of the lais of Marie de France, written in the late 12th century.

Lanya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Melaniya.

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]

Lanz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lanz. Lanz also was a maker of tractors, the most famous model being the Lanz Bulldog.

Laodamie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Laodamia.

Laodicé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Laodike.

Laodika f Polish
Polish form of Laodike.

Laojzek m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Alojzy.

Laomedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Laomi f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Salome.

Laommi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Laomi.

Laong f & m Thai
Means "dust, powder" in Thai.

Laora f Breton
Breton form of Laura.

Laorañs m Breton
Breton form of Laurence 1.

Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.

Lâorent m Norman
Norman form of Laurent.

Laouen m Breton (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Breton laouen "happy, joyful".

Laouenan m Breton
Derived from Breton laouen "joyful" (Welsh llawen; compare Gwenlaouen, Lowenna). This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint... [more]

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]

Lập m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".

Lapaccio m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Lapo.

Lapoleons m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Napoleon.

Lapordu m Sicilian
Variant of Leupoldu.

Laquana f African American
Feminine form of Laquan.

Laquasha f African American
Combination of the phonetic element la and the name Quasha. It can be spelled LaQuasha, La'Quasha or Laquasha.

Laquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquasha.

Laquavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Laquan and Octavius.

Laquon m African American
Variant of Laquan.

Laquonne m & f African American
Variant of Laquan.

Lara f Breton
Truncated form of Alara and Elara.

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.

Laras f Javanese
Means "tone, harmony" or "beautiful, charming" in Javanese.

Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, Javanese
From Javanese laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, appropriate" combined with ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), portrayed as a wife of the hero Arjuna.

Larbi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العربي (al-arabiyy) meaning "the Arab".

Larcenia f American (South, Archaic), African American
Variant of Larcena.

Larceny f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Larcena.

Lardarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of LaDarius.

Larenda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Larinda.

Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.

Larentu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Laurence 1.

Larenza f Corsican
Feminine form of Larenzu.

Larenzu m Corsican (Archaic)
Variant of Lurenzu.

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").

Largias m Romansh
Romansh form of Hilarius, traditionally found in the Surselva region and Central Grisons.

LaRhonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rhonda.

Lari m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Hilarius.

Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.

Larig m Breton
Diminutive of Alar via Alarig.

Lariko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Larisa and its short form Lara 1.

Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [more]

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.

Larinda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lorinda.

Larione m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ilario.

Larioun m Provençal
Short form of Ilarioun.

Larisse f Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Larissa.

Larissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Larissa.

Làrix m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "larch" in Catalan.

Lärka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Lærke.

Larken m English
Variant of Larkin.

Larkyn f & m English
Variant of Larkin.

Laro f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Larisa.

Lars m Etruscan
Variant of Larth.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

Larsen m English
Variant of Larson.

Larsena f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Americanization of Larsina.

Larsenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larcenia.

Larsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Larsine.

Larsine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lars.

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).

Larusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Larysa.

Larusya f Russian
Diminutive of both Lara 1 and Larisa.

Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.

Larysz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Hilary.

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]

Lasairíona f Irish
Variant of Lasairfhíona.

LaSandra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sandra, possibly inspired by Cassandra.

LaSaundra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Saundra.

Lasèr m Provençal
Provençal form of Lazarus.