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Lania f Kurdish
Means "Birdnest" in Kurdish.

Laniah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
The name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth... [more]

Lanica f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lanijah f African American (Rare)

Lanika f African American

Lanina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nina 1.

Lanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, nee and sha. A known bearer is American model LaNisha Cole (1982-).

Lanita f English (American)

Lanitra f Malagasy
Means "sky, heaven" in Malagasy.

Laniya f African American

Laniyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage possibly based on Lana and the -iyah suffix found in names such as Aniyah, Kamiyah, Amiyah and Makiyah, or a combination of the popular name prefix la and Niyah.

Lanka f Hungarian (Archaic), Slavic (Archaic)

Lanna f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lanna f Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".

Lannah f American
Variant of Lana.

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

Lanora f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lenora using the popular name prefix La.

Lansa m Hopi
Means "spear" in Hopi.

Lansana m Eastern African

Lansenba m Manipuri
Means "takes care of wealth" in Meitei.

Lantana f English (Rare)
From the name of the plant.

Lantberga f Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German lant, Old Saxon land "land" + Old High German berg "mountain, hill".

Lantoniaina f Malagasy
Meaning "the beautiful one."

Lantosoa m & f Malagasy
Means "good order" in Malagasy.

Lanuka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lana.

Lanuola f Samoan
Means “living color” in Tongan, from ‘lanu’ meaning “color” and ‘ola’ meaning “alive.”

Lanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Lanya f English
Variant of Lana influenced by the spelling of Tanya.

Lanya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Melaniya.

Lanya f Taiwanese (?)

Lanyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lanyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lanyiah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

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]

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

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

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]

Lapaka m Aymara
Means "November" in Aymara.

Lapaula f African American
Combination of the name Paula with the common African American prefix la-.

Laphonza f Obscure
Invented name, possibly based on la and Alphonsa. The only known bearer so far is Laphonza Butler (1979-), senator from California and labor union official.

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".

Lapria f English (American, Rare)

Laprincessa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princessa.

Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".

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.

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.

Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.

Laqueda f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Laqueta f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Laquetta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.

Laquinta f African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Laquan

Laquita f African American
Combination of the popular name elements La and quita (from names such as Marquita).

Laquitta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.

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.

Larachka f Russian
Nickname of Larisa.

Larah f English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Lara 1.

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.

Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.

Larama m Aymara
Means "blue" in Aymara.

Larama Uma f Aymara
Means "blue water" in Aymara.

Laranya f Hindi, Marathi
Meaning "Grace".

Larcella f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Larcella.

Larcena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larsena.

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

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.

Larencia f African American (Modern, Rare)

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

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.

Laretta f English (Modern)
Variant of Loretta.

Lareva f American (Rare)

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.

Lariah f African American

Larica f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Larija f Lithuanian
Variant of Laria.

Larika f Indian (Rare)

Larikka f African American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Larisha f African American
Variant of Larissa.

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.

Laritza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

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

Larka f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Larka m Russian
Diminutive of Illarion.

Larmina f Afghan
She who is like a pearl

Larna f English (British)

Larona f English (African)

Laronda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaRhonda.

Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.

Larriah f African American
Variant of Lariah

Larrietta f African American
Probably a feminine form of Larry.

Larrisa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Larissa.

Larrissa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Larissa.

Lársa m Sami
Sami form of Larsa.

Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.

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.

Lartia f Hungarian
Derived from the Latin nomen Lartius (see Larth).

Larushka f Russian
Diminutive of Lara 1.

Larusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Larysa.

Larusya f Russian
Diminutive of both Lara 1 and Larisa.

Larya m Russian
Diminutive of Ilarion.

Łarysa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Лариса using Polish phonetics (see Larysa)

Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.

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]

Lasairíona f Irish
Variant of Lasairfhíona.

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

LaSanya f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaSonya.

Lasarusa m Fijian
Means "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."

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

Lasèria f Provençal
Feminine form of Lasèr.

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]

Lashana f Popular Culture
"Orphan"... [more]

Lashanda f African American
Possibly a variant of Lashonda.

Lashandra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashanta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.

Lasharra f African American (Modern, Rare)

Lashauna f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Lashaun.

Lashaunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lashaundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashauntea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Lashaun.

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.

Lashawndra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashayla f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shayla.

Lashea f African American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Lashinda f African American (Rare)

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]

Lashondra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shondra. Compare also Lashonda.

Lashuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Lasha.

Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.

Lashundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashunta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lasia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Adelasia.

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]

LaSondra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sondra.

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.

Lassarina f Irish
Anglicized form of Lasairfhíona.

Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.

LaStacia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Stacia.

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.

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.

Latania f African American (Rare)
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.

Latashia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Latasha. It can be spelled LaTashia or Latashia.

Latavia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la and Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).

Latawnya f African American
Variant of LaTonya.

Lataya f English (Australian)

Latea f American (Modern, Rare)

Lateesha f African American
Variant of Latisha.

Lateria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

Laterra f English (Rare)
Variant of Latara.

Laterria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

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.

Lathea f African American (Rare)

Latheefa f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Latifa.

Lathena f American (Rare)

LaTia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tia.

Latiah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Latiyah.

Latica f Croatian
It means "flower petal" in Croatian.

Laticia f African American
Variant of Latisha.

Latiefah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Latifa.

Lətifə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Latifa.

Latika f Indian

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]

Latinka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Latin.

Lationa f American (Modern, Rare)

Latipa f Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, Kazakh
Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Kazakh form of Latifa.

Latipah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Latifa.

Latishea f African American (Modern, Rare)

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-.

Låtizia f Walloon
Walloon form of Laëtitia.

Latonia f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latonja f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latora f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria. Also compare Latara.

Latoria f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Toria (compare LaToya).

Latorunwa f Yoruba
Means "one who has descended from heaven" in Yoruba.

Latorya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latoryia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latosha f African American
Variant of Latasha.

LaToyia f African American
Variant of LaToya.

Latreca f African American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Latroya f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troya using the popular prefix La-.

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-.

Lauana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lauane.

Lauanda f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Laudelina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Feminine form of Laudelino.

Laudia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Laudina f Portuguese

Laudomia f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Laodamia.

Lauha f Finnish
Means 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.

Laule'a f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, composed by "lau", meaning "leaf" or "garden" and "le'a", meaning "happy"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garden of happiness".

Laulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laureen.

Launa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lana or a variant of Laune.

Laùra f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Laura.

Laurabella f English (Rare)

Laurah f English (Rare)
Variant of Laura.

Lauramaija f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish name with the combination of Laura and Maija.

Laurana f Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of Laura. Laurana is one of the main characters in the "Dragonlance" book series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.

Lauréa f French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Laurea.

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.

Laureà m Catalan
Catalan form of Laurianus.

Laureana f Spanish, Galician
Feminine form of Laureano.

Laurela f Albanian (Rare)

Laurélia f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Laurelia.

Laurelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the plant name.

Laurella f English
Latinization of Laurelle.

Laurença f Lengadocian, Gascon
Feminine form of Laurenç.

Laurencja f Polish
Polish form of Laurentia.

Laurenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura and variant of Lorenia.

Laurensa f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Laurens.

Laurenția f Romanian
Romanian form of Laurentia.

Laurentyna f Polish
Polish form of Laurentina.

Laurenza f Italian
Variant of Lorenza.

Laurenzia f Italian (Rare), Romansh
Italian and Romansh form of Laurentia.

Lauresha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian laureshë "crested lark, skylark".

Laurestina f English (Rare)

Laureta f Albanian
Albanian form of Lauretta.

Lauretha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Loretha.

Lauria f Italian
Elaboration of Laura.

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.

Laurica f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Laura.

Lauriina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variation of Lorraine. Might also be a feminine form of Lauri.

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.

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

Laurinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).

Lauritta f Nigerian

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.

Lauruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Laura.

Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.

Lava f Medieval English
Diminutives of Medieval English masculine names ending in -lāf (such as Beorhtlaf and Cynelaf) used as a feminine given name... [more]

Lavada f English (American)

Lavaina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

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).

Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.

Laveah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the phonetic elements la, vay and ya, inspired by Nevaeh.

Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.

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

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

Laverna f English
Feminine variant of Lavern.

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Laveta f American (Rare)

Lavighja f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavighju.

Lavilla f English

Lavinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lavínia.