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Krasava f Russian (Rare, Archaic), Czech (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic element krasa "beauty, adornment".

Krasota f Russian, Kazakh
Russian word meaning "Beauty".

Krateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Krates, a derivative of Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "strength, power". This was borne by the mother of 7th-century BC Greek tyrant Periander.

Kreasha f Obscure

Kreetta f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kreeta.

Kremena f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian кремен, a dialectal variant of кремък "flint, flintstone".

Kreosha f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kreousa f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Creusa.

Kresida f Albanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak
Form of Cressida in several languages.

Kressia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Gracia. Used as an alternative to Chana ... [more]

Krestia f German (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from Christa.

Kresyda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Cressida.

Krisada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Kritsada.

Krishia f Filipino (Rare)

Krishma f Indian

Krisnja f Slovene, Friulian
Diminutive of Kristina.

Krissda m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kristea f English (Rare)
Variant of Kristia.

Kristia f Greek (Cypriot)

Kriszta f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian short form of Krisztina.

Kritika f Hindi, Thai
From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (Kṛttikā), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades.

Krstana f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Krstan.

Krutika f Indian

Krychna f Polish
Diminutive of Krystyna.

Krystka f Polish
Diminutive of Krystyna.

Krzesia f Polish
Diminutive of Krzesisława.

Krzycha f Polish
Diminutive of Krystyna.

Krzysia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Krzysztofa.

Ksavera f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine name, derived from the name Xavier.

Ksawera f Polish
Feminine form of Ksawery.

Kseniia f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kseniya.

Kshipra f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit क्षिप्र (kṣipra) meaning "quick, swift". This is also the name of a river in India.

Ksymena f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Szymona.

Kuarasa f Abkhaz (Rare)
From Abkhaz аҟәараса (aqwarasa) meaning "turtle dove".

Kudzoka f Shona
Means "to come back" in Shona.

Kuhlula m & f Tsonga
Means "win" in Xitsonga.

Kuliana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Juliette.

Kulitta f Hurrian Mythology
In Hurrian Mythology, Kulitta is one of the handmaids of the goddess Šauška.

Kumalah f Filipino, Tausug
From Tausug kumala' meaning "gem".

Kundzia f Polish
Diminutive of Kunegunda.

K'unerna f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "one whom one finds sweet/attractive" (see also K'unâĸ).

Kungkea m & f Khmer
Means "river" in Khmer.

Kunhuta f Czech, Medieval Czech
Czech form of Kunigunde.

Kunilla f Finnish
Finnish form of Gunilla.

Kunizza f Medieval German
Diminutive of names formed with the name element kuni "clan, family" or kuoni "brave".

Kurbika f Chechen
Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" (referring to the Islamic process of sacrificing an animal for Eid al-Adha) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman".

Kurhula m Tsonga
Means "peace" in Xitsonga.

Kurissa f English (American)
Variant of Karissa

Kursiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kursiy meaning "the throne of Allah".

Kurunta m Hittite Mythology
Possibly deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerh ("horn"). Name borne by a Hittite god of hunting and wild animals, who was often associated with deer. A possible Luwian origin has been proposed for Kurunta, by way of the god Runtiya entering the Hittite pantheon, however this is disputed.

Kusaila m History

Kusayla m Berber (Anglicized)
Kusayla or koceïla or kasîla was a berber chief from the end of the 7th century.

Kushina f Japanese
Nine goods

Kusiima m Ganda (Modern), Swahili, Kiga
Means "thankful" in Swahili, Kiga, and Ganda.

Kutenda f & m Shona
Means "faith" or "to thank" in Shona.

Kutjara m Indigenous Australian Mythology
One of the two male ancestors of mortals that taught people to keep in touch with Dreamtime (the source of all life).

Kuuhuma m Yakut
Yakut form of Kuzma.

Kwamena m Akan
variant of Kwame

Kwanaya f Shona
Meaning “it has rained”, rain is seen as a symbol of new life as its waters are a source of nourishment for natural life.

Kwanita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanita.

Kwasiba f & m Ndyuka
Ndyuka equivalent of the Fante (Akan) name Kwasi.

Kwatisa f Tsonga
Means "made furious" in Xitsonga.

Kwiatka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.

Kwietka f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.

Kwiryna f Polish
Polish form of Quirina.

Kwizera f Rwandan

Kyannah f English (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)

Kydaana f Yakut
Either means "blizzard", "cold", or "the sparkle of kydamniir" in Yakut.

Kyeisha f English
Variant of "Keisha".

Kyleena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyleen.

Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]

Kylijah m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ka and the name Elijah.

Kylista f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Kyniska f Ancient Greek
From κυνίσκα (kyniska), the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the noun κυνίσκη (kyniske) meaning "female puppy", itself from κύων (kyon) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos))... [more]

Kyrenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Kyrenius.

Kyriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kiriana.

Kysheia f African American

Kyung-Ah f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경아 (see Gyeong-A).

Kyungha m & f Korean
Means "congratulation" in Korean.

Laaibah f Urdu

Laavara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâvara.

Labeeba f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لبيبة (see Labiba).

Labeena f English
Not available

Labella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Labelle.

Laberta f English
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Berta, possibly modelled on Alberta... [more]

Labhika f Indian
Means "profit" in Indian.

Labibah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic لبيبة (see Labiba), as well as the Indonesian form.

LaBonna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Bonnie. Also compare Bonna, LaDonna.

Lacelia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Celia.

Lacerta f Astronomy
Means "lizard" in Latin (the feminine form of lacertus). Lacerta is the name of a constellation created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the northern celestial sphere... [more]

Lachita f English (American)

Lacinda f English (American), African American
Variant of Lucinda.

Laconia f African American
Variant of Laconya, which may be an invented name modelled after LaTonya and LaSonya. It also coincides with ancient Greek place name (see Laconia).

Ladasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Dasha, probably modelled on Latasha.

Ladawna f African American
Variant of LaDonna.

Ladeana f English (American)
Feminine form of Dean with french prefix "La".

Ladeena f American (Modern, Rare)

Ladelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ladiana f Arthurian Cycle
The niece of King Mark of Cornwall.

Ladonta m African American
Feminization of Ladontae.

Ladoska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Ladoïska.

Ladrena f African American (Modern, Rare)

Laduška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Lada.

Laduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ladoska.

Laeeqah f South African

Laerzia f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Laerzio, itself a regional variant of Laerte.

LaFonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Fonda. Also compare Lavonda and LaWanda... [more]

Lagenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lugenia.

Lagerta f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Hlaðgerðr.

Lahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "order, arrangement" or "fate, destiny" in Malagasy.

Lahisoa m Malagasy
From the Malagasy lahy meaning "man" and soa meaning "good".

Lahorka f Croatian
From Croatian lahor meaning ''breeze''.

Laianna f African American

Lailiya f Persian
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Laimona f Lithuanian
Variant form of Laimonė.

Lainela f Estonian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Laine.

Lajariá f Romani (Caló)
Directly taken from Caló lajariá "worship, adoration", this name is used as the Caló equivalent of Adoración.

Lajuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the name Juana, making it strictly the feminine form of Lajuan (See also Lajuanda and Lawana).

Lajunta f Obscure

Lakatia f German (Bessarabian)
Contracted form of Leokadia.

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]

Lakeeta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lakeita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

La'kenya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Kenya.

Lakesha f African American
Variant of Lakeisha.

Laketta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lakhela f Swazi

Lakkana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lakkhana.

Laknara f Thai
Variant of Laksanara.

Lakotah f English (Modern)
Variant of Lakota.

Lakshya m Indian
From लक्ष्य (lakṣya) meaning "observable, perceptible, visible, recognizable"

Lalacia f Obscure

Lalaina f & m Malagasy

Lalaina f Malagasy
Means "loved, dear" in Malagasy.

Lalania f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Laloona f Pakistani (Rare, ?)

Lamanda m African American

Lamanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Manya.

Lamaria f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Lamaria is a goddess in Georgian mythology and a part of the Svan pantheon. She is named "eye of the earth" and is the goddess of the hearth, cattle and a protector of women (especially with matters of childbirth).

Lamaria f African American
Feminine version of Lamario or Lamar.

Lamayah f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Lamessa m Oromo
It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.

Lamilia f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Lamonya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and name Monya.

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).

Lamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amoura.

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

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

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]

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

Lanesha f African American
Variant of Lanisha.

Lanesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lanisha.

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

Lanessa f American (Rare)

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.

Langiva f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of an uncertain name, probably Old English *Langgifu (composed of the elements lang "long, tall, lasting" and giefu "gift") or perhaps Old Norse Langlíf (otherwise Latinized as Langliva).

Lanijah f African American (Rare)

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

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

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.

Lansana m Eastern African

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

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

Lanyiah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Laodika f Polish
Polish form of Laodike.

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

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

Laquana f African American
Feminine form of Laquan.

Laqueda f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Laqueta f African American
Variant of Laquita.

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

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.

Laranya f Hindi, Marathi
Meaning "Grace".

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

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.

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

Larenza f Corsican
Feminine form of Larenzu.

Laretta f English (Modern)
Variant of Loretta.

Larikka f African American (Modern, Rare)

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

Larisha f African American
Variant of Larissa.

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

Larmina f Afghan
She who is like a pearl

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

Larriah f African American
Variant of Lariah

Larrisa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Larissa.

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

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

Larusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Larysa.

Larusya f Russian
Diminutive of both Lara 1 and Larisa.

Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.

LaSanya f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaSonya.

Lasèria f Provençal
Feminine form of Lasèr.

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

Lasheka f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the invented name Sheka, possibly modelled on Lakeisha.

Lashuka m Georgian
Diminutive of Lasha.

LaSonya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sonya.

Latania f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latanya.

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

Lateria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

Laterra f English (Rare)
Variant of Latara.

Latesha f African American
Variant of Letitia. It can be spelled Latesha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTesha.

Lathena f American (Rare)

Laticia f African American
Variant of Latisha.

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

Lationa f American (Modern, Rare)

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

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.

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

Latorya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latosha f African American
Variant of Latasha.

LaToyia f African American
Variant of LaToya.

Latreca f African American (Modern, Rare)

Latrina f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Trina.

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

Lattana f & m Lao
Lao cognate of Rattana.

Lauanda f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Laudina f Portuguese

Laulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laureen.

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.

Laurela f Albanian (Rare)

Laureta f Albanian
Albanian form of Lauretta.

Laurica f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Laura.

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.

Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).

Lavaina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Lavanda f Croatian, Russian, Italian
Means "lavender" in Croatian, Italian and Russian.

Lavania f Romani (Archaic)

Lavenda f English

Lavenia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Lavinia, which was rarely used between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

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.

Lavilla f English

Lavinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lavínia.

Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.

Lavinya f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lavinia.

Lavonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la combined with the name Vonda.

Lavonia f English
Variant of Lavinia or Lavonne.

Lavonna f English (American)
Variant of Lavonne.

Lawanga f Pashto
Means "clove" in Pashto.

Lawanna f African American (Rare)
More common variant of Lajuana (See also LaWanda).

Lawinia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lavinia.

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Laynara f Brazilian

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

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.

Leadora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leodora.

Leahnia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Leainná f Sami
Sami form of Lena.

Leakena f Khmer

Leaneşa f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian leneşă, the feminine form of the adjective leneş "lazy". This was likely an amuletic name.

Leanika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Leana, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Leanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leaneira. In Greek mythology, Leanira or Leaneira was a Spartan princess who later became an Arcadian queen. She was the daughter of King Amyclas and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes... [more]

Leannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leanna.

Leathia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lethia.

Leavina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Lecenta f Medieval
This is a female name used in the Medieval era.

Ledelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ledeyna f Turkish

Lediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledian.

Lediçia f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Letitia.

Ledicia f Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Letitia. The name coincides with Galician ledicia "delight, joy".

Lediona f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledion.

Ledjana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ledjan.

Leeanna f English
Combination of Lee and Anna.

Leensaa f Ethiopian

Lefleda f Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leofflæd.

Legakwa f Tswana
Means "crystal" in Setswana.

Legatha f German (Bessarabian)

Legatia f German (Bessarabian)

Leginah f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -nah.

Legiyah f Javanese
From Javanese Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yah.

Leianna f American (South)

Leighah f English (American)
Variant of Leigha.

Leighia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lea or Leah.

Leighla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Leighna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lina 2 or Laina.

Leighsa f Obscure
Variant of Lisa.

Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya

Leighza f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leihana f Micronesian
The name Leihana is unknown where it originated, but has been used in many islands in the Pacific Ocean, especially in Micronesia. The first recorded use of the name Leihana was for the name of Princess Leihana of an unamed island in the Pacific... [more]

Leikela f Taiwanese (Rare)
From Chinese 雷 léi "thunder", 科 kē "sort, class, kind", and 拉 "drag, pull".

Leikona f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Leighton.

Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.

Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.

Lekikia f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Letitia / Leiticia.

Leksija f Bosnian

Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]

Lelanda f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Leland.

Lelania f American (Rare)

Lëliana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Liliana.