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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
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Laika f Popular Culture, Pet
Means "barker" from the Russian лаять (layat') meaning "to bark". This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.
Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.
Laimdota f Latvian, Literature, Theatre
From Latvian laime "joy, luck, happiness" (compare Laima) combined with dota "given" (from the verb dot "to give"). This was coined in the late 19th century... [more]
Laimona f Lithuanian
Variant form of Laimonė.
Laimrota f Latvian (Rare)
Combination of Laima and Rota.
Laina f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in -laina, such as Alaina, Melaina.
Laina f Romansh
Short form of Madlaina and thus a Romansh form of Lena.
Laina f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lane / Layne.
Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.
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-).
Laisla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laila 1 influenced by Laís.
Laïza f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Eliza.
Lajariá f Romani (Caló)
Directly taken from Caló lajariá "worship, adoration", this name is used as the Caló equivalent of Adoración.
Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.
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).
Lajuanda f African American
Variant of LaWanda, influenced by the spelling of the name Juan 1.
Laka m & f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
From laka meaning "tame". This is the name of a goddess of the hula and a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.
Lakatriona f Obscure
Combination of the phonetic element la and Katriona. A famous bearer is Lakatriona Brunson, better known as Bernice off of TruTV’s “South Beach Tow.”
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]
Lakeithia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Keith.
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.
Lakhta f Pashto
Means "earring" in Pashto.
Lakia f African
Means "treasure" in Swahili.
Lakira f African American
Combination of prefix La- with Kira 2.
Lakkana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lakkhana.
Lakkhana f Thai
Means "good-looking, lucky, fortunate" in Thai.
Laknara f Thai
Variant of Laksanara.
Lakota f & m English (Modern)
Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.
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.
Laksanara f Thai
From Thai ลักษณะ (laksana) meaning "characteristic, quality" and นารา (nara) which can mean "radius, length", "water" or "human, person".
Laksha f Hindi
Means "white rose" in Hindi.
Lakshana f Indian
Of unknown meaning.
Lala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laura.
Lala f Romani
Directly taken from Romani lala "ruby; red; fiery".... [more]
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.
Lala f Arabic
"Flower"
Lala m & f Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali
Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
Lalá f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Laura.
Lalä f Tatar
Means "tulip" in Tatar, ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh)
Lalə f Azerbaijani
Means "poppy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (laleh).
Lalaina f Malagasy
Means "loved, dear" in Malagasy.
Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".
Lalaonirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalao meaning "play, recreation" or "joie-de-vivre" and nirina meaning "desired".
Lalea f African American
Combination of Lea and the prefix La. It also coincides with the Romanian word lalea meaning "tulip".
Lalela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laurel.
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).
Lalena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lauren.
Lalina f Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Lalin.
Lalita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Lala, itself a diminutive of Laura. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Laura.
Lalla f Berber
This name means "Lady"... [more]
Laluka f Georgian
Diminutive of Lali.
Lamaia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Maia 1.
Lamanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Manya.
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]
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.
Lamaya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Maya 2.
Lambertina f Dutch
Dutch extended form of Lamberta.
Lamiaa f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.
Lamiha f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Lamia.
Lamilia f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Lamina f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque lamia "(a sort of) nymph".... [more]
Lamira f English (American), Literature, Theatre
This name was used (possibly invented) by Jacobean-era dramatist John Fletcher for characters in his plays The Honest Man's Fortune (c.1613) and The Little French Lawyer (1647). It does not appear to have been used in England; it came into use in the early United States, occurring as early as the 1780s in New York, perhaps influenced by the similar-sounding name Almira 1.
Lamiya f Arabic
Variant of Lamia 1 and / or Lamya.
Lamiya f Arabic, Azerbaijani
Arabic form of Lamia 2.
Lamiyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Lamiya
Lammašaga f Sumerian Mythology
Means "the good Lamma (a kind of protector spirit)", deriving from the Sumerian element šag ("sweet, good, pleasant"). Name borne by a sukkal (vizier deity) of the goddess Bau.
Lamona f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Mona 1.
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).
Lampetia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαμπετίη (Lampetiê), a derivative of λαμπετάω (lampetaô) "to shine". In Greek mythology Lampetia and her sister Phaethousa were two nymphs who pastured the sacred herds of the sun god Helios on the mythical island of Thrinakie, or Thrinacia.
Lamria f Batak
From Batak lam meaning "more" and ria meaning "festive, happy, together".
Lamyaa f Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لمياء (see Lamya) chiefly used in North Africa.
Lamzira f Svan, Georgian
Means "shrine, place of prayer" in Svan (literally: "where one prays").
Lana f Kurdish
Kurdish origin, meaning "bird's nest"
Lana f Hawaiian
Means "afloat", "hopeful, without worry" and "calm, still as water" in Hawaiian.
Lana f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Svitlana.
Lanakila m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph."
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]
Lancha f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
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).
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.
Landivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy landy meaning "silk" and vola meaning "silver".
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.
Landuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Landa, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]
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.
Lanfranca f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Lanfranco.
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).
Langliva f Medieval English, Old Danish
Medieval English form of Langlíf.
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]
Lania f Kurdish
Means "Birdnest" in Kurdish.
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]
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-).
Lanitra f Malagasy
Means "sky, heaven" in Malagasy.
Lanna f Chinese
From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 娜 (nà) meaning "graceful, elegant, delicate".
Lanora f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lenora using the popular name prefix La.
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.
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]
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".
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.
Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.
Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.
Laquita f African American
Combination of the popular name elements La and quita (from names such as Marquita).
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Lara f Breton
Truncated form of Alara and Elara.
Laraba f Hausa
Derived from the Arabic رَابِعَة‎ (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.
Larachka f Russian
Nickname of Larisa.
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 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.
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.
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.
LaRhonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rhonda.
Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.
Laria f Chatino
Chatino form of Hilaria.
Larija f Lithuanian
Variant of Laria.
Larina f Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hilária which is occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.
Larissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Larissa.
Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.
Larita f African American, Theatre
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rita. This was used by Noël Coward for a character in his play Easy Virtue (1924), which was adapted into a silent film in 1928 as well as a 2006 film.
Larmina f Afghan
She who is like a pearl
Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.
Larrietta f African American
Probably a feminine form of Larry.
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.
Łarysa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Лариса using Polish phonetics (see Larysa)
Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.
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]
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.
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]
Lashanda f African American
Possibly a variant of Lashonda.
Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.
Lashawna f African American
Strictly feminine variant of LaShawn. See also Lashonda.
Lashawnda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shawnda.
Lashayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shayla.
Lasheika f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the invented name Sheika, probably modelled on Lakeisha.
Lasheila f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and the name Sheila.
Lasheka f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the invented name Sheka, possibly modelled on Lakeisha.
Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.
Lashondra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shondra. Compare also Lashonda.
Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.
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.
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.
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