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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
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Kusi Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and aruma meaning "night".
Kusi Chimpu f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi Kurmi f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusiñawi f Quechua
Means "cheerful eyes" in Quechua.
Kusi Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, Theatre
Means "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua kusi "joyful, happy" and quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).
Kusirimay f Quechua
Means "of cheerful talk" in Quechua.
Kusi Wayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wayra meaning "wind".
Kusi Wiñaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wiñaya meaning "eternal".
Kusnul f & m Indonesian
Variant of Khusnul.
Kustaava f Finnish
Feminine form of Kustaa.
Kustaawa f Finnish
Finnish Feminine variant of Kustaa
Kustuktaana f Yakut
From кустук (kustuk) meaning "rainbow".
Kusum f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma) meaning "flower".
Kusuman f Thai
Means "flower, bloom, blossom" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma).
Kusumawati f Indonesian
From Indonesian kusuma meaning "flower" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Kusumo m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Kusuma.
Kusuoko f Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kusuyo f Japanese (Rare)
From 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 洋 () meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kutloisiso f & m Sotho (Rare)
Means "understanding" in Sotho.
Kutlwisiso f Sotho
Means "understanding" in Lesotho.
Kuunstaansi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûnstânse.
Kuyikabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "do not doubt god" in Ibibio.
Kuzivakwashe f Shona
Means "God's will" in Shona.
Květuška f Czech
Diminutive of Květa or Květuše.
Kvitoslava f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kvetoslava.
Kwang-suk f Korean
Kim Kwang-suk was a North Korean singer in the Pochonbo Electronic Ensamble.
Kwasiba f & m Ndyuka
Ndyuka equivalent of the Fante (Akan) name Kwasi.
Kwatisa f Tsonga
Means "made furious" in Xitsonga.
Kwiatosława f Polish
Variant of Kwietosława and masculine form of Kwiatosław.
Kwiatusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwiatosława.
Kwietosława f Polish
Polish cognate of Květoslava.
Kwietusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kwietosława.
Kxamshe f Southern African, San (Bushmen), !Kung
Possibly means "mouth" in !Kung (a Khoi-San language) coming from the word kxám.
Kyashi f Japanese
Kyashī is the Japanese form of Cassie.
Kyasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ky and Asia 1.
Kyausar f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Kawthar.
Kyeisha f English
Variant of "Keisha".
Kyeong-suk f Korean
Variant transcription of Gyeong-Suk.
Kyesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the element ky and Iesha (Compare Tyesha). It can also sometimes be a variant of Keisha.
Kylise f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Kelis or Elise, or a feminine elaboration of Kyle using Lise.
Kyneswide f Medieval English
Variant form of Cyneswið. Notable bearer of this name is St Kynewside of Mercia. She is a sister of St Kyneburga and St Tibba of Mercia.
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]
Kyómugisha f Kiga
Means "something that brings luck" in Rukiga.
Kyong-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경숙 (see Gyeong-Suk).
Kyoshi m & f Japanese
it is an alternative of Kiyoshi and means "quiet".
Kyoung-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경숙 (see Gyeong-Suk).
Kyparissia f Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Kyparissos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena at Asopus in Laconia.
Kyrstin f English
Variant of Kirsten.
Kysha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Keisha.
Kyung-soon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 경순 (see Gyeong-sun).
Kyung-Suk f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경숙 (see Gyeong-Suk).
Kyung-Sun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경선 (see Gyeong-Seon).
Kyung-sun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 경순 (see Gyeong-sun).
Laakso m & f Finnish
Means "valley" in Finnish.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
A Greenlandic form of Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Labhaoise f Irish
Irish form of Louise
Labshakar f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lab meaning "lip, mouth" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)"
Lachrisha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Chris.
Lacus f Popular Culture
Means "lake" in Latin. This is the name of one of the major female characters found in the Japanese anime 'Gundam SEED' & 'Gundam SEED Destiny'.
Ladasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Dasha, probably modelled on Latasha.
Ladislaa f Spanish
Feminine form of Ladislao.
Ladislada f Spanish
Feminine form of Ladislao.
Ladislaja f German (Rare)
A feminine form of Ladislaus.
Ladiszla f Hungarian
Feminine form of László via the Latinization Ladislaus.
Ladoris f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Doris.
Laduška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Lada.
Ładysława f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Władysława, influenced by Czech and Slovak Ladislava.
Ładzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Ładzisław.
Laesther f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Esther.
Laetissima f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin laetissimus meaning "happiest; happy as can be". Also compare the related names Laetitia and Laetus... [more]
Łagosława f Polish
Feminine form of Łagosław.
Lagrimas f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish lágrimas meaning "tears".
Laís f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Laïs.
Laïs f French
French form of Lais.
Lais f Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to the Greek name Laios (see Laius) or the element λαος (laos) "people". It was borne by two ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans: Laïs of Corinth (5th century BC), known as the most beautiful woman of her time; and Laïs of Hyccara (4th century BC), a rival of Phryne, said to have been stoned to death by the jealous women of Thessaly.
Laisani f Fijian
Meaning unknown.
Laiseana f Fijian (Rare)
Variant of Laiseane, Fijian form of Lucienne or Lucy Ann.
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.
Laisvė f Lithuanian
The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word for freedom.
Laisvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Laisvydas.
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".
Laksha f Hindi
Means "white rose" in Hindi.
Lakshana f Indian
Of unknown meaning.
Laksmey f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer លក្ស្មី (see Leaksmey).
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.
Laksmy f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer លក្ស្មី (see Leaksmey).
Lalainasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".
Laltesh f Indian
Means "love" in Indian.
Lamashtu f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Possibly means "she who erases", deriving from the Akkadian element pašāṭu ("to erase"). Name borne by a female demon thought to menace women during childbirth. Since her name was written with the symbol 𒀭 (dingir, used to signify the name of a deity), and she is described as acting malevolently of her own accord (rather than at the direction of the gods), it is hypothesised that she was a goddess or demigoddess in her own right.
Lamees f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).
Lameis f Arabic (Egyptian, Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).
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.
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]
Landis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.
Landysh f Tatar
From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".
Lanesra f English (Modern, Rare)
Arsenal (a famous football club from London) spelled backwards.
Lanise f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Denise. It can be spelled LaNise or Lanise.
Lanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, nee and sha. A known bearer is American model LaNisha Cole (1982-).
Lansheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel".
Lanshinganglu f Manipuri
Means "she who brings wealth and prosperity" in Meitei.
Lanshuang f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" combined with 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing". Other character combinations are possible.
Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Lanswith f Germanic
Derived from Old High German lant or Old Saxon land "land" combined with Old Saxon swith or Gothic swinþs "strong".
Lantosoa m & f Malagasy
Means "good order" in Malagasy.
Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.
Lapis f English (Rare)
a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Lapreciosisima f Obscure (Archaic)
Derived from Spanish la preciosísima meaning "the most precious".
Laprincess f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princess.
Laprincessa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princessa.
Lapsi m & f Finnish
Means "child" in Finnish.
Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".
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.
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.
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.
Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.
Larissia f Swedish
Variant of Larissa.
Larissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Larissa.
Larkspur f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, which is so called (1578) from its resemblance to the lark's large hind claws. Other names for it are lark's heel (Shakespeare), lark's claw and knight's spur... [more]
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)
Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.
Laryssa f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Larysa.
Laṣ f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Of unknown etymology, possibly deriving from an unrecorded Semitic language. Laṣ was considered to be the wife of the Sumerian god Nergal, as she is listed as such in the Weidner god list... [more]
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]
Lasalette f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (European, Rare)
From the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame de La Salette meaning "Our Lady of La Salette". Also compare Saleta.
LaSalle m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Lasalle.
LaSandra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sandra, possibly inspired by Cassandra.
Lasaraleen f Literature
Aravis's friend in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
LaSaundra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Saundra.
Lasean m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name using the popular prefix La- with the given name Sean. See also LaShawn.
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.
Lashane f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Shane.
Lashannon f African American
Combination of Shannon and the popular name prefix -la.
Lashanti f African American (Modern)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Ashanti. It can be spelled Lashanti or with a capitalized third letter as LaShanti.
Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.
Lashaw m & f African American
Combination of the popular suffix -la and the given name Shaw. Possibly inspired by LaShawn
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.
Lashontae f African American (Modern)
A combination of the prefix la and the name Shontae (which is probably a combination of a variant spelling of Shawn and a variant form of the diminutive suffix -ty)... [more]
Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.
Lashyn f & m Kazakh
Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.
Lashyn f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a female warrior in Circassian folklore who defeated an invading Mongol khan in battle.
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]
Lasmi f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Lakshmi.
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.
Lassey f English
Variant of Lassie.
Lassine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lasse recorded from the 18th century onwards.
Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.
LaStacia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Stacia.
Lastar f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Star.
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.
Lasy f Yi
Means "tiger flower" in Yi.
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.
Lászlóné f Hungarian
Feminine form of Laszlo.
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.
Latesha f African American
Variant of Letitia. It can be spelled Latesha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTesha.
Latis f Celtic Mythology
The name of a minor goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. The etymology is uncertain but may come from Proto-Celtic *lati- meaning 'liquor', *lat- meaning 'day', or *lāto- meaning 'lust'.
Latrisha f African American
Variant of Latricia. It can be spelled Latrisha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTrisha.
Latsamy f Lao
Means "beam, ray, light" in Lao.
Lãtsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Laatsiaq.
Låttså f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.
Laurensa f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Laurens.
Laurense f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of French Laurence 2.
Laurentse f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurents as well as a variant of Laurentia.
Lauresha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian laureshë "crested lark, skylark".
Laurisa f Italian
Elaboration of Laura (compare Laurissa).
Lavisa f Corsican
Corsican form of Luisa.
Lavish m & f Indian (Rare), Sanskrit
A variant of name Lav which means "tiny or small particle" in Sanskrit.