This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Loria f BasqueDirectly taken from Basque
loria "glory", this name has long been considered the traditional Basque equivalent of
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Lorrae f EnglishA variant of
LaRae. It is the stage name of actress Lorrae Desmond (b. 1932 as Beryl Hunt).
Lotan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Place name in Israel, derived from the name
Lot 1, which means "hidden" or "covering, veil" in Hebrew. Lotan ben Seir was a descendant of the tribe of the Seir tribe, descendants of
Esau, who settled in the northern region.
Louisia f Romansh (Archaic)19th-century variant of
Luisia. The altered spelling reflecting an attempt to make the name look more French and thus more fashionable.
Loula f English, GreekVariant of
Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright
Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).
Lousaper f ArmenianA combination of two Armenian words “lous” meaning “light” and “aper” meaning “bearer”. The full meaning is therefore “Carrier of the light”. The name “Lucy” has been used as a nickname.
Lovanirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
lova meaning "inheritance" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Lovetta f English (Rare)An elaboration of the English word
love with the popular feminine name suffix
etta Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)Possibly derived from Spanish
lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word
love with the Spanish word
vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".
Lowayne m & f English (American)Combination of a name starting with
Lo- (such as
Loren) with
Wayne. Among female bearers, there may also be cases where this name is a variant of
Lorraine, likely brought about by rhotacism.
Lowitja f Indigenous AustralianPossibly an Aboriginal phonetic adaptation of
Lois 1 or else derived from Yankuntjatjarra, spoken in Southern Australia. This name is borne by Lowitja O'Donoghue (b... [
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Loyal m & f English, English (Puritan)From the English word meaning "firm in allegiance, faithful, to a person, cause, or institution", ultimately from Latin
lēgalis meaning "legal, law".
Loyola f SpanishDerived from the surname or place name
Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
Loza f AmharicThe Amharic form of Luz, the name of a place in the Bible where it is believed Jacob saw his ladder.
Lozima f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
lozim meaning "necessary".
Lua f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin
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Luam m & f LaoMeans "python" in Lao.
Luan m & f LaoMeans "move, advance" in Lao.
Luanchai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin".
Luanchong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
翀 (chōng) meaning "fly upwards".
Luanci f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), the name of a mythological bird, and
辞 (cí) meaning "words, speech, expression".
Luanhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Luanjia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
Luanjin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
烬 (jìn) meaning "cinders, ashes, embers".
Luanli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
璃 (lí) meaning "glass".
Luanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Luanqing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
情 (qíng) meaning "affection, sentiment, emotion, love".
Luanrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a kind of mythological bird, and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Luanshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Luanshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Luanxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Luanxin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile" and
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".
Luanxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".
Luanyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Luanyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed" or
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Luanying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Luar m & f Basque (Modern)Basque variant of the the toponym
Loarre, the name of a castle and town in the Spanish region of Aragon.
Luật m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 律
(luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".
Luba f RomaniPossibly a Romani form of
Ruby, derived from the cropping the Romani words
lolo ("red") and
bar (stone), although it might also have been influenced by the Slavic name
Luba.
Lubaba f ArabicFrom Arabic لباب
(lubāb) meaning "pulp, pith, core, essence". This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad, as well as a daughter of his cousin, Ibn Abbas.
Lubeca f GermanAllegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.
Lubina f SorbianDerived from Proto-Germanic
*leubh- or
*lubh- "to like; to love; to desire; love". Lubina Hajduk-Veljkovićowa (German: Lubina Hajduk-Veljković), born 1976, is a Sorbian writer and translator.
Lubitiata f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
lubitiata, itself the past participle of
lubi- "to love".
Lucecita f Spanish (Latin American)Diminutive of
Luz, formed using the diminutive suffix -
cita. A known bearer of this name is Luz Esther 'Lucecita' Benítez (1942-), a Puerto Rican singer.
Lucerna f Various (Rare)Presumably derived from the Italian and Spanish name for the city of
Lucerne in Switzerland. Alternatively, it may be derived from Latin
lucerna meaning "lantern".
Lucesa f Italian (Archaic)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the name of the Tuscan town of
Lucca, giving Lucesa and its variants the meaning "(woman) from Lucca".
Luchang m & f ChineseFrom 卢 (
lú) meaning "rice bowl, black", or 陆 (
lù) meaning "land" or 呂 (
lǚ) meaning "musical note", which also refrrences the ancient state of Lu, now in the modern-day Henan provence, combined with 常 (
cháng) meaning "commmon, frequent, regular" or 长 (
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Luchulumancolwenkosi f XhosaThis name is a scared name. Taken from words the Ancient King of the AmaMpondomise clan King Vukuzumbethe. He used to say “ lulo uchulumanco lwenkosi” which meant “this is God’s happiness”... [
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Lucifera f LiteratureFeminized form of
Lucifer used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belonged to the Queen of the House of Pride, whose counselors were the Seven Deadly Sins... [
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