This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Laon m & f Korean (Rare)Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
Lapis f English (Rare)a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Laramie m & f American (Rare)As an American given name, this is likely taken from the name of multiple places in the state of Wyoming (see also
Laramie), which were themselves derived from the French surname
Laramie and named for Jacques LaRamie (1784-1821?), a Canadian frontiersman and explorer.
Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter
Larissa and
mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [
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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.
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... [
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Larue f English (Rare)Possibly a combination of the popular prefix
La with the name
Rue. It also coincides with the French phrase
la rue meaning "the street". In America, Larue was used to some extent from the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II.
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"... [
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Latdarat f Thai (Rare)From Thai ลัดดา
(latda) meaning "ivy, vine, creeper" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
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.
Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)From an ellipsis of
lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin
lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد
(lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".
Leara f American (Rare)Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be an attempted feminization of
Lear or, and perhaps more likely, a phonetic respelling of
Liora via its Anglicized variant
Leora.
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)Derived from Estonian
leegi, the genitive case of
leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leelee f English (Rare)Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound
lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name,
Liliane.