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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
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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.
Laniece f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la and nees. It can be spelled Laniece or with a capitalized third letter as LaNiece.
Lanier m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lanier.
Laniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lana.
Lanina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nina 1.
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.
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.
Lanthom f Thai (Rare)
Means "plumeria" in Thai.
Laon m & f Korean (Rare)
Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.
Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.
Lapatrice f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Patrice 2.
Lapis f English (Rare)
a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Laportia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Portia.
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.
Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".
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.
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.
Larabel f English (Rare)
Lara and Belle
Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.
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.
LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]
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.
Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.
Lariko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Larisa and its short form Lara 1.
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"... [more]
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.
Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.
Larke f English (Rare)
Variant of Lark. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Larke in 2018.
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]
Laro f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Larisa.
Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.
Larri m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Larry and a diminutive of Laura/Larissa.... [more]
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.
Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.
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.
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.
Lashane f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Shane.
Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.
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.
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]
LaSondra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sondra.
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.
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.
Lasylvia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Sylvia.
Latdarat f Thai (Rare)
From Thai ลัดดา (latda) meaning "ivy, vine, creeper" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Laterrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and Terrica.
Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.
Latina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la and the name Tina. This name also concides with the American English term for a woman of Latin American origin... [more]
Latita f African American (Rare)
Possibly derived from Letitia.
Lätitia f German (Rare)
German form of Laetitia (see Letitia).
Lativia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix La- and -tivia.
Latora f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria. Also compare Latara.
Latori f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria, or a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tori.
Latory f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix la- and the given name Tory. Variant of Latori (See also Latorie and Latroy).
Latraviette f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Latravion.
Latrix f African American (Modern, Rare)
Coined with the popular prefix la- and the suffix -trix from Beatrix. Possibly inspired by Leatrix.
Latroya f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troya using the popular prefix La-.
Lattie f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Lottie, or a diminutive form of names containing lat.
Latyra f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyra using the popular prefix La-.
Laudomia f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Laodamia.
Laufhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements lauf meaning "leaf, foliage" and hildr meaning "battle".
Lauli f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian laul "song, melody".
Laulu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means 'song' in Finnish. This name has been used in Finland less than 20 times since 2000.
Launa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lana or a variant of Laune.
Lauralee f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei, influenced by the names Laura and Lee.
Lauramaija f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish name with the combination of Laura and Maija.
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.
Laurelei f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lorelei with the spelling influenced by that of Laurel.
Laurelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the plant name.
Laureline f French, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Popular Culture
Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
Laurell f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Laurel.
Laurenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura and variant of Lorenia.
Laurentse f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurents as well as a variant of Laurentia.
Laurenzia f Italian (Rare), Romansh
Italian and Romansh form of Laurentia.
Laurianna f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Laurianne. Outside of the francophone world (such as in English-speaking countries), this given name tends to be either a variant of Lauriana or a combination of the names Laura or Laurie with Anna.
Laurica f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Laura.
Laurienne f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Lauriana, which is occasionally used in non-francophone countries.
Lauriina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variation of Lorraine. Might also be a feminine form of Lauri.
Lauronda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laronda (a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Ronda), perhaps influenced by Laurinda.
Lavantia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by the 19th-century American social reformer Lavantia Densmore Douglass (1827-1899).
Lavaughn f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and the name Vaughn.
Laveah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the phonetic elements la, vay and ya, inspired by Nevaeh.
Laveda f American (South, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names such as Lavera and Lavena. It is often spelled as LaVeda with the third letter capitalized.
Lavenia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Lavinia, which was rarely used between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
Lavera f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Vera 1, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Alvera or Laverne.
Laverda f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verda using the popular prefix La-.
Lavette f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Yvette.
Lavighja f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Lavighju.
Lavish m & f Indian (Rare), Sanskrit
A variant of name Lav which means "tiny or small particle" in Sanskrit.
Lavīze f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian cognate of Louise.
Lavona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Lavonne.
Lavonn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lavon.
Lavrentia f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Laurentia.
Lavrentina f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.
Lawana f African American (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might possibly be a variant of LaWanda.
Lawanna f African American (Rare)
More common variant of Lajuana (See also LaWanda).
Lawelena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Laverne.
Lawinia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Lavinia.
Lawna f English (Canadian, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Lorna or Lana.
Lawra f Sorbian, English (Rare)
Sorbian form and English variant of Laura.
Lawren f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.
Lawrence f French (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 2 with the spelling influenced by the English masculine name Lawrence.
Laylianna f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the names Laylie and Anna, or a blend of the names Layla and Lianna.
Layna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Laina.
Lazalea f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the popular prefix la with the name Azalea.
Lazarine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazare.
Lazaroula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazaros.
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)".
m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish, Luxembourgish
Short form of given names that contain Latin leo or Greek leon meaning "lion", such as Leo, Leon and Leonard.... [more]
Leahmarie f English (Rare)
Combination of Leah and Marie.
Leanda f English (British, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leandra or a blend of Leanna and Linda. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix da "good" (compare Glenda)... [more]
Leandria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine form of Leandre.
Leanette f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Lea and Annette.
Leangela f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Le- and Angela.
Leania f American (South, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either a variant of Leonia, influenced by Leah, or an elaboration of Leana.
Leanika f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Leana, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
Leanor f English (Rare)
Truncated form of Eleanor (see also Lenore, the usual spelling).
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.
Leasa f English (American, Rare)
Most likely a variant of Lisa.
Leasha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Leesha, itself an Anglicization of Laoise.
Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.
Leavie f English (Rare)
Variant of Leavy that was given to 5 girls in 1920.
Lebefromm m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "live piously" from German lebe "live" and fromm "pious". This name was created in the 17th century.
Lecta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a truncated form of Electa.
Leda f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Leta.
Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.
Ledis f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hlédís.
Leea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leah. This name was given to 19 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)
Derived from Estonian leegi, the genitive case of leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leelach f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Lilach. It's also means "from me to you", from the name Li 2 means "to me" and the female word lach means "to you".
Leelah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Leela.
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.
Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.
Leen f Estonian, Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Originally an Estonian short form of Heleene and a Dutch short form of Heleen, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Leeni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian
Finnish diminutive of Leena and Estonian variant of Leene, Leen and Leena.