LaisrénmMedieval Irish Derived from Irish lasair "flame" combined with -án, a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several medieval Irish saints.
LaisvydasmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from Lithuanian laisvė meaning "freedom, liberty" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
Lakam & fPolynesian 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.
LakandulamFilipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare) From Tagalog "lakán", meaning 'gentleman,' historically denoting a paramount ruler. Lakandula was the last paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.
Lakenf & mEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Elaboration of Lake. The (female) character Laken Lockridge was introduced to the American soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.
LakitumPopular Culture The names origin came from the American version of Super Mario Bros, as an enemy that flies on a cloud and throws spiky creatures at Mario. In Japan, he is known as Jugem... [more]
LakshmHindi Diminutive of Lakshmana, which means "Having lucky marks" in Sanskrit
LakshmidasmIndian, Hindi Means "servant of Lakshmi", derived from the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
Laksmif & mIndonesian, Indian, Kannada, Hindi Indonesian form of Lakshmi as well as a Kannada and Hindi alternate transcription. It is solely used as a feminine name in Indonesia, while it is unisex in India.
LaksonomJavanese Derived from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakshan) meaning "sign, attribute, quality, characteristic".
Lalam & fIndian, 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).
LallimFinnish Of unclear origin, possibly a form of Lauri or an original Finnish name meaning 'big'. Mostly known through a mediaeval legend in which Lalli (a peasant) kills Bishop Henry.
LâmmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".
Lamm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".
LammDutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.
LamachosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective λάμαχος (lamachos) meaning "eager for battle". This name can also have formed independently from that word, in which case it is a dithematic name that consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]
LamartinemPortuguese (Brazilian) Means “dweller by the sea” in French. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French writer and politician in the Second Republic of France.
LambrosmGreek Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Lamduanf & mThai Means "white cheesewood" (a type of tree) in Thai.
LamentationsmEnglish (Puritan) From the Old Testament book, a translation of Hebrew אֵיכָה. Referring to having sorrow for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.
LamessamOromo It is spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The meaning of the name come from Lama; which means two. And Lamessa means "the second." It is a name given to a person that comes next to the first born: male or female in the family.
LamhotmBatak From Batak lam meaning "more" and hot meaning "strong, firm, steady".
LamorakmArthurian Cycle Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.
LamtanganbamManipuri Means "born in Lamta" in Meitei. Lamta is the last month of the Meithei lunar year, usually equivalent to February.
LamuelmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Filipino Form of Lemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
LancelmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Lancel Lannister is the son of Kevan and a squire to King Robert Baratheon.
LandelinmHistory (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat Swabian Variant of Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.
LandenulfmLombardic Form of Landulf, using an extended form of the first element (cf. Pandenulf). Landenulf I was a 9th-century gastald (Lombard ruler) of Capua in Italy.
LandermDutch (Rare), Flemish Meaning uncertain. This name could be a modern form of a Germanic name starting with Land- (such as Landerik), but it could also possibly be a contracted form of Alexander or even a variant form of Leander.
LandinhomPortuguese Portuguese diminutive of Rolando. A known bearer of this name is the Portuguese soccer player Rolando "Landinho" Pereira Rocha Almeida (b. 1993).
Landism & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.
Landivolam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy landy meaning "silk" and vola meaning "silver".
Laniakeaf & mHawaiian, 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]
Lanqiaom & fChinese From the Chinese 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples" or 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".
Lanqiongf & mChinese From the Chinese 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".
LantfridmGermanic Lantfrid (died 730) was the duke of Alamannia under Frankish sovereignty from 709 until his death. He was the son of duke Gotfrid. Lantfrid's brother was Theudebald.
LantharmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element land "land" combined with Old High German hari "army."
LanuelmHebrew Lanuel means 'our god' or 'god to us'
LanvalmArthurian Cycle From Norman French l'an val meaning "the valiant man". In Arthurian romance Lanval is a knight at the court of King Arthur. The character originates in one of the lais of Marie de France, written in the late 12th century.
LaoiseachmIrish (Rare) Derived from the Irish place name Laois. County Laois (formerly spelt as Laoighis or Leix) lies in the province of Leinster, east-central Ireland. It could be a masculine form of Laoise.
LaomedonmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]
Laonm & fKorean (Rare) Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
LaouenanmBreton Derived from Breton laouen "joyful" (Welsh llawen; compare Gwenlaouen, Lowenna). This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint... [more]
LaozimHistory Laozi was the founder of Daoism which emerged after Confucianism.
LậpmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".
Laquaem & fAfrican American Likely derives from the surname LaQaue, which is found in the United States. The surname has alleged roots in Germany but appears to be a variant of the Catalan surname Laqué (Llaqué). The surname Laqué possibly arose from a variant of Laquet (Llaquet), a topographic name from a diminutive of llac or ‘pond’... [more]
Laramiem & fAmerican (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.
Larenf & mEnglish, Popular Culture An early mention of the name "Laren" was seen in a small newspaper from the 1920's referencing a toddler boy. It is more commonly found now as a female name, though the number of males bearing the same name is not much smaller... [more]