This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Larth m EtruscanDerived from Etruscan
lars "lord", originally an honorary appellation which became a given name. This name was borne by Lars Tolumnius (Larth Tulumnes in Etruscan, d. 437 BC), the most famous king of the wealthy Etruscan city-state of Veii... [
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Larvell m AmericanPossibly derived from the Italian, “Larvall”, meaning, “to wash”. A notable character with this name is Officer Larvell Jones from Police Academy (played wonderfully by the lovably hilarious Michael Winslow), who is known for his incredible talent of making realistic sounds/imitations... [
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Lasarusa m FijianMeans "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."
Lascelles m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).
Lascius m Gaulish (Latinized)Meaning unknown. This was a Latinized version of an unknown, probably Gaulish, name. The commune
Lassy in Normandy (present-day France) was derived from this name.
Laserian m Medieval Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Laisrén. This was the name of several medieval Irish saints, including a 7th-century abbot of Leighlin who lived as a hermit on Holy Isle in the Firth of Clyde, which is known as
Eilean MoLaise in Gaelic (from
Mo Laisse "my Laise",
Laise being a short form of Laisrén; see also
Molaise).
Lash m RomaniLash is the Romani variation of the name
Louis and means ‘renowned warrior’. This Romani boy name had its heyday in the 19th century, particularly among them Americans... [
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Lashkara m Georgian (Rare)Derived from Old Georgian ლაშქარი
(lashkari) meaning "army, troops", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian
laškar meaning "army".... [
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Lasiman m JavaneseFrom Javanese
Selasa meaning "Tuesday" (of Arabic origin), traditionally given to a child born on Tuesday.
Lat m & f BurmeseMeans "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Latai f & m TonganMeans "stay, staying at home, attached to home" in Tongan.
Latharn m ScottishPossibly from the Scottish Gaelic form of the place name
Lorne. It is said to mean "fox", perhaps related to Brythonic
*louernos (attested in Gaulish), from Proto-Celtic
*loferno (compare Breton
louarn, Cornish
lowarn, Welsh
llwyrn "will-o’-the-wisp").
Lati m ChineseFrom 拉 (
lā) meaning "to destroy to break" and 提 (
tí) meaning "to carry, to lift".
Latin m Croatian (Rare)Latins referred originally to an Italic tribe in ancient central Italy. As Roman power spread Latin culture, Latins came to mean anyone who lives in a Latinized culture and speaks Latin or a Romance language.
Latobius m Gaulish MythologyLatobius (Mars Latobius Marmocius) is a Gaulish god known from six inscriptions found at two sites in Austria. During ancient Roman times, he was equated with aspects of Jupiter and Mars.
Latosław m PolishThe first element of this name is probably derived from Polish
latać "to fly". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Latreus m Greek MythologyLatreus was a Thessalioi Kentauroi (Centaur of Thessaly) who participated in the Centauromachy that stirred after the centaurs tried to abduct Queen
Hippodamia and thus angered King
Pirithous and the king's men (the Lapiths)... [
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Latychidas m Ancient GreekMeans "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name
Latychos combined with ίδας
(idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης
(ides).... [
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Laudatus m Late Roman, Welsh (Latinized)Derived from Latin
laudatus meaning "praised, lauded, commended, esteemed", which is ultimately derived from Latin
laudo meaning "to praise, to laud, to commend".... [
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Launcelot m Theatre, Arthurian CycleVariant of
Lancelot. This spelling was used by Shakespeare in his play
The Merchant of Venice (written between 1596 and 1598) for the character of Launcelot Gobbo.
Laurenti m ItalianItalo-Swiss form of Laurentius especially in the northern part of Italy at the border with Switzerland. (see LAURENCE (1))
Laurin m German, Germanic MythologyOld German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin
laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [
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Laut m Dutch (Rare)Dutch given name of which the meaning is uncertain. It might possibly be a short form of
Laurentius, but it could also possibly be a short form of a Germanic name that contains the element
hlud meaning "famous" (such as
Ludolf) or even
leud meaning "people" (such as
Ludger).... [
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Lauti m Spanish (Latin American)Diminutive of
Lautaro. A known bearer of this name is Lautaro "Lauti" Suárez (b. 2018), the son of the Uruguayan professional soccer player Luis Suárez (b. 1987).
Lauwert m Low GermanCombination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".
Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, AssameseMeaning - little piece, fragment , cloves, plucking, moment, half a second, sport, act of cutting or plucking, numerator of fraction, Name of a son of lord Ram
Lavoslav m CroatianMeans "glorious lion", derived from Croatian
lav "lion" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Lavrin m UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Laurence 1. Lavrin Kaydash is a character in Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi's classic novel 'The family of Kaydash'.
Lay m & f BurmeseFrom a contraction of Burmese ကလေး
(hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".
Layamon m History, Medieval EnglishMedieval form of the Old Norse
Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from
lǫg "law" and
maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.
Layqa m & f AymaraMeans "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.
Lazamaniraka m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
laza meaning "fame, honour, glory" and
maniraka meaning "to send".
Lazhvardi m Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian word ლაჟვარდი
(lazhvardi) meaning "azure", which is primarily used in Georgian poetry and literature in order to describe the colour of the sky. However, there are also sources that say that the word means "lapis lazuli" in Georgian, which makes sense, since the word is most likely derived from Persian لاجورد
(lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli" via Arabic لازوردي
(lazuwardiyy) meaning "azure-coloured".
Lazuardi m IndonesianMeans "lapis lazuli" or "sky blue" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian لاجورد
(lājvard).