Submitted Names Starting with L

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La f & m African American
Shortening of African American names that start with la, such as Latasha and Latanya for females and LaShawn and Lashay for males... [more]
Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.
La f Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. This name is borne by a character in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan series. La is the queen and high priestess of Opar, a lost city in the jungles of Africa.
Lääda m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Vladimir.
Laadah m Biblical
Laadah was a son of Shelah and a grandson of Judah. His son was Mareshah... [more]
Laadan m Biblical Hebrew
A biblical boy's name, meaning "For Pleasure, devouring judgment"
Laadrian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Adrian.
Laafrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Africa 1.
Laahar m Yakut
Yakut form of Lazarus.
Laajo f Indian
short name for Lajwanti
Laʻakea m & f Hawaiian
Means "clear sacredness" or "clear holiness," from laʻa meaning "sacred, holy, devoted, consecrated, dedicated" and kea meaning "white, clear."
Laakso m & f Finnish
Means "valley" in Finnish.
Laamiiɗo m Fula
A Fulani honorific term, derived from the root laamu, meaning “leadership
La'andre m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Andre (perhaps inspired by the similar Léandre).
Laapanni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâpáne.
Laara m Sami
Southern Sami form of Lars.
Laaʹrkaž m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Laurence.
Laaʹrvan m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Hilarion.
Laasa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâsa.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lãtsiaĸ.
Laava f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Ava.
Laavara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâvara.
Laavery m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Avery.
Lääzar m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Lazarus.
Laazis m Tiv
Mr laazis is an english name of a gospel singer
Labazan m Avar
Avar form of Ramadan.
Labban m Persian (?)
Possibly means "lion". ... [more]
Labdhi f Hinduism
Jain name meaning or signifying the presence of heavenly power.
Łabędz f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine name meaning "swan". This has been listed as a "pre-Christian" name.
Labeena f English
Not available
Labelle f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Labelle or a combination of the prefix -la and the name Belle.
Labertha f African American, English
Combination of the prefix La and the name Bertha.
Labhika f Indian
Means "profit" in Indian.
Labhraidh m Old Irish
Means "speaker"
Labhraín f Irish
Feminine form of Labhrás.
Labhrann m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lawrence
Labib m Arabic
Means "intelligent, sensible" in Arabic.
Labinot m Albanian
Derived from the Albanian city Labinot (near Tirana).
Labolina f Swedish (Modern), Popular Culture
Probably as a feminine form of Laban. 'Lilla spöket Laban' (known in English as 'The Little Ghost Godfrey') is a Swedish children's book character. Labolina is the name Laban's little sister.
Labonna f African American
An elaboration of Bonna 1 or Bonna 2, or possibly a feminine form of LeBron.
Laborans m Medieval Portuguese
Derived from Latin laborans "laboring, working, producing".
Laboy m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laboy.
Labradford m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element la with the name Bradford.
Labrenz m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Lorenz.
Labrian m African American
A combination of the prefix La with the name Brian.
Labros m Greek Mythology
The name of one of the dogs that devoured Actaeon.
Labruce m African American
Combination of the prefix la and the name Bruce.
Labshakar f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lab meaning "lip, mouth" and shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweet(s)"
Labud m Serbian (Rare)
A bird name literally meaning "swan".
Labuda f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Labud.
Labuino m Spanish
Spanish form of Leobwin via it's Latinized form Lebuinus.
Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.
Lacedaemon m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Lacedaemon was a mythical king of Laconia and son of the Pleaid Taygete and Zeus in Classical Greek mythology. He was a father of King Amyclas of Sparta and Queen Eurydice of Argos, with Princess Sparta, the daughter of King Eurotas.
Lacee f English
Variant of Lacy
Lacelia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Celia.
Lacerta f Astronomy
Means "lizard" in Latin (the feminine form of lacertus). Lacerta is the name of a constellation created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the northern celestial sphere... [more]
Lachan f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "melody", "tune", "strain" in Hebrew.
Lachance m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lachance.
Lachanté f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Chanté.
Lachares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
Lacharla f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix La and diminutive Charla.
Lachelle f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix La and Chelle.
Lachlyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of Lachlan.
Lachoneus m Mormon
Eleventh Nephite judge.
La-choy Ko-kun-noste m Apache
Means "red sleeve" in Apache.
Lachrisha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Chris.
Lachtnán m Irish
Diminutive of Lachtna.
Lachy m English
Diminutive of Lachlan.
LaCienega f Popular Culture
From Spanish la ciénega meaning "the swamp". LaCienega Boulevardez is a character in the American animated television series The Proud Family, named for La Cienega Boulevard, a street in Los Angeles, California.
Lacika m Hungarian
Diminutive of László.
Lackie f American (Archaic)
Early American diminutive of Elizabeth, Adelaide, Eulalia, or other names containing an L.
Lạc Long Quân m Far Eastern Mythology
From Sino-Vietnamese 雒龍君 (Lạc Long Quân) meaning "Dragon Lord of the Lạc Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC... [more]
Laco m Slovak
Diminutive of Ladislav, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Lacole f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular prefix la with the name Nicole.
Lacorey f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Corey.
Lāčplēsis m Baltic Mythology
Means "bear-slayer" in Latvian. He's the hero of the eponymous Latvian epic poem.
Lăcrămioara f Romanian
Directly taken from Romanian lăcrămioara "lily of the valley" (literally "little tear").
Lactancio m Spanish, Galician
Galician and Spanish form of Lactantius.
Lacus f Popular Culture
Means "lake" in Latin. This is the name of one of the major female characters found in the Japanese anime 'Gundam SEED' & 'Gundam SEED Destiny'.
Laçyn f Turkmen (Rare)
Turkmen form of Laçin.
Lada f Mordvin
from the Mordvin word ljama meaning "peace; concord".
Lada f Thai
Alternate transcription of Latda.
Ladai f Hindi
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Ladan f Somali
A name that means "healthy."
Ladaniel m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la- and the name Daniel.
Ladar m English (American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Ladarian m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Darian.
Ladarius m African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Darius.
Ladawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Latdawan.
Ladawn f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaDonna influenced by Dawn.
Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".
Ladda f Thai
Alternate transcription of Latda.
Laddawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Latdawan.
Ladeana f English (American)
Feminine form of Dean with french prefix "La".
Ladesh f & m Popular Culture
A common name in Meme Culture... [more]
Ladia f Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Heladia.
Ladiko m Georgian
Pet form of Vladimer. Also compare Lado.
Ladimir m Croatian
Croatian form of Vladimir.
Ladin m Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning; current theories, however, include a short form of Aladdin. This name was in use in the 1800s.
Ladina f Romansh
Derived from Latin Latina "woman (descended) from Latium, a Latin woman".
Ladino m Asturian
Truncated form of Aladino.
Ladio m Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Heladio.
Ladislaja f German (Rare)
A feminine form of Ladislaus.
Ladiszla f Hungarian
Feminine form of László via the Latinization Ladislaus.
Ladli f Indian, Hindi
Means "darling, favourite, cherished" in Hindi.
Lado m Polish, Serbian, Russian, Croatian
Lado is a recurring word in Slavic folk songs celebrating the summer solstice. It's meaning is unknown. The use of the word in the songs convinced 16th century scholars that Lado was a god of love... [more]
Ladomér m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Vladimir.
Ladomir m Croatian
Variant form of Ladimir.
Ladon m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology Ladon is the dragon that protects the Golden Apples in the Garden of Hesperides.
Ladon m & f English (American)
An American name coined by adding La- to Don with emphasis on the second syllable. The name is usually masculine but is also borne by actress LaDon Drummond
Ladon m Romani (Archaic)
Truncated form of Eladdon.
Ladoo m & f Indian
From India and Indian
Ładosław m Polish
Variant form of Ładzisław.
Ladü m Veps
Veps form of Vladimir.
Laduška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Lada.
Ladybird f American
Ladybird Johnson, former first lady of the United States.
Ladybug f American (Archaic)
Derived from the species of beetle of the same name.
Ladylyn f Filipino
Combination of Lady and the popular suffix -lyn.
Ładysław m Polish
Derives from Polish Władysław, and Slavic Vladislav.
Ładysława f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Władysława, influenced by Czech and Slovak Ladislava.
Ładzimił m Polish
The first element of this name is probably derived from Polish ładny "pretty, lovely, nice". The second element is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear".
Ładzimiła f Polish
Feminine form of Ładzimił.
Ładzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is probably derived from Polish ładny "pretty, lovely, nice". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Ładzisław m Polish
The first element of this name is probably derived from Polish ładny "pretty, lovely, nice". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
Ładzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Ładzisław.
Lae m & f Lao
Means "dark" in Lao.
Lae f & m Polynesian
Means "calm water" in Marshallese.
Laécio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Laércio.
Læff m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ljúfr.
Læifi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leifi.
Læikr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Leikr.
Laël m French
French form of Lael.
Læla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Laila 2 or Laila 1.
Laelah f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Layla.
Laeli f Polynesian
The name Laeli comes from the name for "cool, gentle breeze"
Laelian m History
English form of Laelianus. This is the name in which Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper from the 3rd century AD, was known in the English language.
Laelianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Laelius. A bearer of this name was Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper (presumably of Roman descent) from the 3rd century AD.
Laerte m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian and Portuguese form of Laertes.
Laertis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Laertes.
Laerzia f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Laerzio, itself a regional variant of Laerte.
Laesther f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Esther.
Laeta f Late Roman
Derived from Latin laeta, the feminine form of the adjective laetus "happy, cheerful, glad". This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.
Laetare m French (Quebec, Rare)
From the Latin word laetare "rejoice! (imperative)". It is the name of the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day: "Laetare Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem").
Laetissima f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin laetissimus meaning "happiest; happy as can be". Also compare the related names Laetitia and Laetus... [more]
Laeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαιος (Laios), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a king of Thebes in Greek mythology, the husband of Jocasta. Due to a prophecy that he would be killed by his son, Laius left his infant Oedipus for dead... [more]
Lafate m English (American)
A short form, American English version of the French surname Lafayette.
Lafawnduh f African American, Popular Culture
The name of a character in the movie Napoleon Dynamite.
Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).
Lafcadio m English (Anglicized)
An anglicized form of Lefkada (Λευκάδα), the Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece. ... [more]
Lafia m & f Yoruba
Means "life". ... [more]
Lafiya f Hausa
Means "health" in Hausa.
Lafolette f American
Derived from the French surname La Follette (sometimes also written as LaFollette), which means "the madwoman", derived from French folle "madwoman" (which is etymologically related to the modern English word folly)... [more]
Laga f Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, Laga is the goddess of wells and springs. She is a friend of Odin.
Lagamar f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "no mercy". The Elamite form of her name is said to be Lakamar. The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]
Lagayle f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Gayle.
Lagertha f Popular Culture, Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Old Norse Hlaðgerðr. According to legend, Lagertha was a Viking shield-maiden from what is now Norway and the first wife of the legendary viking Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók).
Lagi f Samoan
Means "heaven" in Samoan.
Łagomierz m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish łagodna or łagodny "mild, gentle, smooth", which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ or lьgъnъ "light" (as in, not heavy)... [more]
Lágon m Sami
Sami form of Lars.
Lagos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαγῶς (lagos) meaning "hare".
Łagosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish łagodna or łagodny "mild, gentle, smooth", which is probably ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ or lьgъnъ "light" (as in, not heavy)... [more]
Łagosława f Polish
Feminine form of Łagosław.
Laguardia m African American
Transferred use of the surname Laguardia.
Laguntza f Basque
Basque equivalent of Socorro.
Laguntzane f Basque
Elaborated form of Laguntza using the Basque feminine suffix -ne.
Lagus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Lagos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais, as well as the name of Ptolemy's possible biological father.
Lah m Ogoni
Means "second son" in Khana.
Lahari m & f Dagbani
It means "Sunday Born"
Lahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "order, arrangement" or "fate, destiny" in Malagasy.
Lahav m & f Hebrew
Means "flame" or "sharp as knife" in Hebrew.
Lahbib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الحبيب‏ (al-habib) meaning "the beloved, the darling".
Lahcen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Al-Hasan chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Lahcène m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hasan (chiefly Algerian).
Lahe f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name known from inscriptions found in Aquitaine dating back to 1st to 3rd centuries.
Lahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Lael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Lahela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Rachel.
Laheli f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Rachel.
Lahiru m Sinhalese
Possibly from Sanskrit लहरि (lahari) meaning "wave, billow".
Lahisoa m Malagasy
From the Malagasy lahy meaning "man" and soa meaning "good".
Lahoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from a short form of the place name Oklahoma, which means "red people" from Choctaw okla "people" combined with humma "red" (see Oklahoma)... [more]
Lahorka f Croatian
From Croatian lahor meaning ''breeze''.
Laiat f & m Thai
Means "thorough, detailed" in Thai.
Laibi f Manipuri
Means "one who serves God" in Meitei.
Laicheddu m Sardinian
Logudorese diminutive of Ludovicu.
Laicu m Sardinian
Gallurese contracted form of Ludovicu.
Laïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العيد (al-'id) meaning "the feast, the holiday, the festival".
Laid m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Laïd.
Laïda f Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Laida.
Laida f Basque
From the name of a beach on the Basque coast.
Laida f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.
Laïde f Picard
Hypocoristic of Adélaïde.
Laidemyr m Mari
Mari form of Vladimir.
Laidi f Estonian
Variant of Laide.
Laiding f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Adelaida.
Láidná f Sami
Sami form of Laina.