Submitted Names Sounding like _a*

This is a list of submitted names in which the sound is _a*.
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Laile m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lyle.
Laily f English
Diminutive of Laila 1.
Lain m Medieval Basque, Basque (Modern)
Medieval Basque form of Laín. This name has been revived in modern times.
Laina f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lane / Layne.
Laionela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lionel.
Laís f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Laïs.
Lakambini f Tagalog
Means "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).
Lakan m Tagalog
From a title meaning "nobleman" in Tagalog, historically used to denote a paramount ruler in early Philippine history.
Lakatriona f Obscure
Combination of the phonetic element la and Katriona. A famous bearer is Lakatriona Brunson, better known as Bernice off of TruTV’s “South Beach Tow.”
Laken f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lake. It became popular after a character named Laken Lockridge was introduced in the American soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.
Lakhdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".
Lakkana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lakkhana.
Lakkhana f Thai
Means "good-looking, lucky, fortunate" in Thai.
Laknara f Thai
Variant of Laksanara.
Laksamee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Laksami.
Laksami f Thai
Means "luck, fortune, beauty, grace" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Lakshan m Sinhalese, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) meaning "sign, mark, attribute, characteristic".
Laksmi f & m Indonesian, Kannada, Telugu
Indonesian form of Lakshmi, as well as an alternate Kannada and Telugu transcription. It is solely used as a feminine name in Indonesia while it is unisex in India.
Laksono m Javanese
From Javanese laksana meaning "sign, characteristic, behaviour, action", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).
Lala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laura.
Lalə f Azerbaijani
Means "poppy" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian لاله (laleh).
Lālahi f Hawaiian
Means "delicate" in Hawaiian.
Lalaith f Literature
Means "laughter" in Sindarin. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Children of Húrin', this is the nickname of Urwen, daughter of Húrin.
Lale f German
The name was popularized by the German singer and actress Lale Andersen, whose real name was Liese-Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg.
Lalena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lauren.
Lali f Hebrew
Means "for her and for me" in Hebrew, derived from לָהּ (lah) "to her, for her" combined with לִי (li) "to me, for me", though it may have originated as a diminutive of Leah, Hila and other names containing the letter L.
Lali f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laurie and Larry.
Laliari f Popular Culture
The name of a female Thermian in the movie Galaxy Quest.
Lãm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 覽 (lãm) meaning "view, inspect, perceive".
Lam m Dutch, 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.
Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".
Lamai f Thai
Means "sweet, soft, nice" in Thai.
Lambertina f Dutch
Dutch extended form of Lamberta.
Lambiet m Walloon
Walloon form of Lambert.
Lambrecht m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German form of Lambert.
Lamchiak f Thai
Means "thatch screwpine (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Lamduan f & m Thai
Means "white cheesewood" (a type of tree) in Thai.
Lamees f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).
Lameis f Arabic (Egyptian, Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).
Lamerok m Romani
Romani form of Lamorak.
Lamiah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لامعة (see Lamia 1).
Lamine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Al-Amin used in parts of western Africa as well as an Arabic alternate transcription chiefly used in northern Africa.
Lamjiak f Thai
Alternate transcription of Lamchiak.
Lamona f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Mona 1.
Lamprokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, brilliant" (compare lampo) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]
Lamrot f Amharic
Means beautiful or knowledgable. Also common as a surname in Ethiopia.
Lamuel m Biblical, 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.
Lamun f Thai
Means "soft, gentle, mild" in Thai.
Lamyai f Thai
Means "longan (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Lamyong f & m Thai
Means "beautiful, pretty, fair" in Thai.
Lanah f Chinese
Combination of Lan 1 and Ah.
Lanah f English
Variant of Lana.
Lanake m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lance.
Lanakila m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph."
Lanang m Javanese
Means "man, male" in Javanese.
Lancie f English (Modern)
Feminine version of "Lance".
Lander m Dutch (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.
Lander m Basque, Medieval Basque
Of debated origin and meaning.... [more]
Landie f & m English
Short form of Landon or Yolanda.
Lando m Lombardic, Medieval Italian, German (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Lanzo; originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing Old High German lant, Old Saxon land meaning "land", or the same element used as an independent name... [more]
Landysh f Tatar
From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".
Lanfen f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]
Lanfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant", 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", 锋 (fēng) meaning "point, cutting edge, vanguard, forward", 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" or 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple"... [more]
Lãng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 朗 (lãng) meaning "clear, bright, enlightened".
Lăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凌 (lăng) meaning "ice" or "to rise, to traverse".
Langa m Zulu
From Zulu ilanga "sun, sunshine, day".
Langelihle f & m Zulu
Means "beautiful day" in Zulu.
Langgeng m & f Javanese
From Javanese langgêng meaning "eternal, enduring, immortal".
Langton m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Langton, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.
Lanh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Lành used outside of Vietnam.
Lanhua f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, 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]
Lanie f English
Variant of Laney.
Lanmei f Chinese
From Chinese 蓝莓, 藍莓 (lánméi) meaning "blueberry" which combines 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" with 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or from 兰, 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚, 嵐 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Lannah f American
Variant of Lana.
Lannie m & f English
Either a variant of Lanny or a diminutive of Alana.
Lannis m American
Uncertain meaning. Possibly related to Linus or Alanis or the surname Lantz.
Lanthom f Thai (Rare)
Means "plumeria" in Thai.
Lantip m Javanese
Means "quick, clever, shrewd, intelligent" in Javanese.
Lantz m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Lantz.
Lanya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Melaniya.
Lanying f Chinese
From Chinese 兰 or 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]
Lanzhu f Chinese
From Chinese 嵐, 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "pearl". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Laoma f Hebrew, Jewish
Meaning: for the Nation, in Hebrew.... [more]
Laomedeia f Greek Mythology
Neptune's moon
Laong f & m Thai
Means "dust, powder" in Thai.
Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.
Laouen m Breton (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Breton laouen "happy, joyful".
Lapaula f African American
Combination of the name Paula with the common African American prefix la-.
Laquanna f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix -la and the name Quanna.
Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Larachka f Russian
Nickname of Larisa.
Laragh f Irish
Irish feminine given name that is derived from the name of a village or a townland, but it is unclear which one exactly, as there are two villages and three townlands by the name of Laragh in Ireland... [more]
Laraina f Romansh (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Recently coined Romansh name of unknown origin and meaning, although a Romansh variant of Lorraine, a Romansh variant of Lorena 1 and an elaboration of Laura have been suggested.
Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.
Láras m Sami
Sami form of Lars.
Laras f Javanese
Means "tone, harmony" or "beautiful, charming" in Javanese.
Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, Javanese
From Javanese laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, appropriate" combined with ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), portrayed as a wife of the hero Arjuna.
Larbi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic العربي (al-arabiyy) meaning "the Arab".
Laren f & m English
A variant of Loren.
Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.
Làrix m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "larch" in Catalan.
Larka m Russian
Diminutive of Illarion.
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]
Larkyn f & m English
Variant of Larkin.
Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.
Larray m & f Jamaican Patois
It comes from the American name Larry and it means hopeful
Larri m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Larry and a diminutive of Laura/Larissa.... [more]
Lársa m Sami
Sami form of Larsa.
Larsa m Swedish
Diminutive of Lars.
Larson m English
Transferred use of the surname Larson
Lartia f Hungarian
Derived from the Latin nomen Lartius (see Larth).
Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.
Lasarusa m Fijian
Means "enjoys destroying" in Fijian, from 'lasa' meaning "to enjoy" and 'rusa' meaning "to destroy."
Lashannon f African American
Combination of Shannon and the popular name prefix -la.
Lashkara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Old Georgian ლაშქარი (lashkari) meaning "army, troops", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian laškar meaning "army".... [more]
Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.
Lashyn f & m Kazakh
Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.
Laslo m Hungarian (Modern), Serbian
Serbian form and Hungarian variant of László.
Lasmi f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Lakshmi.
Lasota m Medieval Polish
Derived from Polish las "forest". In the Middle Ages, this name was considered a vernacular form of Sylwester.
Lásse m Sami
Sami form of Lasse.
Lastikka f Medieval Finnish
Medieval Finnish variant of Scholastica. It fell out of use after the 1800s.
Lat m & f Burmese
Means "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Latai f & m Tongan
Means "stay, staying at home, attached to home" in Tongan.
Latdarat f Thai (Rare)
From Thai ลัดดา (latda) meaning "ivy, vine, creeper" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Latdawan f Thai
Means "vine, creeper" in Thai.
Late m Finnish
Diminutive of Lauri.
Lateef m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطيف (see Latif).
Latham m English
Transferred use of the surname Latham.
Lathan m English
Variant of Latham.
Latharn m Scottish
Possibly 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").
Latica f Croatian
It means "flower petal" in Croatian.
Latief m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Latif.
Latipah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Latifa.
Lato m Polish (Rare)
Really rare name. Means "Summer" in polish.
Latsamy f Lao
Means "beam, ray, light" in Lao.
Latt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see Lat).
Låttså f Sami
Sami form of Lotta.
Laulena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Laureen.
Lauralie f English
A variant of Laura.
Lauran f English
Variant of Lauren.
Laurana f Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of Laura. Laurana is one of the main characters in the "Dragonlance" book series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.
Laurance m English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Laurence 1. Also compare the names Terence and Terance, which are another example of how -ence can be variantly spelled as -ance (and yet still be pronounced the same).... [more]
Lauras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Laura.
Laurell f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Laurel.
Laurey f English
Variant of Laurie.
Laurieann f English (American), English (Canadian)
This given name can be a variant spelling of Laurianne as well as be a combination of the names Laurie and Ann.... [more]
Lav m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Assamese
Meaning - 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
Lav m Croatian, Serbian
Means "lion" in Croatian and Serbian.
Lava f Swedish
Short form of Olava.
Lave m & f Swedish
Variant of Lage and Lava.
Lávo m Sami
Short form of Nihkolávo.
Lavoslav m Croatian
Means "glorious lion", derived from Croatian lav "lion" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Lávra m Sami
Sami form of Lavrants.
Lávrá f Sami
Sami form of Laura.
Lavya f Indian
Means "renowned for her devotion to her teacher" in Indian.
Lawaiʻa m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "fisherman."
Lawelena f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Laverne.
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.
Laxsha f Indian
Means "beautiful loving memory" in Indian.
Lay m & f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a short form of Layton.
Layden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on the sound of names like Brayden and Kayden.
Laylah f English
Variant of Layla.
Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.
Laynce m English
Variant spelling of Lance.
Laysan f Tatar, Bashkir
Most likely derived from Arabic نيسان (naysan) meaning "April".
Lazaar m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
Dutch and Flemish form of Lazarus.
Lazo m Croatian, Serbian, Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian short form of Lazar as well as a Georgian short form of Lazare.
Lazuardi m Indonesian
Means "lapis lazuli" or "sky blue" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lājvard).
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)".
Lặc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 扐 (lặc) meaning "divination by straw".
Lệ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Lễ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 禮 (lễ) meaning "ceremony, festival".
Leafa f & m Samoan
From le meaning "the" and afā meaning "cyclone".
Lebefromm m & f German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "live piously" from German lebe "live" and fromm "pious". This name was created in the 17th century.
Leco m Dutch (Rare)
The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may possibly be of Dutch or Frisian origin (compare Remco). A known bearer of this name is Leco van Zadelhoff (b. 1968), a Dutch celebrity cosmetician, stylist, television host and writer.
Lehlani f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, likely inspired by Kehlani.
Leho m Estonian
Coined in the 1930s by Julius Mägiste, an Estonian linguist. He probably intended the name to refer to Lehola (also known as Lõhavere), the castle of Lembitu, an Estonian chieftain... [more]
Leiam m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Liam that was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Leici f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Lacy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leicy f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Lacy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Leidi f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation.
Leidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Leidi with the popular suffix -is.
Leidy f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Leighlani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leilani, influenced by Leigh.
Leija f Swedish (Modern), Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lea. The name coincides with the Finnish word leija "kite".
Leila f Hawaiian
Combination of lei and la. Lei meaning "flowers, lei, child" and La meaning "day".
Leilanih f Obscure
Variant of Leilani.
Leilo m Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Leila.
Leināʻala f Hawaiian
Means "the fragrances are wafted", from lei meaning "garland, crown of flowers" (with the additional meaning of "a child" as well as "to leap" in verb form), nā which means "the" and ʻala meaning "fragrance".
Leinná f Sami
Sami form of Lena.
Leintje f Dutch
Feminine form of Lein.
Leitza f Spanish
Leitza is a town in Spain
Lenchen f German
Diminutive of Helene.... [more]
Lenelotte f German (Rare)
A contraction of Helene or Magdalene with Charlotte.... [more]
Leninha f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese diminutive of Lena and Helena.
Leonieke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Leonie.
Leonille f German (Rare)
An elaboration of Leonie.
Leonoor f Dutch, Literature
Short form of Eleonoor, comparable to Leonora and Leonore. A bearer of this name is Leonoor Voskamp (b... [more]
Leora f Jewish, English, Hebrew
Anglicized variant of Liora.... [more]
Lerusha f Tamil
Means "princess," "Lakshmi" in Indian.
Leto m Literature, Popular Culture
Name of a character, the father of the main character Paul Atreides in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.
Lewe m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Leve.
Leydi f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Leydis f Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
Variant of Leydi with the popular suffix -is.
Leylah f English
Variant of Layla.
Leynaert m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval form of Leonard. It was used in all areas where Dutch was spoken, but the name appears to have been most prevalent in what was then the County of Flanders... [more]
Leysan m & f Azerbaijani, Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Means "downpour, heavy rain" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نيسان (naysān) meaning "April" . It is also the Russified form of its cognate Laysan... [more]
Lihle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "beautiful" in Xhosa and Zulu.
Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
Llarina f Asturian
Diminutive of Llara.
Llázaro m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Lazarus.
Lleyton m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a form or respelling of Leyton, itself a form of the name Layton. ... [more]
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