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Lacricia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacrisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lacrissia f American (Rare)

Ladasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Dasha, probably modelled on Latasha.

Ladawna f African American
Variant of LaDonna.

Ladeana f English (American)
Feminine form of Dean with french prefix "La".

Ladeena f American (Modern, Rare)

Ladelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ladema f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodema.

Ladoïska f Louisiana Creole, Picard, French (Acadian), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Lodoïska.

Ladonta m African American
Feminization of Ladontae.

Ladora f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Leadora.

Ladoska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Ladoïska.

Ladrea f African American (Rare)

Ladrena f African American (Modern, Rare)

Laduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ladoska.

Laduskia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Laduska.

Laela f Indonesian, English
Variant of Layla.

LaFonda f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Fonda. Also compare Lavonda and LaWanda... [more]

Lagenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Lugenia.

Laguardia m African American
Transferred use of the surname Laguardia.

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]

Laia f English (Modern)
Variant of Leia.

Laianna f African American

Lailaa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Laina f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in -laina, such as Alaina, Melaina.

Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.

Laisha f African American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Mexican), Dhivehi
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Aisha. This is borne by the Mexican telenovela actress Laisha Wilkins (1976-).

Laititia f French (Acadian, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Laiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Lajuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the name Juana, making it strictly the feminine form of Lajuan (See also Lajuanda and Lawana).

Lajuanda f African American
Variant of LaWanda, influenced by the spelling of the name Juan 1.

Lakayla f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la and Kayla, likely inspired by Makayla. It can be spelled Lakayla or with a capitalized third letter as LaKayla... [more]

Lakeeta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lakeita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lakeithia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Keith.

La'kenya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Kenya.

Lakenzia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Kenzia.

Lakesha f African American
Variant of Lakeisha.

Laketa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Laketta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lakiesha f African American
Variant of Lakeisha.

Lakina f English (Rare)

Lakira f African American
Combination of prefix La- with Kira 2.

Lakita f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Lakoda m & f American

Lakota f & m English (Modern)
Means "alliance of friends, the allies" or "feeling affection, friendly, united, allied" in the Lakota language.

Lakreisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia, influenced by Lakeisha.

Lakresha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lakreshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lakretia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lakrisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Krisha.

Lakwanzaa f African American (Rare)
Laquan + Kwanzaa.

Lala f Portuguese, Spanish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura. As a Spanish name, it may also be used as a diminutive of Eulalia, Alejandra or Esmeralda.

Lalania f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Lalea f African American
Combination of Lea and the prefix La. It also coincides with the Romanian word lalea meaning "tulip".

Laleia f American (Rare)

Lalita f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lolita.

Lalula f English (Rare)

Lamaea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lamaia, Lamaya

Lamaia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Maia 1.

Lamanda m African American

Lamanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Manya.

Lamara f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lamar.

Lamaria f African American
Feminine version of Lamario or Lamar.

Lamaya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Maya 2.

Lamilia f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Lamira f English (American), Literature, Theatre
This name was used (possibly invented) by Jacobean-era dramatist John Fletcher for characters in his plays The Honest Man's Fortune (c.1613) and The Little French Lawyer (1647). It does not appear to have been used in England; it came into use in the early United States, occurring as early as the 1780s in New York, perhaps influenced by the similar-sounding name Almira 1.

Lamona f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Mona 1.

Lamonya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and name Monya.

Lamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amoura.

Lamyra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lamira.

Lanaiya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lanaya f American (Modern, Rare)

Lanea f English (American)

Lanesha f African American
Variant of Lanisha.

Lanesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lanisha.

Lanesra f English (Modern, Rare)
Arsenal (a famous football club from London) spelled backwards.

Lanessa f American (Rare)

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.

Laneya f American (Modern, Rare)

Lanica f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lanika f African American

Lanina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nina 1.

Lanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, nee and sha. A known bearer is American model LaNisha Cole (1982-).

Lanita f English (American)

Laniya f African American

Lanna f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Lannetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lanetta.

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.

Lanya f English
Variant of Lana influenced by the spelling of Tanya.

Lanyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lapaula f African American
Combination of the name Paula with the common African American prefix la-.

Laportia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Portia.

Lapria f English (American, Rare)

Laprincessa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princessa.

Laquana f African American
Feminine form of Laquan.

Laquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and da, sharing a sound with names such as LaWanda and Lashonda... [more]

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.

Laquasha f African American
Combination of the phonetic element la and the name Quasha. It can be spelled LaQuasha, La'Quasha or Laquasha.

Laquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquasha.

Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.

Laqueda f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Laqueta f African American
Variant of Laquita.

Laquetta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.

Laquinta f African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Laquan

Laquita f African American
Combination of the popular name elements La and quita (from names such as Marquita).

Laquitta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laquita.

Laraya f American (South)

Larcella f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Larcella.

Larcena f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larsena.

Larcenia f American (South, Archaic), African American
Variant of Larcena.

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.

Larencia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Larenda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Larinda.

Laretta f English (Modern)
Variant of Loretta.

Lareva f American (Rare)

LaRhonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rhonda.

Larikka f African American (Modern, Rare)

Larinda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lorinda.

Larisha f African American
Variant of Larissa.

Larita f African American, Theatre
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Rita. This was used by Noël Coward for a character in his play Easy Virtue (1924), which was adapted into a silent film in 1928 as well as a 2006 film.

Laritza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Larka f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Laronda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of LaRhonda.

Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.

Larrietta f African American
Probably a feminine form of Larry.

Larsena f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Americanization of Larsina.

Larsenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Larcenia.

LaSandra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sandra, possibly inspired by Cassandra.

LaSanya f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaSonya.

LaSaundra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Saundra.

Lasha f African American
Variant of Lashay. In some cases it could be a modern name using the popular prefix la combined with the suffix sha, most likely influenced by Sasha... [more]

Lashanda f African American
Possibly a variant of Lashonda.

Lashandra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashanta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.

Lasharra f African American (Modern, Rare)

Lashauna f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Lashaun.

Lashaunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

Lashaundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashauntea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Lashaun.

Lashawna f African American
Strictly feminine variant of LaShawn. See also Lashonda.

Lashawnda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shawnda.

Lashawndra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashayla f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shayla.

Lashea f African American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Lashinda f African American (Rare)

Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.

Lashondra f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Shondra. Compare also Lashonda.

Lashunda f African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the invented name Shunda.

Lashundra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashondra.

Lashunta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lashonda.

LaSondra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sondra.

LaSonya f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sonya.

LaStacia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Stacia.

Lastasia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la combined with the name Stasia.

Lasylvia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Sylvia.

Latania f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latanya.

Latara f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tara 1.

Latarsha f African American
Possibly a variant of Latasha in non-rhotic accents.

Latashia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Latasha. It can be spelled LaTashia or Latashia.

Latavia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la and Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).

Latawnya f African American
Variant of LaTonya.

Latea f American (Modern, Rare)

Lateesha f African American
Variant of Latisha.

Lateria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

Laterra f English (Rare)
Variant of Latara.

Laterria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laterra.

Laterrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and Terrica.

Latesha f African American
Variant of Letitia. It can be spelled Latesha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTesha.

Lathea f African American (Rare)

Lathena f American (Rare)

LaTia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tia.

Laticia f African American
Variant of Latisha.

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]

Lationa f American (Modern, Rare)

Latishea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Latita f African American (Rare)
Possibly derived from Letitia.

Latitia f English
Variant of Letitia.

Lativia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix La- and -tivia.

Latonia f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latonja f African American (Modern)
Variant of LaTonya.

Latora f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria. Also compare Latara.

Latoria f African American
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Toria (compare LaToya).

Latorya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latoryia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latoria.

Latosha f African American
Variant of Latasha.

LaToyia f African American
Variant of LaToya.

Latreca f African American (Modern, Rare)

Latricia f African American (Modern)
An invented name, most likely blending Latisha and Patricia. See also Latrice.

Latrina f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Trina.

Latrisha f African American
Variant of Latricia. It can be spelled Latrisha or with a capitalized third letter as LaTrisha.

Latroya f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Troya using the popular prefix La-.

Latyra f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyra using the popular prefix La-.

Launa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lana or a variant of Laune.

Laurabella f English (Rare)

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.

Laurelia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the plant name.

Laurella f English
Latinization of Laurelle.

Laurenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Laura and variant of Lorenia.

Laurestina f English (Rare)

Lauretha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Loretha.

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.

Lauronda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Laronda (a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Ronda), perhaps influenced by Laurinda.

Lavada f English (American)

Lavantia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by the 19th-century American social reformer Lavantia Densmore Douglass (1827-1899).

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.

Lavenda f English

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-.

Laverna f English
Feminine variant of Lavern.

Laverta f English (Rare)
Variant of Laverda.

Laveta f American (Rare)

Lavilla f English

Lavona f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Lavonne.

Lavonda f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix la combined with the name Vonda.

Lavonia f English
Variant of Lavinia or Lavonne.

Lavonna f English (American)
Variant of Lavonne.

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).

Lawonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of LaWanda.

Lawra f Sorbian, English (Rare)
Sorbian form and English variant of Laura.

Lawrencia f English
Variant of Laurencia.

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.

Laysha f African American
Modern name using the popular prefix lay- combined with the suffix -sha, most likely influenced by Layla and Sasha.

Lazalea f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the popular prefix la with the name Azalea.

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Lea f English
Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".

Leadora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leodora.

Leahanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanna.

Leahnia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Leala f English
Variant of Lila 2 or Leila.

Lealia f American (Rare)

Leana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. In some cases it might also be a feminine form of Leano.

Leandria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine form of Leandre.

Leanetta f African American

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.

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.

Leathia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lethia.

Leavina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lavina.

Lecresha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecresia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecretia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lucretia.

Lecta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a truncated form of Electa.

Ledelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lodelia.

Ledia f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Lydia.

Ledora f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Leodora and Leadora.

Leea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leah. This name was given to 19 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Leeana f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna. This name was given to 28 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Leeandra f American (Modern, Rare)

Leeanna f English
Combination of Lee and Anna.

Leeannda f English (Rare)
Variant of Leanda.

Leeda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Leda.

Leeja f English

Leela f English (Modern)
This name could be a diminutive of Lila 2 or Leila.

Leemaria f English (Rare)
Combination of Lee and Maria.

Leesha f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Short form of Alesha, Felicia, and other names ending with the same sound.... [more]

Leeyonna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Liana.

Leeza f English (American)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Liese, or perhaps a variant of Lisa intended to reflect the German pronunciation. This is borne by American talk show host Leeza Gibbons (1957-).

Legina f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant Lagina influenced by Regina and vice versa.

Legretta f American (Modern, Rare)

Lehla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Layla.

Leianna f American (South)

Leidia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)

Leigha f English (American)
Variant of Leah, the spelling influenced by that of Leigh.

Leighia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lea or Leah.

Leighla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Layla.

Leighna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lina 2 or Laina.

Leighya f English (American)
Variant spelling of Laya

Leighza f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leilana f English (Rare)
Latinization of Leilani.

Leilia f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Leilla f English
Variant of Laila 1.

Leina f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Leisa f English (Rare)
Variant of Lisa.

Leisha f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Lisha.

Leita f English (Rare)

Leitha f American
Variant of Letha.

Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.

Leiya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Lekita f African American (Rare)
Variant of Lakita.

Lelaina f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Leila, Elaine and Leilani... [more]

Lelanda f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Leland.

Lelania f American (Rare)

Lella f English (Rare), American (South), Italian, Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of names ending in ella. It can also be used as a diminutive of Elena and other names beginning with or containing el. This was borne by Italian opera singer Adelaide 'Lella' Ricci (1850-1871) as well as Italian actress Elena 'Lella' Fabrizi (1915-1993), Italian designer Elena 'Lella' Vignelli (1934-2016) and Italian racing driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (1941-1992).... [more]

Lellia f English (Rare)

Lema f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Lemma.