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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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).
LaFrance f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix la- with the name of the European country, France. It could possibly on occasion be transferred from the French surname, Lafrance.
Lafrans m Old Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lorens. Found on a mid-13th century runestone on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
Lagarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Gary, modelled on LaDarius.
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).
Lahe f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name known from inscriptions found in Aquitaine dating back to 1st to 3rd centuries.
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]
Laida f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.
Laiklynn f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laiklyn. Laiklynn was given to 25 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Laíla f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Laila.
Laimdots m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Laimdota.
Laimis m Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian
Masculine form of Laima.
Laimnesis m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian laime "luck, good fortune; happiness" and nest "to carry, to bear".
Laimonis m Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Literature
As a Latvian given name, this name is derived from the Latvian noun laime meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with Latvian aplaimot meaning "to make happy".... [more]
Laimrota f Latvian (Rare)
Combination of Laima and Rota.
Laimūnas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun laimė meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with the (masculine) patronymic suffix -ūnas.
Laina f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in -laina, such as Alaina, Melaina.
Laini f & m English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)
As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.
Lainia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Laina.
Laino f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque laino "mist; haze; cloud".... [more]
Laionela m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Lionel.
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-).
Laisvydas m Lithuanian (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.
Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.
Laityn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was possibly meant to be a variant of Leighton. Laityn was given to 19 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.
Lajean f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the perfix La- and the given name Jean 1 (Compare LaShawn, Lajuan and Lasean).
Lajeune f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname La Jeune or Lajeune.
Lajla f Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch (Rare)
Bosnian variant spelling of Lejla and Scandinavian variant of Laila 2.
Lajohn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la- and the name John (Compare Lajuan and LaShawn).
Lajoyce f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the name Joyce.
Lajuan m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Juan 1. Possibly related to LaShawn.
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).
Laka m & f Polynesian 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.
Lakandula m Filipino (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.
Lakeithia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Keith.
Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.
Lakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Lake using the popular name suffix lyn.
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.
Lakendrick m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kendrick with the popular prefix La-.
Lakenzia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Kenzia.
Lakeys m African American (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Lakeisha, influenced by the spelling of the English word keys.
Laking m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with King.
Lakrisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Krisha.
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.
Lalie f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eulalie, used as a given name in its own right.
Lalin m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Means “moon” in Creole.
Laliv f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly from Hebrew לבלוב (livuv) meaning "blossom, bloom".
Lamaia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Maia 1.
Lamanya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Manya.
Lamarco m African American (Rare)
Blend of Lamar and Marco. Also compare Lamarcus and Demarco.
Lamazi f & m Georgian (Rare)
Means "beautiful" in Georgian.
Lambo m German (Rare)
Short form or nickname for Lambert.... [more]
Lambrecht m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch and German form of Lambert.
Lameis f Arabic (Egyptian, Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic لميس (see Lamis).
Lamek m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Lamech.
Lamelo m American (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
It was made by a outspoken man in California
Lamilia f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Lamir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Lamar, possibly influenced by names such as Jamir.
Lamo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Lamara and Lamzira.
Lamon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lamon.
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.
Lamorna f Cornish, English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).
Lampi m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "pond" in Finnish.
Lanae f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Lana, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements la and nay, sharing a sound with other popular names such as Janae, Renae and Shanae.
Lanakila m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph."
Lanako f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lana.
Land f Old Irish (Rare)
Variant of Flann. This was the name of a 9th-century Irish princess who was married three times successively to three different kings; she helped cement alliances and protect her kingdoms against Viking threats... [more]
Landa f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Lando as well as a short form of feminine names that start with Land- or end in -landa (such as Orlanda).
Landelanda f Frankish (Rare)
From the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" duplicated. This is a rare compound of one name element with itself.
Landelino m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Landelin.
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.
Landere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Leandra.
Landers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landers.
Landis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.
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]
Landrum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landrum.
Lanesra f English (Modern, Rare)
Arsenal (a famous football club from London) spelled backwards.
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.
Laniece f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements la and nees. It can be spelled Laniece or with a capitalized third letter as LaNiece.
Lanier m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lanier.
Laniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lana.
Lanina f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nina 1.
Laniyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage possibly based on Lana and the -iyah suffix found in names such as Aniyah, Kamiyah, Amiyah and Makiyah, or a combination of the popular name prefix la and Niyah.
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.
Lanthom f Thai (Rare)
Means "plumeria" in Thai.
Lantz m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Lantz.
Lanz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lanz. Lanz also was a maker of tractors, the most famous model being the Lanz Bulldog.
Lão m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 老 (lão) meaning "old".
Laoiseach m Irish (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.
Laon m & f Korean (Rare)
Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
Laonikos m Greek (Rare)
Invented name of an anagram of Nikolaos. This was the name of a Byzantine Greek historian who recorded the last 150 years of the Byzantine Empire.
Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.
Laorañsa f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Laorañs.
Laouen m Breton (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Breton laouen "happy, joyful".
Lapatrice f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Patrice 2.
Lapis f English (Rare)
a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
Laportia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix la- and the given name Portia.
LaPreston m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix la and Preston. A famous bearer was American rapper LaPreston Porter (1985-2022).
Laprince m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Prince.
Laprincess f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princess.
Laprincessa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Princessa.
Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".
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.
Laquavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Laquan and Octavius.
Laquaysha f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the common prefix La and the word loquacious.
Laquilla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and Quilla.
Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.
Larabel f English (Rare)
Lara and Belle
Laralisa f German (Rare), Dutch
More written as "Lara Lisa", this is an common combination with Lara 1 and Lisa.
Laramie m & f American (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.
LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]
Larcella f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Larcella.
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.
Larence m English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Laurence 1.
Lárensína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Laurence 1.
Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.
Lariko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Larisa and its short form Lara 1.
Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [more]
Larina f Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hilária which is occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.
Làrix m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "larch" in Catalan.
Larke f English (Rare)
Variant of Lark. According to the SSA, 6 girls were named Larke in 2018.
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]
Laro m Old Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare)
The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of Lara 1.
Laro f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Larisa.
Laroy m English (American, Rare)
Either combination of the popular name prefix la and Roy, a variant of Leroy, or transferred from the French surname, Laroy.
Larra f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Lara 1.
Larri m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Larry and a diminutive of Laura/Larissa.... [more]
Larue f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Rue. It also coincides with the French phrase la rue meaning "the street". In America, Larue was used to some extent from the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II.
Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.
Lasalette f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (European, Rare)
From the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame de La Salette meaning "Our Lady of La Salette". Also compare Saleta.
Lasander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lasander or variation of Lysander.
LaSaundra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Saundra.
Lasean m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name using the popular prefix La- with the given name Sean. See also LaShawn.
Lashane f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with Shane.
Lasharna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and the name Sharna.
Lashawnda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Shawnda.
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.
Lashiqua f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements la, shee and qua.
Lashkara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Old Georgian ლაშქარი (lashkari) meaning "army, troops", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian laškar meaning "army".... [more]
Lashyn f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a female warrior in Circassian folklore who defeated an invading Mongol khan in battle.
Laskarina f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [more]
LaSondra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Sondra.
LaStacia f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Stacia.
Lastar f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Star.
Lastenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish feminine form of Lasthenes. The 4th-century BC Greek philosopher Lastheneia of Mantinea, one of Plato's female students, is known as Lastenia in Spanish.
Lasylvia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La and Sylvia.
Latavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- with the name Tavius.
Latdarat f Thai (Rare)
From Thai ลัดดา (latda) meaning "ivy, vine, creeper" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Laterrica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix La- and Terrica.
Lathrop m English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.
Latimer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Latimer.
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.
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]