First Names starting with “L”
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Popular first names starting with “L”
First Names starting with “L”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| La-Toya | f | Latin | (Spanish) La means "the", and "Toya" is derived from "Victoria", which means "the victor" |
| Laarni | f | Hawaiian | little flower |
| Laarnie | f | Hawaiian | The name Laarnie has its roots in the Hawaiian language |
| Laas | m | Laas is a masculine first name that is regarded as an Estonian short form of Nikolaus, … | |
| Laban | m | Arabic | Laban is a male first name from the Bible, whose roots lie in Ancient Hebrew |
| Labarnas | m | Italian | The name has its roots in Italian and Spanish |
| Labid | m | The name Labid has its roots in the Urdu language, although the exact components of the… | |
| Labinot | m | Labinot is a boy's name of Albanian origin, derived from a place near the Albanian capi… | |
| Labree | m | Arabic | The boy's name Labree, which has Muslim origins, can be translated as 'the Liberal' and… |
| Lac | m | Latin | As a modern French name for males, Lac symbolically means "the lake." Its roots lie in … |
| Lacey | f | Latin | The name Lacey is derived from an aristocratic surname of Norman-French origin, which i… |
| Lachante | m | The first name Lachante (Lachanté) is an African American derivation of the name Chante… | |
| Lachlan | m | English | Lachlan, an English-Scottish first name for men, finds its origin in the Scottish Gaeli… |
| Lacrima | f | Latin | The name Lacrima, a Romanian name for girls, originates from Latin and means "the tear,… |
| Lacrissa | f | Unfortunately, there is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Lacy | f | Latin | The name Lacy, which is used for both boys and girls, has a meaning associated with che… |
| Lada | f | Russian | The name Lada is regarded as a diminutive of Ladislava or Vladislava |
| Ladan | f | Persian | Ladan is a female first name of Persian origin that means 'the beautiful flower' |
| Ladasha | f | Origin: Albanian | |
| Laddi | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Ladessa | f | a rare flower that is not often found | |
| Ladewig | m | The first name Ladewig, masculine in gender, originates from Old High German | |
| Ladi | m | Arabic | Ladi is a gender-neutral first name that is used as a variant of Lahadi in the Hausa la… |
| Ladina | f | Latin | The name Ladina is a feminine form of the Latin term Latina and translates directly to … |
| Ladinka | f | Latin | Ladinka, a pet form of Ladina that is common in Switzerland, traces back to the Latin n… |
| Ladislaja | f | The name Ladislaja has Slavic origins and consists of the words 'volod', which means 't… | |
| Ladislao | m | Italian | Ladislao is considered the Italian and Spanish version of Ladislaus, which is a Latiniz… |
| Ladislaus | m | Ladislaus is an old Latinized variant of Wladislaw, which in turn derives from Vladisla… | |
| Ladislav | m | Ladislav is a South Slavic and Czech-Slovak derivative of Ladislaus, a Latinized form o… | |
| Ladislava | f | Slavic | The name Ladislava is a Slovak-Czech female variant of the name Ladislaus and derives f… |
| Lado | m | African | Lado is mainly considered a short form of Vlado in the South Slavic region and carries … |
| Lado-Lajos | m | Slavic | Lado-Lajos is a double name combining Lado ("the ruling one") and Lajos ("the famous wa… |
| Ladonya | f | Ladonya means 'palm of the hand' in Russian, but it is not commonly used as a name there | |
| Lael | m | Biblical | Lael, or Laël (לָאֵל), is a name that comes from the Bible |
| Laelia | f | Latin | The first name Laelia is the feminine form of the name Laelius, which originally comes … |
| Laelie | f | Latin | The name Laelie (Laélie) is the French variant of Laelia, which traces back to the anci… |
| Laena | f | English | Laena is a female variant of the English name Lane |
| Laertes | m | Greek | Laertes (Λαέρτης) is a traditional Greek boy's name that appears in Greek mythology |
| Laertes-Limon | m | Laertes-Limon is a double name combining Laertes ("the one who gathers the people") and… | |
| Laeticia | f | Latin | Laeticia, a girl's name, represents a contemporary form of Laetitia and means 'the joyf… |
| Laetitia | f | Latin | Laetitia, a female first name, carries the meanings 'the joy' or 'the happy one' or 'th… |
| Lafayette | m | English | The name Lafayette comes from the eponymous French surname and is interpreted metaphori… |
| Lagertha | f | Danish | The name Lagertha is a younger form of Lathgertha, which is a Latinized version of Hlað… |
| Lahcen | m | Arabic | The name Lahcen, as a North African variant of Al-Hasan, is derived from Hasan |
| Lahia | f | Scottish | "Selkie", which means "woman of the water" |
| Lahja | f | Finnish | The first name Lahja has its roots in Finnish, where it is associated with 'the gift' o… |
| Lahouari | m | Arabic | Lahouari is an African American derivation of the North African name Houari, which orig… |
| Lahoucine | m | Arabic | The name Lahoucine, a masculine name, is a North African variant of the Arabic Al-husay… |
| Laia | f | Greek | The name Laia has its roots in the ancient Greek language and is an old Catalan short f… |
| Laiba | f | Laiba (لائبہ) is regarded in the Muslim context as an angel of heaven | |
| Laida | f | The name Laida (Λαΐδα) is derived as a modern Greek variant of Lais | |
| Laidia | f | French | The name is derived from Lydia |
| Laif | m | Laif is the Germanized form of Leif, derived from the Old Norse Leifr | |
| Laika | f | Russian | Laika is a female first name from Russian, which translates to 'the barking one' |
| Laiko | f | Japanese | The name Laiko has Japanese roots and is made up of the terms 'lai', which means 'beaut… |
| Laila | f | Arabic | The name Laila is a feminine given name that translates to "the night," "the most beaut… |
| Laila-Astrid | f | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Laila-Luna | f | Luna means 'the moon' | |
| Laila-Mae | f | Laila-Mae is a double name combining Laila ("the night") and Mae ("the beloved by God") | |
| Lailany | f | Hawaiian | Lailany is a form of the Hawaiian name Leilani |
| Laili | f | Arabic | Laili is regarded as a variant of Leili |
| Laily | f | Arabic | Laily is a diminutive of the Arabic girl's name Laila, which means 'the nocturnal one.'… |
| Laima | f | Laima is a female first name that can be translated as "the Happy One." The origin of t… | |
| Laimonas | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Lain | m | Basque | Lain (Laín) originates from Spanish mythology and carries the meaning 'the part' |
| Laina | f | Finnish | Laina is a girl's name that originates from Finnish and means 'the loan', derived from … |
| Laine | f | Estonian | Laine is an Estonian girl's name that can be translated as 'the wave' or 'the swell.' T… |
| Lainey | f | The name Lainey is considered a modern English variant of Laney, which itself is a dimi… | |
| Laini | f | African | Laini is a girl's name from Kenya and Tanzania, which translates into English as 'the G… |
| Lainie | f | The first name Lainie can be considered a rare English variant of Laney, a pet form of … | |
| Laira | f | Latin | Laira is a feminine designation that is derived from Leira and traces back to Leire |
| Lairane | f | Latin | The name Lairane is a Latin American variation of Laira, which in turn is derived from … |
| Laird | m | English | Laird originates from the English and Scottish cultural sphere and refers to a surname |
| Lais | u | Greek | Lais is often attributed the meaning 'the lion' or 'the lioness,' derived from the anci… |
| Laisa | f | Laisa (Laísa) is a feminine designation that is considered a Portuguese variant of the … | |
| Laisha | f | Arabic | The first name Laisha is an African American variation of Aisha, with the prefix 'La-' … |
| Laiska | f | Finnish | The name Laiska has its roots in Finnish and Lithuanian |
| Laith | m | Arabic | The name Laith comes from Arabic, specifically from layṯ (لَيْث), which means 'the lion' |
| Laiurenty | m | The name originates from Latin America | |
| Laja | f | The name Laja is the Danish and Swedish form of Laia, a shortened variant of the Greek … | |
| Lajana | f | Lajana represents an African American variation of the names Jana and Jane, all of whic… | |
| Lajo | m | Hungarian | The name Lajo derives from Lajos, a Hungarian variant of Ludwig, and literally means "t… |
| Lajos | m | Hungarian | The first name Lajos, as the Hungarian form of Ludwig, carries the meaning 'the famous … |
| Lakee | f | American | The name Lakee, an English form for girls, is considered a variant of Lake |
| Lakeisha | f | English | The name Lakeisha, an African American derivation of Keisha with the prefix 'La-', trac… |
| Laken | m | American | The name Laken is derived from Lake and means 'the one from the lake' or 'the one from … |
| Lakesha | f | American | Lakesha, a feminine first name, is a variant of Kesha or Keisha and has its origins in … |
| Lakis | m | Greek | Lakis represents a general form of several Greek first names that are formed from dimin… |
| Lakisha | f | English | The name Lakisha is a variant form of Kisha or Keisha and is derived from the Hebrew na… |
| Lakota | f | The name Lakota is of indigenous origin and is mainly used for girls, but is also commo… | |
| Laksha | f | Indian | The meaning of Laksha is also lac in Hindi, represented by the characters लाक्षा |
| Lakshana | f | Lakshana is an Indian girl's name that comes from the Sanskrit word lakṣaṇa (लक्षण) and… | |
| Lakshmi | f | Indian | Lakshmi is predominantly a female name, occasionally also a male name of Indian origin |
| Lala | f | Persian | Lala (Лала) is a female first name of Bulgarian origin, meaning 'the tulip.' The origin… |
| Lalana | f | Indian | Lalana is a girl's name of Indian and Thai origin, which metaphorically means 'the play… |
| Lalanea | f | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Lalasa | f | Persian | The name Lalasa has its roots in Sanskrit and Persian |
| Lale | f | Persian | Lale translates from Turkish as 'the tulip' |
| Lale-Jule | f | Lale-Jule is a double name combining Lale ("the Tulip") and Jule ("the one descended fr… | |
| Laleh | f | Persian | Laleh is a girl's name that means "the tulip" and is derived from the Persian lâle (لاله) |