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Laan EstonianLaan is Estonian surname derived from
laanelill; starflower and wintergreen (Trientalis europaea).
Laan DutchMeans "lane, avenue" in Dutch (see
Van Der Laan). Alternatively, could be a matronymic from the given name
Lane, a Middle Dutch diminutive of
Juliana and other names with similar elements.
Laanemäe EstonianLaanemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen hill/mountain".
Laaneots EstonianLaaneots is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen tip" or "edge".
Laanepõld EstonianLaanepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "chickweed-wintergreen field".
Laaneviir EstonianLaaneviir is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Laaneveere", a village in Viimsi Municipality, Harju County.
Laanoja EstonianLaanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".
Laar EstonianLaar is an Estonian name meaning "gyle" (wort in the process of fermentation added to a stout, beer, or ale).
Laas EstonianLaas is an Estonian surname meaning "greenwood" (wood that has been recently cut) and "woodland".
Laasik EstonianLaasik is an Estonian surname meaning "woodland area/stand".
Laasma EstonianLaasma is an Estonian surname derived from "laas" meaning "forest" and "woodland".
Laasmaa EstonianLaasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland land".
Laasmägi EstonianLaasmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland mountain".
Laaspere EstonianLaaspere is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland folk".
Laats EstonianLaats is an Estonian name derived from "laat", meaning "fair" or "attractive".
Labakhua AbkhazAbkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ
(lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة
(bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see
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Labazyuk UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.
Labba SamiMeaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from Sami
slabba "large reindeer antler shaped like a hand" or from Northern Sami
láppis "lamb".
Laborde FrenchDerived from the French word
borde meaning "small farm" (from Frankish
bord meaning "plank") with the definite article
la. This is an occupational surname for a tenant farmer.
Labossiere FrenchNorman habitational name from a common village name La Boissière, meaning 'wooded area', from bois 'wood'. possibly a metronymic, from a feminine derivative of
Bossier 'cooper', denoting the 'wife of the cooper'.
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, FilipinoFrom the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Labrie FrenchTopographic name from l’abri meaning "the shelter", or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
LaBrie FrenchReferred to a person who came from various places named
Brie in France, for example Brie-sous-Matha, a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Lacandula Filipino, TagalogThis surname honors Lakandula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, a pre-Hispanic state in what is now Manila.
Lace EnglishPossibly a nickname for someone who wore braided laces as clothing ties or a belt, or an occupational name for someone made such articles.
Lace ManxShortened form of Manx
Mac Guilley Chass (Gaelic
Mac Giolla Chais) meaning "son of the curly-haired youth", derived from
macc "son",
gilla "boy, youth; attendant, servant" and
cas "curly, twisted".
Lacerda Portuguese, SpanishNickname for someone with remarkably thick or long hair, or with an unusually hairy back or chest. From Spanish and Portuguese
la cerda ‘the lock (of hair)’.
Lachtrup GermanProbably from a place name using the suffix
-trup, related to
dorf meaning "village". The first element could be
lach "laugh, smile", or a corruption of
loch "hole, pit".
Lackey IrishLackey was originally a name for a horse servant.
Lacombe FrenchFrench (western and southwestern): topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine, from la combe ‘the ravine’ (a word of Gaulish origin, related to English Combe).... [
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Lacour Frenchtopographic or occupational name for someone who lived at or was employed at a manorial court (see also Court).
Lacsina PampanganFrom Kapampangan
laksina meaning "south", ultimately derived from Sanskrit दक्षिण
(dakṣiṇa).
Ladley EnglishProbably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Ladulås Old SwedishMost likely from Swedish
ladulås "barnlock", but it could also be derived from the Slavic name
Ladislaus. Magnus Ladulås, sometimes known as Magnus Birgersson or Magnus III in English, was the king of Sweden between 1275 and 1290.
Ladvik EstonianLadvik is an Estonian surname meaning "elite" and "upper class".
Laemmle German, JewishVariant spelling of
Lämmle. A famous bearer was the German-American film producer Carl Laemmle (1867-1939).
Laes EstonianLaes is an Estonian surname meaning "fore" and "overhead".
Læstadius SwedishFrom the name of the village Lästa in Ångermanland, Sweden, whose name possibly means "
Leiðulfr's home". Lars Levi Læstadius (1800-1861) was a Swedish priest who founded a Lutheran revival movement known as Laestadianism.
Lafayette FrenchThe name of Marquis de Lafayette; a famous French man during the revolutionary war.
Laffey IrishReduced anglicisation of Gaelic
Ó Laithimh, itself derived from the earlier form
Ó Flaithimh, ultimately from
flaitheamh meaning "ruler". It could also be a variant of
Leahy.
Lafitte FrenchFrench: topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary mark, Old French fitte (Late Latin fixta petra ‘fixed stone’, from the past participle of figere ‘to fix or fasten’), or habitational name from any of several places in western France named with this word
Laflash French (Quebec, Anglicized)Anglicization of the name "Richer dit Laflèche." Richer comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army.' Laflèche is a reference to La Flèche, a town in historical Anjou, France... [
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Laflèche French (Quebec)A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Lafleur French, French (Caribbean)from
la fleur "the flower" used as a soldier's name and also as a servant's name; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers.
Lafont Frenchtopographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of
Font with fused feminine definite article la.
Lafont OccitanTopographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Occitan
font meaning "fountain".
Lafranchi AlpinePossibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Lafrenière FrenchTopographic name derived from French
frenière meaning "place of ash trees". It is often Americanised as
Freeman.
Lafriki AfricanThe surname Lafriki most likely means “The African,” derived from the Arabic word “Afriki” (أفريقي) meaning “African.” It is most commonly found in Morocco and is believed to have originated as a descriptor for individuals or families identified by their African origin—particularly in historical contexts where such markers distinguished local populations from those influenced by or migrating from other regions.... [
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Lagarde FrenchHabitational name from
Lagarde or La Garde names of several places in various parts of France named in Old French with
garde "watch protection" (see
Garde).
Lagasse FrenchFrench: nickname from Old French agace, agasse ‘magpie’ + the definite article l’.
Lage EstonianLage is an Estonian surname meaning "plain" or "flat".
Lagerlöf SwedishA notable bearer was Swedish author
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
Lagerqvist SwedishCombination of Swedish
lager "laurel" and
qvist, an archaic spelling of
kvist, "twig".
Lagerstedt SwedishFeom Swedish,
lager meaning "lair, den, shelter" and
stedt meaning "town, farmstead".
Laghi ItalianPossibly originated to denote someone from the Italian town of Laghi.
Lagle EstonianLagle is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "goose".
Lago Italian, Spanish, PortugueseTopographic name for someone living by a lake from
lago "lake" (from Latin
lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.
Lagoudakis GreekDerived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (
lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (
lagós) meaning "bunny".
Lagrange FrenchMeans "the granary" in French, a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary or a habitational name for someone who lived in Lagrange or similar in France, all derived from Old French
grange "granary, barn" (see
Grange) combined with the definite article
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Laguerre FrenchNickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French
guerre "war" (from Latin
werra) with fused article la.
Laguna SpanishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Lahaie FrenchLocational name for someone who lived near a hedge or large bush, from old French "La" the and "Haie" hedge.
Lahaye French, Walloontopographic name with the definite article
la from Old French
haye "hedge" (see
Haye ) or a habitational name from La Haye the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named with this word... [
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Lahe EstonianLahe is an Estonian surname meaning both "spacious" and "easy-going".
Lahela HawaiianHawaiian version of Rachel (name meaning ewe in Hebrew). Named after fictional character from video game 'Choices: Stories You Play', Dr. Bryce Lahela.
Lahey IrishLahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [
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Lahiffe Irish (Rare)From Irish
Ó Laochdha meaning "descendant of the hero" or "descendant of the heroic", ultimately from
laoch "warrior, hero".
Lahiri BengaliHabitational name from either the village of Lohori in present-day Bangladesh or the village of Laheria in India.
Lahlou Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic حُلْو
(ḥulw) meaning "sweet" or "nice, charming", chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.
Lahner German, HungarianHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Lahn in Hungary and Germany. In southern Germany and Austria, Lahn denotes a place where there had been an avalanche or landslide, from Middle High German laen, lēne meaning "avalanche".
Lahoud Arabic (Mashriqi)Means either "one who stands alone" or "one and only" in Aramaic, given in reference to Jesus Christ. This is the surname of a Lebanese Christian family prominent in Maronite politics. One of the family members, Émile Lahoud (1936-), became the eleventh President of Lebanon.
Lai EstonianLai is an Estonian surname meaning "wide", "vast" and "spacious".
Lai ChineseFrom Chinese 赖
(lài) meaning "rely", also referring to the ancient state of Lai that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Lai ItalianPossibly denoting someone from Alà dei Sardi, or derived from the given name
Nicola 1. Alternately, it may derive from
lai, a type of lyrical poem.
Laigu EstonianLaigu is an Estonian surname derived from "laigustama" meaning "blotchy", "dappled" and "mottled".
Laik EstonianLaik is an Estonian surname meaning "blotch", "stain" and "spot".
Lail English (American)Americanized form of German Lehl or Loehl. In either case, the name is a spelling variant of Lehle or Löhle, pet forms of the personal name Leonhardt.
Laîné Frenchdistinguishing epithet from French
l'aîné "the eldest (son)", used to identify the older of two bearers of the same name in a family.
Lainevool EstonianLainevool is an Estonian surname meaning "flowing wave" (literally, "wave flow").
Laing ScottishScottish form of
Lang. A famous bearer was the explorer Alexander Gordon Laing.
Laisaar EstonianLaisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "wide/expansive island".
Laithen EnglishEnglish habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English
lad ‘watercourse’ +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from
leac ‘leek’ +
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Laithwaite EnglishHabitational name for a person from the places named Laithwaite in Pemberton or Cockerham, derived from Old Norse
hlaða "storehouse, barn" and
þveit "clearing".
Laity EnglishNickname for a trustworthy person, from Old French léauté ‘loyalty’ (Latin legalitas, a derivative of legalis ‘legal’, ‘by law’).
Lajoie FrenchFrom a nickname for a happy cheerful person from
joie "joy" with fused feminine definite article la.
Lake EnglishTopographic name for someone who lives by a streamlet or from the name of various places in England, so-called or similar, all derived from Old English
lacu "pool, pond, stream". It may also be a topographic name for someone who lives by a lake, derived from Old French
lac "lake", although this is unlikely.... [
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Lakeman DutchEither a topographic name for someone who lived by a lake or pond, from Middle Dutch
lake "lake, pool; stream, marshland" and
man "person, man", or an occupational name from
laken "broadcloth".
Lakerbaia AbkhazMingrelian form of the Abkhaz aristocratic family name
Lakrba possibly from Abkhaz а-лакра
(a-lakra) meaning "in thickets, to catch in thickets" or "to rank, to include". It was most likely used to refer to a hunter or a member of a large group of peasants.
Lakk EstonianLakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Lakoba AbkhazFrom the nickname
Lako, possibly meaning "swamp" in Abkhaz (denoting someone who lived in a marshy area).
Lakuntza BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
lako "wine press" and
-une "place, location" combined with
-tza "large quantity, abundance".
Lal Indian, Hindi, Urdu, PunjabiFrom Sanskrit लाला
(lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال
(lâl) or لعل
(la'l).
Lalatovic SerbianPossibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips",
lale or from son of
Lala (a nickname for
Lazar)
Laliev Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of an Ossetian surname derived from Georgian ლალი
(lali) meaning "ruby", ultimately from Sanskrit लाल
(lāl).
Lall EstonianLall is an Estonian surname derived from "lell" meaning "uncle".