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Names starting with L

Browse the recorded spellings beginning with L, including accented and multiword forms. Compare the meanings and language histories on each entry.

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148meaning and editorial entries
111with dictionary IPA readings
38recorded compound forms

Ladislao

Rule and glory; form of Vladislav

Ladislao is a Spanish and Italian form in the Vladislav family, related to medieval Latin Ladislaus. The older Slavic compound contains elements for ruling and glory.

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Lagrimas

Tears; related to Spanish lágrimas

Lagrimas is recorded as a feminine given name in the Cebuano dictionary with a Spanish origin. The ordinary Spanish word lágrimas is the plural of lágrima, tear; the Royal Spanish Academy dictionary independently supports the lexical sense.

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Lakas

Strength; intensity

Lakas refers to bodily ability and also the intensity of an action, wind, or sound. Here it is used as strength-related inspiration, not as a promise of physical ability.

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Where these forms come from

  • 147 Dictionary evidence
  • 125 Wikidata
  • 271 Philippine source records

A name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →