Dog Names That Start With L

Lacey

Variant of Lacy; the most popular spelling of this name

Lacie

Variant of Lacy, with Old French and French roots

Ladd

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Laddie

From English lad with the suffix -ie; Scottish English for a boy

Ladon

A dragon or serpent in Greek mythology that guarded the golden apples.

Lady

English noble title, from Old English hlǣfdige, "bread kneader"

Lady Barkalot

Lady Fluffington

Lady Fuzzypaws

Lady Rover

Lady Wigglepants

Lady Woofington

Lago

Laika

Russian word for a type of hunting dog

Laila

From the Arabic word layl, meaning "night" or "dark"

Laine

Means "wave" in Estonian and Finnish

Lakota

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a given name in modern English

Lala

From Bulgarian лале (lale), meaning "tulip", of Persian origin.

Lallo

A Finnish name, recorded as a variant of Lalli

Lalu

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sasak

Lamar

From a French and English surname, from Old French la mare, "the pool"

Lambeau

A reference to a famous stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, known for its historic significance in American football

Lambo

Short for Lamborghini, a luxury sports car brand

Lamby

A masculine given name recorded in Medieval Walloon

Lamont

From a Scottish surname, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr, "law man"

Lanai

A Hawaiian term meaning 'a porch' or 'a patio', typically referring to a space that blends indoor and outdoor living.

Lance

From the Germanic name Lanzo, a short form of names beginning with the element land, "land"

Lancelot

Possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo

Lander

A Basque, Dutch and Romani masculine given name; also an English surname

Lando

Derived from the name 'Roland', meaning 'famous throughout the land'

Landon

From an English surname meaning "long hill", a variant of Langdon

Landyn

Variant of Landon, an English surname meaning "long hill"

Laney

Diminutive of Elaine

Langston

From an English surname, from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone"

Lani

Means "sky, heaven, royal, majesty" in Hawaiian

Lanny

A diminutive of Lance, Landon and other names beginning with Lan

Lansa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Lanza

Italian surname from Latin lancea, "spear" or "lance"

Lanzo

Old German form of Lance

Lara

Russian pet form of Larissa, used as a given name in several languages

Laramie

The name of a city in Wyoming, often associated with the Laramie River.

Laras

Larisa

Possibly from the ancient Greek city of Larisa, meaning "citadel"

Lark

The English word for a type of songbird

Larkin

Medieval diminutive of Laurence

Larry

Derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'laurel' (a symbol of victory)

Laser

English word for a device that emits light through optical amplification

Laska

English name for a draughts variant, also called Lasca or Laskers

Lassie

A term of endearment for a girl or young woman in Scottish

Lasso

English lasso, from Spanish lazo, a loop of rope used as a restraint

Latke

Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), literally "pancake"

Latte

Laura

From Latin laurus, "laurel"

Laurel

From the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus

Laurie

Diminutive of Laura or Laurence, from Latin laurus, "laurel".

Lava

English word for molten rock erupted from a volcano

Lavendar

Lavender

From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour

Lavinia

Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin

Layan

Means "soft, delicate" in Arabic, from the root lāna, "to be soft"

Layla

Arabic word for "night"

Layne

Variant of Lane

Lazer

Yiddish variant of Eliezer

Lazlo

Hungarian male given name, from László, ultimately from Vladislav.

Lea

Form of Leah used in several languages

Leaf

Leah

From the Hebrew name לֵאָה, probably from לָאָה meaning "weary, grieved"

Leal

Leala

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Leander

Latinized form of Greek Leandros, from leon "lion" and aner "man"

Leanne

Combination of Lee and Anne

Leap

The English verb meaning to jump or spring into the air

Leda

Derived from Greek mythology, Leda was the mother of the twins Castor and Pollux.

Ledaig

Lee

From a surname derived from Old English leah, meaning "clearing"

Leela

Alternate transcription of Lila 1; from Sanskrit lila, "play or divine play"

Leeloo

Leena

Finnish and Estonian short form of Helena or Matleena; also a variant spelling of Lina and Lena.

Leftie

English, from left + -ie, a nickname for a left-handed person

Legolas

Means "green leaves" in Sindarin, from laeg "green" and go-lass "collection of leaves"

Lei

Hawaiian for "flowers, lei, child"; also a Chinese name from 磊 or 蕾

Leia

Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, and a Portuguese form

Leif

From the Old Norse name Leifr, meaning "descendant, heir"

Leigh

From a surname, a variant of Lee; Old English lēah, wood or meadow

Leila

Variant of Layla, from Arabic laylā

Leilana

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Leilani

From Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty"

Leisel

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English; no meaning documented

Leith

From a Scottish surname, from Gaelic lìte, "wet, damp"

Lemmy

Modern English given name for men and women; the nickname of Lemmy Kilmister

Lemon

English word for a yellow citrus fruit

Lemony

Recorded as a given name in popular culture, masculine

Lempi

Means "love" in Finnish

Lena

Light or bright, also can mean 'torch' in Greek

Lencho

Means "lion" in Oromo

Lennon

From an Irish surname, from the byname Leannán meaning "lover"

Lennox

From a Scottish surname, from a district in Scotland called Leamhnachd in Gaelic

Lennu

Finnish diminutive of Lennart

Lenny

Diminutive of Leonard

Lenox

From a surname that was a variant of Lennox