La
Girl · 1 syllable
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About the name La
The name "La" derives from various linguistic roots depending on cultural context, most commonly from Chinese where it means "wax" or "second" (as a prefix/ordinal marker), and from Hawaiian where it functions as a directional particle meaning "to" or "the." The name is used across East Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Island cultures, with particular prevalence in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Hawaiian communities, though it also appears in other cultures with different etymologies and meanings.
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Etymology
The name "La" derives from various linguistic roots depending on cultural context, most commonly from Chinese where it means "wax" or "second" (as a prefix/ordinal marker), and from Hawaiian where it functions as a directional particle meaning "to" or "the." The name is used across East Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Island cultures, with particular prevalence in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Hawaiian communities, though it also appears in other cultures with different etymologies and meanings.
La currently ranks #16,641 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1990.
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