|LACKEY - sometimes used as a nickname for Elizabeth, Adelaide,
Eulalia, or other names containing an "L".| LAGENIA, LOGENIA - a
Southern U.S. invention that is probably a variation of Eugenia.
LAURA, LORA - this name, which has Latin origins (from laurus,
laurel tree), has long been popular in Spain and Italy. "Lora"
can be found in English records from the Middle Ages. The
spelling "Laura" became popular during the Classical Revival
period, probably due to the influence of Francesco Petrarca
(Petrarch), a 14th-century Italian poet who wrote 366 sonnets
about his unrequited love for a woman named Laura. LAVINIA - a
Latin name that first became popular in England during the
Middle Ages. In Roman mythology, Lavinia was the wife of Aeneas
and the mother of the Roman people. The name is of pre-Roman
origin. Var: Lavina, Louvena; nickname: Viney. LEAH - Old
Testament; the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel.
She was married to Jacob through the trickery of her father, as
recounted in Genesis 29:16-35.