Given name
Laish
“resembling a lioness”
Laish is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Original Hebrewליש
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lioness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun layish (ליש), “lion.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Laish appears in Joshua 19:47, Isaiah 10:30, 1 Samuel 25:44.
- Joshua 19:47
- Isaiah 10:30
- 1 Samuel 25:44
From biblical name research
Laish’s family of names
Laish has a related form in Laisha. Laish has a related form in Lashea. Laish has a related form in Laysha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Laishavariant
- Layshavariant
- Laeshavariant
- Lasheavariant
- Lashiavariant
- Laeshevariant
- Laeshvariant
- Layshevariant
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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