All Names

gender
usage
Kesha m Russian
Diminutive of Innokentiy.
Keshaun m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix ke and Shaun.
Keshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix ke and Shawn.
Keshet m & f Hebrew
Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.
Keshia f African American
Probably a variant of Keisha.
Kęstas m Lithuanian
Diminutive of Kęstutis.
Kestrel f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.
Kęstutis m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian kęsti meaning "to cope, to endure" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 14th-century ruler of Lithuania.
Ketevan f Georgian
Georgian form of Katayoun. It is sometimes used as a Georgian form of Katherine.
Keti 1 f Georgian
Diminutive of Ketevan.
Keti 2 f Greek
Diminutive of Ekaterini.
Ketil m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketill meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet"). In old Scandinavian rituals the ketill was used to catch the blood of sacrificed animals.
Ketill m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ketil.
Ketillaug f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Kjellaug.
Ketilríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Kjellfrid.
Keto f Georgian
Diminutive of Ketevan.
Kettil m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Ketil.
Keturah f Biblical
Means "incense" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is Abraham's wife after Sarah dies.
Ketut m & f Balinese
Possibly from a Balinese word meaning "small banana". This name is traditionally given to the fourth child.
Kev m English
Short form of Kevin.
Kevan m English
Variant of Kevin.
Kévin m French (Modern)
French variant of Kevin.
Kevin m English, Irish, French (Modern), Spanish (Modern), German (Modern), Dutch (Modern), Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern), Danish (Modern)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín meaning "beloved birth", derived from Old Irish Cóemgein, composed of cóem "dear, beloved, gentle" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the middle of the 20th century, and elsewhere in Europe in the late 20th century.
Kevork m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Gevorg.
Kevyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Kevin.
Kewin m Polish (Modern)
Polish form of Kevin.
Kezia f Biblical
Variant of Keziah.
Keziah f Biblical
From the Hebrew name קְצִיעָה (Qetzi'ah) meaning "cassia, cinnamon", from the name of the spice tree. In the Old Testament she is a daughter of Job.
Kfir m Hebrew
Means "lion cub" in Hebrew.
Kgosi m Southern African, Tswana
Means "king, chief" in Tswana.
Khachatur m Armenian
Means "given by the cross" in Armenian.
Khadiga f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic خديجة (see Khadija). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Khadija f Arabic
Means "premature child" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife and the mother of all of his children, with the exception of one. She was a wealthy merchant and a widow when they married in the year 595. Muhammad received his first revelation 15 years after their marriage, and she was the first person to convert to Islam.
Khadijah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic خديجة (see Khadija), as well as the usual Malay form.
Khadijeh f Persian
Persian form of Khadija.
Khafra m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḫꜥf-rꜥ meaning "he appears as Ra". This was the name of the 4th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh who built the second largest of the pyramids at Giza (26th century BC). He is also known as Chephren, from the Greek form of his name.
Khaing f & m Burmese
Means "firm, strong" in Burmese, possibly of Shan origin.
Khajag m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաժակ (see Khazhak).
Khaled m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu خالد (see Khalid).
Khaleel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic خليل (see Khalil).
Khaleesi f Literature
From a title used in the George R. R. Martin book series A Song of Ice and Fire (first published 1996) and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). It is a feminine form of the Dothraki title khal meaning "warlord". In the series Daenerys Targaryen gains this title after she marries Khal Drogo.
Khalid m Arabic, Urdu
Means "eternal", derived from Arabic خلد (khalada) meaning "to last forever". This name was borne by a 7th-century Islamic military leader, Khalid ibn al-Walid.
Khalida f Arabic
Feminine form of Khalid.
Khalifa m Arabic
Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic. The title caliph was given to the successors of the Prophet Muhammad, originally elected by the Islamic populace.
Khalil m Arabic
Means "friend" in Arabic.
Khalilah f Arabic
Feminine form of Khalil.
Khaliq m Arabic
Means "creator" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الخليق (al-Khaliq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Kham m & f Lao
Means "gold" in Lao.
Khamis m Arabic
Means "Thursday" in Arabic.
Khamphet m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".
Khan m Urdu, Pashto
From a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is probably Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
Khánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (khánh) meaning "congratulate, celebrate".
Khanpasha m Chechen
Derived from the Turkic title Khan meaning "ruler, leader" combined with the high Ottoman military rank pasha.
Khariton m Russian
Russian form of Chariton.
Khasan m Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Bashkir, Tatar
Form of Hasan in various languages.
Khatijah f Malay
Malay variant form of Khadija.
Khatuna f Georgian
From the Turkic title khatun meaning "lady, woman", a feminine form of khan.
Khava f Chechen, Ingush
Chechen and Ingush form of Eve.
Khayrat m & f Arabic
Means "good deeds" in Arabic, plural of خيرة (khayrah).
Khayri m Arabic
Means "charitable" in Arabic.
Khayriyya f Arabic
Feminine form of Khayri.
Khayyam m Arabic
Means "tent maker" in Arabic. This was the surname of the 12th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam.
Khazhak m Armenian
Means "blue-eyed" in Armenian.
Khine f & m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ခိုင် (see Khaing).
Khloe f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe. This particular variant was popularized by the television personality Khloé Kardashian (1984-) after she began appearing with her family on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007.
Khnum m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ẖnmw (reconstructed as Khenmu or Khnemu), derived from ẖnm meaning "to unite". This was the name of an early Egyptian god associated with fertility, water and the Nile. He was often depicted as a man with the head of a ram, sometimes with a potter's wheel.
Khnum-Khufu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ẖnmw-ḫwfw meaning "Khnum protects me". This was the full name of the pharaoh Khufu.
Khodadad m Persian
Means "God given" from Persian خدا (khoda) meaning "god, lord" and داد (dad) meaning "gave".
Khonsu m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ḫnsw meaning "traveller", derived from ḫns meaning "to traverse, to cross". In Egyptian mythology he was a god of the moon, the son of Amon and Mut.
Khordad f & m Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Haurvatat. From the Middle Persian era, this deity was often considered masculine. The third month of the Iranian calendar is named for her.
Khorshid m & f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian خورشید (see Khurshid).
Khrystyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Christina.
Khshayarsha m Old Persian
Alternate transcription of Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (see Xshayarsha).
Khubilai m Medieval Mongolian
Mongolian form of Kublai.
Khufu m Ancient Egyptian
Shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Khnum-Khufu. This was the name of an Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty (26th century BC), the builder of the largest of the pyramids at Giza. He used both the full and shortened versions of his name in his lifetime, and is also known to history by the Greek form of his name Cheops.
Khulan f Mongolian
Means "onager, wild donkey" in Mongolian. This was the name of a wife of Genghis Khan.
Khumbo m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "wish" in Chewa.
Khurshed m Tajik
Tajik form of Khurshid.
Khurshid m & f Persian, Urdu, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Huuarə Xshaēta) meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being) who was associated with the sun.
Khushi f Indian, Hindi
Means "happiness" in Hindi, ultimately from Persian خوشی (khushi).
Khwaja m Persian
From a title meaning "master, owner" in Persian. It is not generally used as a name itself.
Ki f Sumerian Mythology
Means "earth" in Sumerian. This was the name of the Sumerian goddess of the earth, the consort of An.
Kia f Swedish
Diminutive of Kristina.
Kian 1 m Persian
Means "king, foundation, symbol of pride" in Persian.
Kiana 1 f Hawaiian, English
Hawaiian form of Diana. It was brought to wider attention in the late 1980s, likely by the Hawaiian fitness instructor Kiana Tom (1965-), who had a television show on ESPN beginning in 1988.
Kianoush m Persian
Derived from Persian کیا (kiya) meaning "king".
Kiara f English (Modern)
Variant of Ciara 1 or Chiara. This name was brought to public attention in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song This Time. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie The Lion King II (1998).
Kiaran m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Ciarán.
Kibwe m Central African, Kongo
Meaning unknown.
Kichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 吉郎 (see Kichirō).
Kichirō m Japanese
From Japanese (kichi) meaning "good luck" and () meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kichirou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 吉郎 (see Kichirō).
Kidist f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "blessed" in Amharic.
Kidlat m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "lightning" in Tagalog.
Kiefer m English (Modern)
From a German surname meaning either "pine tree" or "barrel maker".
Kielo f Finnish
Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish (species Convallaria majalis).
Kiera f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Ciara 1.
Kieran m Irish, English
Anglicized form of Ciarán.
Kieron m Irish, English
Anglicized form of Ciarán.
Kierra f English (Modern)
Variant of Kiara influenced by the spelling of Sierra.
Kiia f Finnish
Finnish form of Kia.
Kiira f Finnish
Finnish feminine form of Cyrus.
Kike m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Kiki f English, German, Greek
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.
Kiko m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco or Enrique.
Kiku f Japanese
From Japanese (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum", as well as other kanji characters that are pronounced the same way.
Kiley f English
Variant of Kylie.
Kilian m German, Spanish, Irish, French
German and Spanish form of Cillian, as well as an Irish and French variant.
Kilikina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Christina.
Killa f Indigenous American, Quechua
Means "moon" in Quechua.
Killian m Irish, French
Anglicized form of Cillian, also used in France.
Kim 1 f & m English
At the present it is usually considered a short form of Kimberly, but it in fact predates it as a given name. The author Rudyard Kipling used it for the title hero of his novel Kim (1901), though in this case it was short for Kimball. In her novel Show Boat (1926) Edna Ferber used it for a female character who was born on the Mississippi River and was named from the initials of the states Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi. The name was popularized in America by the actresses Kim Hunter (1922-2002) and Kim Novak (1933-), both of whom assumed it as a stage name.
Kim 2 m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Scandinavian short form of Joachim.
Kim 3 f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (kim) meaning "gold, metal".
Kimball m English
From a surname that was derived from either the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.
Kimberly f English
From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (1826-1902). The city came to prominence in the late 19th century during the Boer War. Kimberly has been used as a given name since the mid-20th century, eventually becoming very popular as a feminine name.
Kimberlyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kimberly using the popular name suffix lyn.
Kimi m Finnish
Diminutive of Kim 2.
Kimiko f Japanese
From Japanese (ki) meaning "valuable" with (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kimimela f Indigenous American, Sioux
From Lakota kimímela meaning "butterfly".
Kimmie f English
Diminutive of Kimberly or Kim 1.
Kimmo m Finnish
Meaning unknown. It was popularized by Eino Leino's poem Kimmo's Revenge (1902).
Kimmy f English
Diminutive of Kimberly or Kim 1.
Kimo m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of James.
Kinborough f Medieval English
Middle English form of Cyneburg.
Kincső f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian kincs meaning "treasure". This name was created by Hungarian author Mór Jókai in The Novel of the Next Century (1872).
Kine f Norwegian
Norwegian short form of Kristine.
Kineret f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew כִּנֶּרֶת (see Kinneret).
King m English
From the English vocabulary word king, ultimately derived from Old English cyning. This was also a surname, derived from the same source, a famous bearer being the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
Kinga f Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian diminutive of Kunigunde.
Kinge f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Kunigunde.
Kingsley m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English. This name may have received a boost in popularity after the release of the 2007 movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, featuring the character Kingsley Shacklebolt.
Kingston m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English. This name rose significantly on the popularity charts after musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale used it for their son born 2006.
K'inich m Mayan Mythology
Means "hot, sunny" in Classic Maya, derived from k'in "sun". K'inich Ajaw (ajaw meaning "king, lord") was the Maya god of the sun. K'inich was commonly used as an element in the names of Maya royalty.
Kinley f English (Modern)
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, itself derived from the given name Fionnlagh.
Kinneret f Hebrew
From the name of a large lake in northern Israel, usually called the Sea of Galilee in English. Its name is derived from Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (kinnor) meaning "harp" because of its shape.
Kinsey f English (Modern)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Cynesige. This name is borne by Kinsey Millhone, the heroine in a series of mystery novels by author Sue Grafton, beginning in 1982.
Kinsley f English (Modern)
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Kip m English
From a nickname, probably from the English word kipper meaning "male salmon".
Kipling m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote The Jungle Book and other works.
Kir m Russian
Russian form of Cyrus.
Kíra f Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Cyrus.
Kira 1 f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian feminine form of Cyrus.
Kira 2 f English
Variant of Ciara 1.
Kirabo m & f Eastern African, Ganda
Means "gift" in Luganda.
Kiran f & m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kirana), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
Kiraz f Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish.
Kirby m & f English
From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1982 after the character Kirby Anders Colby was introduced to the soap opera Dynasty.
Kire m Macedonian
Diminutive of Kiril.
Kiri f Maori
Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori. This name has been brought to public attention by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa (1944-).
Kiril m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Cyril.
Kirill m Russian
Russian form of Cyril.
Kirils m Latvian
Latvian form of Cyril.
Kirk m English
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon). A famous bearer was American actor Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), whose birth name was Issur Danielovitch.
Kirke f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Circe.
Kiro m Macedonian
Diminutive of Kiril.
Kirrily f English (Australian)
Possibly an elaboration of Kiri or Kira 2. It seems to have been brought to attention in Australia in the 1970s by the actress Kirrily Nolan.
Kirsi f Finnish
Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. It also means "frost" in Finnish.
Kirsikka f Finnish
Means "cherry" in Finnish.
Kirsteen f Scottish
Scottish form of Christina.
Kirsten f Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of Christina.
Kirsti f Finnish
Finnish form of Christina.
Kirstie f Scottish
Diminutive of Kirsteen or Kirstin.
Kirstin f Scottish
Scottish form of Christina.
Kirstine f Danish
Danish form of Christina.
Kirsty f Scottish
Diminutive of Kirsteen or Kirstin.
Kirtida f Indian, Hindi
Means "one who bestows fame" in Sanskrit.
Kisecawchuck m Indigenous American, Cree (Anglicized)
From Cree ᑮᓯᑳᐊᐧᒑᕁ (Kîsikâawcâhk) meaning "day star", derived from ᑮᓯᑳᐤ (kîsikâw) "day" and ᐊᑖᕁ (atâhk) "star". This was the name of a 19th-century Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan.
Kisembo m & f Eastern African, Tooro
Means "gift" in Rutooro.
Kishan m Indian, Hindi, Gujarati
Possibly a variant of Krishna.
Kishor m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kishora) meaning "colt".
Kishore m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi किशोर, Tamil கிஷோர் or Telugu కిశోర్ (see Kishor).
Kishori f Indian, Marathi
Feminine form of Kishor.
Kısmet f Turkish
Means "fate" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic.
Kistiñe f Basque
Basque form of Christina.
Kit m & f English
Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.
Kito m Sorbian
Sorbian diminutive form of Christian or Christopher.
Kitti f Hungarian
Diminutive of Katalin.
Kittum f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian kīttu meaning "truth", a derivative of kīnu "legitimate, true". This was the name of the Akkadian goddess of truth.
Kitty f English
Diminutive of Katherine.
Kıvanç m Turkish
Means "pride, joy" in Turkish.
Kiyo f Japanese
From Japanese (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or other homophonic words. This was a popular name in the Edo period and remained common until the early 20th century, at which time it was usually spelled using katakana.
Kiyoko f Japanese
From Japanese (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or (kiyo) meaning "holy" and (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Kiyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese (kiyoshi) or (kiyoshi) both meaning "pure". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Kizzie f English
Diminutive of Keziah.
Kizzy f English
Diminutive of Keziah. This particular spelling was repopularized in the late 1970s by a character in the book and miniseries Roots (1977).
Kjeld m Danish
Danish form of Ketil.
Kjellaug f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketillaug, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Kjellfrid f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketilríðr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".
Kjersti f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Christina.
Kjerstin f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Christina.
Kjetil m Norwegian
Variant of Ketil.
Klaas m Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German short form of Nicholas.
Klaes m Frisian
Frisian short form of Nicholas.
Klah m Indigenous American, Navajo
From Navajo tł'aaí meaning "left-handed".
Klahan m Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.
Klaos m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Nicholas.
Klára f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Clara.
Klāra f Latvian
Latvian form of Clara.
Klas m Swedish
Swedish short form of Nicholas.
Klasina f Dutch
Feminine form of Klaas.
Klaudia f Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Albanian, German, Biblical Greek
Polish, Slovak, Hungarian and Albanian form of Claudia, as well as a German variant form and the form found in the Greek New Testament.
Klaudie f Czech
Czech form of Claudia.
Klaudija f Croatian
Croatian form of Claudia.
Klaudijs m Latvian
Latvian form of Claudius.
Klaudio m Croatian
Croatian form of Claudius.
Klaudiusz m Polish
Polish form of Claudius.
Klaus m German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish
German short form of Nicholas, now used independently.
Klaus-Peter m German
Combination of Klaus and Peter.
Klava f Russian
Diminutive of Klavdiya.
Klavdia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Клавдия (see Klavdiya).
Klavdija f Slovene
Slovene form of Claudia.
Klavdiya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Claudia.
Klāvs m Latvian
Short form of Niklāvs.
Klazina f Dutch
Feminine form of Klaas.
Klea f Albanian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a short form of Kleopatra, the Albanian form of Cleopatra.
Kleio f Greek Mythology, Greek
Derived from Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of history and heroic poetry, one of the nine Muses. She was said to have introduced the alphabet to Greece.
Kleisthenes m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Cleisthenes.
Kleitos m Ancient Greek
Means "splendid, famous" in Greek. This was the name of one of the generals of Alexander the Great. He was killed by Alexander in a dispute.
Klemen m Slovene
Slovene form of Clemens (see Clement).
Klemens m German, Polish
German and Polish form of Clemens (see Clement). Prince Klemens Metternich was a 19th-century Austrian chancellor who guided the Austrian Empire to victory in the Napoleonic Wars.
Klement m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Clemens (see Clement).
Klementina f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Clementina.
Klementyna f Polish
Polish form of Clementina.
Kleon m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cleon.
Kleopatros m Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of Cleopatra.
Klim m Russian
Short form of Kliment.
Kliment m Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Clemens (see Clement).
Klimentina f Macedonian
Macedonian form of Clementina.
Klio f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Kleio.
Klopas m Biblical Greek
Form of Clopas used in the Greek New Testament.
Klotho f Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek. In Greek mythology Klotho was one of the three Fates or Μοῖραι (Moirai). She was responsible for spinning the thread of life.
Klotild f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Clotilde.
Klotylda f Polish (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Polish and Czech form of Clotilde.
Klym m Ukrainian
Short form of Klyment.
Klyment m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Clemens (see Clement).
Klytië f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτός (klytos) meaning "famous, noble". In Greek myth Klytië was an ocean nymph who loved the sun god Helios. Her love was not returned, and she pined away staring at him until she was transformed into a heliotrope flower, whose head moves to follow the sun.
Knox m English
From a Scots surname that was derived from various places named Knock, from Gaelic cnoc "round hill". It jumped in popularity after the actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a baby by this name in 2008.
Knud m Danish
Danish form of Knut.
Knut m Swedish, Norwegian, German
Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot". Knut was a Danish prince who defeated Æðelræd II, king of England, in the early 11th century and became the ruler of Denmark, Norway and England.
Knute m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Knut. This spelling is most widespread in America.
Knútr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Knut.
Koa m Hawaiian
Means "warrior, koa tree" in Hawaiian.
Koba m Georgian
Diminutive of Iakob.
Kobe 1 m Flemish
Dutch (Flemish) diminutive of Jakob.
Kobe 2 m Various
From the name of the city in Japan. The parents of basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978-2020) chose this name after seeing Kobe beef (which is from the Japanese city) on a menu.
Kobus m Dutch
Diminutive of Jacobus.
Koda m English (Modern)
At least in part inspired by the name of a character from the animated movie Brother Bear (2003). The moviemakers apparently took it from Lakota or Dakota koda meaning "friend, companion".
Koen m Dutch
Short form of Koenraad.
Koenraad m Dutch
Dutch form of Conrad.
Koert m Dutch
Short form of Koenraad.
Koffi m Western African, Ewe
Ewe form of Kofi.
Kofi m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Kohaku f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".
Kohar f Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Gohar.
Koharu f Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" or (ko) meaning "heart" combined with (haru) meaning "spring". The compound word 小春 means "late summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.
Kohinoor f Various
From Koh-i-noor, the name of a famous gemstone, meaning "mountain of light" in Persian.
Koios m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κοῖος (koios), also spelled ποῖος (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?". This was the name of a Titan god of intelligence in Greek mythology.
Koit m Estonian
Means "dawn" in Estonian.
Kōji m Japanese
From Japanese () meaning "prosperous", () meaning "happiness, good luck" or () meaning "peace" combined with (ji) meaning "officer, boss", (ji) meaning "two" or (ji) meaning "next". This name can also be formed from many other combinations of kanji characters.
Koji m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 浩司 or 浩二 or 康二 or 幸次 or 光司 (see Kōji).
Kōki m Japanese
From Japanese () meaning "light" or () meaning "happiness, good luck" combined with (ki) meaning "hope" or (ki) meaning "brightness". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji characters as well.
Kokoro f Japanese
From Japanese (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or other kanji and kanji combinations having the same pronunciation. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Kolab f Khmer (Rare)
Means "rose" in Khmer, ultimately from Persian گلاب (golab).
Koldo m Basque
Short form of Koldobika.