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Külliki f Estonian
Estonian form of Kyllikki.

Kulthum f Arabic
Means "full-cheeked, beautiful" in Arabic.

Kumari f Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu
Feminine form of Kumara. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata Kumari is the wife of the warrior Bhima. This is also another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Kumbukani m & f Chewa
Means "remember" in Chewa.

Kumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kumsal f Turkish
Means "beach" in Turkish.

Kun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 坤 (kūn) meaning "earth, female", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Kunegunda f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Kunigunde. The 13th-century Saint Kunegunda was the daughter of Bela IV, king of Hungary. She married Boleslaus V of Poland, but after his death refused to assume power and instead became a nun.

Kunigunde f German (Rare)
Derived from the Old German element kuni "royal" combined with gunda "war". It was borne by a 4th-century Swiss saint, a companion of Saint Ursula. Another saint by this name was the 11th-century wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry II.

Kunthea f Khmer
Means "perfume, fragrance" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit गनध (gandha). It is also said to derive from Khmer គុណ (kun) meaning "virtue, good deed" and ធារ (thear) meaning "profusion, abundance".

Kunthear f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer គន្ធា (see Kunthea).

Kunti f Hinduism
Means "spear" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of the mother of the Pandavas.

Kunto f Akan
Means "third child" in Akan.

Kunzang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "all good, ever excellent" in Tibetan.

Kusuma m & f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma) meaning "flower".

Květa f Czech
Either a short form of Květoslava or directly from Czech květ "flower, blossom".

Kveta f Slovak
Slovak form of Květa.

Květoslava f Czech
Feminine form of Květoslav.

Kvetoslava f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Květoslav.

Květuše f Czech
Diminutive of Květoslava.

Kyauta m & f Hausa
Means "gift" in Hausa.

Kybele f Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Ancient Greek form of Cybele.

Kyla f English
Feminine form of Kyle, or a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and la.

Kylee f English
Variant of Kylie.

Kyleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylie f English
This name arose in Australia, where it is said to mean "boomerang" in the Australian Aboriginal language Nyungar. An early bearer was the author Kylie Tennant (1912-1988). It was among the most popular names in Australia in the 1970s and early 80s. It can also be considered a feminine form of Kyle, or a combination of the popular sounds ky and lee, and it is likely in those capacities that it began to be used in America in the late 1970s. A famous bearer is the Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue (1968-).

Kylli f Finnish
Short form of Kyllikki.

Kyllikki f Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish kyllä "abundance" or kyllin "enough". This is the name of a character in the Finnish epic the Kalevala.

Kym f English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kynthia f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Cynthia.

Kyo m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 協 or 京 or 郷 or 杏 (see Kyō).

Kyō m & f Japanese
From Japanese 協 (kyō) meaning "unite, cooperate", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 郷 (kyō) meaning "village", 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Kyōko f Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" or 恭 (kyō) meaning "respectful, polite" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kyoko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 京子 or 恭子 (see Kyōko).

Kyou m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 協 or 京 or 郷 or 杏 (see Kyō).

Kyouko f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 京子 or 恭子 (see Kyōko).

Kyra f English
Variant of Kira 2, sometimes considered a feminine form of Cyrus.

Kyrene f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Cyrene.

Kyriake f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακή (see Kyriaki).

Kyriaki f Greek
Feminine form of Kyriakos.

Kyrie 2 f English (Modern)
From the name of a Christian prayer, also called the Kyrie eleison meaning "Lord, have mercy". It is ultimately from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord".

Kyrsten f English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten.

Kythereia f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Cytherea.

Kyung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경 (see Gyeong).

Kyung-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경희 (see Gyeong-Hui).

Kyung-Ja f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경자 (see Gyeong-Ja).

Kyung-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경숙 (see Gyeong-Suk).

Kyveli f Greek
Modern Greek form of Cybele.