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Krzysztof m Polish
Polish form of Christopher.

Kshathra Vairya m Persian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀⸱𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (see Xshathra Vairya).

Kshitij m Hindi, Marathi
Means "born of the earth" or "horizon" in Sanskrit.

Kuba m Polish
Polish diminutive of Jakub.

Kubilay m Turkish
Turkish form of Kublai.

Kublai m History
From the Mongolian name Khubilai, of unknown meaning. Kublai Khan was a 13th-century grandson of Genghis Khan (being the son of his son Tolui), and the fifth ruler of the Mongol Empire. He is also considered the first ruler of the Chinese Yuan dynasty.

Kudret m Turkish
Means "power, might" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Kujtim m Albanian
Means "memory, remembrance" in Albanian.

K'uk'ulkan m Mayan Mythology
Means "feathered serpent", from Classic Maya k'uk' "quetzal, quetzal feather" and kaan "serpent, snake". This was the name of a snake god in Maya mythology, roughly equivalent to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. This is the Yucatec Maya form — the K'iche' name is Q'uq'umatz (which is only partially cognate).

Kukulkan m Mayan Mythology
Variant of K'uk'ulkan.

Kulap f & m Thai
Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).

Kuldeep m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kullervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish kulta "gold". In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of tragic character, a young man who seeks revenge on his uncle Untamo for destroying his tribe and selling him into slavery.

Kumar m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Modern form of Kumara.

Kumara m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son". In Hindu texts this is an epithet of both the fire god Agni and the war god Skanda.

Kumaran m Tamil, Malayalam
Tamil and Malayalam variant of Kumara.

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

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

Kunal m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Modern form of Kunala.

Kunala m Sanskrit
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This was the name of a son of the 3rd-century BC Indian emperor Ashoka.

Kunibert m German (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German element kuni "royal" and beraht "bright". Saint Kunibert was a 7th-century bishop of Cologne.

Kuno m German, Germanic
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element kuni meaning "royal" (related to kunni meaning "clan, family"). It can also be a short form of Konrad.

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

Kuro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 九郎 (see Kurō).

Kurō m Japanese
From Japanese 九 (ku) meaning "nine" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This name was traditionally given to the ninth son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Kurosh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کورش (see Kourosh).

Kurou m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 九郎 (see Kurō).

Kurt m German, English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
German contracted form of Conrad. A famous bearer was the American musician Kurt Cobain (1967-1994).

Kurtis m English
Variant of Curtis.

Kurush m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Cyrus.

Kustaa m Finnish
Finnish form of Gustav.

Kusti m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Kustaa or Aukusti.

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

Kuwat m Javanese
Means "strong" in Javanese.

Kuzey m Turkish
Means "north" in Turkish.

Kuzma m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cosmas.

Kuzman m Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Cosmas.

Květoslav m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements květŭ "flower" and slava "glory".

Kvetoslav m Slovak
Slovak form of Květoslav.

Kvido m Czech
Czech form of Wido.

Kwabena m Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

Kwadwo m Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

Kwaku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

Kwame m Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

Kwasi m Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Kweku m Akan
Variant of Kwaku.

Kwesi m Akan
Variant of Kwasi.

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

Kylan m English (Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Kyle and Rylan.

Kyle m English
From a Scottish surname that was derived from various place names, themselves from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait". As a given name it was rare in the first half of the 20th century. It rose steadily in popularity throughout the English-speaking world, entering the top 50 in most places by the 1990s. It has since declined in all regions.

Kyler m English (Modern)
Probably a blend of the sounds of Kyle and Tyler. It also coincides with the surname Kyler, an Anglicized form of Dutch Cuyler.

Kylian m French
French variant of Cillian.

Kyllian m French
French variant of Killian.

Kylo m Popular Culture
Meaning unexplained. This is the name of the villain, Kylo Ren, in the Star Wars movie sequels, starting with The Force Awakens in 2015. Originally named Ben Solo, he is the son of Han Solo and Leia Skywalker. His name might simply be formed from the ky of Skywalker and the lo of Solo.

Kynaston m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrið's town" in Old English.

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.

Kyösti m Finnish
Finnish form of Gustav.

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

Kyran m Irish
Variant of Kieran.

Kyree m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kyrie 1.

Kyriakos m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cyriacus.

Kyrie 1 m African American (Modern)
Invented name, based on the sounds found in names such as Tyree and Kyle. It was popularized as a masculine name by American basketball player Kyrie Irving (1992-).

Kyrillos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cyril.

Kyro m English (Modern)
Variant of Cairo.

Kyros m Old Persian (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Old Persian Kuruš (see Cyrus).

Kyrylo m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Cyril.

Kyson m English (Modern)
An invented name, using the same sound found in names such as Bryson and Tyson.

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

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