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KEAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CIAN

KEANE   m   Irish
Variant of KEAN

KEANNA   f   English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and ANNA.

KEANU   m   Hawaiian
Possibly means "cool breeze" in Hawaiian.

KEARA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA

KEATON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "shed town" in Old English.

KEAVY   f   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE

KEEFE   m   Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caoimh meaning "descendent of Caomh"... [more]

KEEGAN   m   English, Irish
From the Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, which means "descendent of Aodhagán"... [more]

KEELAN   f & m   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.

KEELEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KEELY

KEELEY   f   English
Variant of KEELY

KEELIN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN

KEELY   f   English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caolaidhe meaning "descendent of Caoladhe"... [more]

KEENAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CIANÁN

KEES   m   Dutch
Dutch pet form of CORNELIUS... [more]

KEEVA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE

KEFILWE   m & f   Southern African
Means "I was given" in Tswana.

KEGAN   m   English, Irish
Variant of KEEGAN

KEGHART   m   Armenian
Means "lance, spear" in Armenian.

KEIGHLEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KAYLEE

KEIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) "celebrate", 敬 (kei) "respect" or 啓 (kei) "open" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KEILA   f   English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of KAYLA (1)

KEIR   m   Scottish, English
From a surname, a variant of KERR.

KEIRA   f   English
Variant of KIERA

KEIRAN   m   English
Variant of KIERAN

KEISHA   f   English
Recent coinage, possibly invented, possibly based on KEZIAH.

KEITH   m   English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning "wood" in British... [more]

KEITHA   f   English, Scottish
Feminine form of KEITH

KEKEPANIA   f   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of STEPHANIE

KEKOA   m   Hawaiian
Means "the brave one" in Hawaiian.

KELAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN

KELCEY   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KELDA   f  
Possibly derived from Old Norse kildr meaning "a spring".

KELEBEK   f   Turkish
Means "butterfly" in Turkish.

KELEMEN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLEMENT

KELIA   f   English
Possibly a feminine variant of KELLY

KELILA   f   Jewish
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.

KELLEIGH   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLEY   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLI   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLIE   f   English
Variant of KELLY

KELLY   m & f   Irish, English
It could be related to the first name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh... [more]

KELSEY   m & f   English
From an English surname which is of disputed meaning... [more]

KELSI   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KELSIE   f   English
Variant of KELSEY

KELVIN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the name of a Scottish river (perhaps meaning "narrow water")... [more]

KEMEN   m   Basque
Means "courage, vigour" in Basque.

KEMP   m   English
From a surname which meant "warrior, champion, athlete" in Old English.

KEN (1)   m   English
Short form of KENNETH

KEN (2)   m   Japanese
Means "healthy, strong" in Japanese.

KENAN   m   Biblical
Possibly means "possession" in Hebrew... [more]

KENANIAH   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH establishes" in Hebrew... [more]

KENDAL   m   English, Welsh
Variant of KENDALL

KENDALL   m & f   English, Welsh
From a surname which comes from the name of a city in northwest England meaning "valley of the River Kent".

KENDRA   f   English
Feminine form of KENDRICK

KENDRICK   m   English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but there are several possibilities: "royal power" from the Old English name Cyneric, "bold power" from Old English Ceneric, "high hill" from Welsh Cynwrig, or "son of HENRY" from the Gaelic surname Mac Eanraig.

KENELM   m   English
From the Old English name Cenhelm, which was composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet"... [more]

KEN'ICHI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) "study" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".

KENINA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH

KENITH   m   English
Variant of KENNETH

KENJI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 研 (ken) "study" and 二 (ji) "two".

KENNA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH

KENNARD   m   English
From the Old English name Cyneweard which meant "royal guard", composed of the elements cyne "royal" and weard "guard".

KENNEDY   f & m   English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]

KENNET   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KENNETH

KENNETH   m   Scottish, English
Anglicized form of both COINNEACH and CINÁED... [more]

KENNITH   m   English
Variant of KENNETH

KENNY   m   Scottish, English
Pet form of KENNETH

KENRICK   m   English
Variant of KENDRICK

KENSHIN   m   Japanese
From Japanese 謙 (ken) "modest" and 信 (shin) "truth".

KENT   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England.

KENTA   m   Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

KENTIGERN   m   Scottish
Possibly means "chief lord" in Gaelic... [more]

KENTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning either "town on the River Kenn" or "royal manor" in Old English.

KENYA (1)   m   Russian
Pet form of INNOKENTIY

KENYA (2)   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

KENYON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name.

KENZIE   m & f   English
Short form of MACKENZIE

KEONI   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JOHN

KEPA   m   Basque
Basque form of CEPHAS

KEREN   f   English
Short form of KEREN-HAPPUCH

KERENA   f   English
Variant of KEREN

KEREN-HAPPUCH   f   Biblical
Means "horn of eyeshadow" in Hebrew... [more]

KERENSA   f   English
Means "love" in Cornish.

KERENZA   f   English
Variant of KERENSA

KERI   f   English
Variant of KERRY

KERMAN   m   Basque
Basque form of Germanus (see GERMAN).

KERMIT   m   English
From the Irish surname Mac Dhiarmaid, which means "son of DIARMAID"... [more]

KERNEELS   m   Dutch
Dutch (South African) variant of CORNELIUS

KERR   m   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rough wet ground" in Old Norse.

KERRI   f   English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRIE   f & m   English
Variant of KERRY

KERRY   m & f   English
From the name of the Irish county, which means "Ciar's people" in Gaelic.

KERSTIN   f   German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of CHRISTINA

KERTTU   f   Finnish
Finnish form of GERTRUDE

KESHAUN   m   English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAUN.

KESHAWN   m   English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAWN.

KESHET   m & f   Jewish
Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.

KESHIA   f   English
Variant of KEISHA

KESTER   m   Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTOPHER

KESTREL   f   English
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.

KETTIL   m   Swedish
Derived from Old Norse ketill meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet")... [more]

KETURAH   f   Biblical, English
Means "incense" in Hebrew... [more]

KEVAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of Caoimheán, a variant of Caoimhin (see KEVIN) with a different diminutive suffix.

KEVIN   m   English, Irish, French
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]

KEVORK   m   Armenian
Armenian form of GEORGE

KEVYN   m & f   English (Modern)
Variant or feminine form of KEVIN

KEYSHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KEISHA

KEZIA   f   English
Variant of KEZIAH

KEZIAH   f   Biblical, English
Means "cassia" in Hebrew, from the name of the spice tree... [more]

KGOSI   m   Southern African
Means "king, chief" in Tswana.

KHADIGA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHADIJA

KHADIJA   f   Arabic
Means "premature child" in Arabic... [more]

KHAJAG   m   Armenian
Means "blue-eyed" in Armenian.

KHALED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHALID

KHALEEL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHALIL

KHALID   m   Arabic
Means "eternal", derived from Arabic خلد (khalada) "to last forever"... [more]

KHALIDA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of KHALID

KHALIFA   m   Arabic
Means "successor, caliph" in Arabic... [more]

KHALIL   m   Arabic
Means "friend" in Arabic.

KHALILAH   f   Arabic
Feminine form of KHALIL

KHALIQ   m   Arabic
Means "creator" in Arabic.

KHAMISI   m   Eastern African
Means "born on Thursday" in Swahili.

KHARITON   m   Russian
Russian form of CHARITON

KHATIJAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of KHADIJA

KHAYRAT   m & f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic خيرة (khayrah) meaning "good deed".

KHAYRI   m   Arabic
Means "charitable" in Arabic.

KHAYRIYYA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of KHAYRI

KHAYYAM   m   Arabic
Means "tent maker" in Arabic... [more]

KHLOE   f   English
Variant of CHLOE

KHODADAD   m   Iranian
Means "God given" from Persian khoda "god, lord" and dad "given".

KHORDAD   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of HAURVATAT... [more]

KHORSHID   m & f   Iranian
Variant of KHURSHID

KHURSHID   m & f   Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun" in Avestan... [more]

KHWAJA   m   Iranian
Means "master, owner" in Persian... [more]

KIA   f   Swedish
Pet form of KRISTINA

KIAN   m   English, Irish
Variant of CIAN

KIANA   f   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of DIANA

KIANOUSH   m   Iranian
Derived from Persian kian "royal".

KIARA   f   English
Variant of CIARA

KIARAN   m   English
Anglicized form of CIARÁN

KIARRA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA

KIBWE   m   Eastern African
Means "blessed" in Swahili.

KICHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of KICHIROU

KICHIROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (kichi) "good luck" and 郎 (rou) "son".

KIEFER   m   English
From a surname meaning "barrel maker" in German.

KIELO   f   Finnish
Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish.

KIERA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of CIARA

KIERAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CIARÁN

KIERON   m   Irish
Anglicized form of CIARÁN

KIERRA   f   English (Modern)
Anglicized form of CIARA

KIERSTEN   f   Danish, English
Variant of KIRSTEN

KIIRA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of KYRA

KIKI   f   English (Modern)
Pet form of names beginning with K.

KIKU   f   Japanese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese.

KILEY   f   English
Variant of KYLIE

KILIAN   m   Irish, German
Irish variant and German form of CILLIAN

KILIE   f   English
Variant of KYLIE

KILIKINA   f   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of CHRISTINA

KILLIAN   m   Irish
Variant of CILLIAN

KIM (1)   f   English
Short form of KIMBERLY

KIM (2)   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of JOACHIM

KIM (3)   f   Vietnamese
Means "golden" in Vietnamese.

KIMBALL   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Welsh first name Cynbel meaning "chief war" or the Old English first name Cynebald meaning "royal boldness".

KIMBERLEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLEY   f & m   English
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLY   f   English
From the name of a city in South Africa which was originally named for Lord Kimberley, whose surname means "land belonging to CYNEBURGA" in Old English.

KIMBERLYN   f   English (Modern)
Combination of KIMBERLY and LYNN

KIMBRA   f   English
Pet form of KIMBERLY

KIMIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 后 (kimi) "empress" or 君 (kimi) "senior, noble" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KIMMY   f   English
Pet form of KIMBERLY

KIMO   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JAMES

KINBOROUGH   f   Medieval English
Medieval form of CYNEBURGA

KING   m   English
From a nickname which derives from the English word, ultimately from Old English cyning.

KINGA   f   Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form of KUNIGUNDE

KINGE   f   German
Pet form of KUNIGUNDE

KINGSLEY   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English.

KIP   m   English
Pet form of KIPLING or CHRISTOPHER

KIPLING   m   English
Means "one who cures salmon or herring", derived from Middle English kypre "salmon"... [more]

KIRA   f   Russian
Russian form of KYRA

KIRABO   m & f   Eastern African
Means "gift" in Luganda.

KIRAN   m & f   Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit word किरण (kirana), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".

KIRAZ   f   Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish.

KIRBY   m   English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse.

KIRI   f   Maori
Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori... [more]

KIRIL   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of CYRIL

KIRILL   m   Russian
Russian form of CYRIL

KIRK   m   English
From a surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja.

KIRSI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of CHRISTINA, or a short form of KIRSIKKA.

KIRSIKKA   f   Finnish
Means "cherry" in Finnish.

KIRSTEEN   f   Scottish
Variant of KIRSTIN

KIRSTEN   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of CHRISTINA

KIRSTI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of CHRISTINA

KIRSTIE   f   Scottish
Pet form of KIRSTIN

KIRSTIN   f   Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA

KIRSTY   f   Scottish
Pet form of KIRSTIN

KISECAWCHUCK   m   Native American
Means "daystar" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.

KISHA   f   English
Variant of KEISHA

KISHAN   m   Indian
Modern form of KRISHNA

KISHEN   m   Indian
Modern form of KRISHNA

KISHOR   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit किशोर (kishora) meaning "colt".

KISHORE   m   Indian
Variant transcription of KISHOR

KISHORI   f   Indian
Feminine form of KISHOR

KISTIÑE   f   Basque
Basque form of CHRISTINA

KISTNA   m   Indian
Variant of KRISHNA

KIT   m & f   English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE... [more]

KITTI   f   Hungarian
Pet form of KATALIN

KITTY   f   English
Pet form of KATHERINE

KIYOKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".

KIYOSHI   m   Japanese
Means "pure" in Japanese.

KIZZIE   f   English
Pet form of KEZIAH

KIZZY   f   English
Pet form of KEZIAH

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