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KJELD   m   Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KJELL   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Contracted form of KETTIL

KJELLFRID   f   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketilriðr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".

KJERSTI   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJERSTIN   f   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJETIL   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of KETTIL

KLAAS   m   German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS

KLAES   m   Frisian
Frisian form of NICHOLAS

KLAHAN   m   Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.

KLÁRA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLARA

KLARA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA

KLASINA   f   Dutch
Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS

KLAUDIA   f   Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIE   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIJS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIUSZ   m   Polish
Polish form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUS   m   German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

KLAVA   f   Russian
Pet form of KLAVDIYA

KLAVDIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAVDIYA   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAZINA   f   Dutch
Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS

KLEIO   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

KLEITOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "splendid, famous" in Greek... [more]

KLEMEN   m   Slovene
Slovene form of CLEMENT

KLEMENS   m   German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of CLEMENT... [more]

KLEMENTYNA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of CLEMENT

KLIMENT   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Russian, Bulgarian and Czech form of CLEMENT

KLOTHO   f   Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek... [more]

KLOTILD   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLOTHILDE

KLYTIË   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτος (klytos) meaning "famous, noble"... [more]

KNOX   m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Old English cnocc "round hill".

KNUD   m   Danish
Danish form of KNUT

KNUT   m   Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot"... [more]

KNUTE   m   Norwegian
Norwegian form of KNUT

KOBE   m   Various
From the name of the city in Japan... [more]

KOBINA   m   Western African
Variant of KWABENA

KOBUS   m   Dutch
Pet form of JACOBUS

KODEY   m   English
Variant of CODY

KODY   m   English
Variant of CODY

KOEN   m   Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOENRAAD   m   Dutch
Dutch form of CONRAD

KOERT   m   Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOFI   m   Western African
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.

KOHAKU   f & m   Japanese
Means "amber" in Japanese.

KOHAR   f   Armenian
Means "jewel" in Armenian.

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 κοιος (koios), also spelled ποιος (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?"... [more]

KOIT   m   Estonian
Means "dawn" in Estonian.

KOJO   m   Western African
Variant of KWADWO

KOKORO   f   Japanese
Means "heart, spirit" in Japanese... [more]

KOLAB   f   Khmer
Means "rose" in Khmer.

KOLBY   m   English
Variant of COLBY

KOLDO   m   Basque
Short form of KOLDOBIKA

KOLDOBIKA   m   Basque
Basque form of LOUIS

KOLE   m   English
Variant of COLE

KOLLEEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of COLLEEN

KOLMAN   m   German
Variant of KOLOMAN

KOLOMAN   m   German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

KOLOUR   f   English (Modern)
Means simply "colour" from a variant spelling of the English word (ultimately from Latin color).

KOLYA   m   Russian
Pet form of NIKOLAI

KONANI   m & f   Hawaiian
Means "bright" in Hawaiian.

KONDRAT   m   Polish
Archaic Polish form of CONRAD

KONNOR   m   English
Variant of CONNOR

KONRÁD   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CONRAD

KONRAD   m   German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD

KONSTANCJA   f   Polish
Polish form of CONSTANTIA

KONSTANTIN   m   German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Cognate of CONSTANTINE

KONSTANTINOS   m   Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

KONSTANTY   m   Polish
Polish form of Constans (see CONSTANT).

KONSTANTYN   m   Polish
Polish form of CONSTANTINE

KOOS   m   Dutch
Pet form of JACOB

KOPPEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JACOB

KORA   f   English, German
English and German form of KORË

KORALO   m   Esperanto
Means "coral" in Esperanto.

KORAY   m   Turkish
Means "ember moon" in Turkish.

KORBIN   m   English
Variant of CORBIN

KORBINIAN   m   German
Derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven"... [more]

KÖRBL   m   German
Pet form of KORBINIAN

KORË   f   Greek Mythology
Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

KOREY   m   English
Variant of COREY

KORI   m & f   English
Variant or feminine form of COREY

KORINA   f   English
Variant of CORINNA

KORINNA   f   English, German
Variant of CORINNA

KORNÉL   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIUS

KORNEL   m   Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of CORNELIUS

KORNÉLIA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIA

KORNELIA   f   Polish
Polish form of CORNELIA

KORRINE   f   English
Variant of CORINNE

KORT   m   German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD

KORTNEY   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KORY   m   English
Variant of COREY

KOSTA   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian pet form of KONSTANTIN

KOSTADIN   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of CONSTANTINE

KOSTANDIN   m   Albanian
Albanian form of CONSTANTINE

KOSTYA   m   Russian
Russian pet form of KONSTANTIN

KOSTYANTYN   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CONSTANTINE

KOTONE   f   Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".

KOTRYNA   f   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of KATHERINE

KOUKI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 希 (ki) "hope" or 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".

KOURTNEY   f & m   English
Variant of COURTNEY

KOUTA   m   Japanese
From Japanese 康 (kou) "peace" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

KRASIMIR   m   Bulgarian
Means "beautiful peace" from the Slavic elements kras "beauty" and mir "peace".

KRASIMIRA   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of KRASIMIR

KRASTIO   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of KRASTYO

KRASTYO   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian кръст (krast) meaning "cross"... [more]

KRASTYU   m   Bulgarian
Variant of KRASTYO

KREINDEL   f   Yiddish
Pet form of KREINE

KREINE   f   Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.

KREIOS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κρειων (kreion) "lord, master"... [more]

KRESIMIR   m   Croatian
Meaning unknown, though the second element is from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

KRESIMIRA   f   Croatian
Feminine form of KRESIMIR

KRESO   m   Croatian
Pet form of KRESIMIR

KRESTEN   m   Danish
Danish variant of CHRISTIAN

KRESZENTIA   f   German
German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

KRESZENZ   f   German
German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

KRIEMHILD   f   German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle"... [more]

KRIEMHILDE   f   German
Variant of KRIEMHILD

KRIKOR   m   Armenian
Armenian form of GREGORY

KRIMHILDE   f   German
Variant of KRIEMHILD

KRIS   f & m   English, Danish
Short form of KRISTA, KRISTIAN, KRISTINA or KRISTOFFER

KRISHNA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit... [more]

KRISNA   m   Indonesian
Means "wise" in Indonesian.

KRISTA   f   German, English
Short form of KRISTINA

KRISTAL   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTAPS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTEEN   f   English
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRISTEL   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTEN (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTEN (2)   f   English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRISTER   m   Swedish
Swedish variant of CHRISTER

KRISTI   f   English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIA   f   English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRISTIAN   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIANA   f   Latvian
Latvian feminine form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIANE   f   German
German feminine form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIE   f   English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIINA   f   Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of CHRISTINA

KRISTIJAN   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIN   f   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA

KRISTÍNA   f   Slovak
Slovak form of CHRISTINA

KRISTINA   f   Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of CHRISTINA

KRISTINE   f   Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian
Cognate of CHRISTINE

KRISTJÁN   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTJAN   m   Estonian, Slovene
Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTJANA   f   Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTINA

KRIŠTOF   m   Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTÓF   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTOFFER   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTOPHER   m   English
Variant of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTY   f   English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRISTÝNA   f   Czech
Czech variant of KRISTINA

KRISZTIÁN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTIAN

KRISZTINA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTINA

KRONOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of CRONUS

KRYSIA   f   Polish
Short form of KRYSTYNA

KRYSTAL   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTELLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTEN   f   English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRYSTIAN   m   Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRYSTIANA   f   Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA

KRYSTINA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINA

KRYSTINE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRYSTLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYŠTOF   m   Czech
Czech form of CHRISTOPHER

KRYSTYN   m   Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRYSTYNA   f   Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA

KRZYŚ   m   Polish
Pet form of KRZYSZTOF

KRZYSZTOF   m   Polish
Polish form of CHRISTOPHER

KSAWERY   m   Polish
Polish form of XAVIER

KSENIA   f   Polish
Polish form of XENIA

KSENIJA   f   Slovene
Slovene form of XENIA

KSENIYA   f   Russian
Russian form of XENIA

KSHITIJ   m   Indian
Means "born of the earth" or "horizon" in Sanskrit.

KSHITIJA   f   Indian
Feminine form of KSHITIJ

KUBA   m   Polish
Polish pet form of JACOB

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

KUKKA   f   Finnish
Means "flower" in Finnish.

KULAP   f   Thai
Means "rose" in Thai.

KUMAR   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KUMARA

KUMARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son"... [more]

KUMARI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KUMARA... [more]

KUMIKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) "long time", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

KUN   m & f   Chinese
Means "earth" in Chinese.

KUNAL   m   Indian
Modern transcription of KUNALA

KUNALA   m   Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit... [more]

KUNEGUNDA   f   Polish
Polish form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]

KUNIBERT   m   German
Means "brave and bright" from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and beraht "bright".

KUNIGONDE   f   Dutch
Dutch form of KUNIGUNDE

KUNIGUNDE   f   German
Derived from the Germanic element kuoni "brave" combined with gund "war"... [more]

KUNO   m   German
Derived from Germanic kuoni meaning "brave".

KUNTHEA   f   Khmer
Means "sweet-smelling" in Khmer.

KUNTO   f   Western African
Means "third child" in Akan.

KURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of KUROU

KUROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 九 (ku) "nine" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

KURT   m   German
German contracted form of CONRAD

KURTIS   m   English
Variant of CURTIS

KUSTAA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GUSTAV

KUSTI   m   Finnish
Finnish pet form of KUSTAA or AUKUSTI

KUSUMA   m   Indonesian
Means "flower" in Indonesian.

KUWAT   m   Indonesian
Means "strong" in Javanese.

KUZMA   m   Russian
Russian of Kosmos (see COSMO).

KVETA   f   Czech
Derived from Czech kvet meaning "flower, blossom".

KWABENA   m   Western African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

KWADWO   m   Western African
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

KWAKU   m   Western African
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

KWAME   m   Western African
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

KWASI   m   Western African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

KWEKU   m   Western African
Variant of KWAKU

KWESI   m   Western African
Variant of KWASI

KYLA   f   English
Feminine form of KYLE

KYLE   m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".

KYLEE   f   English
Variant of KYLIE

KYLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KYLIE

KYLER   m & f   English
Possibly from a Dutch surname meaning "archer".

KYLIE   f   English
Means "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language, but it could also be a variant of KELLY or KYLE.

KYLLI   f   Finnish
Short form of KYLLIKKI

KYLLIKKI   f   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Possibly derived from an old Finnish word meaning "woman"... [more]

KYM   f   English
Variant of KIM (1)

KYNASTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "CYNEFRIÐ's town" in Old English.

KYO   m & f   Japanese
Variant transcription of KYOU

KYÖSTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GUSTAV

KYOU   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese "cooperation", "capital", "village" or "apricot".

KYRA   f   English
Feminine form of CYRUS

KYRAN   m   Irish, English
Variant of KIERAN

KYRIAKE   f   Greek
Variant transcription of KYRIAKI

KYRIAKI   f   Greek
Feminine form of KYRIAKOS

KYRIAKOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS

KYROS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRUS

KYRSTEN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of KIRSTEN

KYRYLO   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CYRIL

KYUNG   m & f   Korean
Means "respect" from Sino-Korean .

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