the etymology and history of first names
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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
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
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
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 協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "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 敬.
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