the etymology and history of first names
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KEANNA f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and ANNA.
KEARA f English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1)
KEAVY f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE
KEELAN f & m Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.
KEELEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KEELY
KEELEY f English (Modern)
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]
KEEVA f Irish
Anglicized form of CAOIMHE
KEFILWE m & f Southern African
Means "I was given" in Tswana.
KEIGHLEY f English (Rare)
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)
KEIRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIERA or KIRA... [more]
KEISHA f English (African American)
Recent coinage, possibly invented, possibly based on KEZIAH.
KEITHA f English (Rare), Scottish
Feminine form of KEITH
KEKEPANIA f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of STEPHANIE
KELCEY m & f English (Rare)
Variant of KELSEY
KELDA f
Possibly derived from Old Norse kildr meaning "a spring".
KELEBEK f Turkish
Means "butterfly" in Turkish.
KELIA f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.
KELILA f Jewish
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.
KELLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KELLY
KELLEY f & m English
Variant of KELLY
KELLI f English
Variant of KELLY
KELLIE f English
Variant of KELLY
KELLY m & f Irish, English
From the Irish given name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh... [more]
KELSEY f & m English
From an English surname which is of disputed meaning... [more]
KELSI f English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY
KELSIE f English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY
KENDAL m & f English (Modern), Welsh
From a surname which was a 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
KENINA f Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH
KENNA f Scottish
Feminine form of KENNETH
KENNEDY f & m English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]
KENYA (2) f English (African American)
From the name of the African country... [more]
KENZIE m & f English
Short form of MACKENZIE
KEREN f Jewish
Means "horn" or "ray of light" in Hebrew.
KERENA f English (Rare)
Variant of KARENA
KEREN-HAPPUCH f Biblical
Means "horn of eyeshadow" in Hebrew... [more]
KERENSA f English (Rare)
Means "love" in Cornish.
KERENZA f English (Rare)
Variant of KERENSA
KERI f English
Feminine variant of KERRY
KERRI f English
Feminine variant of KERRY
KERRIE f English
Feminine variant of KERRY
KERRY m & f English
From the name of the Irish county, called Chiarraí in Irish Gaelic, which means "CIAR's people".
KERSTIN f German, Swedish
Low German and Swedish form of CHRISTINA
KERTTU f Finnish
Finnish form of GERTRUDE
KESHET m & f Jewish
Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.
KESHIA f English (African American)
Probably a variant of KEISHA
KESTREL f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.
KETURAH f Biblical
Means "incense" in Hebrew... [more]
KEVYN m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of KEVIN
KEYSHA f English (African American, Rare)
Variant of KEISHA
KEZIA f Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KEZIAH
KEZIAH f Biblical
Means "cassia" in Hebrew, from the name of the spice tree... [more]
KHADIGA f Arabic
Variant transcription of KHADIJA
KHADIJA f Arabic
Means "premature child" in Arabic... [more]
KHALIDA f Arabic
Feminine form of KHALID
KHALILAH f Arabic
Feminine form of KHALIL
KHATIJAH f Arabic
Variant transcription of KHADIJA
KHAYRAT m & f Arabic
Derived from Arabic خيرة (khayrah) meaning "good deed".
KHAYRIYYA f Arabic
Feminine form of KHAYRI
KHLOE f English (Modern)
Variant of CHLOE
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]
KIA f Swedish
Diminutive of KRISTINA
KIANA (1) f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of DIANA
KIANA (2) f English (African American)
Variant of QIANA
KIARA f English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA... [more]
KIARRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA
KIELO f Finnish
Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish.
KIERA f Irish
Anglicized form of CIARA (1)
KIERRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA influenced by SIERRA.
KIERSTEN f English (Modern)
Variant of KIRSTEN
KIIRA f Finnish
Finnish form of KYRA
KIKI f English
Diminutive of names beginning with K.
KIKU f Japanese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese.
KILEY f English
Variant of KYLIE
KILIE f English (Rare)
Variant of KYLIE
KILIKINA f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of CHRISTINA
KIM (1) f & m English
Short form of KIMBERLY... [more]
KIM (3) f Vietnamese
Means "golden" in Vietnamese.
KIMBERLEE f English
Variant of KIMBERLY
KIMBERLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KIMBERLY
KIMBERLEY f English
Variant of KIMBERLY
KIMBERLY f English
From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (1826-1902), whose surname meant "CYNEBURGA's field" in Old English... [more]
KIMBERLYN f English (Rare)
Combination of KIMBERLY and LYNN
KIMBRA f English (Rare)
Diminutive of KIMBERLY
KIMIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 后 (kimi) "empress" or 君 (kimi) "senior, noble" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KIMMIE f English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY
KIMMY f English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY
KINBOROUGH f Medieval English
Medieval form of CYNEBURGA
KINGA f Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form of KUNIGUNDE
KINGE f German
Diminutive of KUNIGUNDE
KIRA f Russian
Russian feminine form of CYRUS
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".
KİRAZ f Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish.
KIRI f Maori
Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori... [more]
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 Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTI f Finnish
Finnish form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTIE f Scottish
Diminutive of KIRSTIN
KIRSTIN f Scottish
Scottish form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTINE f Danish
Danish form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTY f Scottish
Diminutive of KIRSTIN
KISHA f English (African American)
Variant of KEISHA
KISHORI f Indian
Feminine form of KISHOR
KISTIÑE f Basque
Basque form of CHRISTINA
KIT m & f English
Diminutive of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE... [more]
KITTI f Hungarian
Diminutive of KATALIN
KITTY f English
Diminutive of KATHERINE
KIYOKO f Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".
KIZZIE f English
Diminutive of KEZIAH
KIZZY f English
Diminutive of KEZIAH... [more]
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
KLÁRA f Hungarian, Czech
Hungarian and Czech form of CLARA
KLARA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA
KLASINA f Dutch
Feminine diminutive of NIKOLAAS
KLAUDIA f Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLAUDIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLAVA f Russian
Diminutive of KLAVDIYA
KLAVDIJA f Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLAVDIYA f Russian
Russian feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLAZINA f Dutch
Feminine diminutive of NIKOLAAS
KLEIO f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]
KLEMENTYNA f Polish
Polish feminine form of CLEMENT
KLOTHO f Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek... [more]
KLOTILD f Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLOTILDE
KLYTIË f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτος (klytos) meaning "famous, noble"... [more]
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.
KOKORO f Japanese
Means "heart, spirit" in Japanese... [more]
KOLAB f Khmer
Means "rose" in Khmer.
KOLLEEN f English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN
KONANI m & f Hawaiian
Means "bright" in Hawaiian.
KONSTANCJA f Polish
Polish form of CONSTANTIA
KORA f German
German form of KORË
KORË f Greek Mythology
Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.
KORI f English
Feminine form of COREY
KORINA f Greek
Modern Greek form of CORINNA
KORINNA f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of CORINNA
KORNÉLIA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIA
KORNELIA f Polish
Polish form of CORNELIA
KORRINE f English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE
KORTNEY f English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY
KOTONE f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".
KOTRYNA f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of KATHERINE
KOURTNEY f English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY
KRASIMIRA f Bulgarian
Feminine form of KRASIMIR
KREINDEL f Yiddish
Diminutive of KREINE
KREINE f Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.
KRESIMIRA f Croatian
Feminine form of KRESIMIR
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
KRIMHILDE f German
Variant of KRIEMHILD
KRIS m & f English, Danish
Short form of KRISTIAN, KRISTOPHER, and other names beginning with Kris.
KRISTA f German, English
Short form of KRISTINA
KRISTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL
KRISTEEN f English (Rare)
Variant of CHRISTINE
KRISTEL f English (Rare)
Variant of CRYSTAL
KRISTEN (2) f English
Variant of KRISTIN
KRISTI f English
Variant of KRISTY
KRISTIA f English (Rare)
Short form of CHRISTINA
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
KRISTIN f Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA
KRISTÍNA f Slovak
Slovak form of CHRISTINA
KRISTINA f Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.
KRISTINE f Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian
Cognate of CHRISTINE
KRISTJANA f Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTINA
KRISTY f English
Short form of CHRISTINA
KRISTÝNA f Czech
Czech variant of KRISTINA
KRISZTINA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTINA
KRYSIA f Polish
Short form of KRYSTYNA
KRYSTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL
KRYSTELLE f English (Rare)
Variant of CRYSTAL
KRYSTEN f English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN
KRYSTIANA f Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA
KRYSTINA f English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINA
KRYSTINE f English (Rare)
Variant of CHRISTINE
KRYSTLE f English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL
KRYSTYNA f Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA
KSENIA f Polish
Polish form of XENIA
KSENIJA f Slovene
Slovene form of XENIA
KSENIYA f Russian
Russian form of XENIA
KSHITIJA f Indian
Feminine form of KSHITIJ
KUKKA f Finnish
Means "flower" in Finnish.
KULAP f Thai
Means "rose" in Thai.
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.
KUNEGUNDA f Polish
Polish form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]
KUNIGONDE f Dutch
Dutch form of KUNIGUNDE
KUNIGUNDE f German
Derived from the Germanic element kuoni "brave" combined with gund "war"... [more]
KUNTHEA f Khmer
Means "sweet-smelling" in Khmer.
KUNTO f Western African
Means "third child" in Akan.
KVETA f Czech
Derived from Czech kvet meaning "flower, blossom".
KYLA f English
Feminine form of KYLE
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 an Australian Aboriginal language... [more]
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 (Rare)
Variant of KIM (1)
KYO m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of KYOU
KYOU m & f Japanese
From Japanese 協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".
KYRA f English
Feminine form of CYRUS
KYRIAKE f Greek
Variant transcription of KYRIAKI
KYRIAKI f Greek
Feminine form of KYRIAKOS
KYRSTEN f English (Rare)
Variant of KIRSTEN
KYUNG m & f Korean
Means "respect" from Sino-Korean 敬.
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