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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 "cooperation", "capital", "village" or "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 .

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