Behind the Name: Masculine Names Beginning With K

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

KIMO m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of JAMES

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

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

KIP m English
From a nickname, probably from the English word kipper meaning "male salmon".

KIPLING m English (Rare)
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Cybbel's cottage"... [more]

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".

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

KIRIL m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of CYRIL

KIRILL m Russian
Russian form of CYRIL

KIRK m English
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja, ultimately from Greek... [more]

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

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

KISTNA m Indian
Variant of KRISHNA

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

KIYOSHI m Japanese
Means "pure" in Japanese.

KJELD m Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KJELL m Swedish, Norwegian
Contracted form of KETTIL

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.

KLAUDIJS m Latvian
Latvian form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIUSZ m Polish
Polish form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUS m German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

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

KLEMEN m Slovene
Slovene form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

KLEMENS m German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of Clemens (see CLEMENT)... [more]

KLEMENT m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

KLIMENT m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

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
Diminutive of JACOBUS

KODEY m English (Rare)
Variant of CODY

KODY m English (Modern)
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.

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

KOLBY m English (Modern)
Variant of COLBY

KOLDO m Basque
Short form of KOLDOBIKA

KOLDOBIKA m Basque
Basque form of LOUIS

KOLE m English (Modern)
Variant of COLE

KOLMAN m German
Variant of KOLOMAN

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

KOLYA m Russian
Diminutive of NIKOLAI

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

KONDRAT m Polish
Archaic Polish form of CONRAD

KONNOR m English (Modern)
Variant of CONNOR

KONRÁD m Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of CONRAD

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

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
Diminutive of JACOB

KOPPEL m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

KORALO m Esperanto
Means "coral" in Esperanto.

KORAY m Turkish
Means "ember moon" in Turkish.

KORBIN m English (Modern)
Variant of CORBIN

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

KÖRBL m German
Diminutive of KORBINIAN

KOREY m English
Variant of COREY

KORNÉL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIUS

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

KORT m German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD

KORY m English
Variant of COREY

KOSTA m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of KONSTANTIN

KOSTADIN m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of CONSTANTINE

KOSTANDIN m Albanian
Albanian form of CONSTANTINE

KOSTYA m Russian
Russian diminutive of KONSTANTIN

KOSTYANTYN m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CONSTANTINE

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

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".

KRASTIO m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of KRASTYO

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

KRASTYU m Bulgarian
Variant of KRASTYO

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]

KRESO m Croatian
Diminutive of KRESIMIR

KRESTEN m Danish
Danish variant of CHRISTIAN

KRIKOR m Armenian
Armenian form of GREGORY

KRIS m & f English, Danish
Short form of KRISTIAN, KRISTOPHER, and other names beginning with Kris.

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

KRISNA m Indonesian
Means "wise" in Indonesian.

KRISTAPS m Latvian
Latvian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTEN (1) m Danish
Danish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTER m Swedish
Swedish variant of CHRISTER

KRISTIAN m Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN

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

KRISTJÁN m Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTJAN m Estonian, Slovene
Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN

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

KRISZTIÁN m Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTIAN

KRONOS m Greek Mythology
Greek form of CRONUS

KRYSTIAN m Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRYŠTOF m Czech
Czech form of CHRISTOPHER

KRYSTYN m Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRZYŚ m Polish
Diminutive of KRZYSZTOF

KRZYSZTOF m Polish
Polish form of CHRISTOPHER

KSAWERY m Polish
Polish form of XAVIER

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

KUBA m Polish
Polish diminutive of JAKUB

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

KUMAR m Indian
Modern transcription of KUMARA

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

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

KUNAL m Indian
Modern transcription of KUNALA

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

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

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

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 diminutive of KUSTAA or AUKUSTI

KUSUMA m Indonesian
Means "flower" in Indonesian.

KUWAT m Indonesian
Means "strong" in Javanese.

KUZMA m Russian
Russian form of COSMAS

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

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

KYLER m English (Modern)
Probably a variant of KYLE, blending it with TYLER... [more]

KYNASTON m English (Rare)
From an English 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".

KYRAN m Irish
Variant of KIERAN

KYRIAKOS m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS

KYROS m Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRUS

KYRYLO m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CYRIL

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

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