Submitted Names with "surname" in Description

Huntley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Huntley.

Huntress m & f English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Huntress or derived directly from the word huntress.

Hurley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hurley.

Huron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Huron or the place name Huron.

Huston m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Huston.

Hutton m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hutton.

Hux m English
Transferred use of the surname Hux.

Hyatt m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Hyatt.

Hyde m English (Rare)
From the English surname Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom That '70s Show (1998-2006).

Hylan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hylan.

Hynden f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hynden.

Ianache m Romanian (Archaic)
Probably the Romanian form of Yannakis (see Giannakis). Also compare the similar name Janaq.... [more]

Ibuki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 伊吹 (ibuki) meaning "Chinese juniper", or 息 (i) meaning "breath", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 勇 (i) meaning "brave", 聖 (i) meaning "holy, sacred", 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual", 雪 (i) meaning "snow", or 美 (i) meaning "beauty" combined with 吹 (buki) meaning "to blow (such as an instrument)"... [more]

Ichinose m Japanese
"Position of current" (ichi no se) in Japanese.... [more]

Iglesias m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Iglesias.... [more]

Ilkka m Finnish
Transferred use of the surname Ilkka.... [more]

Imari f Japanese
This name can be used as 衣鞠, 伊鞠, 一鞠, 伊万里 or 衣麻里 with 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one", 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari) meaning "ball", 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000", 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Imlac m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Imlac, derived from the Old Gaelic imeallach or imleach, meaning "marginal land" or "marshy shore-land."... [more]

Inazuma f Popular Culture
Notably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲 (ina), the ancient bound form of ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫 (tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [more]

Ingall m German (Rare), English (Rare)
A German name meaning “angel”, or possibly transferred use of the surname Ingalls.

Ingalls m English
Transferred use of the surname Ingalls.

Ingle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ingle.

Inman m English
Transferred use of the surname Inman.

Ino f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, great, excellent" combined with 野 or 埜 (no) both meaning "field, area". In the Naruto franchise there is a female character called Ino written with Japanese Hiragana いの (Ino)... [more]

Ionache m Romanian (Archaic)
Variant of Ianache. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Iordache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Georgakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

Iori m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat" (masculine) or it can combine 一 (ichi, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one," 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one," 衣 (i, e, kinu, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "depend, rely," 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely" or 惟 (i, yui, omo.uni, kore) meaning "consider, think" with 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Iredell m English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
From the surname Iredell. This was the name of American philosopher Iredell Jenkins (1909-1988), who wrote about the philosophy of art in the 1950s.

Ireth f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Ireth".

Ireton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ireton.

Isabeth f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a truncated form of Elisabeth. As an English name, however, it might also be a transferred use of the French surname, which is ultimately a matronym derived from the given name.

Isham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Isham.

Ishizu f Japanese
Japanese form of Isis. Ishizu Ishtar is a fictional character and it is also a Japanese surname.

Isley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Isley. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.

Isom m American (Rare), African American
Transferred use of the surname Isom, a variant of Isham itself a transferred use of the surname Isham.

Ivaly f English (American), American (Hispanic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Ivey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of Ivy.

Jackcock m English (Puritan)
Diminutive of John. Transferred use to the surname Jacox in modern times.

Jackman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Jackman.

Jackyson m English
The name "Jackyson" seems to be a modern variant or alteration of the traditional name "Jackson." The origin of "Jackson" itself can be traced back to English and Scottish roots. It is derived from the medieval English personal name "Jack," a diminutive form of "John," combined with the suffix "-son," meaning "son of." Over time, "Jackson" became a surname and later a given name... [more]

Jacoby m English
Transferred use of the surname Jacoby.

Jacquez m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Jacquez.

Jaeger m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jaeger.

Jambrek m Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ambrozije. It is more common as a surname.

Jamesynn f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Jameson, a surname meaning “son of James.”

Jamieson m English
From the Scottish surname Jamieson. Prominent user is voice actor Jamieson Kent Price.

Jan-di f Korean
Jan-di (surname is Geum) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. She is the main character's love interest.

Janison f & m English (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Possibly from a rare American surname (see Janison) that means son of Jane... [more]

Janson m & f English
From the surname Janson.

Japar m Indonesian, Malay, Georgian (Archaic)
Indonesian, Malay and Georgian form of Jafar. This name is archaic in Georgia and now only survives in the patronymic surname ჯაფარიძე (Japaridze) meaning "son of Japar".... [more]

Jardel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the French surname Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.

Jebson m English
Transferred use of the surname Jebson.

Jee m Pakistani
Transferred use of the surname Jee.

Jemerson m Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Jemerson.... [more]

Jenkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of John. This is the source of the surname Jenkins.

Jenkins m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jenkins. The surname Jenkins is derived from the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Jenner m & f English (Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Jenner. As a feminine name, it can also be a contracted form of Jennifer.

Jennings m English
Transferred use of the surname Jennings.

Jennison m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jennison.

Jerrick m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Jervas m English
May be from an English surname derived from the given name Gervaise.

Jesten m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jesten.

Jestin m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Jesten. Also may be an elaboration or variation of Justin.

Jesuardo m Italian
A rare given name, Latin spelling. Was found in Leonforte, Enna, Sicily in 1764 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8D-XQ59-Q?i=511&cat=1004469 (right side). It can be a given name or a surname... [more]

Jetson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jetson.

Ji-hoo m Korean
Ji-hoo (surname is Yoon) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Along with Jun-pyo, Yi-Jung and Woo-bin is part of F4.

Jinks f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Jinx or else a transferred surname Jinks.

Jobe m English (Australian), English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Jobe. Famous namesakes includes Australian Rules football star Jobe Watson, and soccer player Jobe Wheelhouse.... [more]

Jóbson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Jobson.

Jodelle f English
Possibly a variant of Joelle, or an elaboration of Jodie with the name suffix -elle, or a combination of Jo and Dell, or from the French surname of unknown meaning.... [more]

Joelson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Joelson.

Joffre m French (Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Joffre. It was popularised during World War I thanks to French marshal Joseph Joffre, best known for his regrouping of the retreating allied armies that led to the defeat the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914.

Johns m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Johns.

Johnston m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Johnston.

Joiner m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Joiner.

Jolet f English
Transferred use of the surname Jolet. A famous namesake is fashion designer Jolet Ucchino.

Joliet f English
Transferred use of the surname Joliet.

Jolly f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Jonti m Papuan
Transferred use of the surname Jonti.

Joplin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joplin. This is also the name of a city in Missouri, named for Reverend Harris G. Joplin, one of the first settlers.

Jourdin m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdin.

Jourdine f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jourdine.

Jowell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jowell, a variant of Joel (See also Nowell).

Joyner m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Joyner.

Juddson m English (Rare)
Variant of the surname Judson, which meant "son of Judd".

Judson m English, American (South)
From an English surname that meant "son of Jud", Jud being a medieval diminutive of Jordan.

Juneau m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Juneau.

Junifer f English (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Junifer.

Jun-pyo m Korean
Jun-pyo (surname is Gu) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. He is the leader of F4. This character is played by famous actor Lee Min-ho.

Justali m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Jughashvili and Stalin, which are the original surname and adopted surname respectively of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]

Kabuto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as either 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "armour, headpiece" or 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, (war) helmet."... [more]

Kagemoto m Japanese
From Japanese 景 (kage) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Kahtoumun f Mormon (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katumin, which derived from the Ahmestrahan language, said by the Mormons to be the ancestor of later Egyptian languages. Joseph Smith has the description, 'the name of a royal family in the female line', indicating that it could also be used as a surname... [more]

Kaisley f American
Transferred use of the surname Kaisley.

Kaiyō m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 海 (kai, umi) meaning "ocean, sea" with 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle" or 洋 (you) meaning "ocean, western style."... [more]

Kalonymos m Late Greek, Judeo-Greek
Means "beautiful name", derived from the Greek adjective καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful, lovely, fair" combined with the Greek noun ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name".... [more]

Kaloudis m Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a pet form of given names that contain the Greek element καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" as well as "good, noble". Alternatively, it might be derived from Καλούδι Αιτωλοακαρνανίας (Kaloudi Aitoloakarnanias), which is the name of a mountain village in western Greece.... [more]

Kamani m & f English (American), Hawaiian
Transferred use of the surname Kamani.

Kang m Chinese
Meaning, "peaceful, happy, healthy." Typically used as a surname, but may be used as a forename.

Kanizja f Polish
Derived from the surname of Piotr Kanizjusz (the Polish name for Peter Canisius), a renowned Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.

Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]

Karssen m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Karssen.

Kashiwa m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as a single kanji, 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," or it can be combined with 可 (ka, koku, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.ragu) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."... [more]

Kasperl m Medieval German, Folklore, Theatre
Diminutive of Kasper. This name fell out of use a long time ago, possibly due to close association with the famous character from German puppet theatre. In this day and age, the name only survives as a patronymic surname.

Kass m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname Kass derived from Czech kos "blackbird".

Katorea f Popular Culture, Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transcription of the name Cattleya. Cattleya comes from a tropical American orchid genus with purple, pink or white flowers that is a popular greenhouse plant... [more]

Katsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it combines 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled", 伽 (ka, ga, kya, gya, togi) meaning "attending, entertainer, nursing", 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise", 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]

Katsura f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree" (unisex) or 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" (feminine).... [more]

Kavanaugh m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Kavanaugh. According to the SSA, Kavanaugh was given to 5 boys in 2004.

Kaylor f & m English (Rare)
This name is most likely a transferred use of the surname Kaylor.... [more]

Kearney m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kearney.

Keating m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Keating.

Keats m American
Transferred use of the surname Keats.

Keever m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Keever.

Keidrich m English (American)
Meaning uncertain; it is possible that this given name was originally derived from the rare German surname Keidrich, which in turn might have been derived from the name of the German place Kiedrich... [more]

Keifer m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Keifer.

Keiffer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably transferred use from the surname Keiffer.... [more]

Keily f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Keily.... [more]

Keirnan m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Keirnan, and a variant of Kiernan influenced by Keira.

Kelham m English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelham.

Keller f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Keller. Used in L. J. Smith's 'Night World' series.

Kelm m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelm.

Kelso m & f English, Irish
From the surname Kelso.

Kelson m Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelson.

Keltie f English (Canadian)
From the Scottish surname Keltie, which was a variant of Kelty... [more]

Kelton m English
Transferred use of the surname Kelton.

Kelty f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian)
Transferred use of the surname Kelty.

Kemper m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kemper.

Kempton m English
Transferred use of the surname Kempton.

Kenam f Southern African
Transferred use of the surname Kenam.

Kendrew m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kendrew. Notable name sake is English born actor Kendrew Lascelles (1935-).

Kenickie m English
Transferred use of the surname Kenickie. The name was borne by a “Grease” character played by Jeff Conaway.

Kenley m & f English (American, Modern)
Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".

Kenmore m English Creole, Bajan
Transferred use of the surname Kenmore. This is borne by Kenmore Hughes (1970-), a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda.

Kennan m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kennan.

Kennelly m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kennelly.

Kenneta f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kenneta.

Kennis m English
Transferred use of the surname.

Kenroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Ken- (such as Kendrick and Kenneth) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Kensett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kensett.

Kentia f Greek (Cypriot, Rare, ?)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It coincides with (or derives from) the name of a former genus of palm trees, which was supposedly derived from the surname of British botanist William Kent (died 1828).

Kenwyn m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kenwyn.

Kepler m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kepler.... [more]

Kerby m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kerby.

Kerk m English (Rare)
Variant of Kirk, possibly via a surname (see Kerk).

Kernes m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Kernes.

Kerrigan f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Kerrigan.

Kerrod m English
Transferred use of the surname Kerrod. A famous namesake is former rugby league star Kerrod Walters.

Kersey m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kersey.

Kerwin m Irish
Transferred use of the surname Kerwin.

Keston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Keston.... [more]

Keylor m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Keylor. Popularised internationally (especially in Costa Rica) by the Costa Rican footballer/goalie Keylor Navas.

Keyonnie f American
A variant of Kiana 2, perhaps inspired by Keoni. It may also be borrowed from the Native American surname Keyonnie.

Khafaji f Arabic
Al-Khafaji (Arabic: االخفاجي) is an Arabic surname that denotes a relationship to or from Khafajah, Diyala Governorate.

Kharaan m Hindi, Pakistani, Indian
Transferred use of the surname Kharaan.

Khol m American
Extremely rare variant of Cole or transferred use of surname Khol

Kibbe m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kibbe.

Kidd m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kidd.

Kiel m English (American)
Sometimes a nickname for Ezekiel. Also is a German word meaning "keel (of a boat)", a surname, and the name of a city which is sometimes used as a given name. ... [more]

Kielan f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kielan.

Kierceton f English (Modern)
Variant of Kiersten (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the English surname Kierce).

Kiernan m English (Modern), Irish
Transferred use of the surname Kiernan.

Kiersey f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kiersey.... [more]

Kilby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kilby.

Kile m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kile.

Kilpi m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "shield" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.

Kimberle f Obscure
This is a surname, and a variant of Kimberly.... [more]

Kimora f African American (Modern)
In the case of American model Kimora Lee Simmons (b. 1975) this name possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry.

Kind f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kind.

Kindness f English (American, Rare)
From the word, which is also a surname.... [more]

Kingdom m English (American, Rare), English (African)
Either a transferred use of the surname Kingdom or else directly from the English word, perhaps taken from the biblical phrase kingdom of God... [more]

Kingsford m Scottish, African
Transferred use of the surname Kingsford.

Kinlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kinlow.

Kinte m Literature, African American
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the book and miniseries 'Roots' where it was the surname of the character Kunta Kinte.

Kiplyn f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the names Kip and Lyn or transferred usage of the surname Kiplin.

Kipton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipton.

Kirkby m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkby... [more]

Kirkman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkman.

Kirkpatrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkpatrick. It is borne by author Kirkpatrick Hill.

Kirtley m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the English surname Kirtley.

Kivi m Finnish (Archaic)
Ancient Finnish name that means "stone" or "rock". Now used extremely rarely. As a surname Kivi is more common, Finland's national author Aleksis Kivi (born Alexis Stenvall) being the most famous bearer.

Kix m American (Rare)
As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]

Kjellberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Kjellbjørg, no longer in use. It is also a Swedish surname (see Kjellberg).

Kleber m French
Transferred use from the German surname Kleber, borne by the Alsatian Jean-Baptiste Kléber who was a general in the French revolutionary wars.

Klein m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Klein.

Knight m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.

Knightley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Knightley.

Knoll m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Knoll.

Kogane f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as either 黄金 or 小金 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "money, metal."... [more]

Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.

Kohler m English
Transferred use of the surname Kohler.

Kok m Indian
Transferred use of surname Kok.

Kolbe m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Kolbe, notably borne by the 20th century catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe.

Komninos m Late Greek
Originally from Komni, Thrace. Surname of Byzantine emperors, used today as a baptismal name.

Konadu f & m African
Used among Akan peoples in Ghana, West Africa. Can be used as a first name and surname.

Korde m English (Rare)
From the surname Korde.

Kore m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Kore or a variant of Corey.... [more]

Koren m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "shining, bright" in Hebrew. It is also used as a surname Koren.

Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.

Kōshirō m Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 公 (ku, kou, ooyake) meaning "formal, official, prince, public," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, honour, merit, success," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "filial piety," 宏 (kou, hiro.i) meaning "large, wide, vast" or 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness" with 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four" or 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]

Kotobuki m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 寿 (kotobuki) meaning "congratulations; longevity," derived, via a sound shift, from a combination of 言 (koto) meaning "word" and continuative/stem form of obsolete verb 祝く (hoku) meaning "to pray for a good outcome" (compare Kotohogi)... [more]

Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.

Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.

Koyuki f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 小 (ko) meaning "less; little; small" combined with 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow".... [more]

Kozue f Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetop, twig," derived from a combination of 木 (ko), the combining form of ki meaning "tree," and and 末 (sue) meaning "tip, top."... [more]

Kristofferson m Filipino, Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Kristofferson.

Križan m Croatian
Derived from the word križ meaning "cross". It is also used as a surname.

Kross m English (Rare)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.

Kroy m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy.

Krúpskaya f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the Russian surname Krupskaya feminine form of Krupski < крупа (krupa), "grain" in Russian, honouring Russian revolutionary Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869-1939), the wife of Vladimir Lenin.

Kruso m Literature
Kruso is the title hero of the German novel by Lutz Seiler. In the novel, it is a short form for Krusowitsch (a Russian surname). The phonetic similarity to Crusoe (from Robinson Crusoe) is intended.

Kuang m Chinese
Transferred use of the surname Kuang.

Kuiper m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kuiper, in which by itself it's a Dutch cognate of Cooper.

Kujira m & f Japanese
Kujira is a gender neutral name that means "whale." Kujira is also a japanese surname that also means whale.

Kurama m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "have, hide, own, possess, storehouse" with 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."... [more]

Kuroko m & f Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kutte m German
German short form and nickname of Kurt.... [more]

Kwa f Chinese (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Kwa".

Kyber m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kyber.

Kyd m English
Transferred use of the surname Kyd.

Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Labelle f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Labelle or a combination of the prefix -la and the name Belle.

Laboy m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laboy.

Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.

Lachance m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lachance.

Lafate m English (American)
A short form, American English version of the French surname Lafayette.

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Lafolette f American
Derived from the French surname La Follette (sometimes also written as LaFollette), which means "the madwoman", derived from French folle "madwoman" (which is etymologically related to the modern English word folly)... [more]

Laguardia m African American
Transferred use of the surname Laguardia.

Laguna f Spanish
Transferred from the surname "Laguna".

Laithen m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laithen.

Lajeune f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname La Jeune or Lajeune.

Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.

Lalonde m Trinidadian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Lalonde.

Lamari m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lamario/Lamaria influenced by similar names such as Amari... [more]

Lamon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lamon.

Lamonte m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Lamonte.

Lamrot f Amharic
Means beautiful or knowledgable. Also common as a surname in Ethiopia.

Lancaster m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Lancaster.

Lande m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lande.

Landers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landers.

Landis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.

Langford m English
Transferred use of surname Langford.

Langhorn m English
Transferred use of the surname Langhorn.

Langley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Langley 1.

Lanier m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lanier.

Lannis m American
Uncertain meaning. Possibly related to Linus or Alanis or the surname Lantz.

Lansing m English
Transferred use of the surname Lansing.

Laquae m & f African American
Likely derives from the surname LaQaue, which is found in the United States. The surname has alleged roots in Germany but appears to be a variant of the Catalan surname Laqué (Llaqué). The surname Laqué possibly arose from a variant of Laquet (Llaquet), a topographic name from a diminutive of llac or ‘pond’... [more]

Laramie m & f American (Rare)
As an American given name, this is likely taken from the name of multiple places in the state of Wyoming (see also Laramie), which were themselves derived from the French surname Laramie and named for Jacques LaRamie (1784-1821?), a Canadian frontiersman and explorer.

Larcella f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Larcella.

Larrion m English
Possibly transferred use of the surname Larrion, or an elaboration of Larry inspired by names ending in -ion.

Larson m English
Transferred use of the surname Larson

LaSalle m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Lasalle.

Lasander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lasander or variation of Lysander.

Lascelles m English
Transferred use of the surname Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).

Laskarina f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [more]

Latham m English
Transferred use of the surname Latham.

Lathy m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lathy.

Latimer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Latimer.

Launceston m English
Transferred from the surname Launceston.

Laurente m Medieval Spanish (?), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly an archaic Spanish form of Laurence 1. Usage of this name in modern times is likely taken from the surname Laurente.

Lavelle f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lavelle.

Laveran m Brazilian
Transferred use of the French surname Laveran.... [more]

Laveran m French
The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.

Laviolette f French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Laviolette.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawless m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Lawless.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.

Leaston m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Leaston.

Leatha f American (South, Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Letha, possibly influenced by Lea and the surname Leath.

Leathan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leathan.

Leather f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Leather.

Leavy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leavy.

Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.

Ledyard m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledyard.

Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.

Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.

Lelouch m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lelouch, a variant of Lellouche... [more]

Lemir m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]

Lemira f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (Lenin), Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция (internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".

Lemon m & f American (Rare, Archaic), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Lemon.

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lenina f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
This name was invented by the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), who apparently intended it to be a feminine form of the surname Lenin, Lenin being the founder of the former Soviet state... [more]

Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.

Lenstalberi m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Lenin, Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953)... [more]

Lenworth m Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Lenworth.

Leodore m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname as well as a contraction of Leo and Theodore.

Letcher m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Letcher.

Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.

Leverton m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leverton.

Levine m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Levine.

Levison m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levison.

Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.