Submitted Names Starting with K

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Karanveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Possibly from Sanskrit करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful" and वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave".
Karapet m Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Karapet is a pre-Christian Armenian mythological character usually represented as a glittering long-haired thunder-god with a purple crown and a cross.... [more]
Kararaina f Maori
Maori form of Caroline.
K'arasaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "brain" in Greenlandic.
Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]
Karasu f & m Japanese
This name means "Raven" or "Crow" in Japanese.
Kârat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Karau f Polynesian
Means "rain" in Gilbertese.
Karawa f Polynesian
Means "sky" in Gilbertese.
Karawek f & m Thai
Thai name for the kalavinka, an immortal mythical bird in Buddhist belief that is said to possess an enchanting cry. The term itself is derived from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalavinka) meaning "sparrow" or "Indian cuckoo"... [more]
Karaya m & f Caribbean (Modern, Rare)
It’s the Taino word for “moon”.
Karbari f Indian
Means "night".
Karbeyaz f Turkish
Means "snow white" in Turkish.
Karča f Czech
Diminutive of Karla, Karola and Karolína, not used as a given name in its own right.
Karch m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charles or Chuck
Karcsa m Hungarian
Means "little black" in Old Hungarian.
Karda f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Carda.
Karda m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardaar m Afghan
Influential
Kardan m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardelen f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".
Karding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Kardo m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Hardi via Hardo.
Kardos m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Late medieval name derived from Hungarian kardos "wearing a sword/sabre".
Kardox m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from Kardox, the word for the ancient Carduchoi tribe of Corduene, an ancient region located in northern Mesopotamia, present-day south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
Kärdu f Estonian
Variant of Kärdi.
Káre f Sami
Sami form of Kari 1.
Kare m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kári.
Kare m & f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kārearea f & m Maori
Means "falcon" in Maori.
Kareef m Arabic
Means "born during autumn" in Arabic.
Kareela f Indigenous Australian
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word which means "place of trees and water" or "south wind".
Kareema f Arabic
Variant transcription of Karima.
Kareemah f Arabic
Meaning "generous,noble, bountiful, something invaluable".
Kareen m & f English
Variant of Carreen, a name created for the novel Gone With The Wind.
Kareeshma f Tamil, Hinduism, Indian
This name means blossum.And is similar to the name karishma
Kareha f Japanese
Means "dried leaves" in Japanese.
Kärel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Oskar.
Karelia f Russian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the place name Karelia.
Karella f German (Rare)
Maybe a feminine form to Karel.
Karelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Karel using the suffix -lys.
Karem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Karim.... [more]
Kareman f Arabic
Varian latinisation of Kariman.
Káren f Sami
Sami form of Karen 1.
Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1
Karen m Persian, Armenian (Eastern)
From the family name of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran in the 6th century.
Karen f Japanese
This name "Karen" translates to "Flower Romance"
Karena f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
Karene m & f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karenina f Spanish (?), Indonesian
Meaning unknown, possibly used in reference to the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy published in 1877.
Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Karenteg m Breton
Derived from Old Breton carant meaning "parents" (modern Breton kerent), though its meaning is often interpreted as "loving". Saint Karenteg was a disciple of Saint Patrick. His feast day is May 16.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carey.
Karêz m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish karêz meaning "spring".
Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.
Kargata m Mordvin
Means "blackbird" in Moksha.
Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.
Kárhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant" and hildr "battle, fight".
Karhu m Finnish
Means "bear" in Finnish.
Kari m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kare.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Karianne f Finnish, English
Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"
Kariara f Ijaw
Means "I prayed for her" in Ijaw.
Karidad f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog karidad, from the Spanish word (and name) Caridad meaning "charity".
Karido m Arabic (Japanized)
Japanese form of Khalid.
Karie f English, Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Ceri.
Kariebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the blessing we prayed for" in Ijaw.
Karien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Karin.
Kariinná f Sami
Sami form of Karina.
Karijn f Dutch
Variant of Karin
Karikakar f Estonian (Rare)
This name means “Daisy” in Estonian.
Kariko f Japanese
From Japanese 雁 (kari) meaning "wild goose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karikoga m Shona
Means "one who is alone". The name may be given to say that one who lives alone or was born alone without siblings.
Karilė f Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian element karė which is either derived from karas (war) or karys (warrior).
Kärim m Tatar, Kazakh
Tatar and Kazakh form of Karim.
Kärimä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Karima.
Kərimə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karima.
Karïma f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Karima.
Karimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Karima as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Kariman f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic كَرِيم (karīm) meaning "noble, generous" (see Karim).
Karín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karin.
Karîn f Kurdish
Means "be able to" in Kurdish.
Karin f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" and 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karin m Croatian
Croatian form of Carinus.
Karin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it may be the Hebrew form of Katherine or variant of Keren.
Karina f Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (ka) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean", 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 那 (na) meaning "what"... [more]
Karinah f English
Alternate spelling of Karina
Kariñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carina 1 and Carine.
Karinne f English
Variant of Karin.
Karis f English (Modern)
Variant of Charis, or sometimes Carys. Also compare Karissa.
Karisa f English
Variant of Carisa.
Karishma f Dari Persian
Dari form of Kereshmeh (a Persian name meaning "coquetry").
Karissime f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Carissima
Karistal f Arabic
Arabic transcription of Crystal.
Karistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistiãna.
Karistiãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christiana.
Karistorfe m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christopher.
Karistorfi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistorfe.
Karítas f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karita.
Karitász f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charity.
Karitate f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Spanish Caridad.
Karitez f Breton
Breton form of Caritas.
Kariton m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Khariton.
Karitono m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Chariton.
Karius m German (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic short form of Eucharius.
Kariwase m Mohawk
Means "a new way of doing things" in Mohawk.
Karja f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
A fictional Mixtec woman in the works of the German writer Karl May. She occurs in two books and two films.
Karkat m Literature
Karkat Vantas is a major character in Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name is from the Sanskrit astrological equivalent of Cancer, Karkata. Alternatively the name may come from the Greek mythological figure Karkinos, a giant crab who battles Hercules, and the origin of the astrological sign.
Karkinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun καρκίνος (karkinos) meaning "crab" as well as "Cancer" (as in, the zodiac sign).... [more]
Karlas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Karl.
Karlchen m German (Rare)
A diminutive of the name Karl.
Karle m Gascon
Gascon form of Charles.
Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".
Karleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Carly using the popular prefix leigh.
Kårleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements kárr "curly, wavy hair" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Karlen m American
Variant derivative of Karl.
Karlen m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlin/Carline or an elaboration of Karl.
Karles m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Karley f English
Variant of Carly.
Karleyna f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps an elaborate form of Karly, Karla, or other names beginning with the -kar.
Karlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Karl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Karl Gustav.
Karli f English
Variant of Carly.
Karliah f Popular Culture
The name of a character in 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'.
Karlíček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Karel.
Karlička f Czech
Diminutive of Karla.
Karliczek m Silesian
Diminutive of Karlik.
Karlie f English
Feminization of Karl.
Karlien f Flemish, Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Carline.
Karlik m Silesian
Diminutive of Karol and Karel via German Karl.
Karlin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Karoline.
Karlīna f Latvian
Contracted form of Karolīna (compare Karlina).
Karlinda f English (American, Rare)
A blend of Karla with a name ending in -Linda.
Kar Ling f & m Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Jialing.
Karlisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Carlisha, a combination of Carla and Lisha. Also compare Kalisha.
Karljohan m Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Karl and Johan. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Johan, or with a space between the names, Karl Johan.
Karlman m Germanic
Diminutive of Karl.... [more]
Karloff m Russian
A notable bearer is a United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969). A variant was used in the LEGO Ninjago series for the Master of Metal.
Karloman m Bosnian, Croatian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Variant of Carloman. In Swedish and Norwegian, only used in translations of historical documents regarding the Frankish rulers.
Karlomann m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Carloman.
Karlos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Karolos, usually used as a short form.
Karlot m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian adoption of Charlot as well as a masculine form of Karlotte.
Karlota f Basque
Basque form of French Charlotte.
Karlotte f Estonian (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
Estonian, Norwegian and Danish form of Charlotte.
Karlton m American
Variant of Carlton. Notable bearer, journalist and author, Karlton Jerome "Jerry" Rosholt (1923–2008) was of Norwegian ancestry.
Karlu m Maltese
Maltese form of Carlo.
Karly f & m German
A diminutive of the name Karl.
Karlygash f Kazakh
Means "swallow (bird)" in Kazakh.
Karlynn f English
Variant of Carlin.
Karm m Maltese
Maltese short form of Karmnu.
Karmami m Hausa
Means "cornstalk" in Hausa.
Karman f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Karmen.
Karme f & m Estonian
Either derived from Estonian kärme meaning "swift", or else a short form of Karmo or Karmen, or an adoption of the Greek name Karme.
Karmel f & m Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Carmel.
Karméla f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Carmela.
Karmele f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carmen and Carmela.
Karmelia f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Karmela. Last year it was borne by 11 women in Poland.
Karmelina f Hungarian, Albanian (Rare)
Hungarian and Albanian form of Carmelina.
Karmelita f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Rare Polish variant of Carmelita or elaboration of Karmela, which also coincides with the Polish word "karmelita" meaning (male) Carmelite... [more]
Kármen f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Carmen.
Karmena f Latvian (Rare), Polish, Maltese
Latvian, Polish and Maltese form of Carmen.
Karmik m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kármin f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian kármin "carmine" (ultimately from Latin carminium “carmine”).
Karmni f Maltese (Archaic)
Karmni Grima (2 February 1838 – 25 May 1922) was a Maltese peasant whose mystical religious experience led to the constructions and services as an apostle of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu.
Karmnu m Maltese
Maltese form of Carmelo.
Karmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.
Karn m & f Thai
Means "beloved" in Thai.
Karn m Sanskrit, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese
MEANING - ear, furnished with ears, the helm or rudder of a ship ( in Geometry ) the hypotenuse of triangle or diagonal of a tetragon
Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.
Karnaim m & f Biblical
Genesis 14:5, also Greek Karnain. A place near the Dead Sea.
Karni f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my horn, my ray of light", derived from Hebrew Keren, meaning "ray of light".
Karnig m Armenian
Means "lambkin" in Armenian.
Karnika f Sanskrit
Karnika means the Heart of the Lotus.
Karnilla f Literature
Karnilla is the name of the Norn Queen, a character in Marvel Comics.
Karno m Javanese
Javanese form of Karna.
Karo m & f Finnish
Feminine nickname for Karoliina or a variant of Kari 2.
Karo m African
It is Isoko name, Niger Delta Nigeria.
Karo m Armenian, Kurdish
Amenian diminutive and Central Kurdish form of Karapet.
Karó f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karo.
Karól m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Karl.
Karöl m Vilamovian
Variant of Karol.
Karol Boromeusz m Polish (Rare)
Used as a double name in honour of Catholic saint Karol Boromeusz (known as Charles Borromeo in English).
Karolcia f Polish
Diminutive of Karola and Karolina.
Karolëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Caroline.
Karoliine f Estonian
Estonian form of Caroline.
Karoliinná f Sami
Sami form of Karolina.
Karólín f Icelandic (Rare)
Iclandic short form of Karólína.
Karolin f German (Rare), Swedish, Hungarian, Estonian, Banat Swabian
Swedish and Hungarian variant of Karolina and German variant of Karoline, reflecting the French pronunciation of Caroline.
Karólína f Icelandic
Iclandic form of Karolina.
Karolīna f Latvian
Latvian variant of Karolina.
Karolinka f Polish
Diminutive of Karolina.
Karölka f Vilamovian
Feminine form of Karöl.
Karolka f Vilamovian
Feminine form of Karol.
Karolt f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name of Turkic origin said to mean "black stoat, black weasel" (compare Sarolt). The name was probably first used in the Carpathian Basin around the 9th-10th centuries.
Karomat f Uzbek
Means "miracle" in Uzbek.
Karomatullo m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Karamatullah.
Karon f & m English (Rare), African American
Respelling of Karen 1 and Caron. This name is also common for boys in the African-American community with the combination of the popular prefix Ka- with the popular suffix -ron... [more]
Karone f Popular Culture
From the character in Power Rangers.
Karonhyawake m Mohawk
Notable bearer is singer-songwriter Karonhyawake Jeff Doreen.
Karontase m Mohawk
Notable bearer is actor Jay Karontase Montour.
Kʼarooyye m & f Sidamo
Means "wise, clever" in Sidama.
Karora m Indigenous Australian Mythology
The creator, according to the Bandicoot clan of the Arandan aborigines of Australia.
Karoun f Armenian
Means "spring" or "springtime" in Armenian.
Karpalo f & m Finnish
Means "cranberry" in Finnish.
Karpo m & f Tibetan
Means "white, pure" in Tibetan.
Karpo f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Carpo.
Karpofor m Russian
Russian form of Carpophorus.
Karpokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "the fruit of power", derived from Greek καρπὸς (karpos) meaning "fruit" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".
Karpophoros m Ancient Greek
Means "to bear fruit" (probably in reference to a fruit-bearing tree), derived from Greek καρπος (karpos) "fruit" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning.
Karpus m Faroese
Short form of Polycarpus.
Kárr m Old Norse
Means "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".