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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]

Kiela f English
Variant of Kyla.

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

Kieley f English
Variant of Kiley.

Kiell m English (Rare)
Stressed version of Kyle. The name was famously used by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, an actor.

Kiely f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiley.

Kiena f English (Modern, Rare)

Kienan m English (Modern)
Variant of Keenan and Cianán.

Kienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiana 1 influenced by Sienna.

Kierana f Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Kiera.

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

Kiercy f English

Kieren m English (British)
Possibly a variant of Kieran.

Kierna f English (Rare)
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Kiernan.

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

Kiernyn m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiernan.

Kierrah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiera or Kiara/Kierra.

Kiersa f American
Variant of Kiersten

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

Kiersha f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Kierstin f Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish, English (Modern)
Variant of Kiersten.

Kierstyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiersten.

Kiersy f English
Diminutive of Kiersten.

Kieryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran

Kiesa f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Keisha or Keziah.... [more]

Kiesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Keisha.

Kieson m American (Modern, Rare)

Kieth m English (Rare)
Variant of Keith.

Kieva f English (Modern, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Kiffi f African American
Unknown.

Kihanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keanna or Kiana 1 influenced by Rihanna.

Kiiri f English (Modern, Rare)

Kijah f English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Kijana m & f Swahili, African American (Modern)
Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie Shaft in Africa (1973).

Kikkan f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Kickan. Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier. Her name is a combination of Kikki and Meghan.

Kikki f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Kiki. Famous bearer is a fictional character in Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power, Kikki Benjamin (Bu-Ling Huang/Fon Purin in the original Japanese anime).

Kilah f English
Variant of Kyla.

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

Kilda f English
Probably derived from the name of the island St. Kilda.... [more]

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

Kilee f English
Variant of Kylie.

Kileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylie.

Killarney f English

Killeen f American (Rare)

Killion m English (American)
Variant of Killian.

Kill-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to Leviticus 14:13, "And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:"

Kilmeny f Literature, English
From the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint Eithne"... [more]

Kilo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylo.

Kilonn m English (Rare)

Kilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keelin.

Kimana f English, Eastern African
Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.... [more]

Kimarie f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly and Marie.

Kimashia f African American
Name of African origin, meaning "caring".

Kimba f English
Diminutive of Kimberly.

Kimbella f African American

Kimberely f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberla f English
Unknown origin, perhaps a modern variant of Kimberley.

Kimberlea f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberleah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberli f English
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlia f English (American)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlie f English
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimberlin f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly with the popular suffix Lin.

Kimberlina f English (Rare)
The name Kimberlina means "from the meadow of the royal fortress".

Kimberlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberlyn.

Kimberlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberlyn.

Kimbi f English
Short form of Kimber.

Kimble m & f English
Variant of Kimball, also occasionally used as a feminine name.

Kimbria f English (American)
Variant of Cambria.

Kimbry f English (American)
Diminutive of Kimbria.

Kimee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimela f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Kim 1 and Pamela. It has been used since the mid-1950s.

Kimery f & m English (American, Rare)

Kimesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kimetha f English (American)

Kimetrius m African American (Rare)

Kimi f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimieko f African American (Rare)
Variant form of Kimiko.

Kimila f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).

Kimilyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Kimisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kimla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine name with the combination of Kim 1 and the suffix la.

Kimm f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.

Kimmberly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimmel m English (Rare)

Kimmi f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimmily f American (Modern, Rare)

Kimmye f English
Variant of Kimmy.

Kimona f & m African American
Blend of Kim 1 and Mona 1.

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.

Kimorah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Kimothy m & f African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Timothy, influenced by Kim 1.

Kimra f English (American)

Kimrie f English (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Kimberly.... [more]

Kimyata f African American (Rare)

Kina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Short form of Alickina occasionally encountered in the Scottish Highlands.

Kincaid m English
Derived from Gaelic ceann "top, head" and either caithe "pass" or catha "battle". Kincaid is a famous Scottish Clan. ... [more]

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

Kindall f English (Modern)
Variant of Kendall.

Kindle m & f American
Variant of Kendall.

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

Kindra f English (Rare)

Kindrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Kindra.

Kindred f & m English
From the English word "kindred" meaning "family".

Kinesha f African American
Variant of Kennesha.

Kingdavid m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African)
Combination of King and David, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King David of Israel.

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]

Kingsette f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of King by way of adding the French diminutive ending -ette.

Kingslee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley.

Kingsleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley sometimes used as a feminine form.

Kingsolomon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of King and Solomon, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King Solomon of Israel.

Kingstyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingston.

Kinia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kenia.

Kinlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinley.

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

Kinnesha f African American
Variant of Kennesha.

Kinney f English (Modern)

Kinnick m American

Kinnie f English

Kinnik m & f English (American)

Kinnon m & f American (Rare)

Kinshasa f African American
From the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [more]

Kinsie f English

Kinsleigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

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.

Kinvara f English (British, Rare)
Apparently from an Irish place name, which meant "head of the sea" in Gaelic. Lady Kinvara Balfour (1975-) is an English playwright and novelist.

Kinya f English (Rare), Western African (?)
May be a variant of Kenya or a name of Ghanaian origin (uncertain as to which language the name belongs to) in which the meaning is unknown.

Kinyon m English

Kinzey f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.

Kinzi f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.

Kinzie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsey.

Kinzlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzley f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinzly f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley

Kiola f English
May have originated from the names Kiara (meaning light) and Koala (meaning no water)

Kion m African American (Modern), English (American), Popular Culture
Variant spelling of Keon. Used by a character in "The Lion Guard".

Kiona f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keona.

Kioni f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name; also compare Kiani and Keani. It coincides with the name of a village on the Greek island of Ithaca (spelled Κιόνι in Greek).

Kionna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kiona.

Kior f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ka'oir.

Kiora f English (Modern, Rare)

Kipland m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Kip with the English noun land meaning "land", possibly created by parents who liked the name Kip but felt that it seemed like too much of a nickname for it to be a proper full name, and therefore set about inventing a proper full name for Kip, which ended up being Kipland... [more]

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.

Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.

Kipper m English (Rare)
Old English for "male salmon".

Kippy m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Kip sometimes used as a feminine form.

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

Kiptyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Kipton.

Kirah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kira 2.

Kiralee f English (Australian)
Variant of Kirrily.

Kiran m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby

Kirbie m & f American (Modern)
Unisex variant of Kirby

Kiren m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirena f English (Modern, Rare), Irish (Modern, Rare)

Kiresha f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the Tamil language

Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).

Kirian m English
Variant of Kieran.

Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.

Kirilee f English (Australian)
A combination of Kiri and Lee. In use in Australia since at least the 1970s.

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.

Kirra f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Kirra is a beach-side suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland which has been popular with holidaymakers since the early 20th century. The name of the suburb is believed to be an Indigenous name, however the specific language and meaning are unknown... [more]

Kirralee f English (Australian)
Variant of Kirrily.

Kirresha f African American
Variant of Kiresha

Kirrilie f English (Australian)
Used in Australia and New Zealand that can be an elaboration of the European name Kira 2 and Keira through the addition of a lee sound... [more]

Kirsey f English (American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Kirstee f English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
A variant of Kirstie or Kirsty.

Kirstey f English (British)
Variant of Kirstie.

Kirstian f English (Rare)

Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).

Kirstyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kirsten or Kirstin.

Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.

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

Kirtly m & f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kirtley.

Kiruna f English (Australian)

Kiryn f American
Pronounced like cringe minus ge. "Pure" Karyn Karen 1

Kishawn m African American
Variant spelling of Keshawn.

Kisiah f African American
Variant of Keziah.

Kiska f English (American, Rare)

Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]

Kissarah f English (Rare), American (Archaic)

Kissey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kissy.

Kissia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Kissiah.

Kissiah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Kissie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Kissiah.

Kisstine f American (Rare)
Originally Latin, Christiana translated in the Basque country of France to Kistin (kis-tahn) or Kistiñe (kees-tee-nye). From there, Finnish and American variations to Kisstine.

Kissty f English
Probably a nursery form of Kristy.

Kissy f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kizzy.

Kitaira f American (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Kitarah f English (Rare, Archaic)

Kitiara f English (American), Catalan (Rare)

Kitra f American (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Kitry f English (Rare)

Kitsy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine.

Kitt m & f English
Variant of Kit.

Kitten f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from the name Katherine, or Katrina, meaning a small Cat, like the small meaning of it's longer names

Kittia f English (American, Rare)

Kittie f English (Archaic), Scots
Diminutive of Katherine or Kaitrin.

Kittye f English
Alternate spelling of Kitty.

Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]

Kivin m American
Variant of Kevin.

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]

Kiyana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kiyanna f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Kiana 2/Qiana/Keanna.

Kiyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyla.

Kiylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kiyomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiyomi.

Kiysha f African American
Variant of Keisha.

Kiziah f & m African American
Variant of Keziah as well as a short form of Hezekiah.

Kizziah f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keziah.

Kizzmekia f African American (Rare)

Kjirstin f English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten.

Klair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claire or Clair.

Klaire f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.

Klarence m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clarence.

Klaribelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claribel.

Klarion f & m English (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Clarion, either from the brass instrument, middle english “clarion, trumpet”, originally “clear”, or from Scottish which derives from Laurence 1, “from laurentum, laurel”... [more]

Klarissa f English (Rare), German, Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Klarke m English (Rare)
Variant of Clarke.

Klayton m English (Modern)
Variant of Clayton.

K'leigh f English (American)
Variant of Kayleigh.

Kleigh m English
Variant of Clay

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

Kleo f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cleo.

Kler f English (Rare)
Variant of Claire.

Klete m English
Variant of Cletus or Kleitos.

Kliff m English (Modern)
Variation of Cliff.

Klint m American
Variant of Clint.

Klinton m English (Modern)
Variant of Clinton.

Kloe f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe.

Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe

Kloee f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe.

Kloey f American
Variant of Chloe.

Kloiah f English

Klover f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Clover

Klyde m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Clyde.

Klye m English (Rare)

K'lynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

K'mia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Mia.

K'miyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kneisha f African American

Knekesia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nikeisha.

Knicole f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

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

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

Knightly m & f English (American)
Variant of Knightley.

Knolan m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nolan. According to the SSA, Knolan was given to 13 boys in 2018.

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

Knowful f English (Puritan)

Knowledge f & m English (Puritan), Literature, English (African)
From Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun) from an Old English compound based on cnāwan meaning "know."... [more]

Knowshon m African American (Rare)

Knoxx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Knox. According to the SSA, 47 boys were named Knoxx in 2017.

Koa m Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Means "crow" in the Kaurna language.

Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".

Koala f American
The word koala comes from the Dharug gula. Although the vowel 'u' was originally written in the English orthography as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa", possibly in error... [more]

Kobalt m English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Cobalt

Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.

Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.

Kodak m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kodiak perhaps popularized by an American Rapper: Kodak Black. He was most active from 2013 to present. His real name is Dieuson Octave.

Kode m English
Diminutive or variant of Kody.

Kodee f & m English
Variant of Cody.

Koden m & f English (American, Rare)
Koden is a term to refer to a gift of money offered to the dead at a Buddhist funeral

Kodi f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cody.

Kodiak m American
From Russian Kadiak, from Alutiiq (Eskimo) qikertaq meaning "island."

Kodie m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cody.

Kodyn m English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.

Koen m English (Modern)
Variant of Cohen.

Kohda m Persian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic
Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."

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

Kohler m English
Transferred use of the surname Kohler.

Kohlson m English
Variant of Colson.

Kohlton m English
Variant of Colton.

Kolandra f African American (Rare)

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

Kolbey m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Colby.

Kolbi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colby.

Kolbie f & m American, English
Variant of Colby.

Kolden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colden.

Kolean f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Kolin m English
Variant of Colin 2.

Kollin m English
Variant of Colin 2.

Kollins m & f English, English (American)
Variant of Collins. This name was given to 34 girls in 2017.

Kollyn m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colin 2.

Kollyns f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Collins.

Kolona f English (Australian, Rare)

Kolson m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Colson.

Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.

Koltan m American
Variant of Colton.

Kolten m English (Modern)
Variant of Colton. Known bearers of this name include the American professional baseball player Kolten Wong (b. 1990) and the Canadian professional football player Kolten Solomon (b... [more]

Kolter m English
Variant of Colter.

Koltin m English
Variant of Colton.

Koltyn m English
Variant of Colton.

Kolynn f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Colin 2.

Konlee f English (Modern)
feminine variant of Conley

Konner m English (Modern)
Variant of Connor.

Konnien f English
variant of Connie