English Submitted Names

English names are used in English-speaking countries. See also about English names.
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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]
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.
Kienna f English (Rare)
Variant of Kiana 1 influenced by Sienna.
Kierceton f English (Modern)
Variant of Kiersten (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the English surname Kierce).
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.
Kiersey f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kiersey.... [more]
Kiersy f English
Diminutive of Kiersten.
Kiesa f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Keisha or Keziah.... [more]
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.
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]
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.
Kimba f English
Diminutive of Kimberly.
Kimberla f English
Unknown origin, perhaps a modern variant of Kimberley.
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".
Kimbi f English
Short form of Kimber.
Kimble m & f English
Variant of Kimball, also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Kimela f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Kim 1 and Pamela. It has been used since the mid-1950s.
Kimi f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimila f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).
Kimla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine name with the combination of Kim 1 and the suffix la.
Kimmi f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimmye f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimrie f English (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Kimberly.... [more]
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.
Kindness f English (American, Rare)
From the word, which is also a surname.... [more]
Kindrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Kindra.
Kindred f & m English
From the English word "kindred" meaning "family".
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.
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.
Kinlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kinlow.
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.
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".
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.
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.
Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby
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]
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]
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).
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.
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]
Kissty f English
Probably a nursery form of Kristy.
Kissy f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kizzy.
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
Kittye f English
Alternate spelling of Kitty.
Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]
Klaire f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.
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]
Kleigh m English
Variant of Clay
Klein m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Klein.
Klete m English
Variant of Cletus or Kleitos.
Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe
Knight m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.
Knightley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname 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.
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]
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".
Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.
Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.
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
Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.
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.
Kolbie f & m American, English
Variant of Colby.
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.
Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.
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.
Konlee f English (Modern)
feminine variant of Conley
Konnien f English
variant of Connie
Konstance f Latvian, English (Rare)
English variant and Latvian form of Constance.
Kooper m English
Variant of Cooper.
Korban m English
Variant of Corbin.
Korben m English (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Corbin. It was used in the movie The Fifth Element for the character of Korben Dallas, played by Bruce Willis.
Korde m English (Rare)
From the surname Korde.
Korea f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.
Koree f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Can be a variant of Corrie or Corey.
Korie m & f English (American)
Variant of Corey.
Kortni f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Courtney
Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.
Koryn f & m English
Variant of Corin.
Kota m & f English
Diminutive of Dakota
Koti f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a cognate of the Finnish word koti, meaning "home"
Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.
Kourtnee f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kourtnei f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.
Koya f English
Diminutive of Sequoia.
Kraigg m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Craig.