Elements Starting with K

ka 1 加 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of jiā.

ka 10 𓎡𓄿 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "soul".

ka 11 English
Phonetic element /kɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /kə/).

ka 12 Western African, Igbo
Igbo comparative suffix meaning "exceed, surpass, greater".

ka 2 花 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of huā.

ka 3 香 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiāng.

ka 4 華 Japanese
Means "flower, splendour", a Japanese kan'on reading of huá.

ka 5 佳 Japanese
Japanese kan'yoon reading of jiā.

ka 6 夏 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xià.

ka 7 鳥 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of niǎo.

ka 8 क Sanskrit
Sanskrit affix meaning "little".

ka 9 Hawaiian
Hawaiian definite article ("the").

kaan хаан Mongolian
Mongolian title meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

kabir كبير Arabic
Arabic word meaning "great, big".

kaede 楓 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fēng.

kağan Turkish
Turkish form of kaan.

kǎi 凯, 凱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph".

kai 1 海 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of hǎi.

kai 2 Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "sea".

kaisaraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "emperor", derived from the Roman name Caesar.

kajjala कज्जल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "kohl, collyrium".

kake κάκη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "evil".

kali Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "dirt, mud, excrement".

kalina Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "viburnum tree".

kallos κάλλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "beauty".

kalos καλός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "beautiful".

kalpana कल्पन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "imagining, fantasy".

kalyana कल्याण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "beautiful, lovely, auspicious".

kama 1 काम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "love, desire".

kama 2 Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "child".

kamal كمال Arabic
Arabic word meaning "perfection".

kambos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Old Celtic word meaning "crooked, twisted".

kami 1 上 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shàng.

kami 2 神 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shén.

kamil كامل Arabic
Arabic word meaning "perfect, complete".

kampijō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
West Germanic word meaning "soldier" (from Latin campus).

kán Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "drop".

kān 栞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "publication".

kan 1 栞 Japanese
Means "bookmark", a Japanese on reading of kān.

kan 2 環 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of huán.

kan 3 関, 關 Japanese
Japanese on reading of guān.

kan 4 神 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shén.

kana 奏 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of zòu.

kanan כָּנַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to plant, to establish".

kanchana कञ्चन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "gold".

kane 金 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of jīn.

kāng 康 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, quiet".

kanta कान्त Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "desired, beloved, beautiful".

kanti कान्ति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "desire, beauty".

kantos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Old Celtic word meaning "border, edge, rim".

kaori 香 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiāng.

kaoru 1 薫 Japanese
Means "fragrant", from a Japanese kun reading of xūn.

kaoru 2 香 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiāng.

kaoru 3 馨 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xīn.

kara कर Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "maker".

karabo Southern African, Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "answer".

karana करण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clever, skillful".

kareti Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Old Celtic word meaning "to love, to desire".

karil Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "man".

karim كَرِيم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "generous, noble".

karl Old High German, Old Norse
Old High German (also spelled karal) and Old Norse word meaning "man".

karlaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "man".

karpos καρπός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "fruit".

kárr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "curly, curved".

karuma كَرُمَ Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be generous".

kasih Malay
Malay word meaning "love".

kasto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "crate".

kasumi 霞 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiá.

katashi 堅 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of jiān.

katilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "kettle, cauldron".

katleho Southern African, Sotho
Sotho-Tswana word meaning "prosperity, success".

katsu 1 勝 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shèng.

katsu 2 克 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kè.

katus Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "battle".

kaupōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to buy, to trade" (related to Latin caupo).

kavad כָּבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be heavy, to be glorious".

kavita कविता Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "poem, poetry".

kavuka Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "jackdaw".

kawa 1 川 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of chuān.

kawa 2 河 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hé.

kay 1 English
Phonetic element /keɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as kay, kae, kai, cay, and so on.

kay 2 Medieval French
Old French word meaning "wharf, quay".

kaya Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "rock, mountain".

kaza 風 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of fēng.

kazav כָּזַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to lie, to deceive".

kaziti Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to destroy".

kazu 1 一 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of yī.

kazu 2 和 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of hé.

kè 1 克 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "overcome, win".

kè 2 Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "create".

kẹ́ Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "cherish, care".

kea Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "white".

kẹ́hìn Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "final, last".

kei 1 慶 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of qìng.

kei 2 敬 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of jìng.

kei 3 啓, 啟 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of qǐ.

kei 4 恵, 惠 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of huì.

kei 5 慧 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of huì.

kei 6 圭 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "gemstone", a kan'on reading of guī.

keisar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "emperor", derived from the Roman name Caesar.

kekasmai κέκασμαι Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to excel, to shine".

kemphio Old High German
Old High German word meaning "champion, warrior".

ken 1 健 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of jiàn.

ken 2 謙 Japanese
Japanese on reading of qiān.

ken 3 研 Japanese
Japanese kan'yoon reading of yán.

ken 4 賢 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xián.

kentus Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "first".

ker English
Phonetic element /kɜɹ/ in English names.

ketill Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").

keulaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ship, keel".

khaj 𓐍𓂝𓇋 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "to appear".

khalifah خليفة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "successor, caliph".

kham ຄຳ Lao
Lao word meaning "gold".

khamis خميس Arabic
Arabic word meaning "Thursday", usually written with the definite article: الخميس (al-khamis).

khánh 慶 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of qìng.

khayr خير Arabic
Arabic word meaning "goodness, charity".

khitai Medieval Turkic
Old Turkic word referring to the Khitan people.

khorvatu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "Croat".

khwj 𓐍𓅱𓇋 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "to protect".

ki 1 木 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of mù.

ki 10 𒆠 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "place, ground, earth".

ki 11 城 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of chéng.

ki 2 樹 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shù.

ki 3 希 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xī, also meaning "rare".

ki 4 輝 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of huī.

ki 5 生 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shēng.

ki 6 紀 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of jì.

ki 7 貴 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of guì.

ki 8 喜 Japanese
Means "joy, rejoice", a Japanese kan'on reading of xǐ.

ki 9 כִּי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "that, because, since".

kichi 吉 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of jí.

kiku 菊 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of jú.

kim 金 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of jīn.

kimi 君 Japanese
Means "lord, noble", from a Japanese kun reading of jūn.

kin 京 Japanese
Japanese on reading of jīng.

kind Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "child".

kindą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "child".

kīnu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "legitimate, true".

kirana किरण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".

kirihha Old High German
Old High German word meaning "church" (from Greek).

kirkja Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "church" (via Old English from Greek).

kis Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "small".

kishi 岸 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of àn.

kishora किशोर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "colt".

kista Old High German
Old High German word meaning "chest, box" (via Latin from Greek).

kita 北 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of běi.

kiyo 1 清 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of qīng.

kiyo 2 聖 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of shèng.

kiyoshi 1 清 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of qīng.

kiyoshi 2 淳 Japanese
Means "pure", a Japanese nanori reading of chún.

kjarr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "thicket, brush".

kleini Old High German
Old High German word meaning "small, little".

kleitos κλειτός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "splendid, famous".

kleos κλέος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "glory".

klytos κλυτός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "famous, noble".

kneht Old Germanic (Hypothetical), Old High German
West Germanic and Old High German word meaning "servant, apprentice".

knif Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "knife".

knopf Old High German
Old High German word meaning "button".

ko 1 子 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of zǐ.

ko 2 小 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xiǎo.

ko 3 心 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of xīn.

ko 4 古 Japanese
Japanese on reading of gǔ.

kó Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "gather".

kō 1 康 Japanese
Means "peace", from a Japanese on reading of kāng.

kō 2 光 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of guāng.

kō 3 幸 Japanese
Means "happiness, good luck", a Japanese kan'on reading of xìng.

kō 4 浩 Japanese
Means "prosperous", from a Japanese kan'on reading of hào.

kō 5 孝 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xiào.

kō 6 公 Japanese
Means "prince", from a Japanese kan'on reading of gōng.

koa Hawaiian
Hawaiian word meaning "warrior".

kodri Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "curl".

koh Old High German
Old High German word meaning "a cook".

kohaku 琥珀 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "amber".

koharu 小春 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "late summer".

kok Old Saxon, Old Dutch
Old Saxon and Old Dutch word meaning "a cook".

kokkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rooster, cock".

kokoro 心 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xīn.

kokotu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "rooster".

koku 国, 國 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of guó.

kol Old High German
Old High German word meaning "coal".

kollo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "head, peak".

kolo 1 Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "wheel".

kolo 2 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "cabbage".

kom Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "with".

kondwa Southern African, Chewa
Nyasa word meaning "be happy".

kōng 空 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "empty, hollow, sky".

köngül Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "heart".

kōniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "skillful, clever".

konr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "son, descendant".

kopf Old High German
Old High German word meaning "head".

koppel Medieval Low German
Middle Low German word meaning "paddock, pasture".

korallion κοράλλιον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "coral".

Kord کرد Persian
Persian word meaning "Kurd".

kore κόρη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "maiden".

korlji Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "king", derived from the given name Karl, in reference to Charlemagne.

korn Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kernel, grain".

koseh کوسه Persian
Persian word meaning "shark, beardless".

koto 琴 Japanese
Refers to a type of musical instrument, from a Japanese kun reading of qín.

kǒu 口 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mouth, entrance".

koufon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to buy, to trade".

kovati Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "to forge".

koza Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "goat".

közel Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "beautiful".

kozilu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "male goat".

kram Old High German
Old High German word meaning "tent, trading post".

kranz Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wreath".

krasa Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "beauty, adornment".

kratos κράτος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "power, strength".

kresu крѣсъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "spark, light, rouse".

kristu Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "cross".

krites κριτής Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "judge, critic".

kroch Medieval German
Middle High German word meaning "tavern".

krojiti Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "to cut".

krona Old High German
Old High German word meaning "crown", ultimately from Latin corona.

krta कृत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "done, accomplished".

krttika कृत्तिका Sanskrit
Sanskrit word referring the constellation of the Pleiades.

kruna Croatian
Croatian word meaning "crown", ultimately from Latin corona.

kruog Old High German
Old High German word meaning "jug, pot".

krupa Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "grain, groats".

krus Medieval German
Middle High German word meaning "curly".

krystallos κρύσταλλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "ice".

kshiti क्षिति Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "earth".

kshitija क्षितिज Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "earth-born, horizon".

ktaomai κτάομαι Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to acquire".

ku 1 久 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of jiǔ.

ku 2 九 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of jiǔ.

ku 3 空 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of kōng.

kū 1 Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "dog".

kū 2 空 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of kōng.

kuān 寛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "broad".

kuàng 邝, 鄺 Chinese
Chinese character that refers to the Kuang clan.

kuchi 口 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of kǒu.

kudurru Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "eldest son".

kuí 葵 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunflower".

kukkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "rooster, cock".

kula 1 कुल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "family".

kula 2 Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "hole, bump".

kullaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "head, peak".

kūlǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hole, bump".

kuma 熊 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of xióng.

kumara कुमार Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "boy, prince".

kumari कुमारी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "girl".

kún Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "to fill, to be full, replenish".

kūn 坤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "earth, female".

kun כּוּן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to establish, to prepare".

kunedzi Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "prince", of Germanic origin.

kuni 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish element meaning "kingly, royal".

kuni 2 国, 國 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of guó.

kuning Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "king".

kuningaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "king".

kuningrihhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kingdom".

kuniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "kingly, chiefly, race, descendant".

kunją Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "clan, family, lineage".

kunkel Medieval German
Middle High German word meaning "distaff, spindle".

kunni Old High German
Old High German word meaning "clan, family".

kunþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "known, familiar".

kuofa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "container, cask, barrel".

kuoni Old High German
Old High German word meaning "brave, bold".

kur 𒆳 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "mountain, land, underworld".

kura 1 倉 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of cāng.

kura 2 蔵, 藏 Japanese
Japanese word meaning "granary, storehouse", a kun reading of cáng.

kuro 黒, 黑 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of hēi.

kusu 楠 Japanese
Japanese kun reading of nán.

kvistr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "twig, branch".

kwú Western African, Igbo
Igbo word meaning "speak".

ky English
Phonetic element /kaɪ/ in English names.

kydos κῦδος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "glory, renown".

kyō 1 協 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xié.

kyō 2 京 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of jīng.

kyō 3 郷 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of xiāng.

kyō 4 杏 Japanese
Japanese on reading of xìng.

kyō 5 恭 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of gōng.

kyrgyz кыргыз Kyrgyz, English
Kyrgyz word meaning "Kyrgyz".

kyriakon κυριακόν Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "church".

kyrios κύριος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "lord".