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Giacomo m Italian
Italian form of Iacomus (see James). Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer of operas.

Giampaolo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Paolo.

Giampiero m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Piero.

Giancarlo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Carlo.

Gianfranco m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Franco.

Gianmarco m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Marco.

Giannino m Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni.

Giano m Roman Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Ianus (see Janus).

Gianpaolo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Paolo.

Gianpiero m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Piero.

Gilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gilbert.

Gildo m Italian
Masculine form of Gilda.

Gino m Italian
Italian short form of names ending in gino.

Gio m Georgian
Short form of Giorgi.

Giò m & f Italian
Short form of Giovanni and other names beginning with Gio.

Gioacchino m Italian
Italian form of Joachim.

Gioachino m Italian
Italian form of Joachim. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Giordano m Italian
Italian form of Jordan. A notable bearer was the cosmologist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition.

Giorgino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Giorgio.

Giorgio m Italian
Italian form of George.

Giotto m Italian (Rare)
Possibly from Ambrogiotto, a diminutive of Ambrogio, or Angiolotto, a diminutive of Angiolo. This name was borne by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), an Italian painter and architect.

Giraldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gerald.

Girolamo m Italian
Italian form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Giuliano m Italian
Italian form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Giulio m Italian
Italian form of Julius.

Giustino m Italian
Italian form of Justin.

Giusto m Italian
Italian form of Justus.

Gláucio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia, which was derived from Latin glaucus "bluish grey", ultimately from Greek.

Glauco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Glaucus.

Gniewko m Polish
Diminutive of Gniewomir.

Godofredo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Godfrey.

Goffredo m Italian
Italian form of Godfrey.

Gojko m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
From South Slavic gojiti meaning "grow, heal, foster, nurture".

Gonçalo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalo m Spanish
From the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic (possibly Visigothic or Suebi) name composed of gunda "war" and maybe salba "salve, ointment", salo "dark, dusky" or sal "house, hall" (with the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin salvus "safe"). Saint Gonzalo was an 11th-century bishop of Mondoñedo in Galicia, Spain.

Goro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 五郎 (see Gorō).

Gorō m Japanese
From Japanese 五 (go) meaning "five" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the fifth son. Different combinations of kanji are also possible.

Goyo m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregorio.

Gozzo m Germanic
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element goz, which was from the name of the Germanic tribe the Geats (Proto-Germanic *gautaz).

Graciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Graziano m Italian
Italian form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Gregório m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Gregorio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Grimaldo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Grimwald.

Gro f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gróa.

Gualberto m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Waldebert.

Gualterio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Walter.

Gualtiero m Italian
Italian form of Walter.

Guerino m Italian
Italian form of Warin.

Guglielmo m Italian
Italian form of William.

Guido m Italian, German
Latinized form of Wido. Notable bearers include the music theorist Guido d'Arezzo (c. 991-1033), poet Guido Cavalcanti (c. 1250-1300), and Baroque painter Guido Reni (1575-1642).

Guillermo m Spanish
Spanish form of William.

Gumersindo m Spanish
From the medieval name Gomesendus, the Latin form of a Germanic (Visigothic or Suebian) name probably composed of guma "man" and sinþs "time". This was the name of a 9th-century martyr from Córdoba.

Guo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" or other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar way.

Guro f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of Gudrun.

Gustavo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gustav.

Guto m Welsh
Diminutive of Gruffudd.

Gyatso m Tibetan
From Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (rgya-mtsho) meaning "ocean". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

Győző m Hungarian
Means "victor" in Hungarian.

Hachiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 八郎 (see Hachirō).

Hachirō m Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name for the eighth son. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hagano m Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Old German form of Hagen.

Haimo m Germanic
Short form of Germanic names beginning with Old Frankish haim or Old High German heim meaning "home" (Proto-Germanic *haimaz).

Halo f English (Modern)
From the English word halo meaning "luminous disc or ring", derived from Greek ἅλως (halos). Haloes often appear in religious art above the heads of holy people.

Hamo m Medieval English
Norman form of Haimo. The Normans brought this name to Britain.

Hanako f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Hanno m Phoenician (Latinized)
Derived from Phoenician 𐤇𐤍𐤍 (ḥann) meaning "grace, favour". This was a fairly common Punic name.

Hanzō m Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 蔵 (zō) meaning "to hide". This name was borne by the noted samurai Hattori Hanzou (1542-1596). The name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.

Hào m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 豪 (hào) meaning "brave, heroic".

Harjamannô m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Herman.

Haroldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Harold.

Haruko f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Haruto m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hasso m German, Germanic
Germanic name, possibly referring to a member of the Germanic tribe of the Hessians, called the Chatti in antiquity.

Hawo f Somali
Somali form of Eve (via Arabic Ḥawāʾ).

Hayato m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" (using a nanori reading) and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Heiko m Low German, German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.

Heino m German, Finnish, Estonian
German form of Haimo (see Hamo).

Hélio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Helios.

Helio m Spanish
Spanish form of Helios.

Heliodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
From the Greek name Ἡλιόδωρος (Heliodoros), derived from the elements ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Heliodoro was a 4th-century bishop of Altino.

Helmo m Germanic
Short form of Germanic names that began with the element helm meaning "helmet, protection" (Proto-Germanic *helmaz).

Heraclio m Spanish
Spanish form of Heraclius.

Herberto m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Heriberto m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Hermenegildo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of a Visigothic name, from the Gothic elements airmans "great, immense" and gild "payment, tribute, compensation". It was borne by a 6th-century saint, the son of Liuvigild the Visigothic king of Hispania.

Hermínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Herminius.

Herminio m Spanish
Spanish form of Herminius.

Hernando m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Ferdinand. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish conquistador Hernando (or Hernán) Cortés (1485-1547).

Hero 1 f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero". In Greek legend she was the lover of Leander, who would swim across the Hellespont each night to meet her. He was killed on one such occasion when he got caught in a storm while in the water, and when Hero saw his dead body she drowned herself. This is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing (1599).

Hero 2 m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heron.

Hibo f Somali
Somali form of Hiba.

Hideko f Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" or 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Hideo m Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. A famous bearer is the video game developer Hideo Kojima (1963-).

Higinio m Spanish
Spanish form of Hyginus.

Hilario m Spanish
Spanish form of Hilarius.

Hipólito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hippolytos.

Hirohito m Japanese
From Japanese 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate". Hirohito (1901-1989), name written 裕仁, was the emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989. Different combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Hiroko f Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiroto m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, glide" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hisako f Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Honorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Honorius.

Horácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Horatius.

Horacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Horatius.

Horatio m English
Variant of Horatius. Shakespeare used it for a character in his tragedy Hamlet (1600). It was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), famous for his defeat of Napoleon's forces in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he was himself killed. Since his time the name has been occasionally used in his honour.

Hoshiko f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hovo m Armenian
Diminutive of Hovhannes.

Hristo m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian short form of Christopher or Christian.

Hugo m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Germanic
Old German form of Hugh. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Huguo m Germanic
Old German variant of Hugo.

Humberto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Humbert.

Hursamundō f Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Rosamund.

Hyun-Joo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현주 (see Hyeon-Ju).

Hyun-Woo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현우 (see Hyeon-U).

Iacopo m Italian
Italian form of Iacobus (see James).

Iago m Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

Ianto m Welsh
Diminutive of Ifan.

Ibro m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Ibrahim.

Ichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一郎 (see Ichirō).

Ichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the first son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

'Iddo m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Iddo.

Iddo m Biblical
From the Hebrew name עִדּוֹ (ʿIddo), possibly derived from עָדָה (ʿaḏa) meaning "to pass by". This is the name of a few characters in the Old Testament, including an obscure prophet who lived during the reign of Solomon and the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah.

Ido m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Iddo.

Igino m Italian
Italian form of Hyginus.

Ignacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Ignatius.

Ignazio m Italian
Italian form of Ignatius.

Iiro m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Isaac.

Iivo m Finnish
Finnish form of Ivor.

Ilario m Italian
Italian form of Hilarius.

Ildefonso m Spanish
Spanish form of the Visigothic name *Hildifuns, which meant "battle ready", derived from the Gothic elements hilds "battle" and funs "ready". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, an archbishop of Toledo.

Ildikó f Hungarian
Possibly a form of Hilda. This name was borne by the last wife of Attila the Hun.

Ildó f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian diminutive of Ildikó.

Inácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ignatius.

Indalecio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Latin name Indaletius, of uncertain origin. Saint Indaletius was a 1st-century missionary to Almería, Spain.

Indigo f & m English (Modern)
From the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ἰνδικόν (Indikon) meaning "Indic, from India".

Ingo m German, Germanic
German masculine form of Inge.

Íñigo m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Eneko. This was the birth name of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who changed it in honour of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. As such, this name is sometimes regarded as a form of Ignatius.

Inigo m English (Rare)
English form of Íñigo. It became well-known in Britain due to the English architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652). He was named after his father, a Catholic who was named for Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Innocenzo m Italian
Italian form of Innocentius (see Innocent).

Inocencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Innocentius (see Innocent).

Into m Finnish
Means "enthusiasm" in Finnish.

Io f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Iolo m Welsh
Diminutive of Iorwerth, used independently.

Ippolito m Italian
Italian form of Hippolytos.

Ireneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Irenaeus.

Iro f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hero 1.

Isacco m Italian
Italian form of Isaac.

Isidoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Isidore.

Isidro m Spanish
Spanish variant of Isidore.

Ismo m Finnish
Finnish form of Ishmael.

Italo m Italian
Italian form of Italus.

Itoro m & f Ibibio
Means "praise, glory" in Ibibio.

Itsaso f Basque
Means "ocean" in Basque.

Itxaro f Basque
Means "hope, wait" in Basque.

Itxaso f Basque
Diminutive of Itsaso.

Iuno f Roman Mythology
Latin form of Juno.

Ivailo m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Ивайло (see Ivaylo).

Ivano m Italian
Italian form of Ivan.

Ivaylo m Bulgarian
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. It is possible that this spelling was the result of a 15th-century misreading of his real name Vulo from historical documents.

Ivo 1 m German, Dutch, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Estonian, Latvian, Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the element iwa meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element. This was the name of saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives), hailing from Cornwall, France, and Brittany.

Ivo 2 m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Iwo m Polish
Polish form of Ivo 1.

Iyabo f Yoruba
Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.

Izaro f Basque
Means "island" in Basque, from the name of a small island off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay.

Jaakko m Finnish
Finnish form of Jacob (or James).

Jacinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hyacinthus.

Jacó m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jacob.

Jacobo m Spanish
Spanish form of Iacobus, the New Testament Latin form of James. The apostles are also commonly denoted Santiago in Spanish.

Jacopo m Italian
Italian form of Iacobus (see James).

Jadranko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Adrian.

Jago m Cornish
Cornish form of Jacob.

Jairo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jairus.

Jalo m Finnish
Means "noble, gracious" in Finnish.

Janko m Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak
Diminutive of Janez or Ján.

Jarkko m Finnish
Diminutive of Jarmo.

Jarmo m Finnish
Finnish form of Jeremiah.

Jenaro m Spanish
Spanish form of Januarius.

Jengo m Swahili (Rare)
Means "building" in Swahili.

Jenő m Hungarian
From the name of an ancient Hungarian tribe. Since the 19th century it has been used as a Hungarian form of Eugene.

Jeong-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with 好 (ho) meaning "good, excellent" or 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Jericho m English (Modern)
From the name of a city in Israel that is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain, but it may be related to the Hebrew word יָרֵחַ (yareaḥ) meaning "moon", or otherwise to the Hebrew word רֵיחַ (reyaḥ) meaning "fragrance".

Jerko m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Jerome.

Jerónimo m Spanish, Portuguese (European)
Spanish and European Portuguese form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jerônimo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Jethro m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ (Yiṯro), which was derived from the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (yeṯer) meaning "abundance". According to the Old Testament, Jethro was a Midianite priest who sheltered Moses when he fled Egypt. He was the father of Zipporah, who became Moses's wife. A famous bearer of the name was Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English inventor and agriculturist.

Jiahao m Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

Ji-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". This name can also be formed by other hanja character combinations.

Jimeno m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ximeno.

Jiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二郎 (see Jirō).

Jirō m Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the second son. Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.

Ji-Soo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지수 (see Ji-Su).

Ji-Woo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지우 (see Ji-U).

Jo f & m English, German, Dutch, Norwegian
Short form of Joan 1, Joanna, Josephine and other names that begin with Jo. It is primarily masculine in German, Dutch and Norwegian, short for Johannes or Josef.

João m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Iohannes (see John).

João Paulo m Portuguese
Combination of João and Paulo.

Joãozinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of João.

Joĉjo m Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of John or Joseph.

Johano m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Iohannes (see John).

Jojo m & f English
Diminutive of Joseph, Jolene and other names that begin with Jo.

Joko m Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese jaka meaning "young man, boy". A notable bearer is Indonesian president Joko Widodo (1961-).

Joon-Ho m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 준호 (see Jun-Ho).

Jordão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Jordan.

Jorginho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Jorge.

José Antonio m Spanish
Combination of José and Antonio.

Joško m Croatian
Diminutive of Josip.

Joso m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Joseph.

Jouko m Finnish
Short form of Joukahainen.

Jozefo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Joseph.

Jozo m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Joseph.

Juan Antonio m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Antonio.

Juancho m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1.

Juan Francisco m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Francisco.

Juanito m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1.

Juan Pablo m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Pablo.

Juan Pedro m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Pedro.

Juantxo m Basque
Basque diminutive of Juan 1.

Juho m Finnish
Finnish short form of Juhani, now used independently.

Juliano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Júlio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Julius.

Julio m Spanish
Spanish form of Julius.

Jun-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Junípero m Various (Rare)
This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California. He named himself after one of Saint Francis's companions, who was named from Latin iuniperus "juniper".

Junko f Japanese
From Japanese 順 (jun) meaning "obedience" or 純 (jun) meaning "pure" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Juno f Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.

Jun-Seo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" or 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Jūrō m Japanese
From Japanese 十 (jū) meaning "ten" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Traditionally this name was given to the tenth son. Other combinations of kanji characters are possible as well.

Juro 1 m Croatian
Croatian form of George.

Juro 2 m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 十郎 (see Jūrō).

Justino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Iustinus (see Justin).

Justo m Spanish
Spanish form of Justus.

Juuso m Finnish
Finnish form of Joseph.

Kaapo m Finnish
Finnish variant of Gabriel.

Kaapro m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Gabriel.

Kaarlo m Finnish
Finnish form of Charles.

Kabelo m Sotho, Tswana
Means "allotment, share, gift" in Sotho and Tswana.

Kagiso m & f Tswana
Means "peace" in Tswana.

Kaipo m & f Hawaiian
Means "the sweetheart" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and ipo "sweetheart".

Kairo m English (Modern)
Variant of Cairo.

Kaito m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Kaleo m Hawaiian
Means "sound, voice" from Hawaiian ka "the" and leo "sound, voice".

Kalervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Possibly a combination of Kaleva and Kullervo. In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this was the name of the father of Kullervo.

Kallisto f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κάλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful", a derivative of καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful". In Greek mythology Kallisto was a nymph who was loved by Zeus. She was changed into a she-bear by Hera, and subsequently became the Great Bear constellation. This was also an ancient Greek personal name.

Kalypso f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Calypso.

Kanako f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and finished with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Kaniehtiio f Mohawk
Means "she is good snow" in Mohawk, from ka- "she", óniehte "snow" and the suffix -iio "good".

Kapono m Hawaiian
Means "the good one" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and pono "good, moral".

Karabo m & f Sotho, Tswana
Means "answer" in Sotho and Tswana.

Karlo m Croatian, Slovene, Georgian
Croatian, Slovene and Georgian form of Charles.

Katlego m & f Tswana
Means "success, prosperity" in Tswana.

Katleho m & f Sotho
Means "success, prosperity" in Sotho.

Kato m Ganda
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.

Kató f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Katalin.

Katsuhito m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" or 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate". Other kanji characters can combine to form this name as well.

Katsuko f Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Katsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Katsuro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 勝郎 (see Katsurō).

Katsurō m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Different kanji characters can combine to form this name as well.

Kauko m Finnish
Means "far away" in Finnish.

Kayoko f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" or 佳 (ka) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation, era" or 余 (yo) meaning "surplus" and finishing with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Kazuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Kazuko f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.

Kazuo m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male, man" or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Keano m Dutch (Modern)
Perhaps a variant of Keanu. It was popularized by a child (born 2004) on the Flemish reality show De Pfaffs (2002-2011).

Keijo m Finnish
Derived from Finnish keiju meaning "elf, fairy".

Keiko f Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration", 敬 (kei) meaning "respect", 啓 (kei) meaning "open, begin" or 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kentarō m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kenzo m Japanese, French (Modern)
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 謙三 or 健三 or 賢三 (see Kenzō). Use of the name in France can probably be attributed to the fashion brand Kenzo, founded in 1970 by the Japanese-French designer Kenzō Takada (1939-2020).

Kenzō m Japanese
From Japanese 謙 (ken) meaning "humble", 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or 賢 (ken) meaning "wise" combined with 三 (zō) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Keto f Georgian
Diminutive of Ketevan.

Khumbo m & f Chewa
Means "wish" in Chewa.

Kichiro m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 吉郎 (see Kichirō).

Kichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Kielo f Finnish
Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish (species Convallaria majalis).

Kiko m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco or Enrique.

Kimiko f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kimmo m Finnish
Meaning unknown. It was popularized by Eino Leino's poem Kimmo's Revenge (1902).

Kimo m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of James.

Kincső f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian kincs meaning "treasure". This name was created by Hungarian author Mór Jókai in The Novel of the Next Century (1872).

Kirabo m & f Ganda
Means "gift" in Luganda.

Kiro m Macedonian
Diminutive of Kiril.

Kisembo m & f Tooro
Means "gift" in Rutooro.

Kito m Sorbian
Sorbian diminutive form of Christian or Christopher.

Kiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or other homophonic words. This was a popular name in the Edo period and remained common until the early 20th century, at which time it was usually spelled using katakana.

Kiyoko f Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

Klaudio m Croatian
Croatian form of Claudius.

Kleio f Greek Mythology, Greek
Derived from Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of history and heroic poetry, one of the nine Muses. She was said to have introduced the alphabet to Greece.

Klio f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Kleio.

Klotho f Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek. In Greek mythology Klotho was one of the three Fates or Μοῖραι (Moirai). She was responsible for spinning the thread of life.

Kodjo m Ewe
Ewe form of Kwadwo.

Kojo m Akan
Variant of Kwadwo.

Kokoro f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or other kanji and kanji combinations having the same pronunciation. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

Koldo m Basque
Short form of Koldobika.

Koralo m Esperanto
Means "coral" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin corallium.

Krastio m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Кръстьо (see Krastyo).

Krastyo m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian кръст (krast) meaning "cross". This is a translation of the Greek name Stavros.

Krešo m Croatian
Diminutive of Krešimir.

Kristo m Albanian, Estonian
Short form of Kristofor (Albanian) or Kristjan (Estonian). Saint Kristo the Gardiner (also called Christos) was an Albanian martyred in Constantinople in 1748.

Krsto m Croatian, Serbian
From Serbo-Croatian крст (krst) meaning "cross" (a word that is more common in Serbian). It could also be a short form of Kristijan or Kristofor.

Kruno m Croatian
Short form of Krunoslav.

Kullervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish kulta "gold". In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of tragic character, a young man who seeks revenge on his uncle Untamo for destroying his tribe and selling him into slavery.