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Kekai m HawaiianMeans "the sea," from definite article
ke and
kai meaning "sea, sea water."
Kekāula f & m HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian
ke meaning "the" and
kāula meaning "prophet, seer".
Keke m & f FinnishFor men, this name is a Finnish short or dialectal form of
Keijo. A notable bearer is Keijo "Keke" Rosberg (b. 1948), a retired Formula 1 racing car driver who won the Formula 1 Championship in 1982.... [
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Kekela f & m Georgian (Rare)Derived from an old Georgian word that means "beautiful". The name was once common for both men and women, but it became nearly extinct after the word of origin became a pejorative in Georgian, with the meaning of "show-off, clown".... [
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Kekeli f EweKekeli is of Ewe origin & means, 'light, lightness.'
Kekilia f Greek (Rare)Modern Greek form of
Kaikilia. The modern spelling variant Κεκίλια (and its slightly different pronunciation) might possibly be a result of foreign influence.
Keklutsa f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian adjective კეკლუცი
(keklutsi) meaning "playful, coquettish, flirtatious".
Keladry f LiteratureApparently invented by author Tamora Pierce for the heroine of her
Protector of the Small series.
Kelagast m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic
gost "guest". This name was borne by a South Slavic nobleman from the 6th century AD.
Kelaino f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek κελαινός
(kelainos) meaning "black, dark". This name belongs to five different figures in Greek mythology, including an Amazon (a woman warrior), one of the Pleiades and the mother of Delphus by Apollo.
Keldibek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz келди
(keldi) meaning "has come" (itself from келүү
(kelüü) meaning "to come") combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kele m & f HawaiianMeans "to sail" and "muddy, wet" in Hawaiian. Also Hawaiian translation of
Jerry.
Kelela f TonganDerived from
kele meaning "muddy" or
kelekele meaning "earth" in Tongan.
Keleustanor m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective κελευστός
(keleustos) meaning "commanded, ordered" or from the Greek noun κελευστής
(keleustes) meaning "boatswain"... [
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Kelin m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
k'ed meaning "lean, thin".
Kelita m BiblicalA Biblical nickname for
Kelaiah. It means "crippled, dwarfed one" or "small/petite one", but also may mean "adopted one". In the Bible, this is the name of a Levite with a foreign wife.
Kella f Ancient BerberMeaning unknown. It was borne by the daughter (or granddaughter) of the 4th-century Tuareg queen Tin Hinan.
Keller f & m AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Keller. Used in L. J. Smith's 'Night World' series.
Kelmend m AlbanianDerived from the name of the
Kelmendi, a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and region in Malësia.
Kelsier m Old English/GaelicKelsier may be derived from Kelsi, a name whose meaning is Island of Ships, Cenel's Island, Ship Victory, Brave. It is also a character from Mistborn
Keltse f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Celsa.
Kelwyn m WelshPerhaps derived from the welsh "kel", meaning "little Church" and "wyn", meaning "friend", with the complessive meaning of "friend of Church".
Kelzang m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང
(bkal-bzang) meaning "good luck, good destiny", derived from བཀལ
(bkal) meaning "trust, lean on" and བཟང
(bzang) meaning "goodness, benefit".
Kem m RomaniRomani name derived from
cam meaning both "sun" and "to love".
Kema m PapuanName of football player Kema Jack born in 1982 in Papua New Guinea.
Kemala f IndonesianMeans "luminous, beautiful, precious (of a stone)" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कोमल
(komala).
Kemas m IndonesianMeans "tidy, neat, clean" in Indonesian. This is also a Palembangese hereditary title indicating nobility.
Kembang f & m Indonesian, MalayMeans "flower" in Indonesian and Malay. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Keme m AlgonquinMeans "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin
kiim.
Kemelayefa m IjawMeans "nothing is greater than a human being" in Ijaw.
Kemelte f MordvinDerived from either Erzyan words
кеме (keme) meaning "firm, strong, stubborn" or
кемемс (kemems) meaning "believe, hope".
Kemi f YorubaMeans "cherish me; caring for me" in Yoruba. It is also a diminutive of other names such as
Oluwakemi.
Kén f & m VietnameseFrom a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 揀 (
giản) meaning "to choose".
Kenai m & f English (Modern, Rare)Means "flat land" in the Dena'ina language. From the Dena'ina
ken 'big flat' and
ken'ey 'two big flats with a river cutback'.... [
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Kenau f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Germanic
kuni meaning "family, kin, race, kind", which is not to be confused with Germanic
kuoni meaning "brave". The second element is derived from either Germanic
wîh meaning "holy" or Germanic
wîg meaning "warrior."... [
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Kenbun m Japanese (Rare)From 献 (
ken) meaning "display, show, offer, present" and 文 (
bun) meaning "art, writing, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kenchiku m JapaneseFrom Japanese 建築 (kenchiku) meaning "to build; to construct".
Kencho m JapaneseFrom 謙 (
ken) meaning "humble" and 澄 (
cho, sumi, suki) meaning "lucidity, clear, clarify, strain, settle, look grave". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kendan m EnglishLikely an invented name, an elaboration of
Ken 1, or any name starting with
Ken-.