All Submitted Names

Kinyähïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and һылыу (hiliw) meaning "beautiful, beauty".

Kinyänur f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Kinyo m Bontoc
Meaning unknown.

Kinyon m English
Possibly a variant of Kenyon.

Kinza f Pakistani
Possibly a variant of Kenza.

Kinzaburo m Japanese

Kinzaburou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kinzaburo.

Kinzang m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Kunzang.

Kinzey f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.

Kinzi m & f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic for "my treasure"- the word "kinz" means treasure, with the "i" denoting possession.

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

Kîo m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Kio m Astronomy
The ancient Chinese name for Spica, the common name for Alpha Virginis, a blue giant binary star and the brightest in the constellation Virgo. From the Chinese for "horn, spike", as it is seen as "the horn of Jupiter"... [more]

Kio f & m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiojah f Swahili
Means "miracle" in Swahili.

Kioka f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow", 緒 (o) meaning "cord" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Kioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock, althea" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kioko m Eastern African, Kamba
Means "born in the morning" in Kamba.

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

Kiǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kjǫlvǫr.

Kiome f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Kiomi.

Kiomi f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keomi.

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

Kion m Russian (Archaic)
Variant or short form of Okean, which is the Russian form of Okeanos.... [more]

Kion f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Kiona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dionne.

Kiona f Kongo
Soul crusher

Kiong m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qiang.

Kioni m Georgian (Archaic)
Variant or short form of Okeanosi, which is the Georgian form of Okeanos.... [more]

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).

Kionia f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Chionia.

Kionna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kiana 2.

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

Kiora f English (Modern, Rare)

Kioshi m Japanese
Of Japanese origin and from the Judaism religion.

Kioto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a ki kanji, like 樹 meaning "tree," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance," 季 meaning "season," 喜 meaning "delight, pleasure" or 貴 meaning "precious, valuable," and 音 (oto) meaning "sound" or an o kanji, like 生 meaning "grow" or 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," and a to kanji, like 人 meaning "person."... [more]

Kiǫtvi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kjǫt meaning "flesh", "meat".

Kioumars m Persian
Variant of Keyumars.

Kiova f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiowa.

Kiowa m Hualapai

Kiowa f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Native American tribe from the Interior Plains. The name of the tribe is derived from Cáuigù, allegedly meaning "principal people" in the Kiowa language.

Kipa f Newar
Means "shadow, image" in Newar.

Kipaa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari किपा (see Kipa).

Kipani f African

Kipcha f Literature
Meaning unknown. Kipcha is a female wolf in British author David Clement-Davies' series 'The Sight'. Clement-Davies likely invented the name for his novels.

Kipenzi f & m Swahili, African
means "darling", "favorite", "loved one"

Kipepeo f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "butterfly".

K'iperoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "furrow", "channel" (in wood, bone, metal etc.)

Kipkirui m Kalenjin
Means "one who was born while people slept" in Kelenjin.

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]

Kiplee f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.

Kipleigh f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.

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

Kipli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian short form of Dhu al-Kifl.

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.

Kipola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian vernacular form of Zipporah.

Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.

Kippei m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

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

Kipras m Lithuanian
Short form of Kiprijonas.

Kiprian m Russian
Russian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Kiprianos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Κυπριανός (see Kyprianos).

Kiprijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

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

Kiptyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Kipton.

Kira f Japanese
From 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, to esteem, worthful, aristocratic, expensive, value, superior" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kira f Greek
Occasionally used a short form of the Greek name Kyriaki.

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

Kiraheu f Coptic
Possibly means "the lady Heu", from Greek κυρία (kyria) "lady, mistress" combined with the Coptic form of Hau, ultimately from Egyptian ḥꜣw "abundance, riches; surplus".

Kirakira f Japanese
From Japanese 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 騎 (ki) meaning "mount" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirako f Japanese
From Japanese 精 (kira) meaning "polishing, refining" or 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirakos m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Armenian form of Cyriacus.

Kiralee f English (Australian)
Variant of Kirrily.

Kirameki f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (kirameki) meaning "star" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Kiran f Korean
The meaning of the name Kiran is "arisen" "Ki" means "arisen" in Korean and "ran" mean "orchid".

Kiran f Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" or 紀 (ki) meaning "century" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiran m Russian (Rare)
Variant of the name Kir, or alternatively a masculine form of Kira 1.

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

Kirana f & m Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai
Alternate transcription of Kiran as well as the Indonesian and Thai form. It is used as a unisex name in India and Indonesia while it is solely feminine in Thailand.

Kirandeep f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kirandip f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਿਰਨਦੀਪ (see Kirandeep).

Kirane f & m Japanese

Kirani m & f Indian, Indonesian

Kiranjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Kiranjit f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤ (see Kiranjeet).

Kiranjot f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Kirano f Japanese

Kiranpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Kiranpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kirapu m Moriori
Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Moriori elder named Kirapu Rangikei of the Kaingaroa district on what is now the Chatham Islands who signed the 1862 Moriori Petition.

Kirara f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]

Kirarako f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Kirara combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Kirari f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.... [more]

Kirat m Literature
This is the name of an important character in the second Spirit Animals series.... [more]

Kirati m Thai
Means "honour, fame, prestige" in Thai.

Kirato m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kira) meaning "light", 輝 (kira) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour" or 葵 (kira) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 仁 (to) meaning "benevolence" or 瞳 (to) meaning "pupil"... [more]

Kirayoshi m Popular Culture (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In the television show Deep Space Nine, Miles and Keiko O'Brien named their son Kirayoshi, although it was often shortened to Yoshi.

Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby

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

Kirbyjon m Obscure
Combination of Kirby and Jon 2.

Kircho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kiril.

Kirdyava f Mordvin
Means "sovereign" in Erzyan.

Kirei m Japanese
From 綺 (ki) "beautiful" and 礼 (rei) "thanks, salute"

Kireiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (kirei) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kireina f Obscure

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

Kirey f Indonesian, Spanish (Mexican, ?)

Kirgieley m Yakut
Yakut form of Grigoriy.

Kiri m Khmer
Means "mountain" in Khmer.

Kiri f Japanese
Kiri is the Japanese word for the Paulownia tree, specifically referring to P. tomentosa; it is also known as the "princess tree" after princess Anna Paulowna, queen consort of The Netherlands (1795–1865), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia.... [more]

Kiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese (霧) meaning "fog, mist".

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

Kiria f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiriak m Russian
Russian form of Cyriacus.

Kiriaki f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακή (see Kyriaki).

Kiriakiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Kyriaki.

Kiriakos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακος (see Kyriakos).

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.

Kirie f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia, princess tree, empress tree, foxglove-tree" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [more]

Kirie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyrie 2.

Kiriena f Russian (Rare)
Variant of Kyriana.

Kiriha f Japanese
From Japanese Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, blade". ... [more]

Kirijak m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cyriacus.

Kirik m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian form of Kirykos.

Kirika f Japanese
Japanese feminine given name comprised of the Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "incense, smell, fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer"... [more]

Kiriko f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) meaning "mist" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirikos m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Kirykos.

Kirikuba m Bariba
Means "a carved idol" in Bariba.

Kirila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kiril.

Kirilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cyril.

Kirile m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Kyrillos (see Cyril).

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

Kirilla f Hungarian
Feminine form of Kirill.

Kirills m Latvian
Latvian form of Kirill

Kirima f Popular Culture
A secondary character from the “Avatar: the Last Airbender” franchise. A Waterbender from Avatar Kyoshi’s Team Avatar.

Kirimanongi m & f Polynesian
Means "fragrant skin" in Anutan.

Kirin f Hindi

Kirine f Obscure (Rare)

Kirino f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" & 乃 (ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon"... [more]

Kirio m & f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" combined with 生 (o) meaning "living" or 男 (o) meaning "man". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirio m Polynesian
Means "unstable" in Maori and Samoan.

Kirion m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Georgian and Russian form of Kyrion. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian saint Kirion II (1855-1918), who was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

Kiriri f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ki) "beg, request, hope, rare" or 紀 (ki) "record, annal; century" combined with 音 (riri) meaning "sound" or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit"

Kiririsha f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of an important goddess in Elamite religion. Her name apparently means "Great Goddess" or "Great Lady" in the Elamite language, with one source stating that the name consists of Elamite kiri or kirir "goddess" and Elamite usa(n) (relation with the Elamite word rishair "great" is also likely)... [more]

Kirishaann f Sula

Kirisu f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirit m Indian

Kiritapu f Maori

Kirito m Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible. A notable bearer is Kirito (the username of Kazuto Narusaka) from the 'Sword Art Online' series.

Kiritsugu m Japanese
From 切 (kiri) "to cut, to be sharp" and 嗣 (tsugu) "heir"

Kirity m Indian (Rare)

Kirjan m German (Rare)

Kirkby m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkby... [more]

Kirke f Estonian
Allegedly derived from Estonian kirka, the genitive singular case of kirgas “bright”. This is also the Estonian form of Circe.

Kirkland m English
From the surname, Kirkland.

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.

Kirlyam f Brazilian

Kirmen m Basque (Modern)
Means "loyal, faithful".

Kirno m Javanese
From Javanese kirna referring to a classification of long-lived trees that bear hanging fruit (such as mango, durian or rambutan).

Kirochka f Russian
Diminutive of Kira 1.

Kirollos m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian form of Cyril via the Coptic form Kyrillos.

Kirom f Uzbek
Means "dear" in Uzbek.

Kiron m Sanskrit (?)

Kirono m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Kirana.

Kiros m Eastern African, Ge'ez

Kirou f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 気 (ki) meaning "air" combined with 狼 (rou) meaning "Wolf". Other kanji combinaions are also possible.

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.

Kirree f Manx
Manx form of Kitty, also the vocabulary word for "sheep".

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]

Kirry f Manx
Manx diminutive of Katherine and cognate of Kate and Katie. It also may be inspired by the Manx word kirree meaning "sheep", and is found as the subject of two Manx folk songs: 'Ny Kirree Fo 'Niaghtey' (English: 'The Sheep Under the Snow') and 'O Kirree T'ou Goll Dy Faagail Mee' ('Oh Kirree, Thou Wilt Leave Me').

Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".

Kirsän m Kalmyk
Kalmyk variant of Kirsan.

Kirsan m Russian
Russian short form of the Greek name Chrysanthos.

Kirsan m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk киртә (kirtä) meaning "dirty".

Kirsana f Russian (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Kirsan.

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

Kirsha f English (American)
Kirsha Kaechele is an American artist

Kirsi f Estonian
Originally an Estonian short form of Kristiina, this name is now considered a derivation from Estonian kirss "cherry".

Kirsika f Estonian
Variant of Kirsike.

Kirsike f Estonian (Rare)
Cognate of Finnish Kirsikka, derived from Estonian kirss "cherry".

Kirsimarja f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Kirsikka and Marja.

Kirst f Scottish
Short form of Kirsten.

Kirste f Sami
Sami form of Kirsti.

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

Kirstey f English (British)
Variant of Kirstie.

Kirstian f English (Rare)

Kirstín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kirstin.

Kirstin f German
German form of Christine.

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.

Kirt m Filipino (?)
its backward for Trik or Patrick

Kirtana f Indian

Kirti f Indian
Derived from Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti) "good report, fame, renown, glory".

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

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

Kirua f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 阿 (a) meaning "big mound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirui m & f Kalenjin
Diminutive of Chepkirui and Kipkirui.

Kirulus m Arabic
Arabic form of Cyril, used by Arab Christians.

Kirumi f Popular Culture
Borne by character Kirumi Tojo (東条 斬美) in the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', made up of the verb 斬る (kiru) meaning "to kill, cut/slice (off)" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty."... [more]

Kiruna f English (Australian)

Kirupa f Hinduism

Kirushi m Sinhalese (Rare, ?)

Kiruthiga f Tamil

Kirvil f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a name beginning with Kir-, such as Kirstina, and a name ending in -vild, such as Ingvild.

Kirya m Russian
Diminutive of Kir.

Kiryat-yearim m Biblical Hebrew
1 chronicles 2:50.

Kirykos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of the Late Greek name Κηρῦκος (Kerykos), which was derived from the Greek adjective κήρυκος (kerykos) meaning "heraldic, of the herald", itself derived from the Greek noun κῆρυξ (keryx) meaning "herald, messenger".... [more]

Kiryl m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Cyril.

Kiryla m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Cyril.

Kirylo m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Кирило (see Kyrylo).

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

Kiryo m Mordvin
Mordvin form or Kirill.

Kiryomi f Japanese
From the name Kuromi

Kis f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.

Kisa f Nyakyusa
Means "grace" in Nyakyusa.

Kisa f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 杞 (ki) meaning "river willow", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 季 (ki) meaning "seasons" combined with 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze"... [more]

Kisada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kisag m Armenian
Means "long hair" in Armenian.

Kisaiya f Romani
Either a corruption of Keziah or else derived from or influenced by Romani kissi "purse" (ultimately from Sanskrit koza "box; pocket; cask; treasure; bud").

Kisaki f Japanese
From Japanese 妃 (kisaki) meaning "princess" or 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock, althea" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kisakye f Eastern African

Kisame m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鬼 (ki) meaning "ogre" and 鮫 (same) meaning "shark". Kisame Hoshigaki is a character from the 'Naruto' anime and manga series.

Kisan m Indian
Possibly from the Hindi word meaning "farmer".

Kisanna f Hungarian
Originally a Transylvanian diminutive of Anna by way of combining the name with Hungarian kis "small, little", it is now used as a given name in its own right.

Kisara f Japanese, Popular Culture
This name is usually spelled with katakana, but it can also be spelled with 綺 (ki) meaning "thin silk", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", and 良 (ra) meaning "good". There are other possible kanji combinations.... [more]

Kisara f Arabic
Kisara is a variation of the Arabic name Kizara. Its concrete origin is unknown. Quisara means "the beloved one". This name was popularized thanks to John Fletcher's work 'The Island Princess' (1621), to refer to the main female character: a lightskinned moroocan princess who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

Kisda m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kis.

Kisean m African American
Variant of Kishawn and Keshawn.

Kish m Biblical

Kishalaya f Bhojpuri
Meaning "New Leaf".

Kishar f Near Eastern Mythology
Her name is argued to mean "the whole earth", possibly deriving from the Akkadian element kili ("all, whole, totality"). The name of an Akkadian goddess that represented the Earth, with her twin Anshar representing the sky... [more]

Kishawn m African American
Variant spelling of Keshawn.

Kishi m Biblical Hebrew
Kishi (also Kushaiah) is a figure in the Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 6:44 states Kishi is a Merarite, and the father of the ancestor of Ethan the minstrel.

Kishi f Japanese
This name is used as 岸 (gan, kishi) meaning "beach."... [more]

Kishi f Japanese
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, 藤原 嬉子 FUJIWARANOKISHI, married to 亀山天皇 KAMEYAMA the Japanese Emperor Kameyama. The Kanji Character 嬉 meaning "Happy" with the Kanji Character 子 meaning "Child"... [more]

Kishichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 七 (shichi) meaning "seven" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be possible.... [more]

Kishimojin f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese protector goddess of children and child rearing who is sometimes also seen as a vicious demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents. Her name is derived from 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, evil spirit, demon", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 母 (mo) meaning "mother" and 神 (jin) meaning "god, deity, spirit".

Kishin m Japanese
Kishin (鬼神) means "fierce god" in Japanese.

Kishisaburo m Japanese
From 吉 (kichi) meaning "lucky, fortunate", 三 (sabu) meaning "three", and 郎 (ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kishkumen m Mormon
Character in the Book of Mormon.

Kishmish f Armenian (Rare)
Derived from Turkish kišmiš meaning "raisin".

Kishmishoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kishmish, the name of a kind of grape or small raisins, and oy meaning "moon".

Kisho m Japanese
From 揮 (ki) meaning "brandish, volatile" combined with 笑 (sho) meaning "smile" or 聖 (sho) meaning "sacred, holy". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kisho f Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Kishmish.

Kisho m Georgian
Short form of Kishvardi.

Kishvara f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek kishvar meaning "country, region".

Kishvardi m Georgian
Georgian form of Kishwad. The name is also often thought to be the Georgian form of the similar name Kishwar.

Kishwar f Urdu
Means "country, region, realm" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian کشور (keshvar).

Kishwer f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu کشور (see Kishwar).

Kişi m Karachay-Balkar
Means "man" in Karachay-Balkar.

Kisi f & m Ogoni
Means "move/ go forward" or "progress" in Khana,... [more]

Kisi m & f Newar (Rare)
From Newar किसी (kisī) or किसि (kisi) meaning "elephant".

Kisiah f African American
Variant of Keziah.

Kisikawasan m Cree
Means "flash in the sky" in Cree.

Kisima f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "water spring".

Kiska f English (American, Rare)

Kismet m Albanian
Derived from Albanian kismet, a variant of kësmet "good luck; fate".

Kismete f Albanian
Feminine form of Kismet.

Kismine f Literature
Used by F. Scott Fitzgerald for a character in his novella The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (1922). Perhaps he based it on the English word kismet meaning "fate, destiny". In the story Kismine has a sister named Jasmine.

Kisó f Hungarian
Short form of Kisanna.

Kisoo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Kisora f Japanese
From 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request, rare, hope" and 空 or 昊 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kispiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Crispina.

Kiss f Danish
Danish diminutive of Kirsten.

Kissa f Ganda (?)
Allegedly a Luganda name meaning "born after twins".

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]

Kissada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kissarah f English (Rare), American (Archaic)

Kisser f Danish
Diminutive of Kirsten.

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

Kisshu m Japanese
Means 'quiche' in Japanese. ... [more]

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

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

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

Kissimi m & f Inuit
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".

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.

Kîstîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kirstina.

Kisu f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "kitty" in Finnish.

Kisuke m Japanese
From 希 (ki) meaning "hope" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kisuko f Japanese (Modern, Rare)

Kisundi m Pare
Means "deep night" in the Athu language of the Pare people.

Kiswa f Arabic
Means “robe, garment” in Arabic. Refers to the black silk cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Kita f Japanese
This name can be used as 北 (hoku, kita) meaning "north" or 喜多 with 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in" and 多 (tak, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."... [more]