Submitted Names Ending with a

Kaisla f Finnish
Finnish name meaning "reed" -a sort of a plant found on river banks and shallow waters.... [more]

Kaitoa m Maori
Means "warrior" in Māori. Kaitoa was a warrior of the underworld (te pō) in Māori mythology.

Kaitra f American (Rare)
Variation of Catherine.

Kaitríona f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Caitríona.

Kaiva f Latvian
Dialectal form of kaija "seagull", originally borrowed from Livonian.

Kaivalya f & m Sanskrit
Kaivalya is the ultimate goal of Raja yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala, "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakrti, and subsequent liberation from rebirth.

Kaivela m Romani
Possibly a Romani form of Caleb.

Kaixia m & f Chinese

Kaiya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kaiya f Japanese
Kaiya means Forgiveness.

Kaiya f Chinese
From the Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Kaiyla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyla.

Kaja f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kaja "daisy".

Kaja f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi
Meaning - "born from water "; "aquatic "; "lotus"... [more]

Kaja f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Karolína.

Kajetána f Slovak (Rare)
Feminine form of Kajetán.

Kajetana f Polish (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Kajetan.

Kajka f Slovak
Diminutive of Karolína via the diminutive Kaja.

Kajsalena f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kajsa and Lena.

Kajsalisa f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Kajsa and Lisa.

Kajua f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kajuana f African American
Combination of the prefix ka and the name Juana. Also compare Kawana.

Kajuha f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kajuna m Haya
Means "he helps" in Haya.

Kaka f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", duplicated once again. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaká m Brazilian
Diminutive of Ricardo, Claudiano and David. ... [more]

Kakada m & f Khmer
Means "July" in Khmer.

Kakaionstha f Mohawk
Notable bearer is Kakaionstha Betty Deer.

Kakama m Nyoro

Kakawa f & m Olmec
Kakawa means cacao or chocolate.

Kakha m Georgian
Variant of Kakhi. This name is also frequently used as a short form of the related name Kakhaber, and sometimes also of unrelated names like Akaki and Aleksandre.... [more]

Kakia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Possibly a diminutive of Ekaterini. Known bearers of this name include the Greek singer Kakia Mendri (1912-1994) and Greek actresses Ekaterini 'Kakia' Panagiotou (1923-2013) and Kakia Analyti (1934-2002).

Kakia f Greek Mythology
Probably related to (kakos) which means "vice or immorality." Kakia was the spirit (daimona) of vice and moral badness.

Kakoa f & m Hawaiian
Grammatically incorrect form of Kekoa.

Kakra m Ghanaian

Kakula f Ainu
Meaning "Lie Down like a Sea Cucumber" in Ainu.

Kakuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Akaki and its short forms Kaki and Kako, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Kála f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Calla.

Kala f English
Variant of Calla.

Kalabgela f Jewish
wow

Kalaga m African Mythology
Likely means "the promiser" in Lega. Kalaga is the deity of good luck and promises in Lega mythology.

Kalāhikiola f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life-giving sun".

Kalahira f Fijian

Kalaila m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clyde.

Kalaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Clark.

Kalala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Claire.

Kalala m & f Luba

Kalalea m & f Hawaiian
Means "prominent, distinct, something that sticks up" in Hawaiian.... [more]

Kalalena m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clarence.

Kalalika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clarice.

Kalama m & f Hawaiian
Means "the endemic ebony (diospyros)" or "the torch," from definite article ka and lama meaning "torch, endemic ebony (diospyros)."... [more]

Kalamela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Carmen.

Kalamia f Greek
Means "reed" and comes from the Greek word καλάμι (reed,cane)

Kalanaka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Grant.

Kalára f Medieval Hungarian (Archaic), Hungarian (Archaic)

Kalara f Fijian
Fijian form of Clara.

Kalaukia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Claudia

Kalawaiʻa m & f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian ka "the" and lawaiʻa "fisherman".

Kalawina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Darwin.

Kalaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กัลยา (see Kanlaya).

Kalaya f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ကလျာ (see Kalayar).

Kalaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on the sounds of names such as Kalayah, Khaleesi, Malaysia and Alaysia.

Kalda f Old Norse
From Old Norse byname meaning "cold, chill".

Kaleema f African (Rare)

Kaleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements ka, lee and na... [more]

Kalehua f & m Hawaiian
Means "the ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from definite article ka and lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself.

Kaleia f American
A possible feminization or elaboration of Kalei.

Kaleialoha f Hawaiian
Probably derived from Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and lei meaning "child, lei, flowers" combined with aloha meaning "love".

Kaleida f Obscure (Modern)
Perhaps based on the English word kaleidoscope, coined in 1817 by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Greek kalos "beautiful" with eidos "shape" and the suffix scope (to resemble the word telescope); its literal meaning is "observer of beautiful forms".... [more]

Kaleikaumaka m & f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian name elements meaning ka “the”, lei “lei”, kau “place”, maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".

Kaleisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kalisha.

Kalela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Darryl.

Kalëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Kalina.

Kalenna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaleena.

Kaleoikaika m & f Hawaiian
Means "the mighty voice" in Hawaiian.

Kaleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Georgian, Russian
The first known bearer of this name is saint Kaleria from the port city of Caesarea Maritima in ancient Palestine. She lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305) and was martyred together with two to four other women (sources differ on the exact amount as well as their names).... [more]

Kaleriya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Kaleria.

Kaleriya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian Красная Армия легко разгромила империалистов Японии! (Krasnaya Armiya legko razgromila imperialistov Yaponii!) meaning "The Red Army easily defeated the Japanese imperialists!"... [more]

Kalerva m Finnish
Variant form of Kaleva (influenced by the name Kullervo).

Ka'lesa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kalesa.

Kalesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ka- and the nama Lesa

Kaleta f Polish
leather purse

Kalewa m Finnish
Variant of Kaleva.

Kaleya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Kalia f Greek (Cypriot)

Kalia f Hawaiian
Means "the flower wreath, the beloved" in Hawaiian.

Kalia f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Kalia m Greenlandic
Unknown meaning.

Kaliana f English
This name was given to 41 girl born in the USA in 2010.

Kalianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 14 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Kaliazjha f Obscure

Kalica f Bulgarian (Rare)

Kalicia f African American (Americanized, Rare)

Kalida f Muslim (Rare)

Kalida f Brazilian
Meaning, "warm, ardent."

Kaliesha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kalisha. A known bearer is American boxer Kaliesha West (1988-).

Kalifa f Somali
Means "chaste, holy" in Somali.

Kalika f Hinduism
An epithet of the Hindu goddess Kali 1, destroyer of time, which is taken to mean "pertaining to time" as a derivative of kali, the feminine form of Sanskrit kala "time".

Kalika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Garrick.

Kalikala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Crystal.

Kalikona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clayton.

Kaliksta f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalikst and variant of Kalista.

Kalila f Arabic (Rare)
Feminization of Kalil.

Kalima f Muslim

Kalimba f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
The name is inspiered by the song 'Kalimba Story' by Earth, Wind & Fire. In the song, kalimba refers to an African musical instrument (thumb piano), not to a person.

Kâlîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karlina.

Kalina m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Colin 1, Colleen, Darlene, Karin and Darin / Daryn.

Kalina f Guernésiais
Guérnésiais form of Caline 3

Kalinakona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clinton.

Kalinda f English (Modern), Indian
An Indian name which allegedly means "sun".

Kalinka f Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Kalina.

Kaliopa f Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Croatian form of Kalliope.

Kalipa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Cliff.

Kalipona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Clifford.

Kalisa f Russian (Archaic)

Kalisfena f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Kallisthena.

Kalisfeniya f Ukrainian (Rare, ?), Russian (Rare)
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Καλλισθένη (Kallisthene), a feminine form of Kallisthenes.

Kaliska m & f Miwok
Means "coyote chasing deer" in Miwok.

Kalissa f American (Modern, Rare)

Kalista f Polish, Croatian, Russian (Rare)
Polish, Russian and Croatian form of Calista.

Kalistiaana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalistiâna.

Kalistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalistiãna.

Kalistiâna f Greenlandic
Variant of Karistiãna.

Kalistiãna f Greenlandic
Variant of Karistiãna.

Kalita f English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Kalixta f Finland Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Calixta.

Kaliya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calea.

Kaliyana f Sanskrit, Tamil
Derived from the Sanskrit word kalyāṇa, meaning "auspicious," "blessed," or "beautiful."

Kállá m Sami
Sami form of Kalle.

Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".

Kalla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Kalle as well as a variant of Karla.

Kallaya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กัลยา (see Kanlaya).

Kallea f English (Modern, Rare)

Kallfükura m Mapuche
Combination of Mapudungun Kallfü and kura meaning "stone."

Kallia f Greek, Ancient Greek
In modern Greek Κάλλια (Kallia) can function as a short form of Kalliopi or Kallirroi.... [more]

Kallianassa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Kallianax.

Kallianeira f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man"... [more]

Kalligeneia f Greek Mythology
Means "bearer of a fair offspring", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]

Kallipateira f Ancient Greek
Means "beauty of the father" in Ancient Greek.

Kallisaya m Aymara
Means "flash of lightning" in Aymara.

Kallista f English (Rare)
Variant of Callista.

Kalliszta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Callista.

Kallixena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Kallixenos.

Kallysta f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calista.

Kalma f Finnish Mythology
Finnish Goddess of death and decay, residing in the underworld. The name means "corpse stench", and can be used as a poetic word for death.Her father is Tuoni and her mother Tuonetar... [more]

Kalmana f Biblical

Kalmia f American (Rare)

Kaloina m & f Malagasy
Means "sing with expression" in Malagasy.

Kalojana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Kaloyana.

Kalolaina f Hawaiian, Fijian
Hawaiian and Fijian adoption of Carolina.

Kalomira f Greek (Cypriot), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Καλομοίρα (see Kalomoira), as well as an Albanian form.

Kalomoira f Greek
Means "beautiful fate", derived from the Greek elements καλος (kalos) "beautiful, fair" and μοιρα (moira) "share, fate". A known bearer is the Greek-American pop singer Kalomira Sarantis (1985-).

Kalotta f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Karlotta.

Kaloyana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Kaloyan.

Kalіё́pa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Kalliope.

Kalpona f Bengali
Bengali variant of Kalpana.

Kalpurnia f Polish
Polish form of Calpurnia.

Kalpurnija f Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnia.

Kaltes-Ekwa f Siberian Mythology
Etymology unknown. Kaltes-Ekwa is a Mansi and Khanty goddess of the moon, childbirth, fate, dawn, fertility and rejuvenation. She is a shapeshifter and known to take the shape of a hare.

Kaltra f Albanian
Allegedly derived from Albanian i/e kaltër "light blue" (compare Kaltrina).

Kalua f & m Hawaiian
Means "the second child, companion." This was the most common name for Hawaiian women in 19th-century marriage records.

Kaluka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Claude.

Kalumba m Luba

Kalunga f Kongo

Kalunita f Assyrian
Means "wild flower" in Assyrian.

Kaluwa f Swahili
Means "forgotten one" in Swahili.

Kalya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กัลยา (see Kanlaya).

Kalya f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ကလျာ (see Kalayar).

Kalyca f English (Modern, Rare)

Kalyssa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Kama f Hebrew
In Hebrew, Kama is a kind of a grain that ripened before harvesting.

Kama f Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kama m Abkhaz
Means "dagger" in Abkhaz.

Kāmaka m Maori
Means "rock, stone" in Māori.

Kamaka f & m Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian ka "the" and maka meaning "eye", "bud" or "beloved one, child", also a short form of compound given names beginning thus. This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Kamakana m Hawaiian
Means "the gift" or "the reward," from definite article ka and makana meaning "gift, present, reward, award, donation, prize."

Kamala f Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Kəmalə.

Kamalelehua f Hawaiian
Means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian. This was the middle name of the American actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), who was born in Hawaii.

Kamalipa f Hinduism
Kamal, Kamala, Kamalika & Kamalipa. All these names orginated from the flower name "Kamal(Lotus". The name Kamalipa means "Big Lotus"

Kamanaloha m Hawaiian
Probably derived from Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and mana meaning "power" combined with aloha meaning "love".

Kamara f English (Modern, Rare)

Kamara f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Tana and Kamora).

Kamariera m Maori (Rare)
Māori adaptation of the Scottish surname Cameron.

Kamariya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria.

Ka'marria f African American (Modern, Rare)

Kamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Qamarunnisa

Kamasa f & m Aymara
Means "honour" in Aymara.

Kamaya f English (Modern)
Allegedly based on the Hawaiian name Kamea.

Kambria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Kamča f Czech
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamda f Marathi
Meaning "One Who Can Fulfill All Wishes of Others".

Kámea f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)

Kamea f Hawaiian
Means "the one," from definite article ka and mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object.

Kamea f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)

Kameāloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the beloved one," "the affectionate one" or "the compassionate one," from definite article ka, mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object, and aloha meaning "love, affection, compassion."

Kameeka f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ka and the name Tamika. This is the name of the main character in Thelma Lynne Godin's children's book The Hula Hoopin' Queen (2014).

Kameela f English (Rare)
Variant of Camilla or Kamila (Arabic feminine form of Kamil 1).... [more]

Kamehameha m Hawaiian
Means "The quiet one". Kamehameha the great (Full name: Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea) was the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Kamėja f Lithuanian
Originally a contraction of Kamilė, its modern use was more likely popularized due to it also being the Lithuanian word for cameo

Kamekona m & f Hawaiian
From ka mea konā meaning "the unyielding one" in Hawaiian.

Kamela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a form of Kamila or Kamelia, can also function as a nickname for the latter.

Kamélia f Hungarian
Hungarian cognate of Camelia.

Kamelia f Bulgarian, Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Cognate of Camelia.

Kameliia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Camellia.

Kamēlija f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian kamēlija "camellia".

Kamelija f Croatian
Croatian form of Camelia.

Kameliya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Camelia.

Kamellia f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Камелия (see Kamelia).

Kamelya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kamelya "camellia".

Kamena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kamen.

Kamena f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian kamene "bumblebee".

Kameria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Kamesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kamharida f Igbo
Means "may I not fall" in Igbo

Kamia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kamiika f & m Japanese
From Kami meaning “Deity, god” (神) and Ika meaning “squid” (烏賊)

Kamika f & m Hindi
Possibly means "desired, beloved, wished for".

Kamika f Japanese

Kamika f & m Hawaiian
Variant of Kamaka, or from ka mika meaning "the mister" in Hawaiian.

Kamilə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Kamila.

Kamilia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Kamilia f Arabic
Means "camellia flower", related to Arabic "Kamila" meaning "perfect".

Kamilka f Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Kamilya f Kazakh

Kamina f English (Rare)

Kamina f Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (ka) meaning "birch", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kamina f Uzbek
Means "your humble servant" in Uzbek, referring to a self-deprecating and humble way of referring to oneself in writing.

Kamira f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Kamisa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name related to Kamik.

Kamisa f Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "a god" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kamisha f African American
Variant of Camisha.

Kamiya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamkhwala m & f Tumbuka
Means "of medicine, of herbs" in Tumbuka. Similar usage to Chimika.

Kamla f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Kamala.

Kamma f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of double names in which the first name began with Ka- and the second name began with Ma- (such as Karen-Margrethe, as in the case of Karen Margrethe "Kamma" Rahbek (1775-1829), a Danish woman of letters)... [more]

Kammamma f Hittite Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a goddess considered to be the daughter of the storm god Tarhunna. She was possibly associated with magic, as one of her known epithets is ḫašawanz ("sorceress").

Kamohela f African, Sotho
Derived from "amohela", meaning "to welcome", "to embrace".

Kamola f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kamol meaning "completion, perfection".

Kamona m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Damon.

Kamora f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kimora.

Kamora f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Tana and Kamara).

Kamoura f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Kampata f Lingala
Means “campus” in Lingala.

Kamquta f Aymara
Means "beautiful" in Aymara.

Kamrušepa f Hittite Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Kamrušepa was a Hittite goddess of medicine and magic, who was also worshipped as part of the Luwian pantheon during the Bronze age. She seems to have been associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Gula.

Kamrušipa f Luwian, Luwian Mythology
Means "spirit of the clouds" or "spirit of smoke" in Luwian. In Luwian Mythology, Kamrušipa was the wife of the sun god Tiwaz/Tiwad and the mother of the guardian god Runtiya, she is revered as a goddess of magic, medicine, and healing.

Kamuanya f Indonesian
Means “you” in Indonesian.

Kamuela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Samuel.

Kamuima m Ainu
Meaning "Cooking Bear Meat" in Ainu.

Kamya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamiyah. It can be spelled Kamya or with a capitalized third letter as KaMya. It shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Amaya, Jamya, Shamya and Makiyah.

Kamyia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamyla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Kamylla.

Kamylla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Camilla.

Kana f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]

Kana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hannah

Kana f Medieval Baltic
Contracted form of Katarīna and Kapitolīna.

Kana f Breton

Kaná f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "lightning" in Shipibo.

Kanada m Indian
A notable bearer is a Hindu philosopher that founded the Vaisheshika school of thought around the 6th C. BCE. He is known for a theory of atomism.

Kanaha f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanaka f & m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian variant of Kanak.

Kanaka f Japanese
From 花 (ka,hana) meaning "flower" and 中 (naka, chu) meaning "middle" or 奏 (kana, kanau) meaning "to play a song" combined with 歌 (ka, uta) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanakisha f African American (Rare)

Kanaloa m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
The god of the ocean in Hawaiian mythology.

Kanasa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (kanasa) meaning "love, affection" or from 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanaya f Popular Culture
Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.

Kancha m & f Nepali

Kancijanila f Slovene (Archaic)
Slovene form of Cantianilla.

Kancjanela f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Cantianilla.

Kandakiya f Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Candace.

Kandela f Basque
Basque form of Candela. The name coincides with Basque kandela "candle".

Kandelaria f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare), Polish
Polish form of Candelaria, as well as a Spanish variant.

Kandida f Hungarian, German
Hungarian and German form of Candida.

Kandyda f Polish
Polish form of Candida.

Kaneala m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, composed by "kane", meaning "man" and "ala", meaning "perfume", "scent".

Kaneda m Popular Culture
Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]

Kaneesha f African American (Modern)
A variant of an Indian name.

Kaneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kanella f Greek
Means "cinnamon" in Greek.

Kanerva f & m Finnish
Means "heather" in Finnish.

Kanesha f African American
Variant of Kenisha.

Kaneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kanga f Popular Culture, Literature
Kanga is a female kangaroo and the doting mother of Roo in the Winnie-the-Pooh books.

Kangana f Indian

Kangleisana m & f Manipuri
Means "land of gold" in Meitei.

Kangwa m & f Southern African, Bemba
Means 'healing tree" in Bemba.

Kanhaiya m Indian
Kanha is one of Krishna's names.

Kania f Sundanese
Means "girl, woman" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Kaniela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Daniel.

Kaniesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kanika f Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit कणिक (kaṇika) meaning "ear (of corn or wheat), seed, particle".

Kanika f Khmer
Taken from the Khmer name for Kanak Champa, a white, jasmine-like plant.

Kanika f Mwera
Meaning “black cloth”.

Kanilea f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, composed by "kani", meaning "sound", "melody" and "lea", meaning "joy", hence the meaning is "joyful sound", "joyful melody".

Kaniqua f African American

Kanira f Georgian, Armenian

Kanisha f Indian, African American, Caribbean
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, nee and sha (also found in Shanika)... [more]

Kanishka m Tocharian
Of uncertain etymology. Possible name elements include the Tocharian elements kän ("to fulfill, to come to pass") and kene ("melody, tune"), and the Indo-Iranian element *kanH ("to love, to take pleasure in, to dig")... [more]