KhandmaafMongolian Means "ordained woman" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Tibetan མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ། (mkha'-'gro-ma) literally meaning "sky-going mother", a kind of female divinity (also called dakini) in Hinduism and Buddhism that are variously portrayed as goddesses, demons, embodiments of enlightened energy, or spiritually developed human women.... [more]
KhandromafFar Eastern Mythology The Tibetian name for Dakini, a spirit or type of spirit in Vajrayana Buddhism. It is reported to mean "skygoer" and may be derived from the Sanskrit khecara, a term from the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra.
KhangaimaafMongolian From Mongolian хангай (khangai) meaning "mountainous pastures" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
KhansafArabic, Indonesian, Urdu Means "snub-nosed, pug-nosed" in Arabic, the feminine form of أخنس (ʾakhnas). This was the nickname of Tumadir bint Amr, a 7th-century Arabian tribeswoman and poetess who was most famous for her elegies.
KhanzadamKazakh Kazakh title that directly translates to "prince". Derived from Turkic khan, meaning "ruler" and Persian zadeh, which means "offspring of".
KharebamGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ხარება (khareba) meaning "Annunciation" (as in, the event in the New Testament). Also compare the Georgian noun სახარება (sakhareba) meaning "gospel" and the verb გახარება (gakhareba) meaning "to rejoice".
KharmafIndian Orginal spelling of the word karma; origin: sanscrit from ancient india; in hinduism and buddhism it is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect.
KhatiafGeorgian, Literature Derived from the Georgian noun ხატი (khati) meaning "icon" (as in, a religious painting). For this particular context, compare names like Ikon and Ikonija.... [more]
Khayr an-NisafArabic Means "goodness of the women" from Arabic خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, charity" combined with نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women"... [more]
KhazamArabic (Rare) Means “treasure, hidden treasure” in Arabic, from كنز (kinz).
KhazbikafChechen (Rare) From Chechen хаза (khaza) meaning "beautiful" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master").
KhecharafHinduism MEANING : moving in air, flying, a bird, (in music ) a particular melody ( मूर्छना ) Here खे means in air + चराmeans moving ... [more]
KhedafChechen Derived from Arabic هَدَى (hadā) meaning "to guide".
KhimrafAbkhaz (Rare) Means "golden sun" from Abkhaz ахьы (ā-x̍ə́) meaning "gold" and амра (amra) meaning "sun".
Khin-nanafCaucasian Mythology Meaning unknown. Khin-Nana was the Vainakh goddess of water and believed to dwell in clear mountain springs. She was often depicted as a mermaid.
KhioniyafRussian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) Russian form of Chionia. This name was borne by a failed assassin of Rasputin; Khioniya Guseva stabbed Rasputin in the street in 1914, but he recovered and she was institutionalized.
KhishigmaafMongolian Derived from хишиг (khishig) meaning "grace, blessing, favour" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Khishigtuyaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Khishigzayaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
KhiswaramAymara From the Aymara name for certain Andean medicinal trees.
KhivryafUkrainian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre Ukrainian variant of Fevroniya. The name was borne by a character in Modest Mussorgsky's comic opera 'The Fair at Sorochyntsi' (1874 - 1880) which was based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories 'Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka'.
KhloyafRussian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian form of Chloe. Not used by Russians or Ukrainians, just as a foreign adaptation.
KhoamVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 科 (khoa) meaning "science".
Khodam & fPersian The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants also used by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and some areas of northern India and southern Russia.
Khudam & fPersian The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants of this word are used primarily by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and some parts of northern India and southern Russia.
Khunkar-pashamChechen Meaning unknown. The second element is derived from the Ottoman title pasha.
Khunu IllafAymara From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Khuzaymam & fArabic From a diminutive of Arabic خزم (khazm) referring to a type of tree whose bark was traditionally used to make ropes and string. This was the name of a (male) companion of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as one of his ancestors.
Kialoaf & mHawaiian A Native Hawaiian word describing a type of long, light, and finished canoe which evolved as slang to refer to a tall, beautiful woman...sometimes used as a given name.
KianafPersian Persian name, possibly meaning "elements of earth". It may be a feminine form of Kian 1.
KianafJapanese From Japanese 宣 (ki) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
KiandafAfrican Mythology, Southern African Kianda (or Dandalunda) is a goddess of the sea, of the waters, and a protector of fishermen in traditional Angolan culture. Kianda was traditionally worshipped by throwing offerings such as food and clothing into the sea... [more]
KibafupiafSwahili The name originates from the Swahili words Kibali "acceptance" and Fupi "low". The combination of words combine to make the phrase, "to accept being low", referencing the people in Swahili countries who are poor or lack education... [more]
KiborafUzbek Derived from kibor meaning "aristocrat" or "proud".
KichiyamJapanese From Japanese 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow"... [more]
KienafJapanese From Japanese 紀 (ki) meaning "century", 衣 (e) meaning "clothing" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
Ki-HamKorean Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 기하 (see Gi-Ha).
KihanafJapanese (Modern) From Japanese 衣 (ki) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 祈 (ki) meaning "pray, wish" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kijanam & fSwahili, African American (Modern) Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie Shaft in Africa (1973).
KikimorafSlavic Mythology The name of an evil house spirit in Slavic Mythology. Her name may derive from the Udmurt word kikka-murt meaning "scarecrow". Alternatively it may come from the Polish mora or Czech můra which mean "moth" or be related to the Old Norse mara meaning "nightmare".
KikkafJapanese This name can be used as 菊花 (kikka) meaning "chrysanthemum flower". ... [more]
KikkafFinnish Nickname for Kirsi, very rare as a given name. Also a word meaning "useful trick". Kikka (real name Kirsi Viilonen) was a best-selling Finnish musician.
KikuhafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "needle, blade, leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikukafJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikunafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens " or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
KikunanafJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 七 (nana) meaning "seven". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
KikuyafJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum flower" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "widely, increasingly, more and more, for a long time". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
K'ilafGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'she, who is asking the spirits'.
KillashandrafLiterature The name of the central character in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction novel The Crystal Singer (1982). It coincides with an Irish place name, also spelled Killeshandra, which means "church of the old ring-fort" from Irish cill "church", the definite article na, sean- "old" and ráth "ring-fort".
KillasisafQuechua Means "moon flower" in Quechua, from killa "moon" (also means "month") and sisa "flower".
KilluamPopular Culture The name of a character (a 12-year-old boy from a family of assassins) in the Japanese manga series Hunter × Hunter (1998-) and its anime television adaptations.
Kiluš-ḫepafHittite Possibly means "Messenger of Ḫepat" deriving from the Hattic element kiluḫ ("spy, scout, messenger"), with the second element hepa likely deriving from the name of the Hurrian sun goddess Hepat... [more]
KimafBasque (Modern) Derived from Basque kima "fine branches; ends of branches; mane", this name has come into use in recent years (possibly inspired by the international popularity of the name Kim 1).
KimanafEnglish, Eastern African Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.... [more]
KimihisamJapanese From 君 (kimi) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 公 (kimi) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, yet, furthermore", or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [more]
KimikafJapanese (Rare) From Kimi combined with a ka kanji, like 香 meaning "fragrance," 佳 meaning "beautiful, good" or 花/華 meaning "flower."
KimilafEnglish (Rare) Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).
KimitadamJapanese From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" or 公 (kimi) meaning "public, official, government", combined with 唯 (tada) meaning "just, only, simply". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KimiyafPersian Means "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت (Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.
KimorafAfrican American (Modern) Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [more]
KinafJapanese From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KinanafArabic Kinana means “quiver”, as in a container that holds arrows. Kinana is also the name of an Arabian tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad belonged. (He belonged to the Quraysh, a branch of the Kinana.)
KingamJapanese (Rare, Archaic) This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold" with 峨 (ga, kewa.shii) meaning "steep" or 鵞 (ga) meaning "goose."... [more]
KinniafHistory (Ecclesiastical) According to legend, Saint Kinnia, a 5th-century daughter of an Irish chieftain, was baptized by Saint Patrick and is said to have been the first nun to follow his teachings. She lived in the convent of Druim Dubhain which was founded by Saint Patrick.
KinokafJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KinshasafAfrican American From the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [more]