Kenleym & fEnglish (American, Modern) Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".
Ketugaym & fJola Means "Die till you get tired of it" in Jola. This name is given to an infant who is believed to be a spirit child who has been coming and going between life and death.
KhamerernebtyfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḫꜥ-mrr-nb.tj meaning "the beloved of the two ladies appears", derived from ḫꜥ "to rise, appear, shine forth", mrj "to love", and nbtj "the Two Ladies", a royal title referring to the dual protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt... [more]
Khammanyf & mLao From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".
KharymAmerican 4 people from New York, U.S. agree the name Khary is of African origin and means "Kingly". A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Khary means "Kingly and thoughtful" and is of African origin.
KhasanboymUzbek A famous bearer is Khasanboy Rakhimov, an Uzbekistani athlete.
KhasekhemwymAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḫꜥj-sḫm.wj meaning "the two powerful ones appear", derived from khaj "to rise, appear, shine forth", sḫm "power, capability", and .wj "the two of them".
KhashaymHinduism MEANING : resting or dwelling in the air. Here ख means sky + शय means resting , dwelling
KhikhuazyfDungan Means "mallow plant" in the Tokmak dialect.
KhirymAfrican American Possibly a variant of Khayri. Also compare Kyrie 1. A known bearer of this name is American R&B singer Khiry Abdulsamad (1973-) of the band The Boys.
KhısmariyfKhakas From the Khakas хыс (khıs) meaning "girl" and Khakas form of the name Maria.
KillayfQuechua Means "my moon" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
KilmenyfLiterature, English From the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint Eithne"... [more]
KirryfManx 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').
KondratiymRussian Russian form of Conrad. It has fallen into heavy disuse because of its link to Kondratiy Ryleyev (1795-1826), leader of Russia's Decembrist revolt in 1825.
KorneymRussian Contracted form of Korneliy. Also compare Corné, which this name could be considered to be a cognate of.... [more]
KorniliymRussian Russian form of Cornelius via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Kornilios. Also compare the Russian name Korneliy, which is directly derived from Cornelius.
KoshymMalayalam, Indian (Christian) Koshy is a derivative of Jesus. St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, India adopt Syriac version of Biblical names. Jesus is accepted in its Aramaic version Yesu or Eeso. Infant Jesus is Koch+Eeso = Kocheesso or Kochoi mutated to Koshy, also spelt as Koshi, Coshi and Koshy.
KristeyfIcelandic Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
KroymEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Kroy. This name was first brought to public attention in the 2010s by American football player Kroy Biermann.
Kunleym & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས (kun-legs) meaning "all goodness", derived from ཀུན (kun) meaning "all, every" and ལེགས (legs) meaning "good, well, proper".
KünneyfYakut From Yakut күн (kün) meaning "sun, solar".
KurmangazymKazakh Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, gift (to God)" combined with غَازِي (ḡāzī) "hero, champion, warrior". A famous bearer was Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1818-1889), a Kazakh folk instrumentalist and composer known for his work using the dombra (a two-stringed plucked instrument).
KyymUkrainian (Rare) Derived from Кий (Kyy), which is the name of one of the three brothers that - according to legend - founded the city of Kiev in early medieval times. The meaning of his name is not wholly certain, but it has been suggested that it might be derived from Proto-Slavic *kyjь meaning "bat, stick, club" or "hammer".
LáreyfIcelandic Combination of Lára and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
LaroymEnglish (American, Rare) Either combination of the popular name prefix la and Roy, a variant of Leroy, or transferred from the French surname, Laroy.
Larraym & fJamaican Patois It comes from the American name Larry and it means hopeful
LeiknyfNorwegian Combination of Old Norse leikr "game; play; sport; fight" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon". Another theory, however, considers this an adoption (and Old Norse adaption) of some unknown foreign name.
Lemmittyf & mFinnish (Rare, Archaic) Means "beloved" in Finnish (i.e., the past passive participle of lempiä; compare Lempi). It has occasionally been used as a feminine given name (and sometimes a masculine name; it is rare for either sex, and mostly a middle name).
LemonymPopular Culture Used by American author Daniel Handler (1970-) as a pen name. He claimed that, not wanting to give his real name, he spontaneously blurted out "Lemony Snicket" over the phone one day. It may be a play on the name Lemoine or the word lemon.