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Keo f & m Lao, KhmerMeans "gem, jewel, glass" in Lao and Khmer.
Keonaona f & m HawaiianMeans "the soft fragrance," "the soft perfume" or "the aroma," from definite article
ke and
onaona meaning "soft fragrance/perfume, aroma."
Kep m & f KhmerIt is possibly a Cambodian diminutive of Joseph, but may be a variant of
Kip.
Kephirah f BiblicalFrom the name of a city "in Benjamin" which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, derived from Hebrew כְּפִיר
(kephir), which meant both "village" (as covered in by walls) and "(young) lion" (perhaps as covered with a mane; compare
Kfir).
Keqin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 克
(kè) meaning "to win, to finish, to be competent" combined with 勤
(qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" or 芹
(qín) meaning "celery", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Keqing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 克
(kè) meaning "overcome, win" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [
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Kerakgul f UzbekDerived from
kerak meaning "necessary" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Kerana f GuaraniEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Guarani goddess of sleep.
Kerasia f GreekDerived from Greek κερά
(kerá) meaning "lady, mistress" (an alternative form of κυρά
(kurá)). It is also associated with the Greek word κερασιά
(kerasiá) meaning "cherry tree".... [
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Kerecheene f YakutDerived from Yakut кэрэ
(kere) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Keres f Greek MythologyPlural form of Greek κήρ
(ker) meaning "doom" and "death (especially when violent)". In Greek mythology the Keres are goddesses or demons of death, and daughters of
Nyx, the goddess of night... [
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Kereva f Polynesian, TahitianFrom
kareva, the name of a parrotfish found in Mangareva, possibly a shortened local form of Mangareva meaning "floating mountains".
Keriata f MaoriEither from
keri "to dig" and
ata "morning"; or from
kiriata "skin that reflects", modern usage of kiriata is "movie". Also Māori form of
Christiana.
Keriman f TurkishTurkish name related to the Arabic name
Karima. A famous bearer was Keriman Halis Ece (1913-2012), the winner of the 1932 Miss Turkey pageant.
Kermen f KalmykFrom Kalmyk "kermn" meaning squirrel. In one legend, the well-known Kalmyk mound Ovaa Kermen Tolga is named after a girl allegedly buried inside.
Kerns f & m English (British)It is an Anglicized version of Ó Céirín, a Gaelic naming means "son of the dark haired one". This is typically a last name.
Kero m & f FilipinoIt was originally "KERUbin Raymond" but because it was hard to mentioned/call it was then called Kero from the root word Kerubin.
Keroessa f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek κερόεις
(keroeis) meaning "horned" (feminine κερόεσσα
(keroessa)). In Greek mythology Keroessa was the daughter of Io by Zeus and mother of
Byzas, founder of Byzantium... [
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Kerowyn f LiteratureThe name of a character in
By the Sword, a 1991 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey.
Kerra f Cornish (Modern)Derived from Cornish
kerra "dearer" (the comparative form of
ker "dear, precious"). This is a modern Cornish name.
Kerria f English (American, Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of
Kerri, a feminine form of
Kerr and a direct adoption of the plant name
kerria which was named after Scottish gardener and plant hunter William
Kerr, the first Western professional full-time plant collector (d... [
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Kervlee f Haitian CreoleKervlee is a Haitian name as I met 4 Kervlee’s but it’s also English my one Kervlee!! Nicknames are Lee,Kerv and KK
Kery m & f VariousVariant of
Kerry. This name was borne by a French Rapper: Kery James.
Kes f Popular CultureThe name of a character in Star Trek, as well as the name of Billy's kestrel in the play
Kes.
Kesa f JapaneseThis name is used as either 今朝 or 袈裟 with 今 (kin, kon, ima) meaning "now," 朝 (chou, asa) meaning "dynasty, epoch, morning, regime," 袈 (ka, ke) meaning "a coarse camlet" and 裟 (sa. sha) meaning "Buddhist surplice."... [
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Kesa f FijianFrom the name of the dye used to decorate barkcloth.
Kesang f & m Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan སྐལ་བཟང
(skal-bzang) meaning "good fortune, good luck, auspicious age".
Kesin m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Kesini f ThaiMeans "woman with beautiful hair" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit केशिनी
(keshini).
Kesira f ChechenMeans "generous, plentiful", from Arabic كَثِيرَة
(kaṯīra) meaning "many, much" or "abundant, plentiful".
Keso f GeorgianShort form of
Kesane and
Kesaria, which is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Kessie f English (American)This is the name for the bird, Kessie in the Disney show 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'.
Kestie f EnglishIt is the name of Australian actress, Kestie Morassi (1971-). Her roles include the role of Natalie in the HBO series Satisfaction and Maggie Astoni on Australian Soap Opera, Home and Away.
Ket f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Acronym of the Russian words коммунизм
(kommunizm) meaning "communism", электрификация
(elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and труд
(trud) meaning "labour"... [
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Keta f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, PunjabiMEANING - wish, abode, sign, mark... [
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Ketaki f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, NepaliFrom Sanskrit केतक
(ketaka) meaning "fragrant screwpine", a type of aromatic flowering plant (scientific name Pandanus odorifer).
Ketevani f GeorgianForm of
Ketevan with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Kether m & f English (American, Rare)Meaning uncertain. It is likely derived from Hebrew כֶּתֶר
(keter) meaning "crown", at least in the case of Jewish bearers.... [
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Ketie f Dutch (Rare)Dutch phonetical spelling of the English name
Katie. It is also possible that in some cases, this name is a rare Dutch diminutive of
Keet.
Ketilbjǫrg f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ketill 'cauldron hat, helmet' and
bjǫrg 'help, deliverance'.
Ketino f GeorgianEither a diminutive or a variant of
Ketevan. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian master chess player Ketino Kachiani (b. 1971).
Ketkeo f & m LaoFrom Lao ເກດ
(ket) meaning "head, top, flower petal" and ແກ້ວ
(keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Ketmany f & m LaoFrom Lao ເກດ
(ket) meaning "head, top, flower petal" and ມະນີ
(many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Ketsara f ThaiDerived from Thai เกสร
(keson) meaning "pollen".
Ketti f LuxembourgishDiminutive of
Katharina. 'D’Maus Ketti' (
Ketti, the mouse in English) (1936) is a children's book by Luxembourgish writer Auguste Liesch.
Ketugay m & f JolaMeans "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.
Ketura f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Finnish, Biblical Polish, Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)French, German, Finnish, Polish and Dutch form of
Keturah.