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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
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Kalisi f Polynesian, Tongan
Variant of kelesi meaning "grace" in Tongan.
Kaliska m & f Miwok
Means "coyote chasing deer" in Miwok.
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.
Kalivinasini f Indian
Feminine Indian name meaning "one who destroys or puts an end to any quarrels".
Kalleis f Greek Mythology
Kalleis comes from the Greek word "kallos", meaning "beauty". It was the name of one the three Kharites, or Graces.
Kallis f Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful".
Kallisti f Ancient Greek
Meaning; "To the Most Beautiful". In Greek Mythology, Eris (goddess of strife) inscribed on a Golden Apple/Apple of Discord "for the fairest" or "to the most beautiful" at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis... [more]
Kalliszta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Callista.
Kallixtusz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Calixto.
Kalosýni f & m Greek
Means 'kindness' in Greek.
Kalsang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང (see Kelzang).
Kalsom f Malay
Malay variant of Kulthum.
Kalsoom f Urdu
Urdu variant of Kulthum.
Kalsum f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic كلثوم (see Kulthum), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.
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.
Kalüpszó f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Calypso.
Kalyptos f & m Gnosticism
In Sethian Gnosticism, Kalyptos ("the Hidden One") is one of the three emanations of Barbelo.
Kamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Qamarunnisa
Kamasa f & m Aymara
Means "honour" in Aymara.
Kamerşah f Ottoman Turkish
From kamer meaning "moon" and şah meaning "ruler". This was the name of an Ottoman princess.
Kamisa f Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "a god" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kamisah f Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Kamis.
Kamitsure f Japanese
加密列 (カミツレ) Kamitsure, chamomile, which comes from a corruption of the Dutch term for the plant, kamille, when transcribed to Japanese as カミッレ kamirre. Also from 雷 kaminari, thunder.
Kamlesh m & f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi कमलेश or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਮਲੇਸ਼ (see Kamalesh).
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.
Kamshat f Kazakh
Means "otter" in Kazakh, referring specifically to the Eurasian otter. This name could also be formed from Persian کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish" and شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Kanahstatsi f Mohawk
Name of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
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.
Kanatsu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kandiss f English (American)
Variant of Candice. A known bearer of this name is the American Republican politician Kandiss Taylor (born after 1985).
Kandyse f English
Variant spelling of Candice.
Kaneesha f African American (Modern)
A variant of an Indian name.
Kanene Ski Amai Yehi f New World Mythology
Means "spider grandmother" in Cherokee. It is the name of the Cherokee goddess who brought the sun to the world.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, History
Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Kangleisana m & f Manipuri
Means "land of gold" in Meitei.
Kanise f African American (Modern)
Combination of the syllable ka with the name Denise.
Kanisha f Indian, African American, Caribbean
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, nee and sha (also found in Shanika)... [more]
Kansaña m & f Aymara
Means "redeem" in Aymara.
Kansas f & m English (Rare)
From the US state name.
Kanshi f Japanese
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 寛子" FUJIWARANOKANSHI, married to "小一条天皇" KOICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Koichijō. The Kanji Character "寛" meaning "Relaxed", "Confortable" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [more]
Kanush f Armenian
Diminutive form of Haykanush.
Kanyisa f Xhosa
Means "giving light to the future" in Xhosa.
Kanyshay f Kazakh
Turkic for “small princes of the moon” from kanysh (small princes) and ay (moon).
Kaosisochukwu m & f Igbo
Means "as it pleases God" in Igbo.
Kara-kis f Tuvan, Khakas
Means "black girl" in Tuvan and Khakas.
Karasu f & m Japanese
This name means "Raven" or "Crow" in Japanese.
Kareeshma f Tamil, Hinduism, Indian
This name means blossum.And is similar to the name karishma
Karelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Karel using the suffix -lys.
Karessa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caressa, which might be an elaborated form of Caress influenced by Carissa.
Karestan f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Kersten or Kirsten, both of which come from the same etymological root.
Karielys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular suffix -lys (cf. Odalys, Marielys).
Karis f English (Modern)
Variant of Charis, or sometimes Carys. Also compare Karissa.
Karisa f English
Variant of Carisa.
Karishma f Dari Persian
Dari form of Kereshmeh (a Persian name meaning "coquetry").
Karissime f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Carissima
Karistal f Arabic
Arabic transcription of Crystal.
Karistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistiãna.
Karistiãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christiana.
Karítas f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karita.
Karitász f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charity.
Karlisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Carlisha, a combination of Carla and Lisha. Also compare Kalisha.
Karlygash f Kazakh
Means "swallow (bird)" in Kazakh.
Karsen m & f English
Variant of Carson.
Karsie f Arthurian Cycle
Duchess of Arundel in Gottfried’s Tristan.... [more]
Karstyn f English (American)
Feminine spelling of Karsten.
Kartikasari f Indonesian
From Indonesian kartika meaning "star" and sari meaning "essence".
Karwasisa f Quechua
Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".
Karyssa f English
Variant of Karissa.
Kas m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Cas.
Kasa f Hopi
Means "wearing leather" in Hopi.
Kasai f & m Japanese
Means "fire" or "flame".
K'asaloĸ f Greenlandic
Means "bark of fir tree, used for the dying of skins" in Greenlandic.
Kasambayi f Chewa
Means “page” in Chichewa.
Kasane f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 襲 (shuu, oso.u, kasa.ne), which refers the layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat, ultimately derived from the noun 重ね (kasane), the continuative or stem form of the verb 重ねる (kasaneru) meaning "to pile, add (layers), stack, heap" or "to repeat."... [more]
Kasanita f Fijian
Allegedly means "strike wood together to make fire" in Fijian.
Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.
Kasen f Japanese
Means "flower fan".... [more]
Kasha f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a modern phonetic respelling of Cassia, although in some cases it seems to be used as an Anglicized spelling of Polish Kasia.
Kashayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ka and Shayla.
Kashifa f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Kashif.
Kashiko f Japanese
“Kashi” (菓) means: candy, cake, fruit. “Ko” (子) means: child.... [more]
Kashish m & f Indian, Punjabi, Hinduism
Means "lord of the Kashis" or "lord of Kashi city" in Sanskrit, from the place name काशी (Kashi), which refers to one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus (also known as Varanasi or Benares), and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord"... [more]
Kashley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kash with the popular suffix lee.
Kashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Kash and Lyn.
Kashm f Afghan
She who is attracted
Kashmala f Pashto
From Pashto کشمالو (kash-malu) meaning "holy basil".
Kashmir m & f English, Indian
From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) or Urdu کشمیر‎ (kašmīr), referring to a region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between China, India and Pakistan. It is also the name of a 1975 Led Zeppelin song.
Kashmira f Indian, Indian (Parsi)
Feminine form of Kashmir. This is the name of the female protagonist of Salman Rushdie's novel Shalimar the Clown (2005).
Kashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ka and the given name Shonda. It can be spelled KaShonda or Kashonda.
Kashti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my rainbow" in Hebrew. Derived from Keshet, meaning "rainbow".
Kashvi f Hindi, Urdu, Rajasthani
Meaning "Shining". This Name could also be an Indian Translated Form of Shine.
Kasi f & m Dagbani
It means 'neat or clean'
Kasi f & m Finnish
Dialectal pet form (East Finland) of Katariina or short form of Kasimir.
Kasia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Katherine.
Kasia f Biblical Greek, Late Greek
Greek form of Keziah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. It coincides with the Greek noun κασία (kasia) meaning "cassia, cinnamon", which was borrowed into Greek from Hebrew and therefore comes from the same etymological root as Keziah... [more]
Kasie f English
Feminine variant of Casey.
Kasieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kasija f Serbian, Croatian
A variant form of Cassia.
Kasijana f Croatian
An elaborate form of Kasija.
Kasika f Thai
Means "bird" in Thai.
Kasilda f Basque
Basque form of Casilda. Kasilda Hernáez (1914-1992) was an anarchist and feminist.
Kasinda f Kongo
Means “child who was born at dawn” in Kikongo.
Kasiopeya f Bulgarian
Bulgwrian form of Cassiopeia.
Kasipoluin m & f New World Mythology
Kasipoluin is the god of rainbows in Wayuu mythology. His name has no known meaning.
Kasiu f Vilamovian
Variant of Kasia.
Kasiunia f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kasja f Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Serban and Croatian variant of Kasija as well as the Polish feminine form of Kasjusz (and thus a cognate of Cassia).
Kasjana f Polish
Feminine form of Kasjan.
Kasjopeja f Polish
Polish form of Cassiopeia.
Kȧśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Kasia.
Kaska f English
May be used in reference to the place name of Kaska in the Bible.
Kaskawan f Cree
Means 'Fog' in Cree.
Kaskazi f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "north wind" or "hot season, summer".
Kasmine f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name based on Jasmine or Yasmin.
Kasmira f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Kasimira.
Kasrin f Assyrian
Syriac form of Catherine.
Kass m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname Kass derived from Czech kos "blackbird".
Kassa m & f Amharic
Means "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
Kassandreia f Greek (Rare)
Archaic form of Kassandria, variant of Kassandra
Kassi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Kassandra, or perhaps of Cassandra
Kássia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Cássia. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian television presenter, singer and actress Kássia Franco.
Kassiani f Greek
Feminine form of Kassianos. This was the name of a 9th-century Byzantine saint famous as a hymnographer, who supposedly fell in love with the emperor Theophilos but was rejected when she proved to be more intelligent than he.
Kassima f Obscure
Feminine form of Kassim.
Kassiya f Russian
Russian form of Cassia.
Kassoq f Greenlandic
Means "a bluish piece of ice" in Greenlandic.
Kasszandra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cassandra.
Kastālija f Latvian
Latvian form of Castalia. This name is not generally used as a given name.
Kastehelmi f Finnish
Derived from Finnish kastehelmi "dewdrop", ultimately from kaste "dew" and helmi "pearl".
Kasthuri f Indian
Possibly of Sanskrit origin. Meaning "fragrance" or "musk".
Kasturba f Indian
Indian name meaning "musk from the musk deer" combined with a feminine honorific. This was the name of the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Kastusha f Mordvin
Means "growing" in Erzyan.
Kasu f Finnish
Variant of Kasi.
Kasue f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 須 (su) meaning "must, have to, necessary" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kasumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 霞 (kasumi) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 住 (sumi) meaning "dwell, reside, live, inhabit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Kasungi m & f Kikuyu
It means “I will never suffer” often translated in Kiswahili as “Siwezi sumbuka”.... [more]
Kasvi f & m Finnish
Meaning "plant" in Finnish.
Kasyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kason.
Kasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Katarzëna.
Katasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka and Tasha.
Katešḫapi m & f Hittite
Means "King of the Gods", from the Hittite elements katte ("king") and ašḫab ("god"). The name of a Hittite god, which was also borne by a queen of the Middle Kingdom period of the Hittite empire, who is known only from fragmentary documents... [more]
Kätherose f German
Combination of Käthe and Rose... [more]
Katisha f Theatre, African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This was used for a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885), set in Japan. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.
Katishe f Russian (?), Literature
Perhaps a Russified form of French Catiche, an archaic diminutive of Catherine. This name is used for a character, Princess Katerina 'Katishe' Mamontova, in English translations of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace (1869).
Katiusha f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina and Ekaterina, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katiushka f Russian
Variant transliteration of Катюшка (see Katyushka), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katjuša f Slovene
Originally a diminutive form of Katarina, used as a given name in its own right.
Katjuscha f Russian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Катюша (see Katiusha), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katrissa f English (American, Modern)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -issa, such as Melissa and Clarissa.
Katsa f Literature
Used as the name of the main character in the book "Graceling".
Katsia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Katsiaryna.
Katsiru f Shona
Means "female cow" in Shona.
Katsitsienhawi f Mohawk
Means "she carries the flowers" in Mohawk.
Katsue f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane" combined with 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it combines 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled", 伽 (ka, ga, kya, gya, togi) meaning "attending, entertainer, nursing", 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise", 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]
Katsura f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree" (unisex) or 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" (feminine).... [more]
Katsurako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" or 葛 (katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuyo f Japanese
From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine, Kathleen, Katrina and other names beginning with Kat- or Kath-.
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Katuša f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Kateřina (Czech) and Katarína (Slovak). Also compare Katuška.
Katusch f Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Katharina.
Katuška f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Kateřina (Czech) and Katarína (Slovak). Also compare Katuša.
Katuszka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Katarzyna.
Katyushenka f Russian
Russian diminutive pet form of Yekaterina.
Katyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina.
Kausi m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "season" in Finnish.
Kautsar m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Kawthar.
Kavisha f Gujarati
Meaning "Lord of Poets".
Kavsar f Uzbek
Means "clean, cool (water)" in Uzbek. It is also the name of a fountain in heaven (hovzi kavsar).
Kawsar f & m Arabic, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Kawthar as well as the Bengali form. It is solely used as a feminine name in Arabic-speaking countries while it is unisex (more commonly masculine) in Bangladesh.
Kaysa f American (Modern, Rare)
American spelling of Kajsa.
Kaysarija f Tatar
Variant Tatar form of Kawthar.
Kayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine from of Kayshawna, a variant of Keshawna or a combination of Kay 1 and Shawna.
Kaysi f English (Australian)
Variant spelling of Casey.
Kayslee f Obscure
Variant of Kaisley.
Kaysone f & m Lao
Means "pollen" in Lao. A notable bearer was former Laotian president Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992).
Kayssa f English
Name composed by Kay, short form of Catherine, meaning "bolt", "lightening" and the suffix -issa.
Kayyisah f & m Arabic
Meaning unknown
Kazusa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kӧdes f Khakas
Means "cast iron" in Khakas.
Keabetswe m & f Tswana
Means "I have been given" in Setswana.
Keamogetse m & f Tswana
Means "I have received" in Setswana.
Keamogetswe m & f Tswana
Means "I am welcomed" in Setswana.
Kearsey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kearsey.
Kearsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Kearsey. Also compare Kiersey.