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Kilianus m Irish (Latinized), Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Cillian via its variant form Kilian. When this given name first came into use in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages, it was given in honour of saint Kilian, who is generally known as sint Kilianus in Dutch.

Kılıç m Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.

Kilika m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Chris / Cris.

Kilikopela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Christopher.

Kilion m Biblical
Variant of Chilion.

Kilipaki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gilbert.

Kilish m Shor
Means "sword" in Shor.

Kiljan m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kilian.

Kiljon m Biblical Dutch, Biblical Hungarian
Dutch and Hungarian form of Chilion.

Killara f & m Indigenous Australian (Rare), Darug
Means "permanent, always there" in Darug. ... [more]

Killion m English (American)
Variant of Killian.

Kill-sin m English (Puritan)
Referring to Leviticus 14:13, "And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:"

Killua m Popular 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.

Killyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Killian.

Kilmar m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name is mostly used in El Salvador.

Kilmer m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

Kilmo m Filipino

Kilo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylo.

Kilonn m English (Rare)

Kilorn m Philippine Mythology (Rare)

Kilperik m Croatian, Finnish
Croatian and Finnish form of Chilperic.

Kilpi m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "shield" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.

Kilyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Killian.

Kim m Hmong
Means "expensive" in Hmong.

Kim m Russian, Soviet
Short form of Akim and Yakim, which are both Russian forms of Joachim.... [more]

Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".

Kim m Mormon
Jaredite king and son of Morianton.

Kim f & m Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Kimani m African
"Adventurous" or "sailor" Kukiyu tribe in the nation state of Kenya.

Kimbilio m Swahili
Swahili masculine name meaning "refuge".

Kimble m & f English
Variant of Kimball, also occasionally used as a feminine name.

Kimbo m English (Australian)
Diminutive of Kimberley.

Kîme f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kimi.

Kimeli m Eastern African

Kimelo m Nyakyusa
Means "seedlings" in Nyakyusa.

Kimery f & m English (American, Rare)

Kimetrius m African American (Rare)

Kimetz m Basque
Derived from Basque kimetz, a variant of kimu "sprout".

Kimhan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Khimhan.

Kimi m Chinese

Kimi f & m Japanese
Kimi was already popular for girls in the Edo era and remained in common use until the early 1900s, most commonly spelled in hiragana as きみ.... [more]

Kimi f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jamie.

Kimiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 王 (kimi) meaning "king, rule, magnate" or 君 (kimi) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix" combined with 彰 (aki) meaning "clear, obvious", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, section", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, visible", 照 (aki) meaning "illuminate, shine, compare, sunlight", or 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, bright, help"... [more]

Kimiharu m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear or fine weather". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kimihide m Japanese
From 皇 (kimi) meaning "emperor, mikado, tenno, Japan, monarch, Creator, ruler, sovereign", 君 (kimi) meaning "you, lord, ruler" or 公 (kimi) meaning "public, official, prince" and 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding, superior"... [more]

Kimihiko m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" or 公 (kimi) meaning "prince" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "prince". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kimihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" and 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kimihisa m Japanese
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]

Kimihito m Japanese
From Japanese 竜 (kimi) meaning "dragon" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kimikazu m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kiminari m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" or 公 (kimi) meaning "prince" combined with 城 (nari) meaning "castle" or 成 (nari) meaning "to become, to do something". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kiminaru m Japanese
From 仁 (kimi) meaning "benevolence" or 公 (kimi) meaning "European sovereign prince" combined 徳 (naru) meaning "virtue". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kiminori m Japanese
From 公 (kimi) meaning "sovereign prince" and 法 (nori) meaning "method, principle, law, rule". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Kimio m Japanese
From Japanese 王 (kimi) meaning "king" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kimiora m & f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from kimi meaning "search/look for, seek out" and ora meaning "life."

Kimishige m Japanese
From 仁 (kimi) meaning "benevolence" or 君 (kimi) meaning "you, thou, nobleman, lord, ruler, master" combined with 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds"... [more]

Kimitada m Japanese
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.

Kimito m Japanese
From Japanese 君 or 公 (kimi) meaning "lord" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Kimitsugu m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" or 公 (kimi) meaning "public, official, government", combined with 禎 (tsugu) meaning "divine grace, auspicious, straightforward", meaning 亜 (a, tsugu) meaning “second, Asia, sub-”, or 次 (ji, tsugu) meaning "next"... [more]

Kimiyasu m Japanese
From Japanese 公 (kimi) meaning "lord" combined with 寧 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, rather". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Kimiyoshi m Japanese
From 君 (kimi) meaning "noble, lord" and 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well. A known bearer is the Japanese film director, Kimiyoshi Yasuda (1911-1983).

Kimmel m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kimmel.

Kimn f & m English (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
A variant for Kim is a name of English origin, that means "ruler" or "royal" ,is a common and simple name for both genders.

Kimnor m Mormon
Early Jaredite.

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Greek κίω (kio) meaning "to go, walk quickly", to Latin cimex meaning "bug", to proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás meaning "black, dark", or to Greek κημός (kemos) meaning "muzzle".

Kimona f & m African American
Blend of Kim 1 and Mona 1.

Kimonas m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Kimon.

Ki-moon m Korean
A famous is Ban Ki-Moon

Kimoshi f & m Asháninka
From the Ashaninka kimoshiri meaning "joyful, happy".

Kimothy m & f African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Timothy, influenced by Kim 1.

Kims m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adoption of Kim 2.

Kimsan f & m Kyrgyz

Kim-un-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of bears and mountains. Bears are a common feature in Ainu mythology and are often depicted as benevolent creatures.

Kimursi m Kalenjin, Eastern African
Meaning unknown.

Kimvân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Vân.

Kin f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level."... [more]

Kinaan m Arabic
It means arrow case

Kina-chan f & m Japanese
Ki means yellow, Na means vegetables, greens. Chan means moon

Kinaithon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb κινέω (kineo) meaning "to move, to set in motion, to begin, to cause" combined with Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat" (see Aithon).

Kinalabukk m & f Ainu
Meaning "Person who play with the Bulrush" in Ainu.

Ki-nam m Korean
Variant transcription of Gi-nam.

Kinan m Arabic
From Arabic كِنَان (keenan) meaning "cover", "wrap", "veil".

Kinar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
It may come from the Hebrew word כינור (kinor) means "violin" in Hebrew.

Kinari f & m Japanese

Kina-sut-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of snakes, depicted as the brother of Nusa-kor-kamuy (occasionally, they are even regarded as the same entity).

Kincaid m English
Derived from Gaelic ceann "top, head" and either caithe "pass" or catha "battle". Kincaid is a famous Scottish Clan. ... [more]

Kind f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kind.

Kindel m Estonian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Konstantin.

Kindin m Basque
Basque form of Quintinus.

Kindle m & f American
Variant of Kendall.

Kindrat m Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Quadratus.

Kindred m English
From the English word kindred meaning "family, connected, kin".

Kinède m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Cennydd via the Latinization Kenedus.

Kinesh m Indian

Kinga m Japanese (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]

Kingdavid m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African)
Combination of King and David, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King David of Israel.

Kingdom m English (American, Rare), English (African)
Either a transferred use of the surname Kingdom or else directly from the English word, perhaps taken from the biblical phrase kingdom of God... [more]

Kingman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred usage from the surname Kingman. A known bearer was the American diplomat Kingman Brewster Jr. (1919-1988).

Kingo m Japanese
The name Kingo means "my gold." The kanji character 金 (kane/kin) means "gold" and 吾 (ware/go) means "my, one's own."

Kingoro m Japanese

Kingorou m Japanese
From 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level", combined with 五 (go) meaning "five", and 郎 (ro, ryo) meaning "son".

Kingou m Japanese

Kingrun m Arthurian Cycle
The seneschal of King Clamide.... [more]

Kingsford m Scottish, African
Transferred use of the surname Kingsford.

Kingslee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley.

Kingsolomon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of King and Solomon, possibly used in reference to the Biblical character, King Solomon of Israel.

Kingstyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingston.

Kính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敬 (kính) meaning "respect, honour".

Kinheja m Creek
Meaning unknown.

Kinichi m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "pleasure, rejoice," 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere" or 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade" with 一 (ichi, kazu, hito) meaning "one"... [more]

Kinichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kinichirou.

Kinichirou m Japanese
From the Japanese kin (meaning gold), ichi (meaning one), and rou (meaning son).

Kinir m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Cinyras.

Kinito m Spanish (Rare)
Pet name of unclear origin. Sometimes it may be related to the drinking game kinito or to the nickname Quino.

Kinjal m & f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "river bank" in Sanskrit.

Kinji m Japanese
From Japanese 勤 (kin) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" combined with 次 (ji) meaning "next, secondary". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name. ... [more]

Kinjirō m Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold", 欽 (kin) meaning "respect, revere", 欣 (kin) meaning "take pleasure in, rejoice" or 錦 (kin) meaning "brocade" combined with 次 (ji) meaning "order, sequence, next", 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 治 (ji) meaning "govern, administer" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son"... [more]

Kinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས (see Kunley).

Kinlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kinlow.

Kinmochi m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)
From 金 (kin) meaning "gold" combined with 望 (mochi) meaning "hope". Other combinations can be used.

Kinnaru m Ugaritic Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Possibly meaning "lyre", from the Ugaritic word knr. As this word is used in both reference to the stringed instrument, and to the god Kinnaru, it is thought that Kinnaru was a deification of the lyre.

Kinney m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Kinney.

Kinnick m American

Kinnik m & f English (American)

Kinnon m & f American (Rare)

Kinnosuke m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "pleasure, rejoice," 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere" or 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade" and 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" with 助 (jo, suke, su.keru, tasu.karu, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, save, rescue," 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, help, care" or 輔 (fu, ho, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "help."... [more]

Kino m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Joaquín or Tranquilino.

Kino m & f Japanese

Kinohi f & m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Genesis.

Kinpei m Japanese
From 金 (kin) meaning "gold" and 平 (pei, hei) meaning "peace, level, even, flat". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kinsaburo m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kinsaburou.

Kinsaburou m Japanese
From Japanese 均 (kin) meaning "gentle", 三 (sabu) meaning "three" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "clear; bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kinshi m Japanese

Kinshiro m Japanese

Kinshirou m Japanese

Kinta m Japanese
From 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kintan m & f Indian
An India name meaning "Wears a crown" or "Royal"

Kintaro m Japanese Mythology
Variant transcription of Kintarō.

Kintarō m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold", 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "take pleasure in, rejoice", 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere, long for", 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade, fine dress, honors" or 琴 (kin, koto) meaning "harp, koto" with 太郎 (tarou) meaning "eldest son" (from 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son.")... [more]

Kinte m Literature, African American
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the book and miniseries 'Roots' where it was the surname of the character Kunta Kinte.

Kintey m Yakut
Means "haughty" in Yakut.

Kintiliano m Basque
Basque form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Kintilio m Basque
Basque form of Quintilius.

Kintilo m Basque
Basque form of Quintillus.

Kintin m Picard
Picard form of Quintinus.

Kinto m Basque
Basque form of Quintus.

Kintugenos m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "firstborn", derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *kintus, *kentus "first" and *genos "born; family".

Kintugnatos m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "firstborn", derived from Proto-Celtic *kintus, *kentus "first" and *gnātos "born".

Kintuillang m Mapuche
Means "look for semiprecious stones or beads" in Mapuche.

Kinu m Aymara
“A man awake, lively, who is aware of everything that happens“... [more]

Kinuani m & f Lingala
'adventure'

Kinubi m Swahili
Swahili masculine name meaning "harp".

Kinuo m Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" and 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kinya m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "pleasure, rejoice," 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere" or 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade" with 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)," 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what" or 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly."... [more]

Kinyo m Bontoc
Meaning unknown.

Kinyon m English
Possibly a variant of Kenyon.

Kinzaburo m Japanese

Kinzaburou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kinzaburo.

Kinzang m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Kunzang.

Kinzi m & f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic for "my treasure"- the word "kinz" means treasure, with the "i" denoting possession.

Kîo m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Kio m Astronomy
The ancient Chinese name for Spica, the common name for Alpha Virginis, a blue giant binary star and the brightest in the constellation Virgo. From the Chinese for "horn, spike", as it is seen as "the horn of Jupiter"... [more]

Kio f & m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kioko m Eastern African, Kamba
Means "born in the morning" in Kamba.

Kion m African American (Modern), English (American), Popular Culture
Variant spelling of Keon. Used by a character in "The Lion Guard".

Kion m Russian (Archaic)
Variant or short form of Okean, which is the Russian form of Okeanos.... [more]

Kiong m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qiang.

Kioni m Georgian (Archaic)
Variant or short form of Okeanosi, which is the Georgian form of Okeanos.... [more]

Kior f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ka'oir.

Kioshi m Japanese
Of Japanese origin and from the Judaism religion.

Kioto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of a ki kanji, like 樹 meaning "tree," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance," 季 meaning "season," 喜 meaning "delight, pleasure" or 貴 meaning "precious, valuable," and 音 (oto) meaning "sound" or an o kanji, like 生 meaning "grow" or 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," and a to kanji, like 人 meaning "person."... [more]

Kiǫtvi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kjǫt meaning "flesh", "meat".

Kioumars m Persian
Variant of Keyumars.

Kiowa m Hualapai

Kipenzi f & m Swahili, African
means "darling", "favorite", "loved one"

K'iperoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "furrow", "channel" (in wood, bone, metal etc.)

Kipkirui m Kalenjin
Means "one who was born while people slept" in Kelenjin.

Kipland m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Kip with the English noun land meaning "land", possibly created by parents who liked the name Kip but felt that it seemed like too much of a nickname for it to be a proper full name, and therefore set about inventing a proper full name for Kip, which ended up being Kipland... [more]

Kipley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipley.

Kipli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian short form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.

Kippei m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kipper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipper.

Kippy m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Kip sometimes used as a feminine form.

Kipras m Lithuanian
Short form of Kiprijonas.

Kiprian m Russian
Russian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Kiprianos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Κυπριανός (see Kyprianos).

Kiprijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Kipton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipton.

Kiptyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Kipton.

Kirakos m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
Armenian form of Cyriacus.

Kiran m Russian (Rare)
Variant of the name Kir, or alternatively a masculine form of Kira 1.

Kiran m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirana f & m Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai
Alternate transcription of Kiran as well as the Indonesian and Thai form. It is used as a unisex name in India and Indonesia while it is solely feminine in Thailand.

Kirandeep f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kirandip f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਿਰਨਦੀਪ (see Kirandeep).

Kirane f & m Japanese

Kirani m & f Indian, Indonesian

Kiranjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Kiranjit f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤ (see Kiranjeet).

Kiranjot f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Kiranpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Kiranpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kirapu m Moriori
Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Moriori elder named Kirapu Rangikei of the Kaingaroa district on what is now the Chatham Islands who signed the 1862 Moriori Petition.

Kirara f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]

Kirari f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.... [more]

Kirat m Literature
This is the name of an important character in the second Spirit Animals series.... [more]

Kirati m Thai
Means "honour, fame, prestige" in Thai.

Kirato m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kira) meaning "light", 輝 (kira) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour" or 葵 (kira) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 仁 (to) meaning "benevolence" or 瞳 (to) meaning "pupil"... [more]

Kirayoshi m Popular Culture (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In the television show Deep Space Nine, Miles and Keiko O'Brien named their son Kirayoshi, although it was often shortened to Yoshi.

Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby

Kirbie m & f American (Modern)
Unisex variant of Kirby

Kirbyjon m Obscure
Combination of Kirby and Jon 2.

Kircho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Kiril.

Kirei m Japanese
From 綺 (ki) "beautiful" and 礼 (rei) "thanks, salute"

Kiren m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kirgieley m Yakut
Yakut form of Grigoriy.

Kiri m Khmer
Means "mountain" in Khmer.

Kiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese (霧) meaning "fog, mist".

Kiriak m Russian
Russian form of Cyriacus.

Kiriakos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακος (see Kyriakos).

Kirian m English
Variant of Kieran.

Kirijak m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Cyriacus.

Kirik m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian form of Kirykos.

Kirikos m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Kirykos.

Kirikuba m Bariba
Means "a carved idol" in Bariba.

Kirilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cyril.

Kirile m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Kyrillos (see Cyril).

Kirills m Latvian
Latvian form of Kirill

Kirimanongi m & f Polynesian
Means "fragrant skin" in Anutan.

Kirio m & f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" combined with 生 (o) meaning "living" or 男 (o) meaning "man". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kirio m Polynesian
Means "unstable" in Maori and Samoan.

Kirion m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Georgian and Russian form of Kyrion. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian saint Kirion II (1855-1918), who was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.

Kirit m Indian

Kirito m Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible. A notable bearer is Kirito (the username of Kazuto Narusaka) from the 'Sword Art Online' series.

Kiritsugu m Japanese
From 切 (kiri) "to cut, to be sharp" and 嗣 (tsugu) "heir"

Kirity m Indian (Rare)

Kirjan m German (Rare)

Kirkby m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkby... [more]

Kirkcameron m English (Pop Culture)
A combination of Kirk and Cameron, possible inspired by actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron.

Kirkland m English
From the surname Kirkland.

Kirkman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkman.

Kirkpatrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kirkpatrick. It is borne by author Kirkpatrick Hill.

Kirmen m Basque (Modern)
Means "loyal, faithful".

Kirno m Javanese
From Javanese kirna referring to a classification of long-lived trees that bear hanging fruit (such as mango, durian or rambutan).

Kirollos m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian form of Cyril via the Coptic form Kyrillos.

Kiron m Sanskrit (?)

Kirono m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Kirana.

Kiros m Eastern African, Ge'ez

Kirsän m Kalmyk
Kalmyk variant of Kirsan.

Kirsan m Russian
Russian short form of the Greek name Chrysanthos.

Kirsan m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk киртә (kirtä) meaning "dirty".

Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.

Kirt m Filipino (?)
its backward for Trik or Patrick

Kirththish m Sinhalese
Means, “rules with glory”. A modern Sanskrit-Dravidian hybrid name, commonly used among Tamil and occasionally Sinhalese communities in Sri Lanka and southern India. Derived from the Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti) which means "fame, glory, reputation, honor" and the suffix ईश (īśa) which means "lord, ruler, god".

Kirtley m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the English surname Kirtley.

Kirtly m & f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kirtley.

Kirui m & f Kalenjin
Diminutive of Chepkirui and Kipkirui.

Kirulus m Arabic
Arabic form of Cyril, used by Arab Christians.

Kirushi m Sinhalese (Rare, ?)

Kiruththikan m Tamil
Derived from “Krittika” (Sanskrit: कृत्तिका), which refers to the Pleiades star cluster. In Tamil and Hindu tradition, Krittika is also the name of one of the six foster mothers of the god Murugan (also called Kartikeya), a prominent deity in Tamil culture.

Kirya m Russian
Diminutive of Kir.

Kiryat-yearim m Biblical Hebrew
1 chronicles 2:50.

Kirykos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of the Late Greek name Κηρῦκος (Kerykos), which was derived from the Greek adjective κήρυκος (kerykos) meaning "heraldic, of the herald", itself derived from the Greek noun κῆρυξ (keryx) meaning "herald, messenger".... [more]

Kiryla m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Cyril.

Kirylo m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Кирило (see Kyrylo).

Kiryo m Mordvin
Mordvin form or Kirill.

Kisada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kisag m Armenian
Means "long hair" in Armenian.

Kisame m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鬼 (ki) meaning "ogre" and 鮫 (same) meaning "shark". Kisame Hoshigaki is a character from the 'Naruto' anime and manga series.

Kisan m Indian
Possibly from the Hindi word meaning "farmer".

Kisda m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kisean m African American
Variant of Kishawn and Keshawn.

Ki-seong m Korean
Alternate transcription of 기성 (see Gi-seong).

Kish m Biblical

Kishawn m African American
Variant spelling of Keshawn.

Kisherceg m Hungarian, Literature
From Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. Literally meaning "little prince".

Kishi m Biblical Hebrew
Kishi (also Kushaiah) is a figure in the Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 6:44 states Kishi is a Merarite, and the father of the ancestor of Ethan the minstrel.

Kishichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 七 (shichi) meaning "seven" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be possible.... [more]

Kishin m Japanese
Kishin (鬼神) means "fierce god" in Japanese.

Kishisaburo m Japanese
From 吉 (kichi) meaning "lucky, fortunate", 三 (sabu) meaning "three", and 郎 (ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kishkumen m Mormon
Character in the Book of Mormon.

Kisho m Japanese
From 揮 (ki) meaning "brandish, volatile" combined with 笑 (sho) meaning "smile" or 聖 (sho) meaning "sacred, holy". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kisho m Georgian
Short form of Kishvardi.

Kishvardi m Georgian
Georgian form of Kishwad. The name is also often thought to be the Georgian form of the similar name Kishwar.

Kişi m Karachay-Balkar
Means "man" in Karachay-Balkar.

Kisi f & m Ogoni
Means "move/ go forward" or "progress" in Khana,... [more]

Kisi m & f Newar (Rare)
From Newar किसी (kisī) or किसि (kisi) meaning "elephant".

Kisikawasan m Cree
Means "flash in the sky" in Cree.

Kismet m Albanian
Derived from Albanian kismet, a variant of kësmet "good luck; fate".

Kisoo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Kissada m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กฤษฎา (see Kritsada).

Kissanapong m Thai

Kisshu m Japanese
Means 'quiche' in Japanese. ... [more]

Kissimi m & f Inuit
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".

Kisu f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "kitty" in Finnish.

Kisuke m Japanese
From 希 (ki) meaning "hope" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kisundi m Pare
Means "deep night" in the Athu language of the Pare people.

Ki-sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of 기성 (see Gi-seong).

Kitae f & m Japanese (Rare)
As a feminine name, it combines 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, pleasure" and 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much" with 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet" or 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness."... [more]