Submitted Names Starting with K

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Katsushirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsuichiro.
Katsutaka m Japanese
Katsu means "Victory, Wins" and Taka means "Hawk", "Filial Piety (respect for elders, ancestors, parents)", "Tall, High, Expensive", "Noble, Prosperous". A notable bearer is Katsutaka Idogawa, a Japanese politician.
Katsutarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsutaro.
Katsuya m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can also be formed with other kanji combinations.
Katsuyo f Japanese
Katsu means "Victory" and Yo means "World, Generation, Period, Substitute, Change, Age, Replace."
Katsuyori m Japanese
Katsu can mean "strong" or "victory" and yori means "trust".
Katsuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". This name can be formed from other kanji combinations as well.... [more]
Katsuyuki m Japanese
Katsu means "Victory, Wins". Yuki can mean "Snow", "Happiness", or "Row, Line".
Katsuzo m Japanese (Rare)
Katsu means "Victory" and Zo means "Three", or "Own, Storehouse, Possess".
Katsuzou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Katsuzo.
Katsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine, Kathleen, Katrina and other names beginning with Kat- or Kath-.
Katt f English
Variant of Cat.
Kattaḫḫa f Hittite Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Likely deriving from the Hattic word kattaḫ ("queen"), this theonym was applied to several goddesses, the most prominent of whom was the tutelary goddess of the city of Ankuwa. She is listed alongside other 'queen goddesses' in treaties, such as Ḫuwaššanna.
Katterina f Medieval German, Medieval Low German, Medieval English (Latinized)
Variant of Katherina found in 15th- and 16th-century documents.
Katti f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Kati.
Kättilger m Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of ketill "cauldron hat", "helmet" and geirr "spear".
Kättilö f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kætiløy, composed of Old Norse ketill "kettle, cauldron" and ey "island".
Kattin f Basque
Diminutive of Katalin and Kattalin.
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Kattleya f German
Derived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.
Kattrina f Obscure
Variant of Katrina.
Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.
Katua f Popular Culture
Possibly from Finnish katua "to regret, to rue."... [more]
Káťulka f Czech
Diminutive of Kateřina.
Katuma m Luba
Derived from the Luba word kàtùmà meaning "last-born of triplets", ultimately from the word tùmà meaning "to send". Superstition suggests that third-born children with this name, because of their name, should not be sent on errands or deliveries.
Katumaros m Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *katus "battle" and *māros "great".
Katumin f Mormon
In LDS history, Joseph Smith received a bunch of old Egyptian scrolls. The Book of Abraham was translated from them, and fragments of a few other books were translated. One such fragment told of Princess Katumin, who was a daughter of Pharaoh Onitas.
Katupyry m Guarani
Means "skillful" in Guarani.
Katuri m Aymara
Means "hunter" in Aymara.
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.
Katuwellaunos m Old Celtic
"The One Who (mnos) Leads (welnā) in Battle (katu)".
Katwa m & f Miwok
One of the many words meaning "coyote" in Miwok; other words meaning "coyote" incudes aseli, situ, wayu,... [more]
Katy f Greek (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Keti 2 influenced by the English name Katy.
Katý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katy.
Kátya f Hungarian
Diminutive of Katalin.
Katymay f English (Rare)
Combiation of Katy and May.
Katyna f English
Variant of Katina.
Katyo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Oscar/Óscar.
Katyrna f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarina.
Katyržinka f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarina. 'Katyržinka, swěrna moja' is a traditional Sorbian song and dance.
Katyrzyna f Rusyn (Rare, Archaic), Carpathian (Rare, Archaic)
Very rare Carpatho-Rusyn variant of Catherine. Used in East Hungary, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, and some parts of West Russia. The name is now essentially extinct.
Katyushenka f Russian
Russian diminutive pet form of Yekaterina.
Katyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina.
Kaua f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and ua meaning "rain".
Kauã m Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi kaûã "falcon" (see Cauã).
Kauai m & f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Kauai's name has no particular historical meaning; however, through the legend of Hawaii loa who is thought to have been the Polynesian founder of the Hawaiian island's original inhabitants, “a favorite place around one's neck” is suggested.
Kauan m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Kauã.
Kauanny f Brazilian (Modern)
Modern spelling of Kauany (Since double consonant is a common modern thing in Brazil when giving name to a kid) which is feminine form of Kauã which itself is a variant of Cauã meaning "hawk" in tupi.
Kauê m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Cauê.
K'augdluatdlak f Greenlandic
Means "shining white" in Greenlandic.
Kaugúnaĸ m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "one who was buried in-between rocks".
Kaugunnaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kaugúnaĸ.
Kaʻuhane f & m Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and 'uhane meaning "soul, spirit".
Kauhane f & m Hawaiian (Archaic)
Old orthography form of Kaʻuhane.
Kaukab f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Pakistani
Derived from Arabic كَوْكَب‎ (kawkab) meaning "star, planet" (more precisely, this word occurs in the Quran meaning either "star" or "planet", whereas in modern Arabic its meaning is generally limited to "planet" - the word نَجْم (najm) is used to mean "star").... [more]
Kaukomieli m Finnish (Archaic), Finnish Mythology
Means "absentminded", from kauko- "far away, distant" and mieli "mind, sense, mood". Sometimes used as an alternate name for Lemminkäinen, a hero from the Finnish epic Kalevala.
Kaula f Romani
Kaula was a cousin of Unku.
Kaulaai-lehua f Polynesian Mythology
The name of a beautiful princess of Molokai.
Kaulana m & f Hawaiian
From the word meaning "famous, celebrated, renowned, well-known."
Kaulde f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Claudia.
Kauldi m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Claudio and Claude.
Kauluwehi f Hawaiian
Variant form of Uluwehi.
Kaumudi f Indian
From Sanskrit कौमुदी (kaumudī) meaning "moonlight". This is another name for Sharad Purnima, a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon of late September or early October.
Kaun m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contracted form of Kauan.
Kauna f Hausa
Means "love" in Hausa.
Kaunda f & m African
swahilli... [more]
Kaung m Burmese
Means "good, nice, fine, pleasant" in Burmese.
Kaunish m Bhojpuri
Meaning "King" or "Prince".
Kauno m Finnish
From Finnish kaunis meaning "beautiful".
Kaunos m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of the eponymous founder of Kaunos, an ancient city located in modern-day Turkey.
Kaunota f Ancient Oscan
Feminine form of Kaunotis.
Kaunotis m Ancient Oscan
Masculine form of Kaunota. May be derived from an Ancient Doric Greek name, Kaunotos.
Kaupo m Estonian, Medieval Baltic
Medieval Estonian short form of Jakob, now used as a given name in its own right.
Kaur m Estonian
Directly taken from Estonian kaur “loon, diver”.
Kaurbek m Ossetian
Meaning unknown. The second element is derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
Kauri m Estonian
Variant of Kaur. In some cases, however, it may be a borrowing of the Karelian name.
Kauri m Karelian, Finnish
Karelian form of Gabriel.
Kauri m Finnish
From a type of Tree called "Kauri", a tall coniferous Forest Tree that has broad leathery leaves and produces valuable timber and dammar resin. It grows in warm countries from Malaysia to New Zealand.
Kauro m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant form of Gabriel (Karelia).
Kaurrâʹl m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Gabriel.
Kaus m Hmong
Means "fang" in Hmong.
Kaushal m Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कौशल (kauśal) meaning "skill, experience".
Kausi m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "season" in Finnish.
Kaustubh m Hinduism
Lord Visnu's Pearl
Kautaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "hammer" in Greenlandic.
Kauthar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch columnist and politician Kauthar Bouchallikht (b. 1994), who is of Moroccan descent.
Kautsar m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Kawthar.
K'avak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'man from the south' (term used to denote stupidity).
Kaval m Indian, English
Means "kite (bird)" in Moksha.
Kavanaugh m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Kavanaugh. According to the SSA, Kavanaugh was given to 5 boys in 2004.
Kavel m Bhojpuri
Meaning "Lotus".
Kavell m Jamaican Patois
Name of Jamaican origin, meaning "strong".
Kaven f & m Romani (Rare)
Courage strong brave kind feline
Kavin m Indian, Tamil, Thai
Means "beauty, grace, fairness" in Tamil. This name can also be used as an alternate transcription of Thai Kawin (which is of the same origin).
Kavinaya f Tamil
Tamil name, possibly in part from Kavi.
Kavindra m & f Hinduism, Indian
It is name given to poet's who are highly talented or who have created master piece... [more]
Kaviraj m Bhojpuri
Meaning "King of Poets".
Kavish m Indian
Kavish is another name of Hindu God Ganesha !
Kavisha f Gujarati
Meaning "Lord of Poets".
Kavitaa f Indian
Variant of Kavita.
Kaviya f Indian
Variant of Kavya.
Kavkaba f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kavkab meaning "star".
Kavri m Mari
Mari form of Gavriil.
Kavsar f Uzbek
Means "clean, cool (water)" in Uzbek. It is also the name of a fountain in heaven (hovzi kavsar).
Kavtar m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Persian noun کفتار (kaftar) meaning "hyena". This name was borne by several Georgian noblemen from the medieval period.
Kawa m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Kaveh.
Kawahib m Tupi
A popular name in Argentina and in Eastern Paraguay among Guarani people, also the name of a dialect of the language.
Kawai m & f Hawaiian
Means "the water," from definite article ka and wai meaning "water."
Kawai f & m Japanese
From Japanese 華 (kawa) meaning "flower" or 可 (kawa) meaning "passable", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" or 意 (i) meaning "thoughts". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Kawaii f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Means "cute" in Japanese.
Kawaiola f & m Hawaiian
Means "the water of life" from Hawaiian ka "the" combined with wai "(fresh) water" and ola "life" (compare Waiola).
Kawako f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kawasa m Sundanese
Means "powerful" in Sundanese, from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa) meaning “authority, power, control, dominion”.
Kawaunuiaola f Polynesian Mythology
A woman has this name in Hawaiian Mythology
Ka-wa-zauce m Ojibwe
Ojibwe word for "little child".
Kawena f & m Hawaiian
Means "the glow" or "the glowing one," from definite article ka and wena meaning "glow."
Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopele f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele" in Hawaiian... [more]
Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele-ka-wahine-ʻai-honua-i-nā-lei-lehua-a-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth eating woman" in Hawaiian... [more]
Kawennáhere f Mohawk
Notable bearer is award-winning Mohawk actress, Kawennahere Devery Jacobs.
Kawennitake f Mohawk
Notable bearer is actress Bobbi Kawennitake Deere.
Kawesa m Ganda
"black smith" Kovacs
Kāwika m Hawaiian
Vernacular form of Dāvida, the Hawaiian form of David. This was the Hawaiian pronunciation of the name of King David Kalākaua (1836-1891), the last reigning king of Hawaiʻi.
Kawin f Kurdish
Means "hill" in Kurdish.
Kawin m Thai
Means "good, beautiful" in Thai.
Kawinthida f Thai
From Thai กวิน (kawin) meaning "good, beautiful" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter".
Kawis m Bontoc
Means "good" in Bontoc. This was the name in a folktale about a nameless man, who saved a village from a monster snake and in reward was given this name.
Kawm f Hmong
Means "basket" in Hmong.
Kawro m Balochi
Derived from kawr meaning "acacia tree".
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.
Kawtar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa (particularly Morocco).
Kax m & f American
Invented name.
Kaxilda f Basque
Diminutive of Kasilda.
Kay f Burmese
Means "hair" in Burmese.
Kaya f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume" or 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward" combined with Japanese 耶 (ya), a phonetic character. ... [more]
Kaya f Literature
Short form of Kaya'aton'my', a name invented for the Native American girl of the Nimíipuu or Nez Percé tribe in the American Girl series of dolls, accompanied by books... [more]
Kaya'aton'my' f Literature
Means "one who arranges rocks" in Nez Percé. It was used for a Native American character in the American Girl series of children's books and dolls, nicknamed Kaya... [more]
Kayaga m & f Nyoro
Means “The windy month” in Bunyoro.
Kayah f Japanese (Japanized, Rare)
Kayah meansTo forgive, or forgivness
Kayaka f Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kaya) meaning "herb" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kayako f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) "beautiful, good" and 野 (ya) "area, field" combined with 子 (ko) "child". This is merely one popular combination; many other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Kayalvili f Tamil
Means "fish-eyed" in Tamil, from கயல் (kayal) meaning "fish" and விழி (vili) meaning "eye".
Kayalvizhi f Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil கயல்விழி (see Kayalvili).
Kayami f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kayan m Persian (Modern), Kurdish
Kayan meaning “king, leader, high status”, coming from Middle Persian.
Kayana f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
Kayane f Armenian
Variant transcription of Gayane.
Kayanne f English (Modern)
Combination of Kay 1 and Anne 1.
Kayano f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (kaya) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 茅 (kaya) meaning "miscanthus reed", 香 (kaya) meaning "fragrance", 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 火 (ka) meaning "fire", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening", 也 (ya) meaning "also", 耶 (ya), an interjection, 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow", 野 (ya) meaning "area, field", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field"... [more]
Kayati f Sanskrit, Indian
MEANING - To sound ... [more]
Kayda f English (Canadian, Rare)
Can mean "Little dragon" or "Princess of god" and is of Japanese origin
Kaydan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Kayde m & f English
Variant of Cade, though in some instances it may be a variant of Kaydee.
Kaydee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katie, though in some instances this may be a combination of Kay 1 and Dee.
Kaydie f American
Variant of Katie.
Kaydne f & m English
Variant of Kaydnne.
Kaydnne f & m English (Rare)
Form of Kayden using the popular suffix -ne.
Kayelee f Obscure
Variant of Kaylee. This name was given to 14 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Kayeleigh f Obscure
Variant of Kaylee. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Kayelene f English
Variant of Kayleen.
Kayella f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla or a combination of Kay 1 and Ella 1.
Kayelyn f English
Variant of Kaylyn. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Kayen m African
(Nigerian)"celebrated", (Yoruba)" long-hoped-for child"
Kayiane f Armenian
Variant transcription of Gayane.
Kayika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
MEANING " Corporeal " ; Relating or belonging to body... [more]
Kayӑkki f Chuvash
Means "bird" in Chuvash.
Kayko f Japanese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Keiko. This spelling is not used in Japan.
Kayl m American
Variant of Cale.
Kayla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Kelila.
Kaylaa f English (American, Rare), Obscure
Variant of Kayla. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 8 girls were recorded with the name Kaylaa in 1999.
Kaylagh f Obscure
Variant of Kayla in the style of Shelagh.
Kaylana f English (Rare)
Combination of Kay 1 and Lana.
Kayland f & m English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kay 1 with the popular suffix -land.
Kaylayla f Obscure
Kaylayla Raine is an actress.
Kayle f Yiddish
Variant of Keyle.
Kaylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kaylean f English
A combination of name element kay and suffix lean. ... [more]
Kayleb m English
Variant of Caleb.
Kayleena f English
Variant of Kaylena.
Kayli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kaylia to which results as a double elaboration of Kayla/Kaylee or a combination of Kay 1/Kayla/Kaylee and Liana.
Kaylinda f English
Combination of Kay 1 and Linda.
Kayllee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kaylley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kaylli f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kayllie f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kaylly f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Kaylon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.
Kayloni f English
Possibly a variant of Kailani
Kaylor f & m English (Rare)
This name is most likely a transferred use of the surname Kaylor.... [more]
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