Submitted Names Starting with K

Kanwal f & m Urdu, Punjabi
From Urdu and Punjabi کنول (kanval) meaning "lotus", ultimately derived from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Kanwaldeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kanwaljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Kanwaljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕੰਵਲਜੀਤ (see Kanwaljeet).

Kanwalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kanyae m African American
Variant of Kanye.

Kanyarat f Thai
From Thai กัญญา (kanya) meaning "girl, young woman" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Kanyawee f Thai

Kanybek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kanyisa f Xhosa
Means "giving light to the future" in Xhosa.

Kanyisile f South African

Kanykei f Kyrgyz
Means "khan's daughter, princess" (an archaic word) in Kyrgyz. In the Kyrgyz poem the Epic of Manas, Kanykei is one of the two wives of the hero Manas.

Kanykey f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kanykei.

Kanyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Canyon.

Kanyshay f Kazakh
Turkic for “small princes of the moon” from kanysh (small princes) and ay (moon).

Kanza f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Kenza.

Kanza f Japanese
From Japanese 燗 (kan) meaning "warming sake" combined with 咲 (za) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanzemaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of 観世音 (Kanzeon) meaning "Avalokiteshvara" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "circle".... [more]

Kanzo m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kanzou.

Kanzou m Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (kan) meaning "drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor", 侃 (kan) meaning "strong, just, righteous, peace-loving", 寒 (kan) meaning "cold", 勘 (kan) meaning "intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense", 喚 (kan) meaning "yell, cry, call, scream, summon", 堪 (kan) meaning "withstand, endure, support, resist", 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 官 (kan) meaning "bureaucrat, the government, organ", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 干 (kan) meaning "dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus, orange", 歓 (kan) meaning "delight, joy", 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary", 看 (kan) meaning "watch over, see", 緩 (kan) meaning "slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease", 莞 (kan) meaning "smiling, reed used to cover tatami", 観 (kan) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 諌 (kan) meaning "admonish, dissuade", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 関 (kan) meaning "connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning", 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea", 翫 (kan) meaning "take pleasure in, play instrument" or 神 (kan) meaning "gods, mind, soul" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess" or 造 (zou) meaning "create, make, structure, physique"... [more]

Kanzuddin m Arabic
Means "treasure of the faith", referring to someone Muslims treasure because of their beliefs and virtues.

Kao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male" (usually masculine) or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaodinna m Igbo
Means "the way it pleases God" in Igbo.

Ka'ohele m Hawaiian
Hawaiian origin name, meaning "the path".

Kaʻōhelo f Polynesian Mythology
Derived from ka meaning "the" and ʻōhelo referring to the ʻōhelo shrub. This was the name of the mortal sister of Pele.

Ka'oir f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element kay with Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).

Kaoko f Japanese
From Japanese 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaola f & m Hawaiian
It means "life" in Hawaiian.

Kaolyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Kaombwe f & m Swahili

Kaon f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaona f Hawaiian
Kaona is a Hawaiian word referring to the hidden meaning of a word or phrase

Kaoni f Nigerian
Long awaited child

Kaorana f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "golden horizon".

Kaorantin m Breton
Variant of Kaourintin.

Kaoriki m Tahitian
Of Marquesan origin.

Kaoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Kaori combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Kaorina f Japanese
From Japanese 馨 (kaori) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaoruka f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (kaoru) meaning "fragrance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaoruko f Japanese
From Kaoru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Kaorun f Japanese (Modern)
Form of Kaori.

Kaosisochukwu m & f Igbo
Means "as it pleases God" in Igbo.

Kaospela m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Caspar.

Kaou m Breton
Diminutive of Kaourintin.

Kaoura f Breton
Diminutive of Kaourantina.

Kaourantin m Breton
Variant of Kaourintin.

Kaourantina f Breton
Feminine form of Kaourantin.

Kaourintina f Breton (Rare)
Original Breton form of Corentine.

Kaoutar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kaouthar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kaouther f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kápa m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kápa meaning 'a cowled cloak, cloak with a hood'.

Kâpa m Greenlandic
Short form of Kâpriale.

Kapáka m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Kapakka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kapáka.

Kapane f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Daphne.

Kapapamahchakwew m Cree
Means "wandering spirit" in Cree.

Kaparialli m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kapariatdle.

Kapariatdle m Greenlandic
Variant of Kâpriale.

Kapariera m Maori, Biblical
Maori form of Gabriel, as it appears in the original 1868 edition of Te Paipera Tapu ("The Holy Bible").

Kapaw f & m Karen
Alternate transcription of S'gaw Karen ကပီၤ (see K'paw).

Kapé m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the first name of a columnist for the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. His name is Kapé Breukelaar and he was born in 1968. Since the name Kapé isn't featured in the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands (which contains all first names that have been given in The Netherlands from 1880 until now), the name most likely isn't Breukelaar's official first name... [more]

Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World Mythology
Meaning “Moon” in Taurepang (a member of the Pemon micro family of Cariban languages), Kapei is the Taurepang deity of the moon, who appears most famously in the Taurepang folktale ‘Wei and Kapei’.

Kapeliela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gabriel.

Kapheira f Greek Mythology
Possibly means "stormy breath", derived from the hypothetical Ancient Greek word *kaphos meaning "to breath, gasp" (compare κάπτω (kapto) "to gulp down") and εἴρ (eir), which might mean "hurricane"... [more]

Kâpik m Greenlandic
Short form of Kâpriale.

Kapiʻolani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly arch" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, piʻo meaning "arch" and lani meaning "sky, heaven"... [more]

Kapiolani f Hawaiian

Kapiseq m Greenlandic
Variant of Kapitseq.

Kapisztrán m Hungarian
Means "from Capestrano".

Kapitak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "kayak jacket of sealskin".

Kapitalina f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from German Kapital or Russian капитал (kapital), which both mean "capital, asset". It is a reference to the three-volume book Das Kapital (1867-1894) written by the German philosopher and political economist Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]

Kapitelina f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian form of Capitolina.

Kapítóla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Capitola.

Kapitola f Icelandic
Variant of Capitola.

Kapitolīna f Latvian (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Latvian form of Capitolina.

Kapitolina f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Georgian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Form of Capitolina in various languages.

Kapiton m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian
Hellenized form of Capito.... [more]

Kapitseĸ m Greenlandic
Means "rain coat made of intestines" in Greenlandic.

Kapitseq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kapitseĸ.

Kapkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ກາບ (kap) meaning "bark, sprout, flower petal", also the name for a kind of poetry, and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Kaplan m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Means "tiger" in Turkish.

Kaplon m Medieval Hungarian
Variant of Kaplony.

Kaplony m Medieval Hungarian

Kapo m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Kapu.

Kapo m Maori
Means "light flash" in Māori.

Kapolcs m Medieval Hungarian

Kapot f Balochi
Means "dove" in Balochi.

Kappi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kappi meaning "warrior", "champion".

Kapree f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Kapri f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Capri.

Kâpriale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gabriel.

Kapriale m Greenlandic
Variant of Kâpriale.

Kapriali m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kapriale.

Kapriel m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Gabriel.

Kaprisha f African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Capricia.

Kaptar f Uzbek
Means "pigeon" in Uzbek.

Kapu m Finnish
Finnish variant of Kaapo and diminutive of Kaleva, Karl, and Kaspar.

Kapua f Maori
Means "cloud" in Maori.

Kapule f & m Hawaiian
Means "the prayer" or "the magic" in Hawaiian.

Kár m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kárr. Also compare the related name Kári, which is more popular than Kár.

Kar m Literature
This name was used in David Clement-Davies book "The Sight" for the wolf character who comes to live with Huttser and Palla's pack after his parents are killed by the evil Balkar.

Kar m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "a Carian" in Greek, referring to an inhabitant of the ancient region of Caria in Asia Minor. This was the name of the legendary king who gave his name to Caria, the brother of Lydos and Mysos.

Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.

Kara f & m Ogoni
Means "pray, prayer" in Khana, a dialect of Ogoni language from Nigeria.

Kara f Siberian, Altai
Altai feminine name derived from кара (kara) meaning "black" or кар (kar) meaning "snow".

Kara f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING - condconfinement, Prison, binding , a part of lute below the neck ( for deadening the sound ), a female messenger, female worker in gold ● Origin - Sanskrit, Indian

Kara f Maori
Variant of Kare meaning "friend" in Maori.

Kara m Medieval Hungarian

Karaa f Japanese
From Japanese 色彩 (karaa) meaning "colour".... [more]

Karaa f Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the root קרא (Kara) meaning "to call, to read". This name means "(she has) called"

Karaan m Punjabi (Rare)
Variant of Karan.

Karabaatyr m Kyrgyz
Means "black hero" in Kyrgyz.

Karabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carabella.

Karabi f Indian, Bengali
Means "oleander" (a type of toxic flower) in Bengali.

Karabin m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who served King Ekunaver of Kanadic’s who delivered a message, where Ekunaver promised to invade Arthur’s lands.

Karac m English (British, Rare)
Comes from the name Caratācos and Caratacus which are also related to Caradog and Caradoc... [more]

Karaca f Turkish
Either derived from kara meaning "black" or else meaning "roe deer".

Karachaane f Yakut

Karácson m Hungarian
Derived from karácsony meaning "Christmas".

Karád m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Kara 2.

Karaddӑm m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Gerasim.

Karadeg m Breton
Breton form of Caradog.

Karadok m Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Caradog.

Karađorđe m History
Means "black George" derived from Turkish kara meaning "dark, black" combined with the name Đorđe. This was the nickname of Đorđe Petrović (1762-1817), the founder of modern Serbia and a leader who aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.

Karadus m Arthurian Cycle
Among Arthur’s knights in the list Chrétien de Troyes made. Chrétien tells us that Karadus had a very cheerful disposition.

Karafil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian karafil "carnation; clove (spice)".

Karafile f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Karafil.

Karagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Cara (See also Karaugh).

Karah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]

Karaitiana m Maori
Maori form of Christian.

Karakala m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Caracalla.

Karakat f Kazakh
Means "currant" in Kazakh.

Karakia f Maori
Means "prayer" in Māori.

Kara-kis f Tuvan, Khakas
Means "black girl" in Tuvan and Khakas.

Karakoz f Kazakh
Means "black eye" from Kazakh қара (qara) meaning "black" and көз (köz) meaning "eye".

Karaku m Japanese
From 可 (Ka) meaning “Passable” and 楽 (Raku) meaning “Ease, pleasure”.... [more]

Karala f Greenlandic
Means "free woman" in Greenlandic.

Karalaini f Fijian
Fijian form of Caroline.

Kârale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karl.

Karale m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kârale.

Karalee f Indigenous Australian
A Brisbane suburb thought to mean "grass around a waterhole" in a local language.

Karaleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kara 1 and Leigh. Also see Carolee... [more]

Karalina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Caroline.

Karaline f English
Variant of Caroline.

Karalo m Tuvaluan

Karalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Carolyn.

Karalyne f English (Modern)
Variant of Caroline

Karalynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Karalyn.

Karalynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn, influenced by the spelling of Kara and Lynne.

Kərəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karam.

Karam m Indian
An indian name which is quite rare and can only really be found in England or Arabia and India in some places. Means "Fate" and "Destiny" in english.

Karama f Swahili
Means “gift” in Swahili.

Karaman m Turkish
Means "swarthy, black, dark-skinned" in Turkish.

Kəramət m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karamat.

Karamat m Urdu
From Arabic کرامة (karamah) meaning "generosity, high-mindedness, dignity".

Karamatullah m Arabic, Afghan, Pakistani
The first element of this name is derived from Arabic كرامات (karamat), which is the plural form of كرامة (karama) meaning "dignity, generosity" (compare Karam)... [more]

Karambeni f Jola
Means "to help you" in Jola.

Karamchand m Indian
From Sanskrit कर्म (kárma) meaning "action, work, deed" combined with चन्द (cand) meaning "moon". A notable bearer was Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822-1885), the father of Mohandas Gandhi.

Karamea f Maori
Means "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".

Karamfil m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".

Karamfila f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".

Karamfilka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Karamfila.

Karamjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कर्म (karma) meaning "action, deed, fate" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Karamjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਰਮਜੀਤ (see Karamjeet).

Karamo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the American reality star and television host Karamo Brown (b. 1980), who is of Jamaican and Cuban descent.

Karamoko m Manding, Western African
Means "cleric-teacher" in the Manding languages.

Kara-molot m Shor
Means "black steel" or "black sword, blade" in Shor.

Karamullah m Arabic
Means "God's generosity", "God's honoring of humans", or "gift from God".

Karamyrza m Kyrgyz
Means "black gentleman" in Kyrgyz.

Karan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".

Karan f English
Variant of Karen 1.

Karana f Literature
Used by American author Scott O'Dell in his children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' (1960). Karana is 'secret' name of the main character, a young Native American girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast... [more]

Karanbeer m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਰਨਬੀਰ (see Karanbir).

Karanbir m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit करण (karaṇa) meaning "clever, skillful" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Karandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit करण (karaṇa) meaning "clever, skillful" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Karanfil f Turkish
The origin is Arabic, means Carnation; a beautiful flower.

Karangarang f Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "pelican", deriving from the Dharug word karranga-ba ("pelican"). Name borne by a prominent Eora woman (1771-1837).

Karânî f Old Persian

Karanjeet m Indian

Karanpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit करण (karaṇa) meaning "clever, skillful" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Karanteg m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Carannog.

Karanveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Possibly from Sanskrit करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful" and वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave".

Karanvir m Indian

Karapet m Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Karapet is a pre-Christian Armenian mythological character usually represented as a glittering long-haired thunder-god with a purple crown and a cross.... [more]

Karar m Turkish

Kararaina f Maori
Maori form of Caroline.

K'arasaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "brain" in Greenlandic.

Kərəsāspa m Avestan, Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Garshasp.

Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]

Karasu f & m Japanese
This name means "Raven" or "Crow" in Japanese.

Kârat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.

Kara’titahkhe f Mohawk

Karau f Polynesian
Means "rain" in Gilbertese.

Karauria f & m Māori
Māori version of Claudius, Claude or Claudia. ... [more]

Karawa f Polynesian
Means "sky" in Gilbertese.

Karawek f & m Thai
Thai name for the kalavinka, an immortal mythical bird in Buddhist belief that is said to possess an enchanting cry. The term itself is derived from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalavinka) meaning "sparrow" or "Indian cuckoo"... [more]

Karaya m & f Caribbean (Modern, Rare)
It’s the Taino word for “moon”.

Karbari f Indian
Means "night".

Karbeyaz f Turkish
Means "snow white" in Turkish.

Karča f Czech
Diminutive of Karla, Karola and Karolína, not used as a given name in its own right.

Karch m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charles or Chuck

Karcsa m Hungarian
Means "little black" in Old Hungarian.

Karcuna m Etruscan

Karcyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carson

Karda f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Carda.

Karda m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.

Kardaar m Afghan
Influential

Kardan m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.

Kardelen f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".

Kardella f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Kartela.

Kärdi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Kärt.

Kardi m Javanese
Means "work, obligation" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कृति (kṛti).

Karding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ricardo.

Kardo m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Hardi via Hardo.

Kardos m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Late medieval name derived from Hungarian kardos "wearing a sword/sabre".

Kardox m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from Kardox, the word for the ancient Carduchoi tribe of Corduene, an ancient region located in northern Mesopotamia, present-day south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq.

Kärdu f Estonian
Variant of Kärdi.

Káre f Sami
Sami form of Kari 1.

Kare m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kári.

Kare m Greenlandic (Archaic)
An older spelling variant, borrowing from the Danish Kåre.

Kārearea f & m Maori
Means "falcon" in Maori.

Karecia f Caribbean (Rare), African American (Rare)

Karee f African American

Kareef m Arabic
Means "born during autumn" in Arabic.

Kareela f Indigenous Australian
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word which means "place of trees and water" or "south wind".

Kareema f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic كريمة (see Karima).

Kareemah f Arabic
Meaning "generous,noble, bountiful, something invaluable".

Kareen m & f English
Variant of Carreen, a name created for the novel Gone With The Wind.

Kareena f Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Karina.

Kareeshma f Tamil, Hinduism, Indian
This name means blossum.And is similar to the name karishma

Kareha f Japanese
Means "dried leaves" in Japanese.

Kareig m Obscure

Kärel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Oskar.

Karel f English (Rare)
Variant of Carol 1.

Karela f Spanish (Latin American)
A feminine form of Karel.

Karelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Karel.

Karelia f Russian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the place name Karelia.

Karella f German (Rare)
Maybe a feminine form to Karel.

Karely f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of names such as Karen 1 (or Karla, Karina) and Arely... [more]

Karelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Karel using the suffix -lys.

Karem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Karen 1.

Karem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Karim.... [more]

Kareman f Arabic
Varian latinisation of Kariman.

Káren f Sami
Sami form of Karen 1.

Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1

Karen m Persian, Armenian (Eastern)
From the family name of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran in the 6th century.

Karena f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Karenanna f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Karen 1 and Anna.

Karene m & f English
Variant of Karen 1.

Karenina f Spanish (?), Indonesian
Meaning unknown, possibly used in reference to the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy published in 1877.

Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.

Karensa f English (Rare)
Variant of Kerensa.

Karense f Norwegian (Rare)
Variation of Karen 1.

Karenteg m Breton
Derived from Old Breton carant meaning "parents" (modern Breton kerent), though its meaning is often interpreted as "loving". Saint Karenteg was a disciple of Saint Patrick. His feast day is May 16.

Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.

Kareshi m Japanese

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.

Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Carey.

Karêz m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish karêz meaning "spring".

Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.

Kargata m Mordvin
Means "blackbird" in Moksha.

Kar-gee m Chinese (Cantonese)

Karhi m Tamil

Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.

Kárhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant" and hildr "battle, fight".

Karhu m Finnish
Means "bear" in Finnish.

Kari m Greenlandic (Modern)
Modern or diminutive adaptation of Kare.

Kari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carrie.

Karian f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Kariana f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Karianna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.

Karianne f Finnish, English
Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"

Kariara f Ijaw
Means "I prayed for her" in Ijaw.

Karidad f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog karidad, from the Spanish word (and name) Caridad meaning "charity".

Karido m Arabic (Japanized)
Japanese form of Khalid.

Karie f English, Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Ceri.

Kariebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the blessing we prayed for" in Ijaw.

Karielle f German

Karielys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular suffix -lys (cf. Odalys, Marielys).

Karien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Karin.

Karigan f English (Modern)
Variant of Kerrigan.

Karihwénhawe f Mohawk

Kariinná f Sami
Sami form of Karina.

Karijn f Dutch
Variant of Karin

Karikakar f Estonian (Rare)
This name means “Daisy” in Estonian.

Kariko f Japanese
From Japanese 雁 (kari) meaning "wild goose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Karikoga m Shona
Means "one who is alone". The name may be given to say that one who lives alone or was born alone without siblings.

Karilė f Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian element karė which is either derived from karas (war) or karys (warrior).

Kariliz f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Karilyn f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Kärim m Tatar, Kazakh
Tatar and Kazakh form of Karim.

Kärimä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Karima.

Kərimə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karima.

Karïma f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Karima.

Karimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic كريمة (see Karima), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.