Submitted Names Starting with K

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Karri f Indigenous Australian
Australian Aboriginal word for the Eucalypt Tree, Eucalyptus Diversicolour, which is found in the South Western Region of Western Australia.
Karri m Finnish
Variant of Kari 2.
Karriaan m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Zachariah used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Karriah m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Zachariah used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Karro m Estonian
Short form of Kaarel.
Karro f Indigenous Australian
Means "blood" in Kaurna.
Kars m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Karst.
Karsandas m Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Meaning uncertain. The second element of this name possibly consists of Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
Karsen m & f English
Variant of Carson.
Karssen m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Karssen.
Karst m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Kars. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the film and television director Karst van der Meulen (b... [more]
Karstyn f English (American)
Feminine spelling of Karsten.
Kartaava m & f Greenlandic
Short form of Nukartaava.
Kartal m Turkish, Medieval Hungarian
Derived from Turkish kartal "eagle" (ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kạ̄rt- "falcon, hawk" via Ottoman Turkish قرتال‎ (kartal)). This name was also used in medieval Hungary.
Kartâva f & m Greenlandic
Short form of Nukartâva.
Karterios m Late Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun καρτερία (karteria) meaning "perseverance, patient endurance" or the Greek adjective καρτερός (karteros) meaning "strong, staunch, steadfast".... [more]
Karthy f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Carthy.
Kartiğa m Shor
Means "hawk" in Shor.
Kartika f & m Indonesian
Means "star" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krittika). This is also the Indonesian name for the constellation of the Pleiades.
Kartini f Indonesian
From Indonesian karti meaning "act, deed", ultimately from Sanskrit कृति (krti). This was the name of an Indonesian women's rights activist and national hero (1879-1904).
Kartlos m Georgian Mythology, Georgian
Derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root *kart meaning "Kartvelian".... [more]
Kartoka m Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Kár-Tóki.
Kár-Tóki m Old Norse
Combination of Kárr and Tóki. This means "curly-haired Tóki" or "pugnacious Tóki", from Old Norse *kárr "curly, wavy" or "obstinate, reluctant" combined with the name Tóki.
K'artuvat f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Käru m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Karl.
Karugendo m & f Haya
Means "pertaining to a journey" in Ruhaya.
Karuko f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"
Karuma m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Karim.
Karuma f Japanese
From Japanese 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub; to scour; to grind". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Karín or Karen 1 and Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Karun m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Nepali
Modern masculine form of Karuna.
Karuna f & m Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Telugu, Thai, Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, empathy".
Karunakaran m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy" and करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful".
Karúngi f Kiga
Means "something good, beautiful" in Rukiga.
Karungi f Haya
Means "the one who is beautiful" in Haya.
Kárungr m Old Norse
Combination of Kárr and the suffix -ungr ("young", making the name either "son of Kárr" or "little Kárr").
Karunka f Czech
Diminutive of Karla.
Karus m Polish
Polish form of Carus.
Karvi f Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Meaning- female artisan; doer; maker
Karwan m Kurdish
THis a historical name of kurdish persons who had visited the other cities or villages and making trade between their village or city and the others by animals like donkey or other.... [more]
Karwasisa f Quechua
Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".
Karweñe m & f Tocharian
Means "stone" in Tocharian.
Karya f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek καρύα "hazel, hazel tree, hazel bush", ultimately from Ancient Greek κάρυον "nut". In Greek Mythology, Karya is attributed to the hamadryads, one of those nymphs who live in trees and are closely linked to the fate of the tree... [more]
Karyan f Armenian
This feminine name means "The Dark One" in Armenian.
Karyme f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a form of Karima. A known bearer is Mexican actress Karyme Lozano (1978-).
Karynne f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karyo m Filipino
Diminutive of Macario.
Karyssa f English
Variant of Karissa.
Karystios m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Karystos.
Karystos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek καρύσσω (karusso) or (karysso) meaning "to herald, to proclaim".
Karza m Kurdish
Means "expert" in Kurdish.
Karzan m Kurdish
Variant of Karza.
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.
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.
K'asape m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name, cognate of the word qasagaa "feels he is not goot enough, unfit" and -pi, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "genuine", "genuinely".
Kasbar m Armenian
Armenian form of Caspar.
Kasber m Arabic
Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer"
Kasbir m Arabic
Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer".
Kasbr m Arabic
Arabic form of Casper meaning "treasurer"
Kasbulat m Circassian
Kabardian form of Khasbulat.
Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.
Kasem m Thai
Means "contentment, happiness" in Thai.
Kasem m Arabic, Indonesian, Albanian
Arabic alternate transcription of Qasim as well as the Indonesian and Albanian form.
Kasemchai m Thai
From Thai เกษม (kasem) meaning "contentment, happiness" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Kasemsak m Thai
From Thai เกษม (kasem) meaning "contentment, happiness" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
Kasen f Japanese
Means "flower fan".... [more]
Kasep m Sundanese
Variant of Asep.
Kaset m Thai
Means "farmland, field" in Thai.
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.
Kashangaki m Swahili
Means "surprise" in Swahili.
Kashawn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Keshawn; a combination of the phonetic prefix ka with the name Shawn.
Kashayla f African American
Combination of the prefix ka and Shayla.
Kashi m Romani
Possibly derived from Romani kasht "wood" or "forest".
Kashif m Arabic, Urdu
Means "discoverer, revealer" in Arabic.
Kashifa f Kashmiri, Dogri
Means "one who reveals" in Dogri and Kashmiri.
Kashiko f Japanese
“Kashi” (菓) means: candy, cake, fruit. “Ko” (子) means: child.... [more]
Kashim m Nigerian, Kanuri
Kanuri form of Qasim, Cassim and Kassim.
Kashish m & f Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Hinduism
MEANING : "lord of Kashi city"(a name of lord Shiva). Here काशी means city named Kashi + ईश means lord
Kashiwa m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as a single kanji, 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," or it can be combined with 可 (ka, koku, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.ragu) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."... [more]
Kashkӑr m Chuvash
Means "wolf" in Chuvash.
Kashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Kash and Lyn.
Kashm f Afghan
She who is attracted
Kashmala f Pashto, Urdu, Pakistani
Means "basilica flower" in Pashto.
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 prefix ka- and the given name Shonda.
Kashta m Meroitic
This name means possibly "the Kushite." It was the name of the Kushite King Kashta (fl. 8th century BCE) of the Kingdom of Kush who egyptianized Nubia and started the Kushite takeover of Upper Egypt.
Kashti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my rainbow" in Hebrew. Derived from Keshet, meaning "rainbow".
Kashtyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cashton. According to the SSA, Kashtyn was given to 13 girls and 54 boys in 2018.
Kashvad m Persian Mythology
Means "vigilant leader" from Proto-Iranian kas- meaning "observing, seeing" and -vada meaning "to lead". This is the name of a mythical hero mentioned in the Shahnameh.
Kashvi f Hindi, Urdu, Rajasthani
Meaning "Shining". This Name could also be an Indian Translated Form of Shine.
Kashyapa m Hinduism
Means "turtle, tortoise" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu rishi (sage) who is believed to be the author of several hymns of the Rigveda.
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.
Kasi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive 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]
Kasian m Breton
Breton form of Cassian.
Kasiane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kasie f English
Feminine variant of Casey.
Kasiel m Jewish
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Kasieńka f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kasija f Serbian, Croatian
A variant form of Cassia.
Kasijana f Croatian
An elaborate form of Kasija.
Kasije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Cassius.
Kasijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cassius.
Kasika f Thai
Means "bird" in Thai.
Kasiki m Aymara
Means "governor" in Aymara.
Kasilda f Basque
Basque form of Casilda. Kasilda Hernáez (1914-1992) was an anarchist and feminist.
Kasim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Qasim as well as the Malay, Indonesian, and Bosnian form.
Kasimír m History
Icelandic form of Casimir, used to refer to historical bearers.
Kasimirus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Casimir
Kasiodor m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian form of Cassiodorus.
Kasiodoras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Cassiodorus.
Kasiodors m Latvian
Latvian form of Cassiodorus.
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.
Kasius m Popular Culture
Variant of Cassius used in 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'.
Kasiy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Cassius.
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.
Kasjodor m Polish
Polish form of Cassiodorus.
Kasjopeja f Polish
Polish form of Cassiopeia.
Kasjusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Cassius.
Kȧśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Kasia.
Kaska f English
May be used in reference to the place name of Kaska in the Bible.
Kaskazi f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "north wind" or "hot season, summer".
Kaskazik m Nivkh
Used as a nickname.
Kaskyrbai m Kazakh (Rare)
Combination of Kazakh қасқыр (qasqyr) meaning "wolf" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Kasmer m Mari
Mari form of Casimir.`
Kasmine f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name based on Jasmine or Yasmin.
Kasmira f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Kasimira.
Kasomo m Bemba
Means "leader, flag-bearer" in Bemba.
Kason m Japanese
From Japanese 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower" or 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" combined with 村 (son) meaning "village, town" or 邨 (son) meaning "village, hamlet, rustic"... [more]
Kasperi m Finnish
Finnish form of Kasper.
Kasperl m Medieval German, Folklore, Theatre
Diminutive of Kasper. This name fell out of use a long time ago, possibly due to close association with the famous character from German puppet theatre. In this day and age, the name only survives as a patronymic surname.
Kaspo-lat m Mari
Means "evening steel" in Mari.
Kašpor m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Caspar.
Kasra m Persian
Originally 'Kesra'(/kesrä/ → Merriam-Webster phonetic alphabet) , from the Arabic pronunciation of Cosroe (/xōsrō/ M-W ph. al.) which is a Persian first name meaning 'king'. (see Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlane the Great, Part 1)... [more]
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 f & m Amharic, Ethiopian
An african name meaning "Reparation, Compensation."
Kassander m German, Polish
German and Polish form of Cassander.
Kassandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Kassandros (see Cassander).
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.
Kassian m German, Russian (Rare)
German and Russian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
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.
Kassianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kassim m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Qasim as well as the Malay form.
K'ássimaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kássio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Cássio. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian soccer players Kassio Rinaldo de Lima Gomes (b. 1987) and Kassio Rocha Martins (b... [more]
Kassiodor m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cassiodorus.
Kassiodoros m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift". The first element is fairly uncertain, in that there are several possibilities available for its etymology... [more]
Kassiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cassius.
Kassiya f Russian
Russian form of Cassia.
Kasson m Chinese
Meaning Unknown
Kassoq f Greenlandic
Means "a bluish piece of ice" in Greenlandic.
Kassu m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Gabriel, Kaleva, Karl or Kaspar.
Kasszandra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cassandra.
Kasszandrosz m Hungarian
Hungarian masculine form of Cassandra.
Kasszián m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Cassian.
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".
Kaštonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun kaštonas meaning "(horse-)chestnut, conker".
Kastor m Russian, Turkish, Tagalog
Russian, Turkish, and Tagalog form of Castor. In Turkish and Tagalog, this is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver".
Kastori m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Castor (the mythological person).
Kastoro m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Castor. This is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver".
Kastril m Literature
A character in the novel, "The Alchemist."
Kastriot m Albanian
Derived from the name of the Kastrioti family, a medieval Albanian noble family.
Kastur m Inuit
Inuktitut form of Castor (the mythological person).
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.
Kastus m Czech
Czech form of Castus.
Kastuś m Belarusian
Diminutive form of Kanstancin.
Kastusha f Mordvin
Means "growing" in Erzyan.
Kas-tziden m Apache
Means "broken foot" in Apache.
Kasu f Finnish
Variant of Kasi.
Kasuba m Bemba
Means "sun" in Bemba.
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.
Kasuga f Japanese
"Spring day"
Kasuke m Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise, auspicious" or 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". 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]
Kasumu m Japanese (Rare)
Kasumu means "mist". It's the masculine form of Kasumi.
Kasvi f & m Finnish
Meaning "plant" in Finnish.
Kasym m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen form of Qasim.
Kasyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kason.
Kasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Katarzëna.
Kataali f & m Dagbani
It means have no sins
Kataḫziwuri f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Possibly deriving from the Hattian elements kattaḫ ("queen") and wur ("country). Name borne by a Hattian and Palaic goddess known from texts surrounding purification and building rituals... [more]
Kataka m African
From the Kenyan Luhya tribe for a leader or elder.
Katakyie m Akan
Means "the strong man" in Akan.
Kataleen f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Catalina or Kathleen.