Submitted Names Starting with K

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Kataleen f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Catalina or Kathleen.
Katalėja f Lithuanian
Recent usage, a Lithuanian form of Cataleya
Katan m Judeo-Spanish
From the Hebrew word קָטָן (katan) meaning "Small"
Katana f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Commonly associated with the Japanese word (刀) referring to a single-edged sword, derived from a combination of 片 ‎(kata) meaning "one-sided" and‎ 刃 ‎(na) meaning "edge." The name is borne by a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe... [more]
Katana m Old Persian
Means "honourable", as it is derived from Old Persian kata "honoured".
Katanya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ka with the name Tanya. Also compare Katonya.
Katara f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Her name was apparently taken from the Arabic word قطرة (qatra) meaning "raindrop, droplet".
Katari f & m English (American), Indian
Of unknown meaning.
Katarīna f Latvian
Latvian variant of Katarina.
Katariñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Catalina and Catherine.
Katarino f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Catherine.
Katariya f Indian
Possibly stems from Katariya the city in the Ambedkar Nagar district of India.
Katarmaar m Indian
Roughly translates to "kill/hit with (a) katar".... [more]
Katarn m Popular Culture
The name was used in the PC game Return of The Jedei and he was one of the Jedei's. The ful name was Kyle Katarn, from there my sones name Katarn
Kataro m & f Japanese
In my culture, me being born with the first name Kataro, I’ve never really known what it meant, but our interpretation of it was somebody who was a bright person, but saw things that weren’t there, not like a mental disorder just more so somebody who’s able to see spirits, not communicate but see them and lead them to a peaceful land to rest... [more]
Kataru m Japanese (Rare)
From verb 語る (kataru) meaning "to tell, narrate; to recite, chant."... [more]
Katarzëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Katherine.
Katarzena f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna.
Katarzynka f Polish
Diminutive form of Katarzyna.
Katasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka and Tasha.
K'átaussaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Katavi m African Mythology, Nyamwezi
A demonic being in the popular belief of the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania. He is reputed to be the chief of the water-spirits, but he also haunts the barren lands and deserts.
Katavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka with tavia from Octavia.
Katayoon f Persian
Variant transcription of Katayun.
Katažina f Lithuanian
Most likely a Lithuanian alternate transcription of Katarzyna.
Kätchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Katharina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Kate f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "round up, surround, demarcate" in Shipibo.
Katekani f Tsonga
Means "be blessed" in Xitsonga.
Katel f Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Catherine.
Katelena f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Catalena, which is in turn a variant of Catalina.
Katelin f Breton
Breton form of Cateline.
Katelina f Bulgarian, Medieval Basque
Basque and Bulgarian adaption of Cateline.
Katelon f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Katelynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 30 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Kateni f Mao
Possibly from the Mao ttie meaning "small".
Kateriina f Finnish
Finnish form of Katerina.
Katerin f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish variant of Katerina.
Katerine f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Katerina as well as a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.
Kateryn f English (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katherine.
Kateryn f Manx
Manx form of Katherine.
Kateryne f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Katherine.
Katerzina f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katarzina.
Katerzyna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna.
Katešḫapi m & f Hittite
Means "King of the Gods", from the Hittite elements katte ("king") and ašḫab ("god"). The name of a Hittite god, which was also borne by a queen of the Middle Kingdom period of the Hittite empire, who is known only from fragmentary documents... [more]
Kath f English
Short form of Katherine.
Kaða m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kaða meaning "hen, chicken".
Katha f German
Short form of Katharina.... [more]
Kathalea f German (Modern)
A modern German adaption of Cataleya designed to look like a blend of Katharina and Lea
Kathalijne f Medieval Dutch
Medieval variant of Katelijne.
Kathan m Hindi
Modern form of Kathana.
Kathana m Sanskrit
Derived from Sanskrit कथन (kathana) meaning "telling; narration; statement".
Kathani f Sanskrit
Feminine form of Kathana.
Kathaniel f African American (Rare, Archaic)
The name of Knoel Scott's mother.
Katharena f Medieval English (Latinized)
Form of Katherine recorded in a late 16th-century Latin document from Bebington, Cheshire, England.
Kathaulo m Tumbuka, Chewa
Means "small cloth, handkerchief" in Tumbuka and Chewa.
Käthchen f German (Rare), Theatre
Variant of Kätchen. In theatre, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1810) is a well-known play by Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811).
Katheline f Medieval Flemish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Medieval Flemish and Dutch variant of French Cateline as well as an early Anglicization of Caitlín.
Kathelle f Obscure
Possibly a semi-Gallicized form of Breton Katell.
Kathellen f Brazilian
A blend of Katharina and Ellen 1 or a variant of Kathlyn.... [more]
Kathely f Literature
Kathely Burnell is one of the main characters in the book "The Wrylin" by Allen Lamb.
Katherena f English (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Katherine, recorded in the late 1590s in the parish registers of Bebington, Cheshire, England (which were written in Latin).
Kätherose f German
Combination of Käthe and Rose... [more]
Katherynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Katherine.
Kathilee f English
Combination of Kathi and Lee.
Kathinka f Dutch, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Katinka.... [more]
Kathira f Arabic (?)
Combination of "Katherine" or "Kathy" and the suffix -ira.
Kathiravan m Indian, Tamil
Means "sun" in Tamil.
Käthiruth f German (Swiss)
Combination of Käthi and Ruth... [more]
Kaðlín f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly an Old Norse form of Caitlín, or an Old Norse form of a Celtic name, perhaps containing Old Irish cath "battle"... [more]
Katholiki f Greek
Means "universal", apparently taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγιά Καθολική (Panagia Katholike) (see also Panagiotis)... [more]
Käthy f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Katy.
Kathyanne f Literature
Contraction of Kathy and Anne 1. This name is borne by a character in Erskine Caldwell's novel Place Called Estherville (1949).
Kathylyn f English
Kathy with the -lyn suffix added.
Kathylynn f English
Kathy with the -lynn suffix added.
Kathylynne f English
Kathy with the -lynne suffix added.
Kathyrn f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine, inspired by the spelling Kathryn.
Káti m Old Norse
Derived from the Old West Norse adjective kátr "glad, cheerful, merry".
Käti f Swedish
Variant of Käthe.
Kátia f Portuguese
Variant of Cátia or a Portuguese form of Katia.
Katianna f Finnish
Variant of Katjana.
Katielyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Katie and the popular name suffix -lyn, used as a variant of Caitlin.
Katielynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Katie using the popular name suffix lynn.
Katiemae f English (Rare)
Combination of Katie and Mae.
Katigko f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Katerina.
Katigo f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Κατίγκω (see Katigko).
Katil f Armenian
Means "drop, raindrop" in Armenian.
Kätilög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Kætilløgh.
Katiri f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Kateri.
Katiria f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Katia or Catira. This name was used by Puerto Rican dancer and singer Iris Chacón for her daughter born 1978.
Katisha f Theatre, African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This was used for a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885), set in Japan. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.
Katishe f Russian (?), Literature
Perhaps a Russified form of French Catiche, an archaic diminutive of Catherine. This name is used for a character, Princess Katerina 'Katishe' Mamontova, in English translations of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace (1869).
Katiti f African American (Rare)
A name coined in the 1970s in the movement of choosing Afrocentric names for children, after the Ugandan place name Katiti.
Katitzi f Romani
Romani diminutive for Katarina or Kati, meaning "little Kati".
Katiusha f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina and Ekaterina, not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katiushka f Russian
Variant transliteration of Катюшка (see Katyushka), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katixa f Medieval Basque, Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory suggests that it might be a variant of Katalin and thus one of the international forms of Katherine.... [more]
Katjaana f Finnish
Finnish form of Katjana.
Katjanna f Danish
Variant of Katjana.
Katje f North Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive of Katharina and variant of Katja.
Katjuša f Slovene
Originally a diminutive form of Katarina, used as a given name in its own right.
Katjuscha f Russian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Катюша (see Katiusha), not usually used as a given name in its own right.
Katleen f Manx
Manx form of Caitlín.
Katleń f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Cateline.
Kätlin f Estonian
Estonian adoption of Caitlin and Kathleen.
Katlin f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Katlino f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Caitlín.
Katlyne f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Caitlin.
Kato f Georgian
Short form of Ekaterine.
Kato f Flemish
Variant of Cato 2.
Kato m Norwegian, Literature
Norwegian variant of Cato 1. This is the name of the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954).
Katoakitematangi m & f Polynesian
Means "All to the wind" in Anutan.
Katóka f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Katalin.
Katonah m Lenape, History
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [more]
Katonya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the name suffix ka- and Tonya.
Katorea f Popular Culture, Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese transcription of the name Cattleya. Cattleya comes from a tropical American orchid genus with purple, pink or white flowers that is a popular greenhouse plant... [more]
Katori f & m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" and 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine"
Katoria f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ka and Toria. Also compare Latoria and Katoya.
Katou f Breton
Diminutive form of Katarin.
Katoya f African American
Rhyming variant of LaToya.
Katra f Slovene
Short form of Katarina.
Katranide f Armenian
The name of two queens consort in the Bagratuni dynasty (862-1045) in the Kingdom of Armenia.
Katrca f Slovene
Diminutive form of Katarina.
Katre f Greenlandic, Estonian, Latvian (Archaic)
Greenlandic form of Katrin, Latvian contracted form of Katrīne and Estonian variant of Katri.
Katreeney f Manx
Variant of Catreeney.
Katreine f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Scots phonetic variant of Gaelic Caitrina.
Katrell m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the name prefix ka with Latrell or Montrell.
Katren f Scots
Younger form of Katreine.
Katrey f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Katharina coined in analogy to names like Sophey and Offmey.
Katrice f English (American, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -ice, such as Patrice 2 and Clarice.
Katriel m & f Hebrew, English (Modern, Rare)
Means "the crowned Lord" (or possibly "crown of God") in Hebrew. From the Hebrew keter (כֶּתֶר) "crown" and el (אֵל) "god".
Katriela f Various (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Katriel.
Katriena f Dutch
Variant of Katrina.
Katrienne f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Katrienna.
Katriin f Estonian
Contracted form of Katariina.
Katrikki f Finnish
Katrikki is a pet form of Katariina.... [more]
Kätrin f Estonian
Estonian adoption of English Katherine.
Katrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katrina.
Katrîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Katrina.
Katrina f Albanian
Albanian form of Katherine.
Katrinah f English
Variant of Katrina.
Katrīne f Latvian
Variant of Katrīna as well as a Latvian borrowing of the Low German name Katrine.
Katrinelje f German (Archaic)
Very obscure diminutive of Katharina. This is the name of a character in the German fairy tale Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie, collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Katrissa f English (American, Modern)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -issa, such as Melissa and Clarissa.
Katrya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.
Katryn f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Katrijn.
Katryna f English (Modern)
Alternate spelling of Katrina.
Katryne f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Katrine.
Katsa f Literature
Used as the name of the main character in the book "Graceling".
Katsche m German (Modern, Rare)
Katsche is the nickname of the German football player Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck. It came out of nowhere and has no known meaning.
Katsia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian noun კაცი (katsi) meaning "man" as well as "human".... [more]
Katsia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Katsiaryna.
Katsiru f Shona
Means "female cow" in Shona.
Katsitsienhawi f Mohawk
Means "she carries the flowers" in Mohawk.
Katsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, resuscitation, being helped, living", 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 賢 (katsu) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel", 捷 (katsu) meaning "victory, fast", 晶 (katsuaki) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 松 (katsuaki) meaning "pine tree", 礁 (katsuaki) meaning "reef, sunken rock", 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" or 剋 (katsu) meaning "victory", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 晋 (aki) meaning "advance", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 昌 (aki) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 商 (aki) meaning "make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 彬 (aki) meaning "refined, gentle"... [more]
Katsue f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane" combined with 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuhira m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
Katsu means "Victory" and Hira means "Peace". Katsuhira Agata is a fictional character from the Kiznaiver series. Katsuhira Tokushi, was a historical artist born in Akita Prefecture.
Katsuhiro m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "wins, victories" combined with 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Katsuichi m Japanese
Katsu means "Victory" and Ichi means "One", often referring to someone's "First Son". In conclusion, this name means, "Victorious Son", although indirectly.
Katsuichiro m Japanese
This name is often consisted of three characters, Katsu, "Victory", Ichi, "One", and Ro, "Son". This name directly means "Victorious First Son". Variant transcription of Katsuichirou
Katsuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This name literally translates to "Victorious first son". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well... [more]
Katsuji m Japanese
Name using elements katsu meaning "victory" and ji meaning "two."
Katsujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsujiro.
Katsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it combines 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled", 伽 (ka, ga, kya, gya, togi) meaning "attending, entertainer, nursing", 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise", 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]
Katsumasa m Japanese
Katsu can mean "victory" and masa can mean "elegant, graceful" or "right, proper".
Katsumoto m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese kanji 且 (katsu) meaning "moreover; furthermore" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "cause; origin; foundation".... [more]
Katsuni m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "wins, victories" combined with 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsunobu m Japanese
Katsu means "Victory". Nobu means "stretch, prolong" or "faith, trust".
Katsura f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree" (unisex) or 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" (feminine).... [more]
Katsurako f Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsurao m Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.