KřišťanmMedieval Czech Medieval variant of Kristián. Křišťan z Prachatic (Christian of Prachatice in English) was a medieval Bohemian astronomer, mathematician and former Catholic priest who converted to the Hussite movement... [more]
KristelafHaitian Creole Derived from Haitian Creole Kris "Christ" combined with te "was" or "has been" and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "Christ was here" or "Christ was there".
Kristesiam & fGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian ქრისტესი (kristesi) meaning "of Christ". Kristesi is also the name of a village in Georgia.... [more]
KristhallrmIcelandic (Archaic) Combination of Kristus "Christ" and Old Norse hallr "stone, rock" used around year 1500.
KristînafGreenlandic Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
KristmarmIcelandic, Faroese Icelandic and Faroese combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element marr "famous".
KristmarfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of krist "Christ" and the Old Norse name element mėy "girl" or mær "daughter or mǣr# "little girl, virgin, unmarried girl".
KritiasmAncient Greek From the Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs) meaning “judge” with -ίας (-ías), a masculine suffix. Kritias was an Ancient Athenian politician. This name was used by Plato (IV century BC) in one of his late dialogues.
KritikafHindi, Thai From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (Kṛttikā), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades.
KritolaosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek κριτης (krites) "judge, critic" combined with Greek λαος (laos) "the people."
KritsadamThai Means "power, might" or "done, accomplished, act, deed" in Thai.
KritsanafThai Means "agarwood, eaglewood" in Thai.
KrumislavmMacedonian (Rare) Possibly a combination of Krum with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory". This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Krunislav.
KrupafIndian Meaning "grace" in Sanskrit, and consequently, most modern Indian languages. It is associated with compassion, mercy, or divine grace. It is a popular name for girls.
KrúpskayafSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Transferred use of the Russian surname Krupskaya feminine form of Krupski < крупа (krupa), "grain" in Russian, honouring Russian revolutionary Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869-1939), the wife of VladimirLenin.
KrusmyntafSwedish (Rare), Literature From the Swedish name for a type of mint, known as curly mint in English. This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
KrustaciafPopular Culture The name of Spencer's former Uzbek girlfriend from the TV show iCarly.
KrzesądmPolish (Archaic) From the element krzesi, meaning "to resurrect" or "to restore" and sąd, meaning "court" or "judge". Thus, it was probably intended to mean "the one who is judged (or destined, since the words have similar roots in Polish) to restore life" or "the one who restores true judgement".
KubratmBulgarian, Bulgar, Medieval Slavic Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Turkic qobrat "to gather" and a derivation from Turkic qurt "wolf". Kubrat was the ruler of the Onogur–Bulgars, credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in ca... [more]
KudiratfYoruba Possibly from the Yoruba kúdírátù meaning "power".
Kukka-MaariafFinnish Combination of kukka, meaning "a flower" in Finnish and Maaria which refers to Virgin Mary. Christian feast, Visitation of Mary, was called Kukka-Maaria in the past.... [more]
KulaprabhavatifKhmer (Archaic, ?), Sanskrit Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Sanskrit element कुल (kula) meaning "family". Name borne by a ruling queen of Funan (present day Cambodia), who ruled from 514-517 CE.
KumbhakarnamHinduism Means "pot-eared, pitcher-eared" in Sanskrit, from कुम्भ (kumbha) meaning "pitcher, pot, jar" and कर्ण (karna) meaning "ear". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is a rakshasa (a type of supernatural being) and the younger brother of the demon king Ravana.
KumraitafMandaean Etymology unknown, possibly from the Mandaic kumra meaning "priest".
K'unernaf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "one whom one finds sweet/attractive" (see also K'unâĸ).
KunibrandmGermanic Derived from Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (not to be confused with Old High German kuoni "brave") combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
KuniradmGermanic Derived from Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (not to be confused with Old High German kuoni "brave") combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
KuraimJapanese From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 九 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 莱 (rai) meaning "goosefoot, pigweed" or 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder, lightning bolt". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KuramamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "have, hide, own, possess, storehouse" with 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma) meaning "horse."... [more]
KuramagomedmAvar, Dagestani From Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš) denoting an ancient Arabian Bedouin tribe (the Islamic Prophet Muhammad was a member of the tribe) combined with Magomed.
KuramifJapanese From Japanese 鞍 (kura) meaning "saddle" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KurandomJapanese This name is used as 蔵人 with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, kuran) meaning "own, possess, storehouse" and 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person."... [more]
KurausmArthurian Cycle A British knight from Gagunne, encountered by Lancelot early in his adventures. Lancelot came across Kuraus and Orphilet fighting in a clearing. They were both ready to collapse from exhaustion, and Lancelot made them stop fighting.... [more]
KurayamifJapanese Kurayami (暗闇) means "deep darkness" in Japanese.
KurbikafChechen Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" (referring to the Islamic process of sacrificing an animal for Eid al-Adha) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman".
KurdalægonmOssetian Mythology Contraction of Kurd Alæ Wærgon in which Kurd (derived from *kur- meaning "to heat", "to incandesce") and Alæ (Ossetian for "Aryan" and later "Alan") are epithets meaning "blacksmith" and "Alan" (a nomadic Iranian ethnic group), "Aryan" (an Indo-Iranian term meaning "noble") and Wærgon (from Old Ossetic *wærg meaning "wolf"), the original name of Kurdalægon... [more]
KurehafJapanese From Japanese 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson" combined with 茶 (ha) meaning "tea" or 華 (ha) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KurenafJapanese From Japanese 紅 (kurena) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 月 (na) meaning "moon", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]
KurenaifJapanese (Rare) Means "crimson" in Japanese, originally deriving as a contraction of 呉の藍 (kure no ai), made up of 呉 (kure), referring originally to the ancient Chinese state of Wu and later China as a whole, the possessive particle の (no) and 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo." The safflower plant (or 紅花/benibana in Japanese), from which the kurenai colour dye was extracted, was brought over from China to Japan.... [more]
KuriakosemIndian (Christian), Malayalam Form of Cyriacus used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Syro-Malabar Catholics. A notable bearer was Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-1871), an Indian Catholic priest and a Catholic saint of India.
KurmamHinduism Means "tortoise, turtle" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a tortoise to support the base of Mount Mandara during the churning of the ocean.
KurmanbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From the given name Kurman, derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice", combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KurmangazymKazakh Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, gift (to God)" combined with غَازِي (ḡāzī) "hero, champion, warrior". A famous bearer was Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1818-1889), a Kazakh folk instrumentalist and composer known for his work using the dombra (a two-stringed plucked instrument).
KurmanjanfKyrgyz Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a prominent Kyrgyz politician (1811-1907) who served as Datka (governer) of Alai from 1862 until her death.
Kurmi AjayufAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi SamifAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurmi ThayafAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and thaya meaning "cold".
Kurmi UmafAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and uma meaning "water".
Kurniam & fSundanese Means "blessing, gift" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कारुण्य (kāruṇya).
KuroganemJapanese Means "black steel". Most notable as the name of one of the main characters from the CLAMP manga Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles.
KurōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]
KurotaromJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and 郎 (rō, ryo) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KürşatmTurkish From Old Turkic kür meaning "valiant, brave" combined with the title şad meaning "governor, leader". This is the name of a legendary hero in Turkish literature.
KursiyafUzbek Derived from Uzbek kursiy meaning "the throne of Allah".
KurstanmKyrgyz Basically means "country of the brave", derived from the Old Turkic adjective kur meaning "brave, unwavering, powerful" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "place of, country".
KurstanbekmKyrgyz Combination of Kurstan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "leader of the land of the brave".
Kurunnitu-tabnifAkkadian, Ancient Assyrian Possibly means "Kurunnitu is our comrade", derived from the name of the goddess Kurunnītu, and the Akkadian elements tappa-um ("comrade") and ni ("our").
KuruntamHittite Mythology Possibly deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerh ("horn"). Name borne by a Hittite god of hunting and wild animals, who was often associated with deer. A possible Luwian origin has been proposed for Kurunta, by way of the god Runtiya entering the Hittite pantheon, however this is disputed.