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Kashmala f Pashto
From Pashto کشمالو (kash-malu) meaning "holy basil".
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 popular prefix ka and the given name Shonda. It can be spelled KaShonda or Kashonda.
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".
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.
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]
Kasián m Czech
Czech form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
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.
Kasijan m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
Kasijana f Croatian
An elaborate form of Kasija.
Kasije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Cassius.
Kasijonas m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Cassianus (see Cassian).
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
Kasinda f Kongo
Means “child who was born at dawn” in Kikongo.
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.
Kaskawan f Cree
Means 'Fog' in Cree.
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]
Kasriel m Jewish
Variant of Katriel.
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 m & f Amharic
Means "compensation, reparation" in Amharic.
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.
Kassima f Obscure
Feminine form of Kassim.
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]
Kassius m German (Archaic), English (Modern)
German form of Cassius as well as a modern English variant of the name.
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.
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)
The masculine form of Kasumi.
Kasungi m & f Kikuyu
It means “I will never suffer” often translated in Kiswahili as “Siwezi sumbuka”.... [more]
Kasvi f & m Finnish
Meaning "plant" in Finnish.
Kasym m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen form of Qasim.
Kasymaly m Kyrgyz
Combination of Kasym and Ali.
Kasyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kason.
Kasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Katarzëna.
Katasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka and Tasha.
K'átaussaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
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]
Kätherose f German
Combination of Käthe and Rose... [more]
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).
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.
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.
Katrissa f English (American, Modern)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -issa, such as Melissa and Clarissa.
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 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, alive", 捷 (katsu) meaning "quick, rapid, fast", or 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 顕 (aki) meaning "visible, appear", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 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.
Katsufumi m Japanese
From 筈⁠ (kachi, katsu, yahazu, hazu) meaning “notch of an arrow, nock” combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuhide m Japanese
From 筈⁠ (kachi, katsu, yahazu, hazu) meaning “notch of an arrow, nock” combined 英 (hide, ei) meaning "wisdom, brilliance" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding"... [more]
Katsuhiko m Japanese
From 勝 (katsu) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win" and combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations can be used instead.
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 "victory" combined with 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuhisa m Japanese
From 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 久 (hisa) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" or 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" combined with 一 (ichi, kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsuichirou.
Katsuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Katsuie m Japanese (Rare)
From 克 (katsu) meaning "to overcome" and 家 (ie) meaning "family, house(hold)". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsuji m Japanese
Name using elements katsu meaning "victory" and ji meaning "two."
Katsujiro m Japanese
From 家 (katsu, ie, ya) meaning "house, home, building, dwelling" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 () meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsujiro.
Katsukazu m Japanese
From 捷 (katsu) meaning "quick, fast, rapid, victory, conquest, success" or 家 (katsu) meaning "house, home, building, dwelling" combined with 紀 (kazu) meaning "narrative, chronical, account"... [more]
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]
Katsumaru m Japanese (Rare)
From 優 (katsu) meaning "gentle, excellent, superior, surpass, kind" combined with 円 (maru) meaning "round, circle, tranquil". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsumasa m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" or 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful"... [more]
Katsumoto m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese kanji 且 (katsu) meaning "moreover; furthermore" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "cause; origin; foundation".... [more]
Katsunaru m Japanese
From 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win" and combined with 徳 (naru, toku) meaning "virtue". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsuni m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "wins, victories" combined with 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsunobu m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly", combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 or 伸 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch, extend"... [more]
Katsunori m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly", combined 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites", 憲 (nori) meaning "law", 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle", 典 (nori) meaning "rule, ceremony", or 法 (nori) meaning "law, act, method".
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 (Rare)
From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" or 葛 (katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" 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.
Katsushirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsuichiro.
Katsusuke m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsutaka m Japanese
From 雄 (katsu) meaning "male, someone or something excellent" combined with 天 (taka) meaning "heavens, sky". Other combinations of kanji can be used.
Katsutarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Katsutaro.
Katsuteru m Japanese
From 家 (katsu) meaning "house, one's own home" and 照 (teru) meaning "to shine". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Katsuto m Japanese
From 家 (katsu, ie, ya) meaning "house, home, building, dwelling" combined with 任 (to) meaning "responsibility, duty, to entrust". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsutoshi m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "to overcome" combined with 利 (toshi) meaning "advantage, benefit". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Katsutsugu m Japanese
From 活 (katsu) meaning "life", 克 (katsu) meaning "to overcome, to subdue", or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 嗣 (tsugu, tsuguru) meaning "descendants, heirs" or 次 (tsugu, tsuguru) meaning "next, secondary"... [more]
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
From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuyori m Japanese
From 筈⁠ (kachi, katsu, yahazu, hazu) meaning “notch of an arrow, nock” combined with 誉 (yo) meaning "reputation, honor, glory" and 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit"... [more]
Katsuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strength, strong, robust" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck", 仁 (yoshi) meaning "benevolence", or 祥 (yoshi) meaning "good sign, auspicious omen, happiness"... [more]
Katsuyuki m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, triumph", 和 (katsu, wa, kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" or 雄 (katsu, o) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness", 之 (yuki) meaning "of", or 雪 (yuki, setsu) meaning "snow"... [more]
Katsuzo m Japanese (Rare)
From 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" or 克 (katsu, kotsu) meaning "overcome skillfully, kindly", with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "own, possess, storehouse," or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, build." Other kanji are possible.
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-.
Kattis f Swedish
Diminutive of Katarina.
Katumaros m Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *katus "battle" and *māros "great".
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)".
Katyushenka f Russian
Russian diminutive pet form of Yekaterina.
Katyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina.
Kaunish m Bhojpuri
Meaning "King" or "Prince".
Kaunos m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of the eponymous founder of Kaunos, an ancient city located in modern-day Turkey.
Kaunotis m Ancient Oscan
Masculine form of Kaunota. May be derived from an Ancient Doric Greek name, Kaunotos.
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
Kautsar m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Kawthar.
Kavish m Indian
Kavish is another name of Hindu God Ganesha !
Kavisha f Gujarati
Meaning "Lord of Poets".
Kavsar f Uzbek
Means "clean, cool (water)" in Uzbek. It is also the name of a fountain in heaven (hovzi kavsar).
Kawesa m Ganda
"blacksmith" Kovacs
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.
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.
Kayceson m Obscure (Modern)
A variant of Cason incorporating the spelling of the name Kayce.
Kaykaus m Persian Mythology
It can be interpreted as "worthy and noble ruler". It comes from Kay Kāvus who is a mythological shah of Greater Iran and a character in the Shāhnāmeh.
Kays m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transliteration of قيس (see Qays).
Kaysa f American (Modern, Rare)
American spelling of Kajsa.
Kaysar m Persian
Persian form of Caesar.
Kaysarija f Tatar
Variant Tatar form of Kawthar.
Kayshav m Hindi, Indian
Variant of Keshav.
Kayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine from of Kayshawna, a variant of Keshawna or a combination of Kay 1 and Shawna.
Kaysi f English (Australian)
Variant spelling of Casey.
Kayslee f Obscure
Variant of Kaisley.
Kaysone f & m Lao
Means "pollen" in Lao. A notable bearer was former Laotian president Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992).
Kayssa f English
Name composed by Kay, short form of Catherine, meaning "bolt", "lightening" and the suffix -issa.
Kaytsak m Armenian
Means "lightning, thunder, spark" in Armenian.
Kayyisah f & m Arabic
Meaning unknown
Kazimirs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Kazimierz.
Kaźmisz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Kazimierz.
Kazuhisa m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago"... [more]
Kazuhoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 星 (hoshi) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kazumasa m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 正 (masa) meaning "just, right, correct, proper" or 政 (masa) meaning "government"... [more]
Kazumitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace, even, level" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light".
Kazusa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kazushi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 和 (kazu) meaning "peace; harmony" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one; wholly" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "boss" or 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, ambition".... [more]
Kazushige m Japanese
From 和 (kazu) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan" or 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 繁 (shige) meaning "flourishing, luxuriant".
Kazusuke m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 右 (suke) meaning "(direction) the right", 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish", 助 (kazu) meaning "assistance", 典 (suke) meaning "ceremony, rule", 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 祐 (suke) meaning "divine intervention, protection"... [more]
Kazutoshi m Japanese
From 和 (kazu) meaning "Japan, peace, harmony" or 寿 (kazu) meaning "longevity, congratulations, long life" combined with 年 (toshi) meaning "years". Other kanji combinations can be used.