KreuzwendedichmGerman (Rare, Archaic) Derived from the German phrase Kreuz, wende Dich! "Cross, turn around". The name is often given to children whose older siblings have died in infancy.... [more]
KriangchaimThai Means "great victory" from Thai เกรียง (kriang) meaning "great" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
KubanychbekmKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz кубаныч (kubanych) meaning "joy, delight" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KuchelifAfrican Name used by the people of northern Borno state, and Garkida area in Adamawa state. They are called the burah's and paburs.
KuchineimShona Kuchinei means "What more is left to do, to see or to say" This name may be given by a parent who is at their wit's end. The Zimbabwean singer of the 1970-80s Kuchinei Chikupo was one well known bearer of this name.
KuncoromJavanese From Javanese kuncara meaning "famous, renowned".
KunichikamJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)" or 国 (kuni) meaning "land, country, region" combined with 親 (chika) meaning "parent, elder" or 周 (chika) meaning "laps, circuits".... [more]
Kusi ChimpufAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi ChuymafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
KuuchinklomAinu Meaning "Person with a Bow and Fur-Drying Fram" in Ainu.
KuzcomPopular Culture, Quechua Emperor Kuzco is the main protagonist of the Disney animated film and television series "The Emperor's New Groove". His name was inspired by the ancient Incan city of Cuzco in modern Peru. The name of the city is derived from the Quechua name for it, Qusqu, with its origin in the Aymara language... [more]
KylychmKyrgyz Means "sword, sabre" in Kyrgyz, of Turkic origin.
KylychbekmKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz кылыч (kylych) meaning "sword, sabre" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KyōichimJapanese From the Japanese kanji 恭 (kyō) meaning "respect" or 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" or 教 (kyō) meaning "teaching" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one".... [more]
KyoichiromJapanese From the Japanese kanji 恭 (kyō) meaning "respect", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 教 (kyō) meaning "teaching" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and d 郎 (rō) meaning "son"... [more]
KyriacosmGreek (Cypriot) Alternate transcription of Κυριάκος (see Kyriakos) chiefly used in Cyprus. It was borne as a middle name by British singer George Michael (1963-2016), who was of Greek Cypriot descent.
KyuichimJapanese This name combines 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time" or 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "market"... [more]
LacertafAstronomy Means "lizard" in Latin (the feminine form of lacertus). Lacerta is the name of a constellation created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the northern celestial sphere... [more]
LacharesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]
LachunéfAfrican American It's the female form of the African-american name LaShaun, composed by the suffix -la and the name Shaun, which means "God is merciful".
LaCienegafPopular Culture From Spanish la ciénega meaning "the swamp". LaCienega Boulevardez is a character in the American animated television series The Proud Family, named for La Cienega Boulevard, a street in Los Angeles, California.
Lạc Long QuânmFar Eastern Mythology From Sino-Vietnamese 雒龍君 (Lạc Long Quân) meaning "Dragon Lord of the Lạc Việt", the name of a group of ancient tribes that inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China in the 3rd century BC... [more]
LacomSlovak Diminutive of Ladislav, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
LactantiusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin lactans "suckling, milking", or perhaps from the name of the minor agricultural god Lactans.
LacusfPopular Culture Means "lake" in Latin. This is the name of one of the major female characters found in the Japanese anime 'Gundam SEED' & 'Gundam SEED Destiny'.
LafcadiomObscure After the Greek island of Lefkada (Λευκάδα) in the Ionian Sea. This was the name of Lafcadio Hearn, an international writer born in Lefkada and known for his writings about Japan (especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories) and about the city of New Orleans.
LaFrancef & mAfrican American (Modern, Rare) A combination of the popular prefix la- with the name of the European country, France. It could possibly on occasion be transferred from the French surname, Lafrance.
LamachosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective λάμαχος (lamachos) meaning "eager for battle". This name can also have formed independently from that word, in which case it is a dithematic name that consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]
LamchiakfThai Means "thatch screwpine (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Lâm cung thánh mẫufFar Eastern Mythology The princess of the forest in Vietnamese mythology. Her name is derived from the Vietnamese reading of 林 (lâm) meaning "forest" 宮 (cung) meaning "palace, temple", 聖 (thánh) meaning "holy, sacred" and 母 (mẫu) meaning "mother".
LancelmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Lancel Lannister is the son of Kevan and a squire to King Robert Baratheon.
LantechildfGermanic, History Variant spelling of Landhild. Lantechild was a daughter of Childeric I, a 5th-century Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.
LaodiceafBiblical From the name of the town locatad in Asia Minor. The town is mentioned as the location of one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation. It can also be used as a variant of Laodice.
LaoiseachmIrish (Rare) Derived from the Irish place name Laois. County Laois (formerly spelt as Laoighis or Leix) lies in the province of Leinster, east-central Ireland. It could be a masculine form of Laoise.
LascellesmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).
LasciusmGaulish (Latinized) Meaning unknown. This was a Latinized version of an unknown, probably Gaulish, name. The commune Lassy in Normandy (present-day France) was derived from this name.
LatychidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name Latychos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
LauncelotmTheatre, Arthurian Cycle Variant of Lancelot. This spelling was used by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice (written between 1596 and 1598) for the character of Launcelot Gobbo.
LaurancemEnglish (Rare) English variant spelling of Laurence 1. Also compare the names Terence and Terance, which are another example of how -ence can be variantly spelled as -ance (and yet still be pronounced the same).... [more]
LựcmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 力 (lực) meaning "force, power, strength".
LặcmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 扐 (lặc) meaning "divination by straw".
LeabharchamfIrish Mythology Means "crooked book" from Gaelic leabhar "book" and cham "crooked" (a byname probably referring to posture). In Irish legend this was the name of the wise old woman who raised Deirdre in seclusion, and who brought together Deirdre and Naoise.