KaineusmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology It might possibly be best to see this name as a masculinization of Kainis. After all: in Greek mythology, Kaineus and Kainis are one and the same person... [more]
Kakuyama-no-uneo-no-konoshita-ni-zasu-kamifJapanese Mythology An epithet of the spring water goddess Nakisawame. It is derived from 香 (kaku) meaning "pleasant scent, fragrance", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", の (no) meaning "of", 畝 (une) meaning "raised earth in a field" or "rib", 尾 (o) meaning "tail", "foot of a mountain" or "the end of something", の (no) meaning "of", 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", の (no) meaning "of", 下 (shita) meaning "the below", 坐 (za) meaning "to sit, to bear fruit" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit".
KalenefEnglish (American, Rare) Variant of Kaleen. This name had a spike in the United States in 1993 after a child named Kalene appeared in a commercial of the educational program 'Hooked on Phonics'.
KalligeneiafGreek Mythology Means "bearer of a fair offspring", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]
KallisthenesmAncient Greek Means "beautiful strength", derived from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength."
KanefJapanese This name can be used as 兼 (ken, kane.ru, -kane.ru) meaning "concurrently, combine" or か, a phonetic character representing ka, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" or 禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]
KanemMaori Either derived from Māori Tāne meaning "man" and Hawaiian cognate Kāne, or Māori word meaning "head". Te Kane was a Ngāi Tahu chief... [more]
Kanealam & fHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "kane", meaning "man" and "ala", meaning "perfume", "scent".
KanedamPopular Culture Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]
KaneezfUrdu Alternate transcription of Urdu کنیز (see Kaniz).
KanefermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian kꜣ-nfr meaning "his Ka is beautiful", derived from ka "soul, life force; personality, essence" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect".
K'âneĸmGreenlandic Means "the space below the sleeping platform" in Greenlandic.
KanekimJapanese From Japanese 鉄 (kane) meaning "metal; money" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
KanekichimJapanese From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal", 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 包 (kane) meaning "yurt" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanekofJapanese From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, Canada", 年 (ne) meaning "year" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanelmLatvian, Lithuanian From the surname Kanel, derived from the word "kanēlis," which means "cinnamon" in Latvian.
KanemifJapanese From Japanese 鐘 (kane) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 見 (mi) "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", or 看 (mi) meaning "to watch". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
KanemitsumJapanese From 金 (kane) meaning "gold" or 兼 (kane) meaning "multitasking, to hold two government offices simultaneously" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanenstenhawifIndigenous American, Mohawk, History Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
KariannefFinnish, English Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"
KariñefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carina 1 and Carine.
Kasanef & mJapanese 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]
KatrineljefGerman (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.
KeneshbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz кеңеш (kenesh) meaning "advice, guidance, counsel" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KetherinefIndonesian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare) Meaning uncertain. In most cases it is probably a variant of the English name Katherine, but there can also be cases where it comes from the Indian name Ketharini (especially if the parents are Hindus or otherwise have some knowledge of the Hindu pantheon).
KéthévanefGeorgian (Gallicized) French form of Ketevan. A known bearer of this name is the French writer and journalist Kéthévane Davrichewy (b. 1965), who is of Georgian descent.
Kevynnem & fEnglish Form of Kevin, first used in Indiana by the singer; Kevynne Spork
KeynefHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Keyne was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who is said to have traveled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall. The only literary source on the life of Saint Keyne, however, is the Vita Sanctae Keynae, which was edited by John of Tynemouth and included in his Sanctilogium Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae in the 14th century.
KhadnefNenets Means "blizzard woman" in Nenets. It is typically given to baby girls who were born during a strong blizzard or snow storm.
KhamerernebtyfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḫꜥ-mrr-nb.tj meaning "the beloved of the two ladies appears", derived from ḫꜥ "to rise, appear, shine forth", mrj "to love", and nbtj "the Two Ladies", a royal title referring to the dual protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt... [more]
Khamphonem & fLao From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
KhanefYiddish Yiddish form of Hannah. This is an earlier form of Hene, Henye and Hende, which are backformations from Hendl (see Hendel), itself a diminutive of Khane (now, of Hene).
Khas-erdenem & fMongolian From Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" or "precious".
KhenemetibamunfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ẖnm(t)-ib-jmn meaning "she who is one with the heart of Amun", derived from ẖnm "to join, to unite" combined with jb "heart, mind, emotions" and the name of the god Amon.
KhenemetneferhedjetfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ẖnmt-nfr-ḥḏt meaning "united with the White Crown", derived from ẖnm "to join, to unite" and nfr-ḥḏt "White Crown", itself a combination of nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" and ḥḏt "White Crown"... [more]
KhionefGreek Mythology, Literature Variant of Chione. In American author Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, Khione appears as an antagonist with powers over ice and snow.
KhishignemekhfMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, enhance".
Khüchnemekhm & fMongolian (Rare) Means "invigorate, bolster" in Mongolian, from хүч (khüch) meaning "strength, power, force" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".
KhulanerdenefMongolian From хулан (khulan) meaning "onager, wild donkey" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".
KikunefJapanese (Rare) Japanese feminine given name derived from 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 禰 (ne) meaning "ancestral shrine". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KildinefLiterature, French (Rare) Invented by Queen Marie of Romania for her children's book 'Kildine, histoire d'une méchante petite princesse' (Kildine: Story of a Naughty Little Princess), published ca. 1921. Known bearers include the professional tennis player Kildine Chevalier and the French noblewoman Kildine de Sambucy de Sorgue (1979-).