KisminefLiterature Used by F. Scott Fitzgerald for a character in his novella The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (1922). Perhaps he based it on the English word kismet meaning "fate, destiny". In the story Kismine has a sister named Jasmine.
KisstinefAmerican (Rare) Originally Latin, Christiana translated in the Basque country of France to Kistin (kis-tahn) or Kistiñe (kees-tee-nye). From there, Finnish and American variations to Kisstine.
KiyannefAfrican American (Modern, Rare) Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Kyanne. It was brought to limited public attention in 2018 by Kiyanne, a rapper who appeared as a cast member on the eighth season of the American reality television show Love & Hip Hop: New York.
KiyonefJapanese From 廉 (kiyo) meaning "honest, inexpensive, clean" and 音 (ne) meaning "noise, sound". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KoganefJapanese (Rare) This name is used as either 黄金 or 小金 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" combined with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "money, metal."... [more]
KohanefJapanese means " may 7th" in japanese. mainly used for girls born on that day.... [more]
KoknesismBaltic Mythology Meaning "wood-bearer" in Latvian. Koknesis is a hero in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis'.
KokonefJapanese From 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 響 (ne) meaning "sound, echo". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
KonekofJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 子猫 (koneko) meaning "kitten", or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 猫 (neko) meaning "cat". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Konelīnef & mTahltan Tahltan word meaning "Our Land Beautiful," rarely used as a name.
KonerimMedieval Breton Allegedly derived from Old Irish con "hound, dog, wolf" and rí "king".
KonezufJapanese From japanese kanji 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 鼠 (nezu) meaning "mouse, rat".
KorneymRussian Contracted form of Korneliy. Also compare Corné, which this name could be considered to be a cognate of.... [more]
KoronefJapanese From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 路 (ro) meaning "road, street" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KraneiafGreek Mythology Derived from Ancient Greek κράνεια meaning "cornelian cherry", a small species of dogwood. This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with the cornelian cherry tree.
KratisthenesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".
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.
KünnekefLow German Low German diminutive of Kunigunde. However, there exists another possible meaning for this name: some speculate that it may actually mean "little child". In that case, it comes from older Low German kindeken, which then transformed into kinneken over time and then ultimately into künneke... [more]
KünneyfYakut From Yakut күн (kün) meaning "sun, solar".
KylenefEnglish (American) Feminine form of Kyle, using the common name suffix lene. This name briefly charted on the American top 1000 list for girls after Kylene Barker (1955-) was crowned Miss America 1979.
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.
LaidronettefLiterature (Anglicized) Derived from French laid meaning "ugly". In Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent, Laidronette is a princess cursed with extreme ugliness.
LaimnesismLatvian (Rare) Derived from Latvian laime "luck, good fortune; happiness" and nest "to carry, to bear".
LamartinemPortuguese (Brazilian) Means “dweller by the sea” in French. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French writer and politician in the Second Republic of France.
LanellefEnglish (American) Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nelle. It can be spelled Lanelle or with a capitalized third letter as LaNelle.
LaomenesmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Ancient Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people" combined with either μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, wait, remain, last" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage"... [more]
LaurelinefFrench, French (Belgian), Flemish (Rare), Popular Culture Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
LenéfAfrikaans I've heard a suggestion that the meaning of the name might be "pool" or another body of water of some kind, but this is difficult to confirm as there is no reference to a language from which it originates, or it could be the short form of Magdalene or Helene with an acute on the last e, a popular stylisation among Afrikaans people.
LenerafSoviet Means "Lenin's era", dervived from "Ленинская эра (leninskaya era)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.
Leolinem & fMedieval English, English (Rare) Medieval Anglicization of Llywelyn which has been documented from the 13th century onwards. (Cf. Leolin.) It was borne by Welsh politician Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685)... [more]
LeosthenesmAncient Greek Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see laos) and Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength"... [more]