This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い
(karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [
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Karenna f English (Rare)Elaboration of
Karen 1. It may be influenced by
Corinna, or by
karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Karianne f Finnish, EnglishKarianne 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"
Karlton m AmericanVariant of
Carlton. Notable bearer, journalist and author, Karlton Jerome "Jerry" Rosholt (1923–2008) was of Norwegian ancestry.
Kashmir m & f English, IndianFrom 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.
Kaska f EnglishMay be used in reference to the place name of Kaska in the Bible.
Kass m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname
Kass derived from Czech
kos "blackbird".
Katana f English (Rare), Popular CultureCommonly associated with the Japanese word (刀) referring to a single-edged sword, derived from a combination of 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided" and 刃 (na) meaning "edge." The name is borne by a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe... [
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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.
Katiti f African American (Rare)A name coined in the 1970s in the movement of choosing Afrocentric names for children, after the Ugandan place name Katiti.
Kauai m & f English (Anglicized, Rare)Kauai's name has no particular historical meaning; however, through the legend of Hawaii loa who is thought to have been the Polynesian founder of the Hawaiian island's original inhabitants, “a favorite place around one's neck” is suggested.