This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indigenous American; and the first letter is K.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ka'akupe m & f GuaraniMeans "behind the forest" in Guarani, taken from the title of the Virgin
Mary,
la Virgen de Caacupé.
K’acha Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
k'acha meaning "beautiful, lovely" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Kai f & m NavajoMeans "willow" or "hazel" in Navajo.
Káínaikoan m SiksikaFrom the Siksika
káínaa meaning "blood" and the suffix
–ikoan meaning "male person".
Kajoĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the brown one" (in West Greenland) or Greenlandic name meaning "the yellow one" (in North Greenland).
K'ajorapaluk m GreenlandicPossibly a combination of
qajorlak "golden plover" and
-paluk "dear little" or
qaajorpoq "is chilly, is thin-skinned" and
-paluk "dear little".
Kallapi f AymaraFrom the Aymara name for an orange-red variety of wild quinoa.
Kallfü m & f MapucheFrom Mapudungun
kallfü (also
kajfv) meaning "blue" (Smeets also lists "purple").
Kallik f & m Inuit, LiteratureUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Lightning".
Kamik f & m GreenlandicFrom Greenlandic
kamik "kamik", "soft boot made of reindeer or sealskin". Soles, kamiks (boots), legs and feet were linked to sexuality and reproduction, hunting and magic (success in hunting) in traditional society.
Kanahstatsi f MohawkName of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
Kanan m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, HistoryMeans "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.
Kaneq f GreenlandicGreenlandic feminine name from the word
kaneq meaning "rime, hoarfrost".
Kanik f & m GreenlandicDerived from the Greenlandic words
kanuk or
kanik meaning "blood".
Kanneatche m UteCould be the French spelling of Ute chief, Kanneache. Had a twin brother.
Kanortoĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the bleeding one", from a combination of
Kanik and
-toq, a Greenlandic suffix used to form agent nouns
Kanosh m UteMeaning unknown. Kanosh was the name of an 19th century chief of the Pahvant band of the Ute people.
Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World MythologyMeaning “
Moon” in Taurepang (a member of the Pemon micro family of Cariban languages), Kapei is the Taurepang deity of the moon, who appears most famously in the Taurepang folktale ‘Wei and Kapei’.
Karwasisa f QuechuaMeans "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua
karwa, "yellow" and
sisa, "flower".
Kasa f HopiMeans "wearing leather" in Hopi.
K'asape m GreenlandicGreenlandic name, cognate of the word
qasagaa "feels he is not goot enough, unfit" and
-pi, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "genuine", "genuinely".
Katonah m Lenape, HistoryMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami
kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [
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Katwa m & f MiwokOne of the many words meaning "coyote" in Miwok; other words meaning "coyote" incudes
aseli,
situ,
wayu,... [
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K'avak m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'man from the south' (term used to denote stupidity).
Kawahib m TupiA popular name in Argentina and in Eastern Paraguay among Guarani people, also the name of a dialect of the language.
Kawennáhere f MohawkNotable bearer is award-winning Mohawk actress, Kawennahere Devery Jacobs.
Keme m AlgonquinMeans "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin
kiim.
Kerana f GuaraniEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Guarani goddess of sleep.
Kesin m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Khiswara m AymaraFrom the Aymara name for certain Andean medicinal trees.
Khunu Ajayu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
khunu meaning "snowfall" and
ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu Illa f AymaraFrom the Aymara
khunu meaning "snowfall" and
illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Kii m NavajoFrom Navajo
ashkii "boy". A common childhood nickname for boys, as well as a common dog name.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f OjibweI know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Kikkik m GreenlandicDirectly from
kikkik “the ugly one”, an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".
Killari f QuechuaMeans "moonlight" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
Killasisa f QuechuaMeans "moon flower" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sisa "flower".
Killasumaq f QuechuaMeans "beautiful moon" in Quechua, from
killa "moon" (also means "month") and
sumaq "beautiful".
Killay f QuechuaMeans "my moon" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
K'inoκ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kinu m Aymara“A man awake, lively, who is aware of everything that happens“... [
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Kissimi m & f InuitUsed by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
K'itdlaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "string (round haft of sealing dart)", "pattern/threads (of woven material)".
K'itura f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [
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