This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kimika f Japanese (Rare)From
Kimi combined with a
ka kanji, like 香 meaning "fragrance," 佳 meaning "beautiful, good" or 花/華 meaning "flower."
Kinga m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold" with 峨 (ga, kewa.shii) meaning "steep" or 鵞 (ga) meaning "goose."... [
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Kinito m Spanish (Rare)Pet name of unclear origin. Sometimes it may be related to the drinking game
kinito or to the nickname
Quino.
Kinvara f English (British, Rare)Apparently from an Irish place name, which meant "head of the sea" in Gaelic. Lady Kinvara Balfour (1975-) is an English playwright and novelist.
Kioko f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 葵 (
ki) meaning "hollyhock, althea" combined with 央 (
o) meaning "centre, middle" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kioto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)Combination of a
ki kanji, like 樹 meaning "tree," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance," 季 meaning "season," 喜 meaning "delight, pleasure" or 貴 meaning "precious, valuable," and 音
(oto) meaning "sound" or an
o kanji, like 生 meaning "grow" or 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," and a
to kanji, like 人 meaning "person."... [
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Kiowa f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)Possibly derived from the name of the Native American tribe from the Interior Plains. The name of the tribe is derived from
Cáuigù, allegedly meaning "principal people" in the Kiowa language.
Kipland m English (American, Rare)Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name
Kip with the English noun
land meaning "land", possibly created by parents who liked the name Kip but felt that it seemed like too much of a nickname for it to be a proper full name, and therefore set about inventing a proper full name for Kip, which ended up being Kipland... [
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Kirino f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 桐 (
kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (
kiri) "mist" combined with 野 (
sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" & 乃 (
ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon"... [
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Kirito m Japanese (Rare)From 桐 (
kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 人 (
to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible. A notable bearer is Kirito (the username of Kazuto Narusaka) from the 'Sword Art Online' series.
Kirykos m Greek (Rare)Modern Greek form of the Late Greek name Κηρῦκος
(Kerykos), which was derived from the Greek adjective κήρυκος
(kerykos) meaning "heraldic, of the herald", itself derived from the Greek noun κῆρυξ
(keryx) meaning "herald, messenger".... [
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Kisi m & f Newar (Rare)From Newar किसी (
kisī) or किसि (
kisi) meaning "elephant".
Kisstine f American (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.
Kitae f & m Japanese (Rare)As a feminine name, it combines 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, pleasure" and 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much" with 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet" or 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness."... [
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Kitaru m Japanese (Rare)This name comes from the verb 来る/來る (
kuru) meaning “to come, arrive,” which is a combination of 来 (
ki), the continuative form of 来る (
kuru), and the verb 至る (
itaru) meaning “to reach (a stage), to lead/get to, to attain"... [
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Kitéria f Portuguese, Hungarian (Rare)Portuguese variant and Hungarian normal form of
Quiteria. This name is probably not normally used in Hungary, but it's employed there to refer to bearers of other nationalities.
Kitsue f Japanese (Rare)From 橘 (
kitsu, tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine" or 吉 (
kitsu) meaning "good luck" combined with 恵 (
e, megumi) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kitsuhito m Japanese (Rare)From 橘 (
kitsu, tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine" or 吉 (
kitsu) meaning "good luck" combined with 人 (
hito, to) meaning "person" or 仁 (
hito, hitoshi) meaning "compassionate, benevolent"... [
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Kitsuto m Japanese (Rare)From 吉 (
kitsu) meaning "joy, good luck, congratulations" and 藤 (
to) meaning "wisteria". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kitsuyo f Japanese (Rare)From 吉 (
kitsu) meaning "congratulations, joy, good luck" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible. This is commonly read as
Yoshiyo.
Kiwa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 嬉 (
ki) meaning "happy, glad" combined with 和 (
wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Kix m American (Rare)As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist
Leon Eric "Kix"
Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and
Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [
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Kiyanne f African 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.
Kiyoha f Japanese (Rare)From 清 (
kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 葉 (
ha) meaning "sheet, leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiyomaro m Japanese (Rare)From 清 (
kiyo) meaning "pure, purity" and 麿 (
maro, maru) meaning "I (pronoun)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiyuko f Japanese (Rare)Ki means "hope", yu can mean "reason, truth, cause", "tie, bind", and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Kiyuri f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 希 (
ki) meaning "hope, ambition, rare" and 百合 (
yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Kjellborg f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of
Kjell and
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or
borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name
Ketilbjǫrg.
Kkum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 꿈
(kkum) meaning "dream," the verbal noun of verb 꾸다
(kkuda) meaning "to dream."
Klarion f & m English (Rare)Alternate spelling of
Clarion, either from the brass instrument, middle english “clarion, trumpet”, originally “clear”, or from Scottish which derives from
Laurence 1, “from laurentum, laurel”... [
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Kleia f Various (Rare)Likely a variant of
Kleio. This name emerged sometime in the modern period: it was never used in ancient Greece, nor is it used in modern Greece. It is only borne by a few people from different cultures all over the world.
Kleofas m Polish (Rare)Polish form of
Cleophas. A notable bearer of this name was the Polish composer and diplomat Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765-1833).
Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.
Klints m Latvian (Rare)Derived from Latvian
klints "rock; cliff". In use since the late Middle Ages, this name is rare in modern times.
Klotilda f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Kashubian, Slovene, German (Bessarabian), AlbanianCroatian, Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Albanian and Slovene form of
Clotilde.
Koaki f Japanese (Rare)Japanese feminine name derived from 小 (
ko) meaning "little, small", 亜 (
a) meaning "come after, next, second, Asia, sub-" and 希 (
ki) meaning "hope, pray". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Koaliʻi m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "chiefly warrior" or "ruling warrior," from
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter" and
liʻi, shortened from
aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, aristocrat, king, commander."
Koamalu m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "brave strength," from
koa meaning "brave, bold, fearless, valiant" and
malu meaning "shelter, protection, peace, control, strength."
Kocel m Medieval Slavic (Rare)Kocel was a Slavic ruler of Lower Pannonia, a polity known in historiography as the Balaton principality. He was an East Frankish vassal titled comes (count), and is believed to have ruled between 861 or 864 and 876.
Kodak m & f American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Kodiak perhaps popularized by an American Rapper: Kodak Black. He was most active from 2013 to present. His real name is Dieuson Octave.