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Kelin m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
k'ed meaning "lean, thin".
Kelita m BiblicalA Biblical nickname for
Kelaiah. It means "crippled, dwarfed one" or "small/petite one", but also may mean "adopted one". In the Bible, this is the name of a Levite with a foreign wife.
Kella f Ancient BerberMeaning unknown. It was borne by the daughter (or granddaughter) of the 4th-century Tuareg queen Tin Hinan.
Keller f & m AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Keller. Used in L. J. Smith's 'Night World' series.
Kelmend m AlbanianDerived from the name of the
Kelmendi, a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and region in Malësia.
Keltse f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Celsa.
Kelwyn m WelshPerhaps derived from the welsh "kel", meaning "little Church" and "wyn", meaning "friend", with the complessive meaning of "friend of Church".
Kelzang m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང
(bkal-bzang) meaning "good luck, good destiny", derived from བཀལ
(bkal) meaning "trust, lean on" and བཟང
(bzang) meaning "goodness, benefit".
Kem m RomaniRomani name derived from
cam meaning both "sun" and "to love".
Kema m PapuanName of football player Kema Jack born in 1982 in Papua New Guinea.
Kemala f IndonesianMeans "gem, gemstone" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कोमल
(komala) meaning "tender, delicate, gentle".
Kemas m IndonesianMeans "tidy, neat, clean" in Indonesian. This is also a Palembangese hereditary title indicating nobility.
Keme m AlgonquinMeans "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin
kiim.
Kemelayefa m IjawMeans "nothing is greater than a human being" in Ijaw.
Kemelte f MordvinDerived from either Erzyan words
кеме (keme) meaning "firm, strong, stubborn" or
кемемс (kemems) meaning "believe, hope".
Kemi f YorubaMeans "cherish me; caring for me" in Yoruba. It is also a diminutive of other names such as
Oluwakemi.
Kenai m & f English (Modern, Rare)Means "flat land" in the Dena'ina language. From the Dena'ina
ken 'big flat' and
ken'ey 'two big flats with a river cutback'.... [
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Kenau f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)The first element of this name is derived from Germanic
kuni meaning "family, kin, race, kind", which is not to be confused with Germanic
kuoni meaning "brave". The second element is derived from either Germanic
wîh meaning "holy" or Germanic
wîg meaning "warrior."... [
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Kenchiku m JapaneseFrom Japanese 建築 (kenchiku) meaning "to build; to construct".
Kencho m JapaneseFrom 謙 (
ken) meaning "humble" and 澄 (
cho, sumi, suki) meaning "lucidity, clear, clarify, strain, settle, look grave". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kendan m EnglishLikely an invented name, an elaboration of
Ken 1, or any name starting with
Ken-.
Kenes m KazakhMeans "advice, guidance, counsel" in Kazakh.
Keneshbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz кеңеш
(kenesh) meaning "advice, guidance, counsel" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kengani m KongoKengani is an African language, that belongs to Bantu people, designated from Congo kingdom in area that now is called Angola(Uige province).Which is used for Kings, liders, Boss, or heroes.... [
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Kenhiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (
ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 彦 (
hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kenhinde m & f YorubaOne coming last. Often used for the second of twins.
Keni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Derived from Hebrew קניין (
kiniyan) meaning "property", it can also means "my nest", another variant can be
Keny.
Ken'ichirō m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (
ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 一 (
ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Kenickie m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Kenickie. The name was borne by a “Grease” character played by Jeff Conaway.
Kenii m JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
ke) meaning "flower" combined with 新 (
nii) meaning "fresh, new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Kenita f SpanishSpanish diminutive of
Eugenia. This is borne by Chilean model and socialite María Eugenia "Kenita" Larraín (1973-).
Kenizé f Arabic (Rare, ?)Perhaps derived from Arabic كنز
(kenz) "treasure" (see
Kenza). Bearer Kenizé Mourad (1939-) is a French writer of Turkish and Indian origin.
Kenjabibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Kenjabonu f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Kenjagul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Kenjaqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and
qiz meaning "girl".
Kenjasuluv f UzbekDerived from
kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Kenjirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kenjurou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 寿 (ju) meaning "long life" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible as well.
Kenki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence", 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, firm, tough, strict" or 顕 (ken) meaning "manifest, display, evident, clear" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious"... [
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Kenkichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 謙 (ken) meaning "humble, modest" or 鎌 (ken) meaning "a sickle" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible... [
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Kenko f JapaneseFrom Japanese
健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and
子 (ko) "child".
Kenkunga m Central African, LegaKenkunga is the deity of reassembling and reconstruction in Lega mythology. His name doesn’t have a well known meaning.
Kenley m & f English (American, Modern)Either from the English surname
Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name
Cena combined with
leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname
Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of
McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of
Finlay".
Kenma m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kenma m JapaneseFrom Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strength" and 真 (ta) meaning "true, genuine" or 研磨 meaning "polishing, grind".
Kenmi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kenna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 絹 (ken) meaning "silk" or 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [
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Kenna f Medieval BalticMedieval Lithuanian feminine name, found in genealogies of the royal Gediminid family of Lithuania.