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Krzywosąd m PolishPolish masculine name derived from
krzywa meaning "curve" or
krzywo meaning "falsely", and
osąd meaning "court".
Ksatrey f KhmerFrom the Khmer
ក្សត្រ (ksat) meaning "king, lord".
Kshipra f Hindi, MarathiFrom Sanskrit क्षिप्र
(kṣipra) meaning "quick, swift". This is also the name of a river in India.
Kshiti f & m BengaliFrom Sanskrit क्षिति
(kṣiti) meaning "abode, dwelling, earth".
Kshitiz m Hinduism, IndianIn English we say "Horizon".The place where the Earth and the sky seem to meet.
Ksiksínopa m SiksikaDerived from Siksika
ksikk meaning "white" and possibly
o(n)nopa, a theoretical root word for "quiver" or "arrows".
Ktesias m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [
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Ktesibios m Ancient GreekMeans "landowner, one who lives from his property", derived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", itself from κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess", and βιος
(bios) meaning "life"... [
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Ktesikles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [
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Ktesios m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess".
Ktesiphon m Ancient GreekPossibly derived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", itself from κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess", and either φωνή
(phone) meaning "voice" or φῶς
(phos) meaning "light"... [
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K'uâ f GreenlandicPossibly came from the Greenlandic word
quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
Kuafu m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 夸 (kua, meaning “boast”) and 父 (fu, meaning “father”). Kuafu was a giant in Chinese mythology most well known for trying to chase or race with the sun... [
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Kuan m & f Chineseit was a chinese kings name but can also be a femenine name. it was used in southern china and was a very popular name.
Kuan m KazakhFrom Kazakh қуану
(quanu) meaning "to rejoice", traditionally given when a long-awaited son was finally born.
Kuandyk m KazakhDerived from Kazakh қуану
(quanu) meaning "rejoice, cheer".
Kuantai m KazakhDerived from Kazakh қуану
(quanu) meaning "to rejoice" and ай
(ay) "moon".
Kuantzi f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 款 (
kuan) meaning "money" combined with 子 (
tzi) meaning "child".
Kuanyshbek m KazakhFrom Kazakh қуаныш
(quanysh) meaning "joy, delight" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kuat m Kazakh, JavaneseMeans "strength, power" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic قوة
(quwwa). As a Javanese name it is a variant of
Kuwat (which is of the same origin).
Kub m & f HmongMeans "hot", and by extension metaphorically "hot-hearted" or "earnest", or "gold" in Hmong Daw.
Kubaba f Hurrian MythologyOf unknown etymology. Kubaba (
kug-ba-u) was the name of minor Hurro-Hittite goddess. A Sumerian queen that ruled in the Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500–2330 BC) period of Sumer, also went by this name... [
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Kubai f MythologyEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Turkic goddess of childbirth and children.
Kubanychbek m KyrgyzDerived from Kyrgyz кубаныч
(kubanych) meaning "joy, delight" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kubo m Popular Culture, JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (
ku) meaning "long time" or 公 (
ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" combined with 方 (
bo) meaning "direction, person, alternative" or 保 (
bo) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support"... [
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Kubrat m Bulgarian, Bulgar, Medieval SlavicOf debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Turkic
qobrat "to gather" and a derivation from Turkic
qurt "wolf". Kubrat was the ruler of the Onogur–Bulgars, credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in ca... [
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Kubuka m & f MariTraditionally given to children born on Tuesday.
Kubyo f & m Japanesejust popped up to my head when I was taking a shower and it's been used as my name since then. haven’t seen anyone with this name yet.
Kucheli f AfricanName used by the people of northern Borno state, and Garkida area in Adamawa state. They are called the burah's and paburs.
Kuchinei m ShonaKuchinei 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.
Kudaibergen m Kazakh, KyrgyzMeans "given by God", derived from Kazakh құдай
(quday) or Kyrgyz кудай
(kuday) meaning "god, deity" combined with берген
(bergen) meaning "given, gave" (from Kazakh беру
(beru) or Kyrgyz бер
(ber) both meaning "to give").
Kudan f & m Japanese, Japanese MythologyFrom Japanese 件 (kudan) meaning "matter", or more creatively translated as "human-faced bovine", is a yōkai which became widely known throughout Japan during the first half of the 19th century. The kanji used for Kudan can also come from Japanese 人 (hito) meaning "person" combined with 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow, bull"... [
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Kudirat f YorubaPossibly from the Yoruba
kúdírátù meaning "power".
Kueyen f New World MythologyEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Mapuche goddess of the moon and the Mapuche name for the moon.
Kugako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (
ku) meaning "long time", 賀 (
ga) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kugüdə̑r f MariDerived from
kugu meaning "big" and
üdə̑r meaning "girl, daughter". This name was traditionally given to girls born on Fridays.
Kui f ChineseChinese feminine meaning "sunflower", written with the Hanzi
葵 (kuí).
Kuiji m Chinese, HistoryKuiji, an exponent of Yogācāra, was a Chinese monk and a prominent disciple of
Xuanzang. His posthumous name was Cí'ēn dàshī, The Great Teacher of Cien Monastery, after the Daci'en Temple or Great Monastery of Compassionate Grace, which was located in Chang'an, the main capital of the Tang Dynasty... [
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K'ûik f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Kuiko f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 杭 (
kui) meaning "stump, picket, stake" or 久 (
ku) meaning "long time", 衣 (
i) meaning "clothing, garment", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [
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Kuilei f HawaiianHawaiian feminine name which can mean "the one who strings the lei" or "the one who brings or raises the child". It could also be taken from the name of some cliffs in Honolulu.
Kuini'ivai f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, probably a variation of "queenie" (queen), combined with "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "queen of the water".
Kuixing m ChineseKui Xing is a character in Chinese folk religion & is the Deity of Examinations & one of the Five Gods of Literature, including Wu Wen Chang.
Kuja m Popular Culture (?)Kuja is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy IX. A gunrunner obsessed with power and its application.... [
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K'ujage m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "favoured one", "favourite", "prized", "darling".
Kujaku f Popular CultureThe name 孔雀 (
kujaku) meaning "peacock" comes from 孔 (
ku, ko, ana, hanaha.da) meaning "cavity" and 雀 (
jaku, shaku, saku, jan, suzume) meaning "sparrow".
Kuji m Colchian, Georgian (Rare)This name is best known for being the name of king Kuji of Egrisi (i.e. Colchis), who reigned from 325 BC to 280 BC. Over time, Kuji also became the name of a Colchian dynasty from the historical Tao region (part of the greater Tao-Klarjeti region), which eventually evolved into the Georgian noble family of შალიკაშვილი
(Shalikashvili).... [
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Kuka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kukka-Maaria f FinnishCombination of
kukka, meaning "a flower" in Finnish and
Maaria which refers to Virgin Mary. Christian feast, Visitation of Mary, was called Kukka-Maaria in the past.... [
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Kuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kukulí f QuechuaMeans "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
Kukuri m Georgian (Rare)Derived from an archaic Georgian word that means "flower bud", of which the modern Georgian equivalent is კოკორი
(kokori).
Kulaib m ArabicThis name comes from the word "كلب" or "kalb" which means "dog". Kulaib means "small dog" or "tiny dog" and was a name used by Kulaib ibn Rabiah, who was an Arabian Poet.
Kulaprabhavati f Khmer (Archaic, ?), SanskritMeaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Sanskrit element कुल (
kula) meaning "family". Name borne by a ruling queen of Funan (present day Cambodia), who ruled from 514-517 CE.
Kulika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, SinhaleseMEANING - "of good or noble family " , any artisan of eminent birth, high-born lady
Kulina f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, NepaliMEANING - well-born, of eminent or high descent, belonging to the good or noble family, a name of goddess Durga
K'ulitsaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "a man's skin overcoat of caribou skin with the hairs inward".
Kulomir m Croatian (Archaic)The first element of this archaic name is probably derived from Slavic
kula "globe, sphere, orb, ball". Also compare Middle High German
kugel, which can mean "ball" as well as "bullet"... [
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Kulu f IgboShortened form of Kamalu, the name of the traditional Igbo god of thunder and lightning, used for girls.
Kulukulu f & m PolynesianPossibly from Niuean
kulukulu meaning "crimson-crowned fruit dove".
Kuma m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese くま (
kuma) meaning "bear" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Kuma f EfikMeans "I'm still in love with you" in Efik.
Kumaglak m Inuit, Popular CultureThe name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.