JudalinefEnglish (Rare) This name is a combination of Judith with the popular name suffix -line. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant form of Judalyn... [more]
JulefBasque, German (Modern) As a Basque name, Jule was coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Julia, while as a German name, Jule is a short form and diminutive of both Julia and Juliane that has seen some usage as a given name in its own right in recent years.
JungmLimburgish (Rare) Derived from Limburgish jung meaning "boy" or its diminutive jungske meaning "little boy".... [more]
JunillafAncient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Latin diminutive of Junia. Aelia Junilla was the daughter of Sejanus, the commander of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard). As a young girl, in AD 31, Junilla was executed along with her brother Capito.
JürgimGerman Diminutive of Jürgen. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.
JuromSorbian, Literature Sorbian diminutive of Jurij. Juro is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.
KakiafGreek, Greek (Cypriot) Possibly a diminutive of Ekaterini. Known bearers of this name include the Greek singer Kakia Mendri (1912-1994) and Greek actresses Ekaterini 'Kakia' Panagiotou (1923-2013) and Kakia Analyti (1934-2002).
KammafDanish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare) Originally a diminutive of double names in which the first name began with Ka- and the second name began with Ma- (such as Karen-Margrethe, as in the case of Karen Margrethe "Kamma" Rahbek (1775-1829), a Danish woman of letters)... [more]
KasperlmMedieval German, Folklore, Theatre Diminutive of Kasper. This name fell out of use a long time ago, possibly due to close association with the famous character from German puppet theatre. In this day and age, the name only survives as a patronymic surname.
KatishefRussian (?), Literature Perhaps a Russified form of French Catiche, an archaic diminutive of Catherine. This name is used for a character, Princess Katerina 'Katishe' Mamontova, in English translations of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace (1869).
KatitzifRomani Romani diminutive for Katarina or Kati, meaning "little Kati".
KatrineljefGerman (Archaic) Very obscure diminutive of Katharina. This is the name of a character in the German fairy tale Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie, collected by the Brothers Grimm.
KatryafUkrainian Diminutive and folk form of Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.
Keesjef & mDutch, West Frisian When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Kees) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
KetiefDutch (Rare) Dutch phonetical spelling of the English name Katie. It is also possible that in some cases, this name is a rare Dutch diminutive of Keet.
KetinofGeorgian Either a diminutive or a variant of Ketevan. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian master chess player Ketino Kachiani (b. 1971).
KettifLuxembourgish Diminutive of Katharina. 'D’Maus Ketti' (Ketti, the mouse in English) (1936) is a children's book by Luxembourgish writer Auguste Liesch.
KhanefYiddish Yiddish form of Hannah. This is an earlier form of Hene, Henye and Hende, which are backformations from Hendl (see Hendel), itself a diminutive of Khane (now, of Hene).
KharkomUkrainian Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Kharyton or, less likely, Zakhary. Cossack Kharko was the legendary founder of Kharkiv.
KhuashakfGeorgian (Archaic) According to Georgian sources, this name is of Iranian origin and means "good" as well as "beautiful". Compare modern Persian خوب (xub) meaning "good, well, nice" and قشنگ (qašang) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty"... [more]
Khuzaymam & fArabic From a diminutive of Arabic خزم (khazm) referring to a type of tree whose bark was traditionally used to make ropes and string. This was the name of a (male) companion of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as one of his ancestors.
KilufGerman (Modern, Rare) Derived from the Swahili word kilulu "little pearl" (ki- is a diminutive prefix in Swahili, and lulu means "pearl").... [more]
KirryfManx Manx diminutive of Katherine and cognate of Kate and Katie. It also may be inspired by the Manx word kirree meaning "sheep", and is found as the subject of two Manx folk songs: 'Ny Kirree Fo 'Niaghtey' (English: 'The Sheep Under the Snow') and 'O Kirree T'ou Goll Dy Faagail Mee' ('Oh Kirree, Thou Wilt Leave Me').
KirykosmGreek (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".... [more]
KisannafHungarian Originally a Transylvanian diminutive of Anna by way of combining the name with Hungarian kis "small, little", it is now used as a given name in its own right.