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Kalojan m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Калоян (see Kaloyan).

Kalojana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Kaloyana.

Kalokairos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful, lovely, fair" combined with the Greek noun καιρός (kairos), which literally means "due measure, proportion, fitness" as well as "time, season", but has a more figurative meaning of "the right or opportune moment", as in: being in the right place at the right time.

Kaloker m Croatian, Russian, Slovene
Croatian, Russian and Slovene form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.

Kalokyros m Late Greek
Means "beautiful authority", derived from the Greek adjective καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful, lovely, fair" combined with the Greek noun κῦρος (kyros) meaning "supreme power, authority".... [more]

Kalolaina f Hawaiian, Fijian
Hawaiian and Fijian adoption of Carolina.

Kalomira f Greek (Cypriot), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Καλομοίρα (see Kalomoira), as well as an Albanian form.

Kalon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylon.

Kalonymos m Late Greek, Judeo-Greek
Means "beautiful name", derived from the Greek adjective καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful, lovely, fair" combined with the Greek noun ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name".... [more]

Kalonymus m Late Greek (Latinized), Jewish, Judeo-Provençal (Archaic)
Errant latinization (or just a semi-latinization) of the Greek given name Kalonymos. The proper and full latinization of the name is Calonymus.

Kalotta f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Karlotta.

Kaloudis m Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a pet form of given names that contain the Greek element καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" as well as "good, noble". Alternatively, it might be derived from Καλούδι Αιτωλοακαρνανίας (Kaloudi Aitoloakarnanias), which is the name of a mountain village in western Greece.... [more]

Kaloy m Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Caloy.

Kaloyana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Kaloyan.

Kalp m Indian (Modern, Rare)
1 Day of Lord Brahma, Thought , Appropriate , Moon

Kalіё́pa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Kalliope.

Kalpesh m Hinduism
ancient times in harappa, the word 'kalpesh' was used as presentation of new articles.

Kalpona f Bengali
Bengali variant of Kalpana.

Kalpurnia f Polish
Polish form of Calpurnia.

Kalpurnian m Polish
Polish form of Calpurnianus.

Kalpurnija f Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnia.

Kalpurnijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnianus.

Kalpurnije m Croatian
Croatian form of Calpurnius.

Kalpurnijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Calpurnius.

Kalpurniusz m Polish
Polish form of Calpurnius.

Kalsang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང (see Kelzang).

Kalsom f Malay
Malay variant of Kulthum.

Kalsoom f Urdu
Urdu variant of Kulthum.

Kalsum f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic كلثوم (see Kulthum), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Kaltag m Popular Culture
From the Koyukon Kaltaga. Bestowed upon an Alaskan town by Russians, in honor of a Koyukon man. Appears as a character's name in the 1995 animated film, Balto.

Kaltamze f Georgian (Rare)
Literally means "sun of the women" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian ქალთა (kalta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun ქალი (kali) meaning "woman", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).

Kaltes-Ekwa f Siberian Mythology
Etymology unknown. Kaltes-Ekwa is a Mansi and Khanty goddess of the moon, childbirth, fate, dawn, fertility and rejuvenation. She is a shapeshifter and known to take the shape of a hare.

Kalthom f Malay
Malay variant of Kulthum.

Kalthoum f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic كلثوم (see Kulthum).

Kalthum f Arabic, Malay
Variant of Kulthum.

Kaltoum f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic كلثوم (see Kulthum) chiefly used in North Africa.

Kalu m Igbo (Rare)
Kalu is a shortened name of, or derived from; Kamalu or Kamanu, the deity of thunder. Kamalu is an important deity in the traditional belief system of the people of many subethnic Igbo people (an ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria)... [more]

Kaluka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Claude.

Kaluliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kalulît.

Kalulît f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Carolin.

Kalum m English (Rare)
Variant of Calum.

Kalupe f Basque
Basque form of Calliope.

Kalüpszó f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Calypso.

Kalv m Norwegian (Archaic), Old Danish
Modern form of Kálfr.

Kalvin m English
Variant of Calvin.

Kalvinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Calvin, often paired with Yohanes.

Kalwin m Polish
Polish form of Calvin.

Kaly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kali 2 or Callie.

Kalya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กัลยา (see Kanlaya).

Kalya f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ကလျာ (see Kalayar).

Kalyanavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa) "beautiful, charming, auspicious" and वर्मन् (varman) "protection, armor". This was the name of the 4th ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling for the period of 422 to 446 AD.

Kalyar f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ကလျာ (see Kalayar).

Kalyarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kanlayarat.

Kalyb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Kalybe f Greek Mythology
The name of a Trojan nymph loved by King Laomedon of Troy. Her name is derived from the element καλυβη (kalybe), a type of rustic rural hut.

Kalyke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κάλυξ (kalyx) meaning "seed pod, husk, outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc). This is the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology. It is also one of Jupiter's moons.

Kalyne f English
Possibly variant of Kaylyn.

Kalynn f English
Variant of Kaylyn.

Kalynne f English
Possibly a variant of Kaylyn.

Kalyö m Komi
Komi form of Kallistrat.

Kalyptos f & m Gnosticism
In Sethian Gnosticism, Kalyptos ("the Hidden One") is one of the three emanations of Barbelo.

Kalyssa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Kalzang m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང (see Kelzang).

Kama f Hebrew
In Hebrew, Kama is a kind of a grain that ripened before harvesting.

Kama f Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamaal m Indian
Variant spelling of Kamal 2.

Kamado f Japanese (Rare)
This name doesn't have a meaning since it is written phonetically and it is used most in Okinawa.... [more]

Kamaehu m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "strength, energy, firmness of resolution, fixedness of purpose."

Kamaile f & m Hawaiian
Means "the maile," from definite article ka and maile, a type of vine native to Hawaii that is used mainly to make leis.

Kamaka f & m Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian ka "the" and maka meaning "eye", "bud" or "beloved one, child", also a short form of compound given names beginning thus. This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.

Kamakaokalani f Hawaiian
Hawaiian for "the eyes of Heaven".

Kamala f Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Kəmalə.

Kəmaləddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Kamal ad-Din.

Kamal ad-Din m Arabic
Means "perfection of religion", from Arabic كمال (kamāl) meaning "perfection" combined with دين (dīn) "religion, faith".

Kamaladevi f Indian, Hindi, Tamil
Combination of Kamala and Devi.

Kamalbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz
Combination of Kamal 1 with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kamaldip m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਮਲਦੀਪ (see Kamaldeep).

Kamaleddin m Persian
Persian form of Kamal ud-Din

Kamalelehua f Hawaiian
Means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian. This was the middle name of the American actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), who was born in Hawaii.

Kamaletdin m Bashkir
Variant of Kemaleddin.

Kamaljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਮਲਜੀਤ (see Kamaljeet).

Kamaluddin m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic كمال الدين (see Kamal ad-Din), as well as the Malay, Indonesian and Dari Persian form.

Kamaludin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Kamal ad-Din.

Kamalutdin m Dagestani
Form of Kamal ad-Din used in Dagestan.

Kamani m & f English (American), Hawaiian
Transferred use of the surname Kamani.

Kamar m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka and mar modelled on Lamar or Jamar, or perhaps a variant of Qamar... [more]

Kamar f Georgian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Kamar was the daughter of the Georgian god of nature and the god of the sky. She was seen as a symbol of divine fire and her beauty caused Amirani to kidnap her from heaven.

Kamarazaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamariah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Qamariyya.

Kamarie f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamari.

Kamariera m Maori (Rare)
Māori adaptation of the Scottish surname Cameron.

Kamarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ka and Marion 2.

Kamarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ka and Marius, in a similar fashion to Kamarion.

Kamariya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria.

Kamariyah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Qamariyya.

Kamarol m Malay
Variant of Kamarul.

Kamaruddin m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Qamar ad-Din.

Kamarudin m Malay, Indonesian, Maguindanao
Malay, Indonesian and Maguindanao variant of Qamar ad-Din.

Kamarudzaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamarul m Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with قمر ال (Qamar al) meaning "moon of the" (such as Qamar ad-Din).

Kamaruldzaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamarulzaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Qamarunnisa

Kamaruzaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamaruzzaman m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamaryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamryn.

Kamarzaman m Malay
Malay variant of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamas m Somali
Kamas is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Kamayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamber m History, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Variant of Camber.

Kamberly f English (Modern)
Variation of Kimberly.

Kambondoo m Dagbani
This is one of the death prevention names among the Dagbamba. When a woman gave birth up to three to four times and each time she give birth the children die. To prevent this names like this is given to a child to prevent it from dying.

Kambria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Kambrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Kambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Kamča f Czech
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamda f Marathi
Meaning "One Who Can Fulfill All Wishes of Others".

Kamdyn m & f American (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Kamé f Guarani
Guarani form of Carmen.

Kameeka f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ka and the name Tamika. This is the name of the main character in Thelma Lynne Godin's children's book The Hula Hoopin' Queen (2014).

Kameel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic كامل (See Kamil 1).

Kameela f English (Rare)
Variant of Camilla or Kamila (Arabic feminine form of Kamil 1).... [more]

Kamehameha m Hawaiian
Means "The quiet one". Kamehameha the great (Full name: Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea) was the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Kamėja f Lithuanian
Originally a contraction of Kamilė, its modern use was more likely popularized due to it also being the Lithuanian word for cameo

Kamel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Kamil 1 or Kamal 1.

Kamela f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a form of Kamila or Kamelia, can also function as a nickname for the latter.

Kamélia f Hungarian
Hungarian cognate of Camelia.

Kamelia f Bulgarian, Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Cognate of Camelia.

Kamelie f German
German form of Camellia. Though not very common, this is both a given name and the German word for the flower.

Kameliia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Camellia.

Kamelija f Croatian
Croatian form of Camelia.

Kamelin m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table and son of King Alfred of Ireland.... [more]

Kameliya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Camelia.

Kamellia f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Камелия (see Kamelia).

Kamena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kamen.

Kameo f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Cameo.

Kamer m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Qamar.

Kamerfer f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "radiance of the crescent": kamer - "half-moon, crescent" and fer - "radiance, brightness".

Kameria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Kamerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Kamerion m English (Modern)
Variant of Kamarion. A known bearer of this name is Kamerion Wimbley, an American football player.

Kamerşah f Ottoman Turkish
From kamer meaning "moon" and şah meaning "ruler". This was the name of an Ottoman princess.

Kameryn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Kamesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kametarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kametaro.

Kami m & f English
Variant of Cami. Diminutive of Kameron, Kamdyn and other names beginning with kam.

Kamia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kamiab m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کامیاب (see Kamyab).

Kamiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kamiar m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کامیار (see Kamyar).

Kamiel m Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Camiel. This name is less common in Belgium and The Netherlands than Camiel is. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch retired athlete Kamiel Maase (b... [more]

Kamik f & m Greenlandic
From 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.

Kamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 紙 (kami) meaning "paper" or 郁 (ka) meaning "fragrance, perfume" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kâmil m Turkish
Turkish form of Kamil 1.

Kamila f Arabic
Feminine form of Kamil 1.

Kamilə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Kamila.

Kamilah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic كاملة (see Kamila), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Kamilbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz
Combination of Kamil 1 with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kamile f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camile.

Kamile f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Kamil 1, meaning "perfect".

Kamilek m Polish
Diminutive of Kamil 2.

Kamili f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kamile.

Kamilia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Kamilis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Camillus, possibly via its Polish form Kamil 2.

Kamilka f Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamill m Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Camillus.

Kamille f English
Variant of Camille. This name was given to 206 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Kamillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Kamillo m Danish, Finnish
Nordic form of Camillo.

Kamilló m Hungarian
Variant of Kamill.

Kamilo m Croatian, Slovene (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Camillus.

Kamilu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Kamil 1.

Kamily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kamili.

Kamina f Uzbek
Means "your humble servant" in Uzbek, referring to a self-deprecating and humble way of referring to oneself in writing.

Kamini m Lingala
A famous bearer is French singer Kamini Zantoko (1979-) of Congolese ancestry.

Kamino f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kamira f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Kamiri m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Kamari and Amiri.

Kamis m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Khamis.

Kamisah f Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Kamis.

Kamisha f African American
Variant of Camisha.

Kamite f Chuvash
Chuvash variant of Hamida.

Kamitsuhiko m Japanese
From 加密列 KAMITSURE (カミツレ), meaning CHAMOMILLE in japanese, an annual herbal plant very commonly used in both aesthetics and medicine from the botanical genus MATRICARIA, of the family of plants ASTERACEAE, of the botanical order ASTERALES... [more]

Kamitsure f Japanese
加密列 (カミツレ) Kamitsure, chamomile, which comes from a corruption of the Dutch term for the plant, kamille, when transcribed to Japanese as カミッレ kamirre. Also from 雷 kaminari, thunder.

Kamiya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamiyu f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (kami) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 引 (yu) meaning "pull". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible. ... [more]

Kamkhwala m & f Tumbuka
Means "of medicine, of herbs" in Tumbuka. Similar usage to Chimika.

Kamla f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Kamala.

Kamlesh m & f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi कमलेश or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਮਲੇਸ਼ (see Kamalesh).

Kamma f Danish (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]

Kammamma f Hittite Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a goddess considered to be the daughter of the storm god Tarhunna. She was possibly associated with magic, as one of her known epithets is ḫašawanz ("sorceress").

Kammi f English
Variant of Cammy.

Kammy f & m English
Diminutive of Kameron, Kamile, Kamilah, or other names containing the element Kam.

Kamo m Armenian, Russian
From the pseudonym of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan, which was obtained due to mispronouncing Russian "komu" (to whom) as "kamo."

Kamol m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Kamal 1.

Kamolbek m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Kamalbek.

Kamolrat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kamonrat.

Kamolwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kamonwan.

Kamona m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Damon.

Kamoni f & m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamani.

Kamora f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kimora.

Kamorah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Kamose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian kꜣ-msj, meaning "born of the soul", from Egyptian kꜣ "soul" and msj "be born". This was the name of the last Pharaoh of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty.

Kamouel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Kemuel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Kamoura f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Kampanart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กัมปนาท (see Kampanat).

Kampbell f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Campbell.

Kamphies m Arthurian Cycle
One of the many knights forced to swear allegiance to Gawain.

Kamphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Kamphon.

Kampol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Kamphon.

Kampon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Kamphon.

Kampr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kanpr.

Kamren m & f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Cameron.

Kamrie f & m English (American)
Variant of Camry.

Kamrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Kamron m & f American
Variant of Cameron.

Kamron m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Komron, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Kamran.

Kamron m Thai
Alternate transcription of Khamron.

Kamrrem m Pakistani
Possibly a Pakistani form of Cameron

Kamrul m Bengali
Means "alone" or "gift of god" in Bengali, of uncertain derivation.

Kamrušepa f Hittite Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Meaning uncertain. Kamrušepa was a Hittite goddess of medicine and magic, who was also worshipped as part of the Luwian pantheon during the Bronze age. She seems to have been associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Gula.

Kamruzzaman m Bengali
Bengali form of Qamar al-Zaman.

Kamry f & m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Kamryn.

Kamrynn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kamryn.

Kamuela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Samuel.

Kamui m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 可夢偉, 華夢衣, 華夢威, 夏夢生, 加夢意 or 嘉夢威 with 可 (ka, kou, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision," 偉 (i, era.i) meaning "excellent, greatness, distinguished," 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 威 (i, odo.kasu, odo.shi, odo.su) meaning "dignity, majesty, authority," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life" and 意 (i) meaning "intention, mind, will, thought."... [more]

Kamuran m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Kamran, also used as a feminine name.

Kamuy m & f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Refers to a spiritual or divine entity in the mythology of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan. The term shares similarities with the Japanese word "kami" (神) in both phonology and meaning.

Kamuy-huci f Far Eastern Mythology
Ainu goddess (Kamuy) of the hearth. Also known as Apemerukoyan-mat-unamerukoyan-mat.

Kamy f American
Variant of Cammie.

Kamya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamiyah. It can be spelled Kamya or with a capitalized third letter as KaMya. It shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Amaya, Jamya, Shamya and Makiyah.

Kamyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kamyia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamyiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kamiyah.

Kamyla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Kamylla.

Kamylla f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Camilla.

Kʼan m Classic Mayan
Means "yellow, precious, jewel" in Classic Mayan. It could also mean "to want" in Tzotzil. This was the name of two Mayan kings of Caracol in Belize.

Kán m Medieval Hungarian
Cognate of Khan.

Kan m Bosnian
A Bosnian form of Khan.

Kana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hannah

Kana f Medieval Baltic
Contracted form of Katarīna and Kapitolīna.

Kanaan m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Canaan.

Kanada m Indian
A notable bearer is a Hindu philosopher that founded the Vaisheshika school of thought around the 6th C. BCE. He is known for a theory of atomism.

Kanae f Japanese
Derived from the verb 叶える (kanaeru) meaning "to come true". It can be spelled with 愛 (kanae) meaning "love, affection" or the combination of 茄 (ka) meaning "eggplant", 那 (na) meaning "what", and 惠 (e) meaning "blessed"... [more]

Kanafinwë m Literature
Means "strong-voiced Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Maglor, Fëanor's second son and the foster father of Elrond and Elros... [more]

Kanah f American (Rare, Archaic)
Means "reedy, brook of reeds". It is a river, mentioned in the Old Testament, that extends from the Mediterranean to Tappuah.

Kanahstatsi f Mohawk
Name of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.

Kanaka f & m Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian variant of Kanak.

Kanakanake f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Constance.

Kanaloa m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
The god of the ocean in Hawaiian mythology.

Kaname m & f Japanese
From 要 (kaname) meaning "pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone," likely sound shifted from 蟹の目 (kani no me) meaning "crab's eye," likely by influence from 金目, which looks as if it's read as kaname, literally meaning "golden eye." The derivation refers to a metal fitting (resembling a crab's eye) used for fastening the frame at the end of the fan, which would fall apart if no metal fitting is inserted.... [more]

Kanan m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kənan.

Kanau m African
Allegedly used among the Limba people of Sierra Leone.

Kanaya f Popular Culture
Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.

Kanchit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanchit.

Kancij m Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Cantius.

Kancijanila f Slovene (Archaic)
Slovene form of Cantianilla.

Kancjan m Polish
Polish form of Cantianus.

Kancjanela f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Cantianilla.

Kancjusz m Polish
Polish form of Cantius.

Kandakiya f Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Candace.

Kandakoro-Kamuy m Ainu, Japanese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
God of the sky and prime originator in Ainu mythology.

Kandal f English
Variant of Kendall.

Kandalion m Arthurian Cycle
The bold but wicked Duke of Montikluse. He made it his hobby to imprison knights in his Malmort Tower, leaving them to starve.... [more]

Kandee f English (Modern)
Variant of Candy.

Kandela f Basque
Basque form of Candela. The name coincides with Basque kandela "candle".

Kandelaria f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare), Polish
Polish form of Candelaria, as well as a Spanish variant.

Kandice f English
Variant of Candace.

Kandid m Georgian (Rare), Russian
Modern Georgian and Russian form of Candidus (see Candida).

Kandida f Hungarian, German
Hungarian and German form of Candida.

Kandide m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Candidus (see Candida). This is an older form; the modern form is Kandid, which is also rare in Georgia.

Kandidian m German
German form of Candidianus.

Kandido m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Candidus.

Kandie f English (Rare)
Variant of Candy.

Kandis f English (Modern)
Variant of Candace.

Kandiss f English (American)
Variant of Candice. A known bearer of this name is the American Republican politician Kandiss Taylor (born after 1985).

Kandrachiy m Mari
Mari form of Conrad.

Kandrat m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Conrad.

Kandy f English (Modern)
Variant of Candy.

Kandyce f English
Variant of Candace.

Kandyd m Polish
Polish form of Candidus.

Kandyda f Polish
Polish form of Candida.

Kandys f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Candice.

Kandyse f English
Variant spelling of Candice.

Kane f Japanese
This name can be used as 兼 (ken, kane.ru, -kane.ru) meaning "concurrently, combine" or か, a phonetic character representing ka, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" or 禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Kaneda m Popular Culture
Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]

Kaneesha f African American (Modern)
A variant of an Indian name.

Kaneez f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu کنیز (see Kaniz).

Kaneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kaneki m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (kane) meaning "metal; money" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Kaneki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Janet.

Kanellos m Greek
Possibly a derivative of the Greek word for "cinnamon", which is itself borrowed from Italian cannella.

Kanene Ski Amai Yehi f New World Mythology
Means "spider grandmother" in Cherokee. It is the name of the Cherokee goddess who brought the sun to the world.

Kaneonahokuonalani m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly man of the stars".

Kanesha f African American
Variant of Kenisha.

Kaneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kanga f Popular Culture, Literature
Kanga is a female kangaroo and the doting mother of Roo in the Winnie-the-Pooh books.

Kanghyeong m Korean
A variant romanization of Kanghyun

Kang-Hyun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 강현 (see Gang-Hyeon).