Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is Mike C.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kaalat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Kaama f Kannada
Meaning "The Golden One" or "Love".
Ka'ano'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "the beloved one" in Hawaiian.... [more]
Kaaren f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Kaari f Eastern African (Rare), Meru
The name kaari is a name popular used among the Ameru (Meru) community of Kenya. The name is given to a child named after a younger sister of one of the parents. It is especially given by the grandparents... [more]
Kaari f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian form of Kari 1.
Kaarin f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Karin.
Kaarl m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Charles.
Kaatyaayani f Hinduism
This is one of the 108 names of Maa Durga, the Hindu Goddess signifying power.
K'aàwidaà m Tłı̨chǫ
Means "highest trader" in Tłįchǫ.
Kábananukye m Kiga
Means "let them be happy" in Rukiga.
Kabanga m Luba
Means "the second-born or youngest twin" in Luba.
Kabenti m Kayapo
Means "chatterbox" in Kayapo.
Kabuto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as either 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "armour, headpiece" or 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, (war) helmet."... [more]
Káča f Czech
Diminutive of Kateřina, not used as a given name in its own right.
Kace m American
Variant of Case.
Kačenka f Czech
Diminutive of Kačena, itself a diminutive of Kateřina. Neither Kačenka nor Kačena are used as given names in their own right.
Kachna f Polish
Diminutive of Katarzyna.
Kačka f Czech
Diminutive of Káča.
Kadhim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Kazim.
Kädi f Estonian
Variant of Kadi.
Kadia f African American
This name may be of Creole or European origin. In the case of a possible European origin it may have come from the Russian name Katya which is short for Ekaterina or Katerina.
Kadihungila m Kaguru
Means "surprised" in Chikaguru.
Kadın f Turkish
Means "married daughter" or "(adult) woman" in Turkish.
Kadoa f Kassena
Means "born on a rainy day" in Kasem.
Kaegan f & m Obscure (Modern)
Combination of Kay 1 and Keagan.
Kæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Kaja 1.
Kaelin f & m English
Variant of Kaylyn.
Kaella f English
Feminine name of undetermined origin, might be a combination of Kae and Ella 1. ... [more]
Kaemon m Japanese (Archaic)
From 右衛門/右エ門 (emon), shortened from Uemon, prefixed with a ka kanji, like 嘉 meaning "praise, esteem" or 加 meaning "addition."
Kāʻeo m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "full of knowledge" or "zealous."
Kaeo m & f Thai
Means "crystal, glass, diamond" in Thai.
Kaew m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kaeo.
Kagayaki m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 輝き (kagayaki) meaning "brightness, brilliance, radiance, glitter."... [more]
Kageki m Japanese (Latinized)
From Japanese 影 (kage) meaning "shadow" combined with Japanese 希 (ki) meaning "hope."
Kagerō m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 景郎, 陽炎 or 蜉蝣 with 景 (kei, kage) meaning "scenery, view," 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle," 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame, inflammation," 蜉 (fu), an outdated kanji meaning "kind of ant, may fly" and 蝣 (yuu), another outdated kanji meaning "may fly."... [more]
ǀKágge̥n m San Mythology
Meaning unknown. In San mythology, he was described as a mantis and a folk hero of the ǀXam people.... [more]
Kagome f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese kanji 籠目 (kagome) that indicates the shape of the holes in a traditional basket (hexagon), the woven material and the basket itself which was often used as a birdcage. Kagome can derive also from 香籠 (kagome) an obsolete combination meaning "fragrance; incense".... [more]
Kagura f & m Japanese (Modern)
From 神楽 (kagura), referring to ancient Shintō music and dancing. It is shifted from earlier kangura and even earlier kamugura, from a combination of 神 (kamu), an old compounded form of kami, referring to a spirit or essence, and 座 (kura), referring to a seat or a high place... [more]
Kagwala f Kassena
Means "woman who behaves like a slave raider" in Kasem.
Kāhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly name" or "greet the sky," from kāhea meaning "to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Kahekili m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the thunder" in Hawaiian, from definite article ka and hekili "thunder". It's also used for females, though it's unclear if the etymology for Kahekili, as a feminine name, is different to the meaning given here or not.... [more]
Kahele f & m Hawaiian
Means "the walk" or "the moving," from definite article ka and hele meaning "to go, come, walk, going, moving."
Kahiau m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
From a rarely used word that refers to an action of giving generously with a heart and not expecting something in return.
Kahīnano m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the (male) pandanus flower," from definite article ka and hīnano meaning "male pandanus blossom."
Kahōkū f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the star," from definite article ka and hōkū meaning "star."
Kahono f Japanese
a combination of a ka and ho kanji with 乃,(no) a possessive particle at the end. examples for ka are 香 meaning "fragrance",花 meaning "flower" and 歌 meaning "song" and examples for ho are 歩 meaning "walk",保 meaning "care" and 帆 meaning "sail"... [more]
Kahori f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kahoru f & m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kaoru or a Japanese combination of 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 保 (ho) meaning "to raise; to rear" combined with 留 (ru) meaning "to stay"... [more]
Kahoruko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Kaoruko.
Kahtoumun f Mormon (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Katumin, which derived from the Ahmestrahan language, said by the Mormons to be the ancestor of later Egyptian languages. Joseph Smith has the description, 'the name of a royal family in the female line', indicating that it could also be used as a surname... [more]
Kahue m & f Hawaiian
Means "the gourd" or "the water calabash," from definite article ka and hue meaning "gourd, water calabash."
Kahúngu m Kiga
Means "butterfly" in Rukiga.
Kai f & m Navajo
Means "willow" or "hazel" in Navajo.
Kaidyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.
Kaiea m & f Hawaiian
Means "rising sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."
Kaielle f English (African)
Combination of the names Kai 1 and Elle.
Kaiji m Japanese
This name combines 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "ocean, sea," 快 (kai, kokoroyo.i) meaning "agreeable, cheerful, comfortable, pleasant," 開 (kai, a.ku, a.keru, hira.ki, hira.ku, hira.keru, -bira.ki) meaning "open, unfold, unseal" or 介 (kai) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish" with 二 (ji, ni, futa, futata.bi, futa.tsu) meaning "two," 治 (ji, chi, osa.maru, osa.meru, nao.su, nao.ru) meaning "be at peace, calm down, conserve, cure, government, heal, quell, reign, rule, subdue," 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence" or 司 (shi, tsukasado.ru, tsukasa) meaning "administer, director, government office, official, rule."
Kaikea m Hawaiian
Means "clear sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and kea meaning "white, clear."
Kaikoa m Hawaiian
Means "sea warrior," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Kaileʻa f Hawaiian
Means "joyful sea" or "sea of joy," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and leʻa meaning "joy, pleasure, happiness."
Kaʻimipono m Hawaiian
Means "the search for prosperity" or "the one who seeks to prosper," from definite article ka, ʻimi meaning "to look, hunt, search, seek" and pono meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
Kainaat f Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Means "all-beings; universe" in Arabic, Urdu and Persian. It is the plural of كَائن (kâ'in) meaning "being" coming from the Arabic root ك و ن‎ (k-w-n) meaning “to be; to exist in a place”.
Kainalu m Hawaiian
Means "sea wave," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nalu meaning "wave, surf."
Kainani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "beautiful sea," "glorious sea" or "sea of splendour," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Kainaz f Persian
Means "leader woman" in Persian.
Kainoa m & f Hawaiian
This name can mean "sea of freedom," which would derive from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and noa meaning "freedom," or "the namesake," which would derive from ka, which is a definite article, and inoa meaning "name(sake)."
Kaintwakon m Seneca
Means "by what one plants" in Seneca.
Kairi f Estonian (Modern)
Possibly a contraction of Kai 2 and Mari 1.
Kairon m English (Rare)
Probably either a variant form of Kieron or a combination of Kai 1 with a name that ends in -ron, such as Aaron... [more]
Kairos m Greek Mythology
Derived from 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.... [more]
Kaisan m Japanese (Japanized, Modern, ?)
Kaisan (開山) is a Japanese term used in reference to the founder of a school of Buddhism or the founder of a temple, literally meaning "mountain opener" or "to open a mountain." Chan monasteries of China and Japan have traditionally been built in mountainous regions, with the name of whatever mountain it has been built upon then fixed upon the monastery as well as the founding abbot.
Kaiʹssi f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Kaisa.
Kaitline f English (American)
Combination of Kate with the suffix, line. Maybe used as a similar form of Caitlin
Kaitou m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 十 (tou) meaning "ten". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Kaʻiulani f Hawaiian
Means "the sacred sky," "the sacred heaven," "the sacred, heavenly one" or "the royal, sacred one," from definite article ka, ʻiu meaning "lofty, sacred, revered, consecrated" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]
Kaiynat f Dogri
Means "universe" in Dogri.
Kaiyō m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 海 (kai, umi) meaning "ocean, sea" with 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle" or 洋 (you) meaning "ocean, western style."... [more]
Kaiziah m & f English (American, Rare)
As a male name, it is probably a combination of Kai 1 and a name ending in -ziah, such as Azaziah and Uzziah... [more]
Kajol f Hindi, Sanskrit
Variant of Kajal. Indian film actress Kajol Mukherjee, known mononymously as Kajol, is a famous bearer.
Kakashi m Popular Culture
The name is derived from two parts, KAKA being 'Scare,' and SHI being 'Crow.' Thus, the name in general means 'SCARECROW.' It is the name of a protagonist in the Japanese anime 'Naruto' as the teacher of the main protagonist... [more]
Kakeru m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 翔 (shou, kake.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar" or it can be combined with 琉 (ryuu, ru) meaning "gem, lapis lazuli, precious stone," 瑠 (ryuu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.re) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit."... [more]
Kakha m Georgian
Variant of Kakhi. This name is also frequently used as a short form of the related name Kakhaber, and sometimes also of unrelated names like Akaki and Aleksandre.... [more]
Kakhaber m Georgian
Means "monk from Kakheti", derived from Georgian კახი (kakhi) meaning "of Kakheti" (see Kakhi) combined with Georgian ბერი (beri) meaning "monk" (see Bera).... [more]
Kakhi m Georgian
Derived from Georgian კახი (kakhi), which can mean "Kakhetian, of Kakheti" (adjective) as well as "Kakhetian, person from Kakheti" (noun). Kakheti is the name of a region in eastern Georgia.... [more]
Kakhir m Chechen
Derived from Arabic قَاهِر (qāhir) meaning "conquerer, oppressor", in turn from قَهَرَ (qahara) "to treat with oppression".
Kakuyama-no-uneo-no-konoshita-ni-zasu-kami f Japanese Mythology
An epithet of the spring water goddess Nakisawame. It is derived from 香 (kaku) meaning "pleasant scent, fragrance", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", の (no) meaning "of", 畝 (une) meaning "raised earth in a field" or "rib", 尾 (o) meaning "tail", "foot of a mountain" or "the end of something", の (no) meaning "of", 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", の (no) meaning "of", 下 (shita) meaning "the below", 坐 (za) meaning "to sit, to bear fruit" and 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity, spirit".
Kalaesakemi f Hawaiian, Japanese
Hawaiian/Japanese... [more]
Kalaʻi m & f Hawaiian
Means "the peace," "the stillness" or "the tranquility," from definite article ka, and laʻi meaning "calm, stillness, peace, tranquility."
Kalaki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Charlotte.
Kalama m & f Hawaiian
Means "the endemic ebony (diospyros)" or "the torch," from definite article ka and lama meaning "torch, endemic ebony (diospyros)."... [more]
Kalamkas f Kazakh
Kazakh form of the Turkic name Kalamkash meaning "black eyebrows" or "thin eyebrows", possibly from Turkish kara meaning "black" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Kalanit f Hebrew
Means "anemone (flower)" in Hebrew. It is ultimately related to the word כַּלָּה (kala) meaning "bride".
Kalaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on the sounds of names such as Kalayah, Khaleesi, Malaysia and Alaysia.
Kalbinur f Kazakh, Turkish (Rare)
Kazakh and Turkish form of Qalbinur.
Kalehua f & m Hawaiian
Means "the ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from definite article ka and lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself.
Kalel m American
Variant of Kal-El.
Kaleoikaikaokalani m Hawaiian
Means "the mighty voice of heaven" in Hawaiian
Kalika f Hinduism
An epithet of the Hindu goddess Kali 1, destroyer of time, which is taken to mean "pertaining to time" as a derivative of kali, the feminine form of Sanskrit kala "time".
Kaliko f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the leaf bud" or "the newly opened leaf," from definite article ka and liko meaning "leaf bud, newly opened leaf."
Kalikst m Polish
Polish form of Callixtus.
Kalin m English
Variant of Kelan
Kalinda f English (Modern), Indian
An Indian name which allegedly means "sun".
Kallen m & f American
A Utah created name combining the father's name Allen with the mother's name Karen 1, Kayla, or Kaeleen
Kallfü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun kallfü (also kajfv) meaning "blue" (Smeets also lists "purple").
Kallfükura m Mapuche
Combination of Mapudungun Kallfü and kura meaning "stone."
Kallfüray f Mapuche
Original Mapudungun form of Calfuray.
Kallfürayen f Mapuche
Full form of Kallfüray, essentially a combination of Kallfü and Rayen.
Kalliah f English (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Kallikratidas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Kallikratides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Kallikratides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kallikrates" in Greek, derived from the name Kallikrates combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Kallippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kallippos" in Greek, derived from the name Kallippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Kally f & m English (Rare), Indian
Variant of Kali 1 or Callie.
Kalman m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Kalonymos or Clement.
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]
Kaloni f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
One comes from Hawaii, and it means THE SKY/THE HEAVENS. The other one comes from Greece, meaning BEAUTY'S VICTORY. ... [more]
Kaloyana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Kaloyan.
Kalpesh m Hinduism
ancient times in harappa, the word 'kalpesh' was used as presentation of new articles.
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.
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]
Kalvinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Calvin, often paired with Yohanes.
Kamaal m Indian
Variant spelling of Kamal 2.
Kamaehu m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "strength, energy, firmness of resolution, fixedness of purpose."
Kamahaʻo m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "wonderful, astonishing, marvelous."
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.
Kamakana m Hawaiian
Means "the gift" or "the reward," from definite article ka and makana meaning "gift, present, reward, award, donation, prize."
Kamakani m & f Hawaiian
Means "the wind," from definite article ka and makani meaning "wind, breeze."
Kamala f Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Kəmalə.
Kamal ad-Din m Arabic
Means "perfection of religion", from Arabic كمال (kamāl) meaning "perfection" combined with دين (dīn) "religion, faith".
Kamalei f & m Hawaiian
Means "lei child" or "lei person," from kama meaning "child, person" and lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath."
Kamalutdin m Dagestani
Form of Kamal ad-Din used in Dagestan.
Kamanyi m & f Lunda
Means "prosperity from hard work" in Lunda.
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.
Kamea f Hawaiian
Means "the one," from definite article ka and mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object.
Kameāloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the beloved one," "the affectionate one" or "the compassionate one," from definite article ka, mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object, and aloha meaning "love, affection, compassion."
Kameela f English (Rare)
Variant of Camilla or Kamila (Arabic feminine form of Kamil 1).... [more]
Kameyo f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 亀 (ki, kyuu, kin, kame) meaning "tortoise, turtle" with 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute," 与 (yo, azuka.ru, ata.eru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "award, bestow, cause, gift, give, godsend, impart, participate in, provide" or 世 (se, sei, sou, sanjuu, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world."... [more]
Kamfunti m & f Lunda
Means "the one who has come back" in Lunda.
Kami f & m Japanese
In Japanese it means Divine... [more]
Kamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 郁 (ka) meaning "fragrance, perfume", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kâmil m Turkish
Turkish form of Kamil 1.
Kamile f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Kamil 1, meaning "perfect".
Kamilis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Camillus, possibly via its Polish form Kamil 2.
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.
Kamlai f Thai
Means "bracelet" in Thai.
Kamrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.
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.
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]
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.
Kamuzyu f Nsenga
Means "roots" in Nsenga.
Kanae f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (kanae) meaning "love, affection" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limbs". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Kanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 叶 (kana) meaning "come true", 嘉 (ka) meaning "fine", 惠 (e) meaning "blessed", 苗 (nae) meaning "seedlings", 叶 (kanae) meaning "come true", 夢 (kanae) meaning "dream", and 鼎 (kanae) meaning "precisely"... [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.
Kanaʻi m Hawaiian
Means "the conqueror," from definite article ka and naʻi meaning "conqueror."
Kanak f & m Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Hindi
From Sanskrit कनक (kanaka) meaning "gold".
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]
Kanat m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh қанат (qanat) or Kyrgyz канат (kanat) both meaning "wing".
Kanchan f & m Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit कञ्चन (kanchana) meaning "gold".
Kandakoro-Kamuy m Ainu, Japanese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
God of the sky and prime originator in Ainu mythology.
Kandiss f English (American)
Variant of Candice. A known bearer of this name is the American Republican politician Kandiss Taylor (born after 1985).
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]
Kaneko f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, Canada", 年 (ne) meaning "year" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaneme m & f Igbo
Means "let's keep doing" in Igbo.
Kanerva f & m Finnish
Means "heather" in Finnish.
Kanetsugu m Japanese
Means bell/chime that succeeds/is heir.
Kanhai m Manipuri
Means "tough, hard" in Meitei.
Kania f Sundanese
Means "girl, virgin" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कन्या (kanya).
Kanise f African American (Modern)
Combination of the syllable ka with the name Denise.
Kanisha f Indian, African American, Caribbean
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, nee and sha (also found in Shanika)... [more]
Kanizja f Polish
Derived from the surname of Piotr Kanizjusz (the Polish name for Peter Canisius), a renowned Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.
Kanj m Sanskrit
MEANING : 'produced from the head’, the hair ,‘produced from water’, Name of lord Brahma ( ब्रह्मा ) ,a lotus, Ambrosia (अमृत ), the food of the gods... [more]
Kanjing m Garo
Character from Katta Agana.
Kano m Popular Culture
Kano is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise.
Kanoa m & f Hawaiian
Means "the free one," from definite article ka and noa meaning "freedom."
Kanoe f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanoelani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly mist" or "the spiritual mist," from definite article ka, noe meaning "mist, fog, vapour, rain spray" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Kanok m & f Thai
Means "gold" in Thai.
Kanoka f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Kanval f Dogri
Means "pretty flower" in Dogri.
Kaoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Kaori combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Kaoruko f Japanese
From Kaoru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."
Kara f & m Ogoni
Means "pray, prayer" in Khana, a dialect of Ogoni language from Nigeria.
Kara f Siberian, Altai
Altai feminine name derived from кара (kara) meaning "black" or кар (kar) meaning "snow".
Karac m English (British, Rare)
Comes from the name Caratācos and Caratacus which are also related to Caradog and Caradoc... [more]
Kara-kis f Tuvan, Khakas
Means "black girl" in Tuvan and Khakas.
Karan f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]
Kârat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Karawek f & m Thai
Thai name for the kalavinka, an immortal mythical bird in Buddhist belief that is said to possess an enchanting cry. The term itself is derived from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalavinka) meaning "sparrow" or "Indian cuckoo"... [more]
Kareela f Indigenous Australian
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word which means "place of trees and water" or "south wind".
Kareeshma f Tamil, Hinduism, Indian
This name means blossum.And is similar to the name karishma
Karen m Persian, Armenian (Eastern)
From the family name of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran in the 6th century.
Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Kariko f Japanese
From Japanese 雁 (kari) meaning "wild goose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karikoga m Shona
Means "one who is alone". The name may be given to say that one who lives alone or was born alone without siblings.
Kärim m Tatar, Kazakh
Tatar and Kazakh form of Karim.
Karlik m Silesian
Diminutive of Karol 1 and Karel via German Karl.
Karman f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Karmen.
Karn m Indian, Hindi
Modern form of Karna.
Karo m & f Finnish
Feminine nickname for Karoliina or a variant of Kari 2.
Karo m Armenian, Kurdish
Amenian diminutive and Central Kurdish form of Karapet.
Karolinka f Polish
Diminutive of Karolina.
Karolka f Vilamovian
Feminine form of Karol 1.
Kʼarooyye m & f Sidamo
Means "wise, clever" in Sidama.
Karora m Indigenous Australian Mythology
The creator, according to the Bandicoot clan of the Arandan aborigines of Australia.
Karren f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karugendo m & f Haya
Means "pertaining to a journey" in Ruhaya.
Karúngi f Kiga
Means "something good, beautiful" in Rukiga.
Karvi f Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Meaning- female artisan; doer; maker
Karweñe m & f Tocharian
Means "stone" in Tocharian.
Kasane f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 襲 (shuu, oso.u, kasa.ne), which refers the layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat, ultimately derived from the noun 重ね (kasane), the continuative or stem form of the verb 重ねる (kasaneru) meaning "to pile, add (layers), stack, heap" or "to repeat."... [more]
Kashawn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Keshawn; a combination of the phonetic prefix ka with the name Shawn.
Kashifa f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Kashif.
Kashish m & f Indian, Punjabi, Hinduism
Means "lord of the Kashis" or "lord of Kashi city" in Sanskrit, from the place name काशी (Kashi), which refers to one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus (also known as Varanasi or Benares), and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord"... [more]
Kashiwa m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as a single kanji, 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," or it can be combined with 可 (ka, koku, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.ragu) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."... [more]
Kashvi f Hindi, Urdu, Rajasthani
Meaning "Shining". This Name could also be an Indian Translated Form of Shine.
Kȧśka f Vilamovian
Variant of Kasia.
Kasmine f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name based on Jasmine or Yasmin.
Kasra m Persian
Originally 'Kesra'(/kesrä/ → Merriam-Webster phonetic alphabet) , from the Arabic pronunciation of Cosroe (/xōsrō/ M-W ph. al.) which is a Persian first name meaning 'king'. (see Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlane the Great, Part 1)... [more]
Kasrin f Assyrian
Syriac form of Catherine.
Kasym m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen form of Qasim.
Kasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Katarzëna.
Kataḫziwuri f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Possibly deriving from the Hattian elements kattaḫ ("queen") and wur ("country). Name borne by a Hattian and Palaic goddess known from texts surrounding purification and building rituals... [more]
Kataru m Japanese (Rare)
From verb 語る (kataru) meaning "to tell, narrate; to recite, chant."... [more]
Katarzëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Katherine.
Katavi m African Mythology, Nyamwezi
A demonic being in the popular belief of the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania. He is reputed to be the chief of the water-spirits, but he also haunts the barren lands and deserts.
Katerzyna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna.
Kathellen f Brazilian
A blend of Katharina and Ellen 1 or a variant of Kathlyn.... [more]
Käthiruth f German (Swiss)
Combination of Käthi and Ruth 1... [more]
Katoya f African American
Rhyming variant of LaToya.
Katrell m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the name prefix ka with Latrell or Montrell.
Katsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, alive", 捷 (katsu) meaning "quick, rapid, fast", or 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 顕 (aki) meaning "visible, appear", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 彬 (aki) meaning "refined, gentle"... [more]
Katsue f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane" combined with 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Katsuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Katsuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it combines 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled", 伽 (ka, ga, kya, gya, togi) meaning "attending, entertainer, nursing", 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise", 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "month, moon."... [more]
Katsura f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree" (unisex) or 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu" (feminine).... [more]
Katsutoshi m Japanese
From 克 (katsu) meaning "to overcome" combined with 利 (toshi) meaning "advantage, benefit". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Katsuyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strength, strong, robust" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck", 仁 (yoshi) meaning "benevolence", or 祥 (yoshi) meaning "good sign, auspicious omen, happiness"... [more]
Kattleya f German
Derived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.
Katuma m Luba
Derived from the Luba word kàtùmà meaning "last-born of triplets", ultimately from the word tùmà meaning "to send". Superstition suggests that third-born children with this name, because of their name, should not be sent on errands or deliveries.
Kaugúnaĸ m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "one who was buried in-between rocks".
Kaulana m & f Hawaiian
From the word meaning "famous, celebrated, renowned, well-known."
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