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Khun m ShanFrom an honorific title meaning "prince, nobleman, official" in Shan, typically used before the given name.
Khusnul f & m IndonesianFirst part of compound Arabic names or phrases beginning with حسن ال
(ḥusn al) meaning "goodness of the, beauty of the".
Khyber m PashtoFrom the name of a mountain pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, itself of uncertain meaning.
Kiattichai m ThaiFrom Thai เกียรติ
(kiatti) meaning "honour, glory, fame" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Kirno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
kirna referring to a classification of long-lived trees that bear hanging fruit (such as mango, durian or rambutan).
Kiểu m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 矯
(kiểu) meaning "style, manner, model, example".
Klairung m ThaiFrom Thai ใกล้
(klai) meaning "near, close" and รุ่ง
(rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak".
K'nyaw m & f KarenMeans "Karen" in S'gaw Karen, derived from Burmese ကရင်
(kayin) of uncertain origin.
Koesno m JavaneseOlder spelling of
Kusno influenced by Dutch orthography. This was the birth name of Indonesian president Sukarno (1901-1970).
Konchok m & f Tibetan, LadakhiFrom Tibetan དཀོན་མཆོག
(dkon-mchog) meaning "rare jewel, excellent jewel", referring to the Three Jewels of Buddhism (the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha).
Kosala m SinhaleseFrom the name of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, which existed from the 7th to 5th centuries BCE in what is now northern India and Nepal. In the Hindu epic the
Ramayana this was the kingdom of the hero
Rama.
Krittin m ThaiDerived from Sanskrit कृतिन्
(krtin) meaning "clever, skillful, learned".
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".
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).
Kumudu f & m SinhaleseFrom the name of a type of aquatic plant that produces clustered white flowers (scientific name Nymphoides indica).
Kumushay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz күмүш
(kümüsh) meaning "silver" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Kunga m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཀུན་དགའ
(kun-dga') meaning "rejoicing, joyous", used as a Tibetan translation of the name
Ananda.
Kunley m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས
(kun-legs) meaning "all goodness", derived from ཀུན
(kun) meaning "all, every" and ལེགས
(legs) meaning "good, well, proper".
Kunto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
kunta meaning "lance, spear", ultimately from Sanskrit कुन्त
(kunta).
Kurma m HinduismMeans "tortoise, turtle" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god
Vishnu, who appears as a tortoise to support the base of Mount Mandara during the churning of the ocean.
Kurniawan m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
karunia meaning "blessing, grace" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the masculine suffix
-wan.
Kurniawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
karunia meaning "blessing, grace" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Kürşat m TurkishFrom Old Turkic
kür meaning "valiant, brave" combined with the title
şad meaning "governor, leader". This is the name of a legendary hero in Turkish literature.
Kushtarbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz куштар
(kushtar) meaning "passionate, ardent, enamored" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kyab m TibetanFrom Tibetan སྐྱབས
(skyabs) meaning "refuge, protection".
Kyar m & f BurmeseMeans "water lily, lotus" in Burmese.
Kyaw Swar m BurmeseFrom an honorific title for kings and noblemen, derived from Burmese ကျော်
(kyaw) meaning "surpass, exceed" or "famous, renowned" and the adverb-forming particle စွာ
(zwa).
Kyay f BurmeseMeans "copper, brass, bronze, money" in Burmese.
Kyi f & m BurmeseMeans "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.
Kyin m & f BurmeseMeans "to excel, to be adept in" in Burmese.
Kyizom f TibetanFrom Tibetan སྐྱིད་འཛོམས
(skyid-dzoms) meaning "plentiful happiness", derived from སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "happiness, delight" and འཛོམས
(dzoms) meaning "abundant, plentiful".
Kyōka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 京
(kyō) meaning "capital city", 恭
(kyō) meaning "respectful, polite" or 杏
(kyō) meaning "apricot" combined with 香
(ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花
(ka) meaning "flower, blossom"... [
more]
Kyoka f JapaneseAlternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 京香 or 恭香 or 恭花 or 杏花 (see
Kyōka).
Kywe m & f BurmeseMeans "rich, wealthy" or "eloquent" in Burmese.
Lah m & f KarenMeans "moon, month" in S'gaw Karen.
Lailatul f Indonesian, Malay, BengaliFrom the first part of Arabic ليلة القدر
(Laylatu l-Qadr) referring to the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad.
Lakambini f TagalogMeans "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).
Lakan m TagalogFrom a title meaning "nobleman" in Tagalog, historically used to denote a paramount ruler in early Philippine history.
Lakshan m Sinhalese, HindiDerived from Sanskrit लक्षण
(lakṣaṇa) meaning "sign, mark, attribute, characteristic".
Laksono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
laksana meaning "sign, characteristic, behaviour, action", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्षण
(lakṣaṇa).
Lal m & f ChinMeans "lord" in Hakha Chin.
Lalu m SasakFrom an honorific title used by Sasak men of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Lamtiur f BatakFrom Toba Batak
lam meaning "more" and
tiur meaning "bright, clear".
Lanfen f ChineseFrom Chinese 兰
(lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" combined with 芬
(fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [
more]
Langgeng m & f JavaneseFrom Javanese
langgêng meaning "eternal, enduring, immortal".
Lantip m JavaneseMeans "quick, clever, shrewd, intelligent" in Javanese.
Laras f JavaneseMeans "tone, harmony" or "beautiful, charming" in Javanese.
Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, JavaneseFrom Javanese
laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, appropriate" combined with
ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), portrayed as a wife of the hero
Arjuna.
Lat m & f BurmeseMeans "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Lazzat f Kazakh, UzbekMeans "enjoyment, pleasure" in Kazakh and Uzbek, ultimately from Arabic لذة
(ladhdha).
Lễ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 禮
(lễ) meaning "ceremony, festival".
Legiman m JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix
-man.
Legimin m JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix
-min.
Leginah f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-nah.
Leginem f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-nem.
Legiyah f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-yah.
Legiyem f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Legi referring to the first day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-yem.
Legowo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
lêgawa meaning "accommodating, giving, generous".
Leki m & f BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད
(las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས
(las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད
(skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".
Leman f TurkishDerived from Arabic لمعان
(lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lhadon f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་སྒྲོན
(lha-sgron) meaning "adorner of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྒྲོན
(sgron) meaning "to decorate, to adorn, to light, to kindle".
Lhawang m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷ་དབང
(lha-dbang) meaning "power of the gods", derived from ལྷ
(lha) meaning "god, deity" and དབང
(dbang) meaning "power".
Lhundup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ལྷུན་གྲུབ
(lhun-grub) meaning "spontaneous presence, that which is automatic, effortless".
Lian m ChinMeans "big, large, great" in Hakha Chin.
Lin m & f BurmeseMeans "bright, clear" in Burmese.
Liqing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 立
(lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" (usually only feminine) combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青
(qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [
more]
Listyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
listya meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Liwliwa f IlocanoMeans "inspiration, delight" or "consolation, comfort, solace" in Ilocano.
Lizhen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 丽
(lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 理
(lǐ) meaning "reason, logic" or 力
(lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" combined with 珍
(zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 贞
(zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 真
(zhēn) meaning "real, genuine, true"... [
more]
Lobsang m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan བློ་བཟང
(blo-bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned".
Lodro m TibetanFrom Tibetan བློ་གྲོས
(blo-gros) meaning "wisdom, understanding, intellect".
Longhai m ChineseFrom Chinese 龙
(lóng) meaning "dragon" combined with 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Luật m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 律
(luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".
Luay m ArabicMeans "little wild ox" (figuratively "protector" or "shield") in Arabic, a diminutive of لأى
(laʾan) meaning "wild ox". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Lubaba f ArabicFrom Arabic لباب
(lubāb) meaning "pulp, pith, core, essence". This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad, as well as a daughter of his cousin, Ibn Abbas.
Luhut m BatakMeans "gathered, all together, whole" in Toba Batak.
Lukito m JavaneseFrom Javanese
lukita meaning "skilled, learned" or "writing, expression", ultimately from Sanskrit लोकित
(lokita).
Lulwa f ArabicDerived from Arabic لؤلؤ
(luʾluʾ) meaning "pearls".
Luqman m Arabic, Urdu, Malay, IndonesianMeaning uncertain. This is the name of a figure mentioned several times in the Quran, described as a sage who was bestowed with wisdom by God. He is also the namesake of the 31st chapter of the Quran (surah Luqman).
Lutf Allah m ArabicMeans "kindness of
Allah" from Arabic لطف
(luṭf) meaning "kindness, gentleness, graciousness" combined with الله
(Allah).
Luyến f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 戀
(luyến) meaning "love, fondness".
Luyện m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 練
(luyện) meaning "to train, to drill, to practise".
Mabruk m ArabicMeans "blessed, happy" or "congratulations" (a vernacular word) in Arabic.