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Ilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an invented name based on Vilma.

Ima f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
今 (Ima) literally means "Now, Present Time" in Japanese. This was a common name in the Edo Period, but since then has scarcely happened.

Imbá m Sami
Sami form of Imppa.

Imma m Finnish
Diminutive of Immanuel, Ilmari and Ismo.

Imma f Ancient Aramaic, Early Jewish
Means "mother" in Aramaic and Modern Hebrew. This was the 9th or 10th most common name for Jewish women living in Palestine in late antiquity.

Imppa m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Imma.

Ina f Japanese
This name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [more]

İncə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "artful, high quality; slim, slender; delicate, gentle, fine, soft" in Azerbaijani.

Inda f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian ind "enthusiasm, zeal" and a truncated form of Linda.

Inga m Armenian

Inka f Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of names containing the element in, for example Ivana, Inoslava, Anina, Ines, Ingrid, etc.

In-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Yoo In-na (1982-).

Intza f Basque (Modern)
From the name of a town in the municipality of Araitz (Navarre), possibly related to Ihintza.

Inza f Popular Culture
The name of a DC Comics' character. She is the wife of Kent Nelson, who is also Doctor Fate.

Iola f Catalan (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Short form of Iolanda.

Ira f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hera.

Irka f Silesian, Ukrainian, Polish, German (Silesian)
Ukrainian and Silesian diminutive of Ira 2, Polish diminutive of Irena, and Silesian German diminutive of Irene.

Irmka f German (Rare)
Variant of Irmgard.

Irna f English (Rare), Swedish, Danish
Variant of Erna 2. Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress... [more]

Irva f English
Either a feminine form of Irving or Irvin.

Isa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" combined with 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Isa m Fijian
Likely to have originated from eastern Africa.

Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [more]

Iscra f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Iskra.

Issa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (is) meaning "one" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Isscia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Ishijah.

Itta f Yiddish
Ashkenazic pet form of Esther. a spelling variant of Etta often confused with Ita.

Iwa f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eva.

Iwa f Japanese
This name can be used as 岩 (gan, iwa) meaning "rock, crag" or 磐 (han, ban, iwa), with the same meaning as 岩.... [more]

Iwa f Polish
Diminutive of Iwona.

Ixa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Ixa f Basque
Diminutive of Isabel.

Iysha f Arabic, American
Variant of Aisha.

Jaba m Georgian
Short form of Jabrail, Jabril and other arabized forms of Gabriel that start with Jab-... [more]

Jadźka f Polish
Diminutive of Jadwiga.

Jaeda f American (Rare)
Variant of Jada 1.

Jaena f English (Rare), American
Variant of Jayna.

Jaeya f Indian

Jaga m Indonesian
Means "awake, watchful" in Indonesian.

Jåhha m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi variant of Johá.

Jahja m Indonesian, Albanian, Bosnian
Indonesian, Albanian, and Bosnian form of Yahya.

Jaila f English (Modern)
Variant of Jayla.

Jaima f Occitan, Catalan, Spanish
Feminine form of Jaime 1.

Jaina f Literature, English, Indian
The name of the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars expanded universe.

Jaina m Romani
Romani form of John.

Jaja f Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Lydia, Janet, Jasmine and other names that start with Ja.

Jaka m Javanese, Sundanese
Variant of Joko.

Jala f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Derived from Arabic جَالَ (jāla) "to wander, to travel, to roam" as well as "(of an idea, thought) to come to mind; to think".

Jalža f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Jalžabeta.

Jama f English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie

Jampa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Buddhism
From Tibetan བྱམས་པ (byams-pa) meaning "kindness, benevolence". This is the Tibetan name for the bodhisattva Maitreya.

Jangwa m Swahili
Means "desert" in Swahili.

Janka m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ioannes (see John), diminutive of Jan 1. A notable bearer is Ivan Daminikavič Lucevič, the Belarusian poet and writer better known by his pen name Janka Kupala (1882-1942)... [more]

Janya f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chanya.

Jara f Spanish (Modern)
Directly taken from Spanish jara "rockrose".

Jarka f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jark.

Jarla f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jarl.

Jarma f American (South, Rare)
Borne by the American actress Jarma Lewis (1931-1985), whose name was said to be of Czech origin.

Jasia f Polish
Diminutive of Janina.

Jatta f Finnish
Short form of Marjatta.

Jåvva m Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Johan.

Jayra f English

Jeca f Serbian
Nickname for the name Jelena

Jecca f English
Diminutive of Jessica.

Jeena f English (Modern)
Variant of Gina.

Jeeta m Hindi
Means "invincible", "unconquerable", "winner".

Jefra f English
Feminine form of Jeffrey.

Je-ha m & f Korean
Combination of a je hanja, like 濟 meaning "cross; help, assist" or 祭 meaning "ancestral rites," and a ha hanja, such as 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."

Jella f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian feminine form of Jelle and German short form of Gabriella as well as a Hungarian borrowing of both names.... [more]

Jenta f Yiddish
Polish and German Yiddish variant of Yente.

Jeong-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 廷 "court" and 娥 "be beautiful; good".

Jeong-ja f Korean
From Korean hangul 정, hanja 貞 (jeong) "chastity, virtue" or "chaste, virtuous" and 자, hanja 子 (ja) "child, offspring", making it a cognate of - or even a direct borrowing from - the popular Japanese name Sadako.... [more]

Jeorgia f English (Modern, Rare), South American
Variant spelling of Georgia.

Jeo-sa f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 渚 (jeo) meaning "shore, islet, sandbank" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Jerra f West Frisian (Rare)

Jeschua m German
German version of Yeshua.

Jessca f English (American)
Variant or a Short Form of Jessica. This name was used for a character in the show "Abbott Elementary" (2021-) played by Sabrina Brier.

Jesta f German (Rare)
Of unknown meaning

Jethma m Biblical
Variant transcription of Ithmah.... [more]

Jetta f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly a diminutive of Georgetta.

Jěwa f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Eve. Jěwa-Marja Čornakec (German: Eva-Maria Zschornack), born 1959, is a well-known Sorbian writer and translator.

Jeza f English
Diminutive of Jezebel.

Jia f Hebrew
Means "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.

Jia f Hindi, Urdu
Means "Heart, Spirit, Soul".

Jia f Korean
Variant transcription of Ji-A.

Jiahua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" or 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 骅 (huá) meaning "fine horse" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Jianhua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Jiemba m & f Indigenous Australian
Possibly from the Pallanganmiddang word djimba meaning "star". Some sources claim it means "laughing star" in Wiradjuri.

Jilla f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Jill.

Jimma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Jim or Jimmy.

Ji-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Jin-a f Korean
One meaning is "precious child" from Sino-Korean 珍兒.

Jina f Swahili
Means "to walk" in Swahili.

Jina f English (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Jinda f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Chinda.

Jing-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 静 (jing) meaning "quiet" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Jinghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 敬 (jìng) meaning "respect, honour", 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", 婧 (jìng) meaning "slender, delicate, modest", 菁 (jīng) meaning "lush, luxuriant, garlic chives, leek" or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 骅 (huá) meaning "excellent horse" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Jingjia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view", or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Jingxia f Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 景 (jǐng) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Jinhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Jinpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སྦྱིན་པ (sbyin-pa) meaning "giving, generosity, donation".

Jinta m Japanese
From Jin combined with a ta kanji, such as 太 meaning "plump, thick" or 汰 meaning "wash, scour."

Jinxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered", 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 晋 (jìn) meaning "advance, increase" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Jiskra f Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Iskra.

Jitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chitra.

Jitta f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gitta.

Jittra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Chitra.

Jiuta m Fijian
Fijian form of Juda.

Jiva m & f Indian
Means "life", "soul", "alive". Derived from Sanskrit.

Jjiha m Yi
Means "a hundred slaves" in Yi.

Jla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jayla.

Johnda f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of John using the popular suffix da (cf. Glenda, Shawnda).

Joia f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian joi "Thursday", possibly associated with Joia Mare "Maundy Thursday".

Joia f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from both Catalan joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin gaudium via Late Latin gaudia and Old Occitan joia) and Catalan joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin *jocale "graceful object" and Old French joiel).

Jolka f Polish
Diminutive of Jola.

Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Joná m Sami
Sami form of John and Jonah.

Jonea f English (Modern)
Variant of Joanie and Jonie.

Joo-a f Korean
Variant of Joo-ah

Joo-ha f Korean
Variant of Ju-ha.

Joshna f Indian
Alternate latinisation of Joshana

Jösta m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gösta.

Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.

Josva m Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Joshua.

Jota f Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiota with German spelling.

Jota m Portuguese, Spanish
Hypocoristic form of João or José.... [more]

Joŭha f Belarusian
Belarusian short form of Jaŭhienija.

Jouya m Japanese
From Japanese 譲 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jova m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Jovan.

Jova f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Jovita.

Jovna m Sami
Variant of Joavnna.

Jovnna m Sami
Variant of Joavnna.

Joža m Croatian
Diminutive of Josip.

Józka f Polish
Diminutive of Józefa.

Ju-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," (ju) and 雅 meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," (ah)

Jua f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 杏 (a) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jua m & f Swahili
Means "sun" in Swahili.

Ju-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean "周" (ju) meaning "circumference" and "霞" (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds". Other hanja can be used.

Jula f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Julie and Juliána, Slovak diminutive of Júlia, Polish short form of Julia and Slovene short form of Julija.

Julka f Slovene (Rare), Polish, Serbian, Silesian, Kashubian
Diminutive of Julija and Julia respectively as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Juliana.

Juna f Japanese
It can be written 樹 (ju) means "timber, wood, trees" and 南 (na) means "south". This name can have many possible meanings depending on the kanji combinations used.

Juna f Chinese
Combination of Ju and Na.

Jung-hwa f & m Korean

Junhua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 骅 (huá) meaning "fine horse"... [more]

Junka f Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (jun) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Junna f Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (jun) meaning "falcon" combined with 和 (na) meaning "tranquility, peace, harmony, Japan, serenity". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Junta m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 惇 (jun) meaning "kind, sincere" or 純 (jun) meaning "pure, clean, simple" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great"... [more]

Junxia f Chinese
From Chinese 军 (jūn) meaning "army" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Jun'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 順 (jun) meaning "obey, submit", 純 (jun) meaning "pure, clean, simple" or 淳 (jun) meaning "pure" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Junya f & m Chinese
Combination of Jun 1 and Ya.

Jura m Croatian
Short form of Juraj.

Jura m Japanese
From 樹 (ju) meaning "wood, tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good." Other kanji combinations can be used.

Jurga f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Jurgis.

Jusa m Finnish (Modern)
A variant of Jussi.

Juska m Finnish
Diminutive of Jussi.

Juva f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Possibly related to the Swedish word ljuv meaning "lovely, sweet, pleasant".

Jyasa m Newar (Rare)
From Newar ज्यासा (jyāsā) meaning "office".... [more]

Kaaya f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Káča f Czech
Diminutive of Kateřina, not used as a given name in its own right.

Kačka f Czech
Diminutive of Káča.

Kaedra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaydra, a combination of the popular elements kay and dra, likely inspired by popular names such as Kaylee, Kayla and Kendra.

Kæja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Kaja 1.

Kaela f English
Variant of Kayla.

Kaifa f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "pheasant" in Thai.

Kaira f English (Rare)

Kaira f Estonian
Variant of Kairi.

Kaisla f Finnish
Finnish name meaning "reed" -a sort of a plant found on river banks and shallow waters.... [more]

Kaitra f American (Rare)
Variation of Catherine.

Kaiva f Latvian
Dialectal form of kaija "seagull", originally borrowed from Livonian.

Kaiya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kaja f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of Karolína.

Kaka f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", duplicated once again. Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Kala f English
Variant of Calla.

Kállá m Sami
Sami form of Kalle.

Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".

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

Kama f Polish
Diminutive of Kamila.

Kamča f Czech
Diminutive of Kamila.

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]

Kana f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]

Kana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hannah

Kankra f Literature
In the German translation of "The Lord of the Rings", Kankra is the name of Shelob. The name is derived from Kanker, a rare or dialectal German word meaning "spider".

Kanza f Japanese
From Japanese 燗 (kan) meaning "warming sake" combined with 咲 (za) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kara f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kara f Maori
Variant of Kare meaning "friend" in Maori.

Karaa f Japanese
From Japanese 色彩 (karaa) meaning "colour".... [more]

Karcsa m Hungarian
Means "little black" in Old Hungarian.

Karda f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Carda.

Karja f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
A fictional Mixtec woman in the works of the German writer Karl May. She occurs in two books and two films.

Karna f Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Known since the 15th century, Karna was used as a variant of Karla in the southern parts of Sweden and as a variant of Karen 1 in the eastern parts of Denmark.

Karra f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kara 1.

Karsha f English (Modern, Rare)

Karya f Russian
Diminutive of Karina.

Kasha f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a modern phonetic respelling of Cassia, although in some cases it seems to be used as an Anglicized spelling of Polish Kasia.

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]

Katha f German
Short form of Katharina.... [more]

Kathya f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Variant of Katya.

Kátia f Portuguese
Variant of Cátia or a Portuguese form of Katia.

Kattleya f German
Derived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.

Kaula f Romani
Kaula was a cousin of Unku.

Kaya f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume" or 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward" combined with Japanese 耶 (ya), a phonetic character. ... [more]

Kaya f Literature
Short form of Kaya'aton'my', a name invented for the Native American girl of the Nimíipuu or Nez Percé tribe in the American Girl series of dolls, accompanied by books... [more]

Kayda f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and da.

Kaydra f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Keidra.

Kaylea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaisha.

Kayta f English (Modern, Rare)

Kea f & m Hawaiian
Means "white" like the snow on Mauna Kea

Keava f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Keesha f African American
Variant of Keisha.

Kehua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 克 (kè) meaning "overcome, win" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Keicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kecia or Keisha.

Keighlea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Keima m Japanese
From Japanese 啓 (kei) meaning "open" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Keina f Japanese
From Japanese 景 (ke,kei) meaning "vista, view, scene", 市 (i) meaning "market" or 佳 (kei) meaning "beautiful, good", 圭 (kei) meaning "jade pointed at top", 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit", 慧 (kei) meaning "intelligence", 敬 (kei) meaning "respect", 桂 (kei) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, creek", 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly" or 奎 (kei) meaning "the stride of a person" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

Keira f Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Keisa f African American

Keisya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Keisha.

Keiya m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Kejla f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish, Russian, Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Polish and Lithuanian spelling of Kayla, this form was far more common among Jews in Eastern Europe before it was overrode by its anglicized form of Kayla in the 1980s... [more]

Kela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Della.

Kelpa f Kurdish
Evidently means “kelp” in Kurdish.

Kelsa f English (Rare)
Possibly a form of Kelsey.

Kemma f Medieval English, English
Variation of Cymme, used as a diminutive form of Cyneburga. In modern times, it is most likely influenced by Gemma and Kenna.

Kenda f English (American)

Kenia f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenya or a feminine form of Ken 1 (see also Kenna).

Kenia f Spanish
Spanish short form of Eugenia, now used independently. It coincides with the Spanish name for the African country of Kenya.

Kenma m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strength" and 真 (ta) meaning "true, genuine" or 研磨 meaning "polishing, grind". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenna f Japanese
From Japanese 絹 (ken) meaning "silk" or 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Kenndra f English
Variant of Kendra.

Kennya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kenya.

Kenta m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Kent and Kenneth.

Kenya m Japanese
Combination of Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, sound, strength", 建 (ken, kon, ta.tsu, ta.te, ta.teru, -da.te) meaning "build, construct", 憲 (ken) meaning "rule, law", 研 (ken) meaning "polish, sharpen, study", 謙 (ken) meaning "modest, humble" or 賢 (ken) meaning "clever, intelligent, wise" with 也 (ya) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what" or 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly".

Kenya m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ken 2 and Ya.

Kenza m Japanese
From Japanese 見 (ken) meaning "to see" combined with 左 (za) meaning "left". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenza f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic كَنْز (kanz) meaning "treasure".

Kepha m Ancient Aramaic
From the Aramaic word כיפא kepha meaning "rock, stone" (see Cephas).

Kerma f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a feminine form of Kermit.

Kershia f Akan
Means "queen".

Kesa f Japanese
This name is used as either 今朝 or 袈裟 with 今 (kin, kon, ima) meaning "now," 朝 (chou, asa) meaning "dynasty, epoch, morning, regime," 袈 (ka, ke) meaning "a coarse camlet" and 裟 (sa. sha) meaning "Buddhist surplice."... [more]

Kesa f Fijian
From the name of the dye used to decorate barkcloth.

Kesha f English, African American
Variant of Keisha. A famous bearer is American singer-songwriter Kesha Sebert (1987-), who is simply known as Kesha.

Kesja f Polish
Polish form of Keziah.

Kessa f American (Rare)

Kestra f English (Rare), Popular Culture

Ketha f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
Variant of Käthe, used by the 16th-century religious leader Martin Luther as a pet name for his wife Katharina.

Ketta f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Kette.

Keyla f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kayla reflecting the English pronunciation, as well as an English variant.

Keyra f English (Modern)
Variant of Keira.

Keyshia f African American
Variant of Keisha; also compare Kecia. Known bearers of this name include Keyshia Cole (1981-), an American R&B singer, and Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), a Jamaican entrepreneur and the wife of rapper Gucci Mane.

Khaira f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic خيرة (see Khayra).

Khalsa f & m Arabic, Indian
From the Arabic word, khalis, meaning, "pure".... [more]

Khamla m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word" and ຫລ້າ (la) meaning "earth, ground, land" or "last, late".

Khamsa f Jewish, Northern African

Khansa f Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu
Means "snub-nosed, pug-nosed" in Arabic, the feminine form of أخنس (ʾakhnas). This was the nickname of Tumadir bint Amr, a 7th-century Arabian tribeswoman and poetess who was most famous for her elegies.

Khansaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic خنساء (see Khansa).

Khanya m Zulu
Means "shine" in Zulu.

Khawla f Arabic
Means "gazelle, doe" or "beautiful" in Arabic. This was the name of a female companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Khaya f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Haya.

Khaya f Hebrew (Russified)
A form of Chaya used by Russian Jews.

Khissa f American (Rare)
Could be a rare variant of Kissa.

Khiyla f English
Possible a feminine form of Kyle

Khloya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Chloe. Not used by Russians or Ukrainians, just as a foreign adaptation.

Khoda m & f Persian
The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants also used by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and some areas of northern India and southern Russia.

Khrisna m Indonesian
Variant of Krisna.

Khuda m & f Persian
The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants of this word are used primarily by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and some parts of northern India and southern Russia.

Khulgana f Mongolian
Means "mouse" in Mongolian.

Kiba f & m Japanese
Fang.... [more]

Kida f Popular Culture
From the animated movie "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" where it was short for Kidagakash.

Kiersa f American
Variant of Kiersten

Ki-Ha m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 기하 (see Gi-Ha).

Kika m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Keith and Sid / Cyd.

Kikka f Finnish
Nickname for Kirsi, very rare as a given name. Also a word meaning "useful trick". Kikka (real name Kirsi Viilonen) was a best-selling Finnish musician.

Kila f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jill.

Kimya f Swahili
Means "silent" in Swahili. This is the name of musician Kimya Dawson.

Kina f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kina f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Katharina and Kristina.

Kinga m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold" with 峨 (ga, kewa.shii) meaning "steep" or 鵞 (ga) meaning "goose."... [more]

Kinna f English
Variant of Kendra.

Kinsa f African (Rare)

Kinslea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinta m Japanese
From 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kinya m Japanese
This name combines 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi) meaning "pleasure, rejoice," 欽 (kin, kon, tsutsushi.mu) meaning "respect, revere" or 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade" with 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)," 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what" or 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly."... [more]

Kiova f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiowa.

Kiowa f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Native American tribe from the Interior Plains. The name of the tribe is derived from Cáuigù, allegedly meaning "principal people" in the Kiowa language.

Kipa f Newar
Means "shadow, image" in Newar.

Kipaa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari किपा (see Kipa).

Kira f Japanese
From 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, to esteem, worthful, aristocratic, expensive, value, superior" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".

Kirya m Russian
Diminutive of Kir.

Kisa f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 杞 (ki) meaning "river willow", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 季 (ki) meaning "seasons" combined with 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze"... [more]

Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]

Kiswa f Arabic
Means “robe, garment” in Arabic. Refers to the black silk cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Kita f Croatian
Short form of Katarina. The word has become slang for the male organ so it isn't used anymore.... [more]

Kita f Japanese
This name can be used as 北 (hoku, kita) meaning "north" or 喜多 with 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in" and 多 (tak, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."... [more]

Kitsa f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Kyriaki. It is the feminine equivalent of Kitsos, which is a diminutive of Kyriakos.... [more]

Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]

Kiva f Hebrew

Kiwa f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 嬉 (ki) meaning "happy, glad" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.