Kelpief & mCeltic Mythology, English (Modern, Rare) The name of a shape-shifting water spirit that takes the form of a greyish black horse. The Kelpie drowns then devours anyone who tries to ride it.... [more]
Kenviem & fScottish Of Scottish origin derived from, Kenneth which is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Cináed and Cionaed “born of fire”, and Coinneach and Caoineach “comely, handsome”
KessiefEnglish (American) This is the name for the bird, Kessie in the Disney show 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'.
KestiefEnglish It is the name of Australian actress, Kestie Morassi (1971-). Her roles include the role of Natalie in the HBO series Satisfaction and Maggie Astoni on Australian Soap Opera, Home and Away.
KetiefDutch (Rare) Dutch phonetical spelling of the English name Katie. It is also possible that in some cases, this name is a rare Dutch diminutive of Keet.
KimiefJapanese From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch". Other kanji combinations are possible, particularly those using 貴 (ki) "precious" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
KirriliefEnglish (Australian) Used in Australia and New Zealand that can be an elaboration of the European name Kira 2 and Keira through the addition of a lee sound... [more]
LailiefManx Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a "by-product" of Elizabeth, a borrowing of Lélie (via English Lelia) and, less likely, a form of Eulalia.
Laramiem & fAmerican (Rare) As an American given name, this is likely taken from the name of multiple places in the state of Wyoming (see also Laramie), which were themselves derived from the French surname Laramie and named for Jacques LaRamie (1784-1821?), a Canadian frontiersman and explorer.
LindóriëfLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Lindórië was the sister of Eärendur, the fifteenth Lord of Andúnië and the mother of Inzilbêth who would later become the Queen to Ar-Gimilzôr, and the grandmother of the future King of Númenor Tar-Palantir... [more]
LocaiefFrench (Archaic), History Archaic French form of Leocadia (compare Norman Lliocadie). Spanish child saint Leocadia, the subject of an ancient and popular cultus in Toledo, was known in French as Léocadie or Locaie.
LoniemAmerican (Rare) Likely a spelling variant of Lonnie or possibly a transferred use of the surname Lonie which is a form of the Irish surname Looney meaning "warrior."
MagpiefEnglish Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]
MaidiefEnglish (Rare), Scots Variant of Maida, used as a British given name 'reasonably frequently until 1930. Resurfaced again briefly in the 1960s, but is a rarely used name', according to Dunkling & Gosling (1983)... [more]
MaiefJapanese From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 映 (e) meaning "a reflection; to reflect". Other kanji combinations are possible.