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Kaiea m & f HawaiianMeans "rising sea," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."
Kaihau m & f MaoriVariant of Te Kaihau meaning "cloud eater" in Māori.
Kaija f LatvianLatvian name which was first recorded in the 1500s and later revived in the late 1800s. It is generally as much considered a borrowing of the Finnish name
Kaija as an indigenous Latvian name derived from Latvian
kaija "seagull".
Kaika f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful" (mostly feminine) or 界 (kai) meaning "world" (mostly masculine) combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" (mostly feminine) or 禾 (ka) meaning "rice plant" (mostly masculine)... [
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Kaikaina f HawaiianName of character Kaikaina Grif, in Rooster Teeth Productions "Red vs Blue". She's the sister of main character Dexter Grif, and is called 'sister' throughout her appearances.
Kaikeyi f Hinduism, IndianName of a character, the second consort of King Dasharatha and the Queen of Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.
Kaiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean", 芥 (kai) meaning "mustard plant", 開 (kai) meaning "open" or 貝 (kai) meaning "shellfish" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaileʻa f HawaiianMeans "joyful sea" or "sea of joy," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
leʻa meaning "joy, pleasure, happiness."
Kaileia f Hawaiian (Rare)Kaileia is a rare Hawaiian name, likely derived from combining "Kai," which means "sea," and "Leia," which means either "child" or "heavenly flowers." This name carries the beauty and relation to nature that most Hawaiian names have, carrying grace and calmness from the ocean and the islands... [
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Kaili f & m Hawaiian, ChineseFrom the Polynesian/Hawaiian origin, Kaili is the name of a Hawaiian deity,
Kukailimoku. In Chinese, the name means "beautiful" and "victorious".
Ka'ilianu f & m HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian
ka meaning "the",
'ili meaning "skin" or "pebble" and
anu meaning "cool, cold".
Kaima f AfricanName of African origin, meaning "Our God", or "the God we know", or also "gift of God".
Kaimi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth". Other kanji combinations are possible
Kainaat f Arabic, Urdu, PersianMeans "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”.
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."
Kainis f Greek MythologyProbably derived from the Greek noun καινίς
(kainis) meaning "knife", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb καίνω
(kaino) meaning "to kill, to slay".... [
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Kaino m & f FinnishMeans "demure, timid, coy, shy" in Finnish.
Kaino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Kainoa m & f HawaiianThis 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)."
Kaion m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (
kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 音 (
on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaira f LatvianDerived from Latvian
kairs, a poetic word meaning "alluring, charming, attractive, delightful". In some cases, it might also be a borrowing of Estonian
Kaira.
Kairen f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (
kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 蓮 (
ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kairo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with 色 (iro) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaise f JapaneseFrom Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kai-shek m & f Chinese (Cantonese)Cantonese romanization of
Jieshi, notably borne by the Chinese politician, revolutionary, and military leader Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), also known as Jiang Jieshi, the first president of Taiwan; he was previously the leader of mainland China from 1928 until 1949, when the Kuomintang nationalist government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by the Chinese Communist Party, led by the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong.
Kaisla f FinnishFinnish name meaning "reed" -a sort of a plant found on river banks and shallow waters.... [
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Kaito m & f IgboMeans "let us glorify God" in Igbo.
Kaitochi f IgboThe name originates from the Igbo tribe in the Eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. It means "let us praise God"; referring to the Christian God.
Kaʻiulani f HawaiianMeans "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."... [
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Kaiva f LatvianDialectal form of
kaija "seagull", originally borrowed from Livonian.
Kaivalya f & m SanskritKaivalya is the ultimate goal of Raja yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala, "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakrti, and subsequent liberation from rebirth.
Kaiwi m & f HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "the bone", a symbol of life and old age.
Kaixiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant, victory" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Kaixuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恺 (kǎi) meaning "enjoy, be contented, joyful" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Kaiya f ChineseFrom the Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Kajiko f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese Kanji 楫 (
kaji) meaning "rudder, helm, sculling oar" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child".... [
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Kajîn f KurdishPossibly from Kurdish
kaj meaning "pine tree".
Kajitsu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 果実 (kajitsu) meaning "fruit; nut; berry". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Kajol f Hindi, SanskritVariant of
Kajal. Indian film actress Kajol Mukherjee, known mononymously as Kajol, is a famous bearer.
Kajsiab m & f HmongFrom the Hmong Daw phrase
kaj siab meaning "satisfied", or
kaj meaning "bright" and
siab meaning "liver". In Hmong culture, the liver is seen as seat of the emotions and affection in the same way as the heart is in many European and American cultures... [
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Kaju f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
ka) meaning "summer" combined with 樹 (
ju) meaning "tree; plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kajua f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kajuha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kajy m & f MalagasyMeans "attention, care, vigilance" in Malagasy.
Kaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", duplicated once again. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakere f JapaneseFrom Japanese 翔 (
kakere) meaning "fly" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Kakia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)Possibly a diminutive of
Ekaterini. Known bearers of this name include the Greek singer Kakia Mendri (1912-1994) and Greek actresses Ekaterini 'Kakia' Panagiotou (1923-2013) and Kakia Analyti (1934-2002).
Kakia f Greek MythologyProbably related to (kakos) which means "vice or immorality." Kakia was the spirit (daimona) of vice and moral badness.
Kako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (
ka) meaning "summer" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kak-pou f ChineseThe bastard-daughter of the Chinese King Stin-Dohl in the 15.th Century was named Kak-Pou. She was abandoned by her family and was raised by flies in the streets of Hongkong.... [
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Ka-ku f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 赫 (kaku) meaning "bright red" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kakula f AinuMeaning "Lie Down like a Sea Cucumber" in Ainu.
Kakuyama-no-uneo-no-konoshita-ni-zasu-kami f Japanese MythologyAn 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".
Kalaʻi m & f HawaiianMeans "the peace," "the stillness" or "the tranquility," from definite article
ka, and
laʻi meaning "calm, stillness, peace, tranquility."
Kalalea m & f HawaiianMeans "prominent, distinct, something that sticks up" in Hawaiian.... [
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Kalama m & f HawaiianMeans "the endemic ebony (diospyros)" or "the torch," from definite article
ka and
lama meaning "torch, endemic ebony (diospyros)."... [
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Kalamia f GreekMeans "reed" and comes from the Greek word καλάμι (reed,cane)
Kalamkas f KazakhKazakh form of the Turkic name
Kalamkash meaning "black eyebrows" or "thin eyebrows", possibly from Turkish
kara meaning "black" and
kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Kalanit f HebrewMeans "anemone (flower)" in Hebrew. It is ultimately related to the word כַּלָּה
(kala) meaning "bride".
Kalauokalani f & m HawaiianIn ancient Hawaii, used to describe heavenly abundance. Literal meaning: "the leaf of the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" lau "leaf" o "of" ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Kalayar f BurmeseMeans "womanly virtues" in Burmese, referring to the five qualities of excellent complexion, structure, figure, hair and youthfulness (also referring to a woman who possesses these virtues). The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit कल्याणी
(kalyani).
Kalden m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan སྐལ་ལྡན
(skal-ldan) meaning "auspicious, fortunate, blessed".
Kale f Greek MythologyFrom ancient Greek
Καλη meaning "beauty". In Greek mythology she was one of the Graces and a daughter of Zeus.
Kalehua f & m HawaiianMeans "the ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from definite article
ka and
lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself.
Kaleialoha f HawaiianProbably derived from Hawaiian
ka meaning "the" and
lei meaning "child, lei, flowers" combined with
aloha meaning "love".
Kaleida f Obscure (Modern)Perhaps based on the English word
kaleidoscope, coined in 1817 by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Greek
kalos "beautiful" with
eidos "shape" and the suffix
scope (to resemble the word
telescope); its literal meaning is "observer of beautiful forms".... [
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Kaleikaumaka m & f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)Hawaiian name elements meaning
ka “the”,
lei “lei”,
kau “place”,
maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".
Kalene f English (American, Rare)Variant of
Kaleen. This name had a spike in the United States in 1993 after a child named Kalene appeared in a commercial of the educational program 'Hooked on Phonics'.
Kaleolani m & f HawaiianMeans "the heavenly voice" from Hawaiian
ka "the" and
leo "sound, voice" (see
Kaleo) combined with
lani "heaven, sky".
Kali f GreekModern Greek form of
Kale, which is derived from Greek
Καλη meaning "beauty".
Kalia f HawaiianMeans "the flower wreath, the beloved" in Hawaiian.
Kaliana f EnglishThis name was given to 41 girl born in the USA in 2010.
Kalika f HinduismAn 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."