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Kanae f JapaneseFrom 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.... [
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Kanae f & m JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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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.
Kanaha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanahstatsi f MohawkName of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
Kanaka f Japanesekanaka means "middle flower". the kanji used are 花(ka,hana) meaning "flower" and 中(naka, chu) meaning "middle"
Kanalei f HawaiianMeans "Kana's flower" from Kana, a Maui demigod + lei, flower; or "beautiful flower" from Kanani, the beauty + lei, flower.
Kaname m & f JapaneseFrom 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.... [
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Kanami f JapaneseFrom 歌 (
ka) meaning "song" and 波 (
nami) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kanamu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanan m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Kanaru m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanasa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (kanasa) meaning "love, affection" or from 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanatsu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanau f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 叶 (kanau) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kanau) meaning "play music, complete" or from Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" combined with 歌 (u) meaning "song, poetry", 夢 (u) meaning "dream", 有 (u) meaning "exist", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers"... [
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Kanaya f Popular CultureKanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the
Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.
Kande f HausaUnknown etymology. This name is usually given to a girl born after two or more successive boys.
Kandle f Americanrare created name in the US, used since at least 1966
Kane f JapaneseThis 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."... [
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Kaneko f JapaneseFrom 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 IgboMeans "let's keep doing" in Igbo.
Kanemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 鐘 (kane) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 見 (mi) "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", or 看 (mi) meaning "to watch". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, HistoryMeans "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Kaneq f GreenlandicGreenlandic feminine name from the word
kaneq meaning "rime, hoarfrost".
Kania f SundaneseMeans "girl, virgin" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कन्या
(kanya).
Kanik f & m GreenlandicDerived from the Greenlandic words
kanuk or
kanik meaning "blood".
Kanika f KhmerTaken from the Khmer name for Kanak Champa, a white, jasmine-like plant.
Kaniz f Bengali, UrduDerived from Persian کنیز
(kaniz) meaning "maid, servant, slave-girl".
Kanizja f PolishDerived 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.
Kankana f IndianIndian feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "one who wears a bracelet".
Kanko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea, Korean", 實 (kan) meaning "reality, truth", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit", 寛 (kan) meanin "tolerant", 漢 (kan) meaning "China", 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" or 鑑 (kan) meaning "identify" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [
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Kankra f LiteratureIn 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".
Kanlaya f ThaiMeans "beautiful woman" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी
(kalyani).
Kanlayakon f ThaiFrom Thai กัลยา
(kanlaya) meaning "beautiful girl" and กร
(kon) meaning "creator, performer".
Kanlayani f ThaiMeans "beautiful girl" in Thai, ultimately from कल्याणी
(kalyani).
Kanlayarat f ThaiFrom Thai กัลยา
(kanlaya) meaning "beautiful woman" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Kannika f ThaiMeans "night-flowering jasmine" (a type of flower) in Thai.
Kanoa m & f HawaiianMeans "the free one," from definite article
ka and
noa meaning "freedom."
Kanoe f JapaneseFrom Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanoelani f HawaiianMeans "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."
Kanoha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佳 (
ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (
no), a possessive particle combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanoka f JapaneseFrom 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.
Kanoko f JapaneseA Japanese name meaning 鹿 (
kano) meaning "deer" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kanokphon f ThaiFrom Thai กนก
(kanok) meaning "gold" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Kanokwan f ThaiFrom Thai กนก
(kanok) meaning "gold" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Kanono f JapaneseFrom Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanshi f JapaneseName that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 寛子" FUJIWARANOKANSHI, married to "小一条天皇" KOICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Koichijō. The Kanji Character "寛" meaning "Relaxed", "Confortable" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [
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Kanto m & f MalagasyMeans "well done, good" or "beautiful, attractive" in Malagasy.
Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), LiteratureKantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [
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Kanwal f & m Urdu, PunjabiFrom Urdu and Punjabi کنول
(kanval) meaning "lotus", ultimately derived from Sanskrit कमल
(kamala).
Kanwaldeep m & f Indian (Sikh)From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ
(kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति
(dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Kanwaljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ
(kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Kanwalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ
(kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति
(prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Kanyarat f ThaiFrom Thai กัญญา
(kanya) meaning "girl, young woman" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Kanykei f KyrgyzMeans "khan's daughter, princess" (an archaic word) in Kyrgyz. In the Kyrgyz poem the
Epic of Manas, Kanykei is one of the two wives of the hero
Manas.
Kanyshay f KazakhTurkic for “small princes of the moon” from
kanysh (small princes) and
ay (moon).
Kanza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 燗 (kan) meaning "warming sake" combined with 咲 (za) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kao f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male" (usually masculine) or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ka'oir f African American (Modern)Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element
kay with
Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).
Kaoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaon f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaona f HawaiianKaona is a Hawaiian word referring to the hidden meaning of a word or phrase
Kaorina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 馨 (kaori) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kaoruka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 香 (kaoru) meaning "fragrance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kapei f & m Pemon, Indigenous American, New World MythologyMeaning “
Moon” in Taurepang (a member of the Pemon micro family of Cariban languages), Kapei is the Taurepang deity of the moon, who appears most famously in the Taurepang folktale ‘Wei and Kapei’.
Kapheira f Greek MythologyPossibly means "stormy breath", derived from the hypothetical Ancient Greek word
*kaphos meaning "to breath, gasp" (compare κάπτω
(kapto) "to gulp down") and εἴρ
(eir), which might mean "hurricane"... [
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Kapiʻolani f HawaiianMeans "the heavenly arch" from Hawaiian
ka, a definite article,
piʻo meaning "arch" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven"... [
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Kapkeo m & f LaoFrom Lao ກາບ
(kap) meaning "bark, sprout, flower petal", also the name for a kind of poetry, and ແກ້ວ
(keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Kara f & m OgoniMeans "pray, prayer" in Khana, a dialect of Ogoni language from Nigeria.
Kara f Siberian, AltaiAltai feminine name derived from
кара (kara) meaning "black" or
кар (kar) meaning "snow".
Kara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, GujaratiMEANING - condconfinement, Prison, binding , a part of lute below the neck ( for deadening the sound ), a female messenger, female worker in gold ● Origin - Sanskrit, Indian
Kara f MaoriVariant of Kare meaning "friend" in Maori.
Karaa f Ancient HebrewDerived from the root
קרא (Kara) meaning "to call, to read". This name means "(she has) called"
Karaca f TurkishEither derived from
kara meaning "black" or else meaning "roe deer".
Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い
(karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [
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Karakoz f KazakhMeans "black eye" from Kazakh қара
(qara) meaning "black" and көз
(köz) meaning "eye".
Karamea f MaoriMeans "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".
Karamjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit कर्म
(karma) meaning "action, deed, fate" combined with जिति
(jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Karana f LiteratureUsed by American author Scott O'Dell in his children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' (1960). Karana is 'secret' name of the main character, a young Native American girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast... [
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Karanfil f TurkishThe origin is Arabic, means Carnation; a beautiful flower.
Karangarang f Indigenous AustralianPossibly means "pelican", deriving from the Dharug word
karranga-ba ("pelican"). Name borne by a prominent Eora woman (1771-1837).
Karawek f & m ThaiThai 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"... [
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Kardelen f TurkishDirectly taken from Turkish
kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".
Kareela f Indigenous AustralianAustralian locational name. Derived from an
Australian Aboriginal word which means "place of trees and water" or "south wind".
Kareemah f ArabicMeaning "generous,noble, bountiful, something invaluable".
Karena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
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.
Kárhildr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant" and
hildr "battle, fight".