Feminine Submitted Names

gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kilu f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Swahili word kilulu "little pearl" (ki- is a diminutive prefix in Swahili, and lulu means "pearl").... [more]
Kiluš-ḫepa f Hittite
Possibly means "Messenger of Ḫepat" deriving from the Hattic element kiluḫ ("spy, scout, messenger"), with the second element hepa likely deriving from the name of the Hurrian sun goddess Hepat... [more]
Kilyava f Mordvin
Means "like a birch tree" in Erzyan.
Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".
Kim f & m Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".
Kima f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque kima "fine branches; ends of branches; mane", this name has come into use in recent years (possibly inspired by the international popularity of the name Kim 1).
Kima f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of the Russian name Kim.
Kimana f English, Eastern African
Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.... [more]
Kimarie f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly and Marie.
Kimashia f African American
Name of African origin, meaning "caring".
Kimaya f Indian
Of Marathi origin, the word is used in the sense of "magic" or "sleight of hand".... [more]
Kimayah f Hindi
Not sure, but I assume an alternative spelling to "Kimaya".
Kimba f English
Diminutive of Kimberly.
Kimba f Indigenous Australian (?)
Aboriginal (unknown nation) name meaning 'Brush Fire'.
Kimbella f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kim 1 and Italian bella meaning "beautiful", inspired by Kimberly... [more]
Kimberla f English
Unknown origin, perhaps a modern variant of Kimberley.
Kimberle f Obscure
This is a surname, and a variant of Kimberly.... [more]
Kimberlin f English (Modern)
Combination of Kimberly with the popular suffix Lin.
Kimberlina f English (Rare)
The name Kimberlina means "from the meadow of the royal fortress".
Kimbi f English
Short form of Kimber.
Kimbily f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Kimberly.
Kimble m & f English
Variant of Kimball, also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Kimchi f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Chi 1.
Kim-cúc f Vietnamese
Combination of Kim 3 and Cúc, meaning "golden chrysanthemum".
Kîme f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kimi.
Kimeé f Filipino
Filipino variant of Kimmy. A known bearer is the Filipino-American actress and singer Kimee Balmilero (1979-).
Kimela f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Kim 1 and Pamela. It has been used since the mid-1950s.
Kimete f Albanian
Derived from Albanian kimet "worth, value".
Kimi f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimi f & m Japanese
Kimi was already popular for girls in the Edo era and remained in common use until the early 1900s, most commonly spelled in hiragana as きみ.... [more]
Kimi f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jamie.
Kimia f Persian
Alternate transcription of Kimiya.
Kimidori f Japanese
From Japanese 黄緑 (kimidori) meaning "yellow-green".
Kimie f Japanese
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".
Kimika f Japanese (Rare)
From Kimi combined with a ka kanji, like 香 meaning "fragrance," 佳 meaning "beautiful, good" or 花/華 meaning "flower."
Kimila f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).
Kimimila f Sioux
From Lakota kimímila "butterfly".
Kimina f Japanese
From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kimino f Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Kiminu f Central African
Kikongo for "faith".
Kimiora m & f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from kimi meaning "search/look for, seek out" and ora meaning "life."
Kimipeli f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kimberly.
Kimitsuki f Japanese
Means emperess moon... [more]
Kimiya f Persian
Means "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت (Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.
Kimiya f Kongo
Peace
Kimiyo f Japanese
Means "beginning, generation, beautiful, righteous" and "child, main, given" in Japanese. Known bearers of this name include the Japanese former tennis player Kimiyo Hatanaka (1944-), Japanese table tennis player Kimiyo Matsuzaki (1938-), and Japanese artist Kimiyo Mishima (1932-).
Kimla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine name with the combination of Kim 1 and the suffix la.
Kimlinh f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Linh.
Kim-ly f Vietnamese
Combination of Kim 3 and , meaning "golden lion".
Kimme f English
Variant of Kimmie
Kimmi f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimmye f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimn f & m English (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
A variant for Kim is a name of English origin, that means "ruler" or "royal" ,is a common and simple name for both genders.
Kimona f & m African American
Blend of Kim 1 and Mona 1.
Kimor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kim (קים in Hebrew) and Or (אור in Hebrew). A known bearer is the Israeli actress Kim Or Azulay (2002-).
Kimora f African American (Modern)
Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [more]
Kimoshi f & m Asháninka
From the Ashaninka kimoshiri meaning "joyful, happy".
Kimothy m & f African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Timothy, influenced by Kim 1.
Kimoya f Kongo
Queen of Hearts
Kimpa f South American
A famous bearer of this name is Kimpa Vita.
Kimpa-vita f Kongo
The name of a congolese prophetess and religious leader who lived at the end of the 17th century.
Kimrie f English (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Kimberly.... [more]
Kimvân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Vân.
Kimverlie f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly. Kimverlie Soriano Molina (1991-), popularly known as Kim Molina, is a Filipino singer and actress.
Kimya f Persian
Variant transcription of Kimiya.
Kimya f Swahili
Means "silent" in Swahili. This is the name of musician Kimya Dawson.
Kimyata f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kimyatta, which may be a blend of Kimya and Kenyatta.
Kin f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level."... [more]
Kina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Short form of Alickina occasionally encountered in the Scottish Highlands.
Kina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gina or Tina.
Kina f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kinaaz f Afghan
Treasure
Kina-chan f & m Japanese
Ki means yellow, Na means vegetables, greens. Chan means moon
Kinalabukk m & f Ainu
Meaning "Person who play with the Bulrush" in Ainu.
Kinana f Arabic
Kinana means “quiver”, as in a container that holds arrows. Kinana is also the name of an Arabian tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad belonged. (He belonged to the Quraysh, a branch of the Kinana.)
Kinang f Tagalog
Means "shine, glitter" in Tagalog.
Kinar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
It may come from the Hebrew word כינור (kinor) means "violin" in Hebrew.
Kinar f Kurdish
Means "honour" in Kurdish.
Kinaya f Swahili
Means "independance" in Swahili.
Kincs f Hungarian
Means "treasure" in Hungarian.
Kind f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kind.
Kindle m & f American
Variant of Kendall.
Kindness f English (American, Rare)
From the word, which is also a surname.... [more]
Kindrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Kindra.
Kindred f & m English
From the English word "kindred" meaning "family".
Kinê f Kurdish
Means "petite" in Kurdish.
Kineke f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably a hypochoristic form of names ending in -kien, e.g. Annekien.
Kinfeosioluwa f Yoruba
Means "I may love you more (my lord)" in Yoruba.
Kingsette f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare feminization of King by way of adding the French diminutive ending -ette.
Kingusia f Polish
Diminutive of Kinga.
Kính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敬 (kính) meaning "respect, honour".
Kini f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Cindy.
Kinia f Polish
Diminutive of Kinga.
Kinikia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Cynthia.
Kinini f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jeanine.
Kinipela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jennifer.
Kinjal m & f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "river bank" in Sanskrit.
Kinko f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (kin), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 欽 (kin) meaning "respect, admire", 錦 (kin) meaning "brocade", 均 (kin) meaning "gentle", 勤 (kin) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive", 菫 (kin) meaning "viola" or 瑾 (kin) meaning "brilliance of gems" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Kinley m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས (see Kunley).
Kinna f English
Variant of Kendra.
Kinnia f History (Ecclesiastical)
According to legend, Saint Kinnia, a 5th-century daughter of an Irish chieftain, was baptized by Saint Patrick and is said to have been the first nun to follow his teachings. She lived in the convent of Druim Dubhain which was founded by Saint Patrick.
K'inoκ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kino m & f Japanese
Wandering Soul
Kinohi f & m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Genesis.
Kinoka f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kinoko f & m Japanese
Means "mushroom" in Japanese.
Kinsenka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 金盞花 (kinsenka), meaning "calendula, marigold".
Kinshasa f African American
From the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [more]
Kinta f Filipino (Filipinized, Rare, ?)
Filipino form of Quinta
Kintab f Tagalog
Means "shine" in Tagalog.
Kintan m & f Indian
An India name meaning "Wears a crown" or "Royal"
Kintana f Malagasy
Means "star" in Malagasy.
Kintija f Latvian
Latvian form of Cynthia.
Kintoru f Japanese
Kintoru, when written in kanji, means near, close (近/kin), east (東/tō) and precious stone/lapis lazuli (瑠/ru).
Kinu f Japanese
This name is used as 絹 (ken, kinu) meaning "silk."... [more]
Kinuani m & f Lingala
'adventure'
Kinuyo f Japanese
絹 (Kinu) means "Silk", while 代 (Yo) can mean "Replace, Change, Substitute, Age, Generation, World, Period". Two notable bearers are Kinuyo Yamashita and Kinuyo Tanaka. Tanaka is a director and actress; Yamashita ia a composer of video games.
Kinvara f English (British, Rare)
Apparently from an Irish place name, which meant "head of the sea" in Gaelic. Lady Kinvara Balfour (1975-) is an English playwright and novelist.
Kinya f English (Rare), Western African (?)
May be a variant of Kenya or a name of Ghanaian origin (uncertain as to which language the name belongs to) in which the meaning is unknown.
Kinyäbanïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and Persian بانو (banu) meaning "lady".
Kinyägöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
Kinyähïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and һылыу (hiliw) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Kinyänur f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Kinza f Pakistani
Possibly a variant of Kenza.
Kinzang m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Kunzang.
Kinzey f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.
Kinzi m & f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic for "my treasure"- the word "kinz" means treasure, with the "i" denoting possession.
Kinzi f American
Variant of Kenzie or Kinsey.
Kio f & m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" combined with 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiojah f Swahili
Means "miracle" in Swahili.
Kioka f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow", 緒 (o) meaning "cord" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Kiola f English
May have originated from the names Kiara (meaning light) and Koala (meaning no water)
Kiǫlvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Kjǫlvǫr.
Kion f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dionne.
Kiona f Kongo
Soul crusher
Kioni f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name; also compare Kiani and Keani. It coincides with the name of a village on the Greek island of Ithaca (spelled Κιόνι in Greek).
Kionia f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Chionia.
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).
Kipcha f Literature
Meaning unknown. Kipcha is a female wolf in British author David Clement-Davies' series 'The Sight'. Clement-Davies likely invented the name for his novels.
Kipenzi f & m Swahili, African
means "darling", "favorite", "loved one"
Kipepeo f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "butterfly".
Kiplee f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.
Kipleigh f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kipley.
Kipley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kipley.
Kiplyn f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the names Kip and Lyn or transferred usage of the surname Kiplin.
Kipola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian vernacular form of Zipporah.
Kippy m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Kip sometimes used as a feminine form.
Kira m & f Japanese
It means "sparkle", "light", or "glitter". In the use of Katakana, it means "Killer". In Japanese pop culture, the main male character in a well known Anime, DEATH NOTE, goes by Kira.
Kira f Greek
Occasionally used a short form of the Greek name Kyriaki.
Kiraheu f Coptic
Possibly means "the lady Heu", from Greek κυρία (kyria) "lady, mistress" combined with the Coptic form of Hau, ultimately from Egyptian ḥꜣw "abundance, riches; surplus".
Kirakira f Japanese
From Japanese 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 騎 (ki) meaning "mount" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kirako f Japanese
From Japanese 精 (kira) meaning "polishing, refining" or 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kirameki f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (kirameki) meaning "star" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.
Kiran f Korean
The meaning of the name Kiran is "arisen" "Ki" means "arisen" in Korean and "ran" mean "orchid".
Kiran f Japanese
From Japanese 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive" or 紀 (ki) meaning "century" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kirana f & m Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai
Alternate transcription of Kiran as well as the Indonesian and Thai form. It is used as a unisex name in India and Indonesia while it is solely feminine in Thailand.
Kirandeep f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit किरण (kirana) which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam" and दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".
Kirara f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]
Kirarako f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Kirara combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Kirari f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.... [more]
Kirbi f & m English
Variant spelling of Kirby
Kirbie m & f American (Modern)
Unisex variant of Kirby
Kirdyava f Mordvin
Means "sovereign" in Erzyan.
Kireiko f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (kirei) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kireina f Japanese
Meaning 'beautiful one' in Japanese.
Kiresha f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the Tamil language
Kiri f Japanese
Kiri is the Japanese word for the Paulownia tree, specifically referring to P. tomentosa; it is also known as the "princess tree" after princess Anna Paulowna, queen consort of The Netherlands (1795–1865), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia.... [more]
Kiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese (霧) meaning "fog, mist".
Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).
Kiria f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiriaki f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακή (see Kyriaki).
Kiriakiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Kyriaki.
Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.
Kiriha f Japanese
From Japanese Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, blade". ... [more]
Kirika f Popular Culture
Japanese feminine given name comprised of the Kanji 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "incense, smell, fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer"... [more]
Kiriko f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 子 (ko) "child"
Kirila f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kiril.
Kirilee f English (Australian)
A combination of Kiri and Lee. In use in Australia since at least the 1970s.
Kirilla f Hungarian
Feminine form of Kirill.
Kirimanongi m & f Polynesian
Means "fragrant skin" in Anutan.
Kirino f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" & 乃 (ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon"... [more]
Kirio m & f Japanese
From Japanese ("tung") combined with ("living") or ("man"). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiriri f Japanese
From Japanese 希 (ki) "beg, request, hope, rare" or 紀 (ki) "record, annal; century" combined with 音 (riri) meaning "sound" or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit"
Kiririsha f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of an important goddess in Elamite religion. Her name apparently means "Great Goddess" or "Great Lady" in the Elamite language, with one source stating that the name consists of Elamite kiri or kirir "goddess" and Elamite usa(n) (relation with the Elamite word rishair "great" is also likely)... [more]
Kirisu f Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) "paulownia" or 霧 (kiri) "mist" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kirke f Estonian
Allegedly derived from Estonian kirka, the genitive singular case of kirgas “bright”. This is also the Estonian form of Circe.
Kirochka f Russian
Diminutive of Kira 1.
Kirom f Uzbek
Means "dear" in Uzbek.
Kirono m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Kirana.
Kirou f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 気 (ki) meaning "air" combined with 狼 (rou) meaning "Wolf". Other kanji combinaions are also possible.
Kirra f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Kirra is a beach-side suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland which has been popular with holidaymakers since the early 20th century. The name of the suburb is believed to be an Indigenous name, however the specific language and meaning are unknown... [more]
Kirree f Manx
Manx form of Kitty, also the vocabulary word for "sheep".
Kirrilie f English (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]
Kirry f Manx
Manx diminutive of Katherine and cognate of Kate and Katie. It also may be inspired by the Manx word kirree meaning "sheep", and is found as the subject of two Manx folk songs: 'Ny Kirree Fo 'Niaghtey' (English: 'The Sheep Under the Snow') and 'O Kirree T'ou Goll Dy Faagail Mee' ('Oh Kirree, Thou Wilt Leave Me').
Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".
Kirsha f English (American)
Kirsha Kaechele is an American artist
Kirsi f Estonian
Originally an Estonian short form of Kristiina, this name is now considered a derivation from Estonian kirss "cherry".
Kirsika f Estonian
Variant of Kirsike.
Kirsike f Estonian (Rare)
Cognate of Finnish Kirsikka, derived from Estonian kirss "cherry".
Kirst f Scottish
Short form of Kirsten.
Kirste f Sami
Sami form of Kirsti.
Kirstín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kirstin.
Kirstin f German
German form of Christine.
Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).