KhnumhotepmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ẖnmw-ḥtp meaning "Khnum is content", derived from the name of the god Khnum combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy".
KhoamVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 科 (khoa) meaning "science".
KhoáimVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 快 (khoái) meaning "elated, pleased, or fast."
KhoanmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 寬 (khoan) meaning "wide, broad".
Khodam & fPersian 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.
KhogaimLiterature Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1937 novel ხოგაის მინდია (Khogais Mindia) written by the Georgian author Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975), which is inspired by the tale of Mindia, a character from Khevsur folklore.
KhorældarmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. In Ossetian mythology, Khorældar is the god of bread, patron of harvest, and father of Borkhuarali. When his son was killed by Batraz, he decided to punish the Narts by putting them in famine.
KhositmThai Means "announce, declare, proclaim" in Thai.
KhosraumMiddle Persian Common variant form (or variant transcription) of the Middle Persian name Husraw (also found written as Husrav), which is the Middle Persian form of the Avestan name Husravah (also found written as Haosravah and Husrava)... [more]
KhüchitbaatarmMongolian Means "mighty hero" in Mongolian, from хүчит (khüchit) meaning "hardy, strong, powerful" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Khüchnemekhm & fMongolian (Rare) Means "invigorate, bolster" in Mongolian, from хүч (khüch) meaning "strength, power, force" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".
Khudam & fPersian 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.
Khuêf & mVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 奎 (khuê) meaning "stride". This character also refers to Legs, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellation system.
KhuekritmThai From Thai คึก (khuek) meaning "impetuous, high-spirited" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".
KhueninpumAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḫw.n-jnpw meaning "protection of Anubis" or "(he) whom Anubis has protected", derived from khwj "to protect, defend" combined with the name of the god Anubis.
KhufukhafmAncient Egyptian Means "he appears like Khufu" or "Khufu raises him", derived from the name Khufu combined with khaj "to rise, appear, shine forth" and the suffix .f "he, him, his".
KhuiyoimManipuri A famous bearer was Khuiyoi Tompok (154-264 CE), a Manipuri King.
KhulaimRomani (Archaic) Derived from (Turkish) Romani khulai "gentleman". This name has been found from at least the early 1800s onward.
Khünbishm & fMongolian (Rare) Means "not human", from Mongolian хүн (hün) meaning "person, man, human" combined with биш (biš) meaning "odd, weird" or "not, isn't". The name was traditionally given to children to protect against and confuse evil spirits.
Khundanm & fMongolian Means "pure white (sheep)" or "solid colour" in Mongolian.
Khunkar-pashamChechen Meaning unknown. The second element is derived from the Ottoman title pasha.
Khuntulif & mGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian ხუნტულა (khuntula), which is a term of endearment that is usually reserved for a person's loved ones. It is mainly used in western Georgia (specifically Imereti and Racha) and virtually means "small, chubby, beautiful, cute".... [more]
KhursimGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from Middle Persian xirs meaning "bear", of which the modern Persian equivalent is خرس (xers).
Khurtsm & fMongolian Means "sharp, keen, acute", "good eyesight", or "bright, glowing, glaring, garish" in Mongolian.
Khurtsbaatarm & fMongolian From Mongolian хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
KhurtsboldmMongolian From Mongolian хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".
Khurtsgerelm & fMongolian Means "bright light, flare, dazzling" in Mongolian, from хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
KhurtssükhmMongolian Means "sharp axe" in Mongolian, from хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".
KhusaibmArabic Means "palm tree that bears much fruit", "growth", "fruitfulness", "productivity".
KhutsaumOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the supreme Ossetian deity, creator of the earth, and God of all gods.
KhutughtumMedieval Mongolian Means "blessed" in Mongolian. Khutughtu Khan (December 22, 1300 – August 30, 1329) was the 13th Khagan of the Mongol Empire.
Khuvtsagaanm & fMongolian Possibly from Mongolian хув (khuv) meaning "amber" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white". Alternatively, it could be related to хувцас (khuvtsas) meaning "clothes, clothing".
KhuwaylidmArabic (Rare) Means "eternal, immortal", derived from Arabic خَلَدَ (ḵalada) "to last forever, to be everlasting" (etymologically related to Khalid). Khuwaylid ibn Asad was the father of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija.
KhuyagmMongolian Means "armour" or "warder, marshal, overseer" in Mongolian.
Khuzaymam & fArabic From a diminutive of Arabic خزم (khazm) referring to a type of tree whose bark was traditionally used to make ropes and string. This was the name of a (male) companion of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as one of his ancestors.
KhvedirmUkrainian Phonetical variant of Fedir. Since /f/ was not used in Ukrainian until the introduction of Christianity, it was, and still sometimes is corrupted to /kh/+/v/. Khvedir Vovk was an antropologist and ethnographist.
KhwanchaimThai From Thai ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Khwezim & fZulu Means "bright morning star" in Zulu.
Khyanganm & fMongolian Means "mountain range, mountain ridge" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from хянга (khyanga) meaning "crest, flange, mountain peak". This is the Mongolian name for the Khingan mountain range.
KialomHawaiian Native Hawaiian word meaning, "A digging out." or used to describe "To reach after, as in drawing something to one." sometimes used as a given name.
Kialoaf & mHawaiian A Native Hawaiian word describing a type of long, light, and finished canoe which evolved as slang to refer to a tall, beautiful woman...sometimes used as a given name.
KiašemHurrian Mythology Means "sea", deriving from the ordinary Hurrian noun. Name borne by a Hurrian deity that represented the sea, who was also worshipped in Ugarit and Alalakh. He was often seen as an ally of the god Kumarbi.
KiazomGeorgian Georgian sources are unsure of the meaning and origin of this name; they say that it might be of Greek origin and means "healer".... [more]
KichiyamJapanese From Japanese 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 彌 (ya) meaning "extensive, full, fill, complete" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow"... [more]
KichizomJapanese From 吉 (kichi) meaning "lucky, fortunate" and 三 (zou) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.