K'uloĸutsukmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology Archaic spelling of Quloqutsuk (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
KulsvæinnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements kolr "coal" and svæn "boy".
KurmangazymKazakh Derived from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice, gift (to God)" combined with غَازِي (ḡāzī) "hero, champion, warrior". A famous bearer was Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1818-1889), a Kazakh folk instrumentalist and composer known for his work using the dombra (a two-stringed plucked instrument).
Kurmi AjayufAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi ThayafAymara From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and thaya meaning "cold".
KurniawatifIndonesian From Indonesian karunia meaning "blessing, grace" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
KurstanbekmKyrgyz Combination of Kurstan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "leader of the land of the brave".
KushtarbekmKyrgyz From Kyrgyz куштар (kushtar) meaning "passionate, ardent, enamored" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Kusi ChimpufAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi ChuymafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi WiñayafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wiñaya meaning "eternal".
Kwanza-piyamAncient Near Eastern, Luwian Means "gift of the Kwanza (goddesses of fate in the Luwian pantheon)", deriving from the Luwian element pi-i-ya ("to give").
KwiatomiłafPolish (Rare) From Polish "Kwiato" (Kwiat) meaning "Flower" combined with slavic "Mila" meaning "Gracious, Dear". Masculine form is Kwiatomił.
KwiatosławmPolish Means "flower of glory", derived from Polish kwiat "flower" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
KymopoleiafGreek Mythology Means "wave-walker" from Greek κῦμα (kuma) "wave, billow" and πολέω (poleo) "to go about, to range over". Kymopoleia, Greek goddess of heavy seas and storms, was a daughter of the sea god Poseidon and Amphitrite and she was the wife of Briareus, one of the three Hundred-Handlers... [more]
KyóbutúngifKiga Means "something that brings wealth" in Rukiga.
LakshmidasmIndian, Hindi Means "servant of Lakshmi", derived from the name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".
Lalainasoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy lalaina meaning "loved, dear" and soa meaning "good".
LandelandafFrankish (Rare) From the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" duplicated. This is a rare compound of one name element with itself.
LangwiderefLiterature From the name of Princess Langwidere, the character that appears in the Baum's third Oz book Ozma of Oz (1907). Her name is a pun of the phrase "languid air".
LantechildfGermanic, History Variant spelling of Landhild. Lantechild was a daughter of Childeric I, a 5th-century Merovingian king of the Salian Franks.
LatychidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name Latychos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
LaurentienfDutch Dutch form of Laurentine, with its spelling phonetical in nature. A well-known bearer of this name is Laurentien Brinkhorst, wife of the Dutch prince Constantijn.
LeophantosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) or from the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]
LeosthenesmAncient Greek Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see laos) and Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength"... [more]
LeostratosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]
LexiphanesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek λέξις (lexis) meaning "word, speech" and φανής (phanes) meaning "seeming, appearing".
Liangliangm & fChinese From Chinese 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
LiaudminasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]
LiaudvilasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]
LiaudvydasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]
LiaugaudasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb liautis meaning "to stop, to cease" or from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]
LiaugintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb liautis meaning "to stop, to cease" or from the Lithuanian noun liaudis meaning "people, folk", which is etymologically related to the Germanic element leud meaning "people" (see Leopold and Leutwin)... [more]
LiberacionfSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Derived from Spanish liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [more]
LicinianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Licinius. Known bearers of this name include the Roman author Granius Licinianus (2nd century AD) and the Roman usurper Julius Valens Licinianus (3rd century AD).
LífþrasirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "the one striving after life". In Norse mythology Líf and Lífþrasir are the only people to survive Ragnarǫk].
LijomarbelfMarshallese Derived from the Marshallese li meaning "female person", ijo meaning "there, at a distance" and marbel, the name of a kind of indigenous plant.
LilliandilfPopular Culture Coined by Douglas Gresham for a character in the 2010 film version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which he produced. In the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis (Gresham's stepfather), the character is unnamed, known only as Ramandu's daughter... [more]
LingshuangfChinese From the Chinese 绫 (líng) meaning "thin silk", 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
LittlefootmPopular Culture The Land Before Time is a 1988 American-Irish animated adventure drama film, it features a young Brontosaurus named Littlefoot.
LogistillafArthurian Cycle A sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.
LomahongvamHopi Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).
LotteringomMedieval Italian Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from Lotaringia, the Italian name for the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia. In turn, the kingdom derived its name from Latin Lotharii regnum meaning "reign of Lotharius".
LucilianusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Lucilius. Bearers of this name were Egnatius Lucilianus, a governor of Britannia Inferior (between AD 238 and 244) and Claudius Lucilianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [more]
LugaretziafLiterature, Greek (?) The name of a Greek character in My Family and Other Animals (1956), a memoir by British naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell based on his family's four years (between 1935 and 1939) living on the Greek island of Corfu, and its television adaptation The Durrells (2016-2019)... [more]
LumisirkkufFolklore Means "snow bunting (a type of bird)" in Finnish, composed of lumi "snow" (see Lumi) and sirkku "bunting" (referring to a bird of the genus Emberiza; see Sirkku)... [more]
LupambulusmMedieval Latin Medieval Latin translation of Wolfgang, derived from Latin lupus "wolf" and ambulare "to walk", found in a Latin gloss by Arnoldus Emmeramensis (Arnold of Saint Emmeram).
LyngheiðrfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from the Germanic name elements lyng "heather" and heiðr "honour". This is the name of a Dwarf from Norse mythology.
LysianassafGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek elements λυσις (lysis) "releasing, freeing, deliverance" and ανασσα (anassa) "queen". This was borne by several minor characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of King Priam of Troy, and one of the Nereids.