KhanimfAzerbaijani Azeri feminine name derived from the Turkish word hanım or Azeri xanım, both meaning "lady". The former is also used as a polite term of address, thus this name is relatively rare.
KhapurmHinduism MEANING : a city i sky ( city of King Harishachandra), betel nut tree, tympany, water-dropsy, a fragrant grass ( Cyperus Pertenuis)... [more]
KharisfGreek Mythology Alternate transcription of Greek Χάρις (see Charis). The Greek mythological figure Aglaia was also known as Kharis or Charis (Grace).
KharkomUkrainian Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Kharyton or, less likely, Zakhary. Cossack Kharko was the legendary founder of Kharkiv.
KharmafIndian Orginal spelling of the word karma; origin: sanscrit from ancient india; in hinduism and buddhism it is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect.
KhasarmMongolian Literally means "a fearsome dog". The main sense of this is to refer to a guard dog who terrifies evil spirits and drives them off from the tomb sites of important people. The Chinese 'stone lions' or 'lions of Buddha' (shíshī) are probably a related concept.... [more]
KhatiafGeorgian, Literature Derived from the Georgian noun ხატი (khati) meaning "icon" (as in, a religious painting). For this particular context, compare names like Ikon and Ikonija.... [more]
KheprimEgyptian Mythology From Egyptian ḫprj meaning "the one being created", derived from ḫpr "to come into being, begin to exist; to appear, arise occur" or "to develop, transform". Khepri was the Egyptian god of the morning sun, a scarab-faced aspect of Ra associated with rebirth, transformation, and creation.
KhetagmOssetian From a first element with an unknown meaning combined with the Ossetian suffix -аг (-ag) used for ethonyms (of Hittite origin). This was the name of an Ossetian knight and prince who accepted Christianity in the historical poem ‘Khetag’ by Ossetian poet Kosta Khetagurov.
KhionefGreek Mythology, Literature Variant of Chione. In American author Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, Khione appears as an antagonist with powers over ice and snow.
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.
KhoibifManipuri Means "curly haired daughter" in Meitei.
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.
KiandafAfrican Mythology, Southern African Kianda (or Dandalunda) is a goddess of the sea, of the waters, and a protector of fishermen in traditional Angolan culture. Kianda was traditionally worshipped by throwing offerings such as food and clothing into the sea... [more]
KibethfLiterature Kibeth is the third of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Kibeth is the Walker, and makes the listener walk where the ringer wills.
KigechfIndigenous American Kigech comes from the Hoopa tribe in California. It means “Little Strawberry”
KihanafJapanese (Modern) From Japanese 衣 (ki) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 祈 (ki) meaning "pray, wish" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiharum & fJapanese From Japanese 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 妃 (ki) meaning "empress", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 起 (ki) meaning "to rise, to wake up", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", 紀 (ki) meaning "century", 稀 (ki) meaning "season" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring"... [more]
KihimefJapanese From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kihirom & fJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 希 (ki) meaning "hope" combined with 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean" or 虹 (hiro) meaning "rainbow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KihokofJapanese From 稀 (ki) meaning "rare" and 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kijanam & fSwahili, African American (Modern) Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie Shaft in Africa (1973).
KikakofJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikuhafJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikuhofJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikujimJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer"... [more]
KikukafJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikukofJapanese From 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikumifJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
KikunafJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens " or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikunefJapanese Japanese feminine given name derived from 菊 (kiku) and 禰 (ne) meaning "ancestral shrine".
KikunofJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 乃 (no) meaning "of". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
KikutomJapanese From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikuyafJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum flower" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "widely, increasingly, more and more, for a long time".... [more]
KikuyofJapanese From Japanese meaning 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KikuyufJapanese Japanese feminine name derived from 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 夕 (yu) meaning "evening".
KillayfQuechua Means "my moon" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
KilluamPopular Culture The name of a character (a 12-year-old boy from a family of assassins) in the Japanese manga series Hunter × Hunter (1998-) and its anime television adaptations.
KimanafEnglish, 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]
KimanimAfrican "Adventurous" or "sailor" Kukiyu tribe in the nation state of Kenya.
KimikafJapanese (Rare) From Kimi combined with a ka kanji, like 香 meaning "fragrance," 佳 meaning "beautiful, good" or 花/華 meaning "flower."
KimilafEnglish (Rare) Probably an elaboration of Kim 1 influenced by Camilla. This is the given name of American actress Kim Basinger (1953-).
KiminafJapanese From Japanese 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiminofJapanese 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.
KimitomJapanese From Japanese 君, 公 (kimi) meaning "lord" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
KimiyafPersian 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.
KimiyofJapanese 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-).
KimorafAfrican 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]
KinanafArabic 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.)
KinniafHistory (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.
KinokafJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KinubimSwahili Swahili masculine name meaning "harp".
KinukofJapanese From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KinuyofJapanese From 絹 (kinu) means "silk" and 代 (yo) can mean "replace, change, substitute, age, generation, world, period". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
KipchafLiterature 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.