KetanjifAfrican American Means “one who is cherished and held high above others” in Yoruba. A notable bearer is Ketanji Onyika BrownJackson, a Supreme Court Justice.
KetbogamMedieval Turkic Ketboga/Ketboğa is actually composed of two words Ket and Boğa. First one is Ket-/Kıt- verb which means "conquering, defeating" and Boga/Boğa is clearly Turco-Mongol word for "bull". There are two famous governor and general in history... [more]
KéthévanefGeorgian (Gallicized) French form of Ketevan. A known bearer of this name is the French writer and journalist Kéthévane Davrichewy (b. 1965), who is of Georgian descent.
KetiefDutch (Rare) Dutch phonetical spelling of the English name Katie. It is also possible that in some cases, this name is a rare Dutch diminutive of Keet.
KetilbernmMedieval Baltic, Old Swedish Old English cytel, Old Icelandic ketill "kettle, cauldron" + Old English bera, beorn, Old Icelandic bjǫrn "bear".
KetinofGeorgian Either a diminutive or a variant of Ketevan. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian master chess player Ketino Kachiani (b. 1971).
Ketkeof & mLao From Lao ເກດ (ket) meaning "head, top, flower petal" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
KettifLuxembourgish Diminutive of Katharina. 'D’Maus Ketti' (Ketti, the mouse in English) (1936) is a children's book by Luxembourgish writer Auguste Liesch.
Ketugaym & fJola Means "Die till you get tired of it" in Jola. This name is given to an infant who is believed to be a spirit child who has been coming and going between life and death.
Keun-byeolm & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From Byeol prefixed with 큰 (keun), the present determiner form of adjective 크다 (keuda) meaning "big, large, great."
KeuthonymosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek κεῦθος (keuthos) which can mean "the depths" as well as "hidden". It is related to Greek κεῦθω (keuthō) meaning "I hide, I cover"... [more]
KexmArthurian Cycle Form of Kay 2 used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes in his Arthurian romances.
Kexinf & mChinese From Chinese 可 (kě) meaning "can, able to, approve, permit" or 克 (kè) meaning "overcome, win" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", or 辛 (xīn) meaning "hard, suffering, laborious, tired"... [more]
KeyakofJapanese From Japanese 佳 (ke) meaning "beautiful, good", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KeyanmKurdish Derived from Kurdish key meaning "king".
KeyanafAfrican American Variant of Kiana 2. A known bearer is Lauren Keyana 'Keke' Palmer (1993-), an American actress and television personality.
KeynefHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Keyne was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who is said to have traveled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall. The only literary source on the life of Saint Keyne, however, is the Vita Sanctae Keynae, which was edited by John of Tynemouth and included in his Sanctilogium Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae in the 14th century.
KeysermPopular Culture Invented name based on Kaiser. Keyser Söze is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film 'The Usual Suspects'.
KeyshiafAfrican American Variant of Keisha; also compare Kecia. Known bearers of this name include Keyshia Cole (1981-), an American R&B singer, and Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), a Jamaican entrepreneur and the wife of rapper Gucci Mane.
KeyvanmPersian Means "the planet Saturn" in Persian, from Middle Persian kywʾn' (kēwān), ultimately from Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (kaiamānu, kayamānu, kajamānu) "Saturn" or, literally, "regular, usual; steady, staying, abiding always".
KezbanfTurkish Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Persian کدبانو (kadbanū) meaning "housewife, homemaker" or perhaps from Arabic تكذبان (tukadhdhibān) meaning "you deny" (repeated several times in surah Ar-Rahman in the Quran).
KezbeikmCircassian Derived from the Arabic Qadi and the Turkic beyk meaning "master, leader".
KezhikmTuvan Means "good, fortune, happiness" in Tuvan.
KhaarchaanafYakut From Yakut хаар (xaar) meaning "snow", of Turkic origin. This is also the Yakut name for the milk-white brittlegill, a type of flower, and a reference to the Snezhana, a Russian fairy tale character.
KhabamEgyptian Mythology From Egyptian ḫꜥj-bꜣ, possibly meaning "one whose active power appears in glory", from Egyptian ḫꜥj “rising, shining forth, appearing in glory” combined with bꜣ “active or efficacious power”... [more]
KhaelynfEnglish Variant of Kaylyn. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.
KhaemwasetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst meaning "he who appears in Thebes", derived from ḫꜥ "to rise, appear, shine forth", m "in", and wꜣst "Thebes (city)". This was the name of several figures in Egyptian history, including a 19th dynasty prince, the fourth son of Ramses the Great... [more]
KhæmytsmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. This was the name of a hero in the Ossetian Nart epics, the twin brother of Uryzmag, and an Akhsartagkata (one of three groups of people in the Nart epics).