Submitted Names Starting with K

Kanaka f Japanese
kanaka means "middle flower". the kanji used are 花(ka,hana) meaning "flower" and 中(naka, chu) meaning "middle"

Kanakanake f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Constance.

Kanakisha f African American (Rare)

Kanalei f Hawaiian
Means "Kana's flower" from Kana, a Maui demigod + lei, flower; or "beautiful flower" from Kanani, the beauty + lei, flower.

Kanaloa m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
The god of the ocean in Hawaiian mythology.

Kaname m & f Japanese
From 要 (kaname) meaning "pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone," likely sound shifted from 蟹の目 (kani no me) meaning "crab's eye," likely by influence from 金目, which looks as if it's read as kaname, literally meaning "golden eye." The derivation refers to a metal fitting (resembling a crab's eye) used for fastening the frame at the end of the fan, which would fall apart if no metal fitting is inserted.... [more]

Kanami f Japanese
From 歌 (ka) meaning "song" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kanamu f Japanese
From Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanan f & m Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
From Sanskrit कानन (kānana) meaning "forest, grove".

Kanan m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kənan.

Kanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.

Kananelo f & m Sotho
Means "approval" or "appreciation" in Sotho.

Kanaru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanasa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (kanasa) meaning "love, affection" or from 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanat m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh қанат (qanat) or Kyrgyz канат (kanat) both meaning "wing".

Kanatase m Mohawk

Kanatbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz канат (kanat) or Kazakh қанат (qanat) meaning "wing" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kanato m Japanese

Kanatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanatzhan m Kazakh (Rare)
From the name Kanat combined with Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Kanau m African
Allegedly used among the Limba people of Sierra Leone.

Kanau f & m Japanese
From Japanese 叶 (kanau) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kanau) meaning "play music, complete" or from Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" combined with 歌 (u) meaning "song, poetry", 夢 (u) meaning "dream", 有 (u) meaning "exist", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers"... [more]

Kanav m Indian

Kanaya f Popular Culture
Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.

Kanayochukwu m & f Igbo
Means "Let's keep asking God" in Igbo.

Kancha m & f Nepali

Kanchan f & m Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit कञ्चन (kanchana) meaning "gold".

Kanchit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanchit.

Kancij m Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Cantius.

Kancijanila f Slovene (Archaic)
Slovene form of Cantianilla.

Kancjan m Polish
Polish form of Cantianus.

Kancjanela f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Cantianilla.

Kancjusz m Polish
Polish form of Cantius.

Kandakiya f Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Candace.

Kandakoro-Kamuy m Ainu, Japanese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
God of the sky and prime originator in Ainu mythology.

Kandal f English
Variant of Kendall.

Kandalion m Arthurian Cycle
The bold but wicked Duke of Montikluse. He made it his hobby to imprison knights in his Malmort Tower, leaving them to starve.... [more]

Kandasamy m Indian

Kan-da-zis Tlishishen m Apache
Means "red shirt" or "pink shirt" in Apache.

Kande m Indian (Rare)

Kande f Hausa
Unknown etymology. This name is usually given to a girl born after two or more successive boys.

Kandee f English (Modern)
Variant of Candy.

Kandela f Basque
Basque form of Candela. The name coincides with Basque kandela "candle".

Kandelaria f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare), Polish
Polish form of Candelaria, as well as a Spanish variant.

Kañ-demir m Tuvan
Means "iron iron" in Tuvan.

Kandice f English
Variant of Candace.

Kandid m Georgian (Rare), Russian
Modern Georgian and Russian form of Candidus (see Candida).

Kandida f Hungarian, German
Hungarian and German form of Candida.

Kandide m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Candidus (see Candida). This is an older form; the modern form is Kandid, which is also rare in Georgia.

Kandidian m German
German form of Candidianus.

Kandido m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Candidus.

Kandie f English (Rare)
Variant of Candy.

Kandis f English (Modern)
Variant of Candace.

Kandiss f English (American)
Variant of Candice. A known bearer of this name is the American Republican politician Kandiss Taylor (born after 1985).

Kandle f American
rare created name in the US, used since at least 1966

Kandlein f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)

Kandrachiy m Mari
Mari form of Conrad.

Kandrat m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Conrad.

Kandy f English (Modern)
Variant of Candy.

Kandyce f English
Variant of Candace.

Kandyd m Polish
Polish form of Candidus.

Kandyda f Polish
Polish form of Candida.

Kandys f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Candice.

Kandyse f English
Variant spelling of Candice.

Kane f Japanese
This name can be used as 兼 (ken, kane.ru, -kane.ru) meaning "concurrently, combine" or か, a phonetic character representing ka, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" or 禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Kane m Maori
Either derived from Māori Tāne meaning "man" and Hawaiian cognate Kāne, or Māori word meaning "head". Te Kane was a Ngāi Tahu chief... [more]

Kaneda m Popular Culture
Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]

Kaneesha f African American (Modern)
A variant of an Indian name.

Kaneez f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu کنیز (see Kaniz).

Kanefer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian kꜣ-nfr meaning "his Ka is beautiful", derived from ka "soul, life force; personality, essence" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect".

Kaneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

K'âneĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the space below the sleeping platform" in Greenlandic.

Kaneki m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (kane) meaning "metal; money" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Kaneki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Janet.

Kanekichi m Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal", 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 包 (kane) meaning "yurt" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaneko f Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, Canada", 年 (ne) meaning "year" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaneli f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "cinnamon" in Finnish.

Kanella f Greek
Means "cinnamon" in Greek.

Kanellos m Greek
Possibly a derivative of the Greek word for "cinnamon", which is itself borrowed from Italian cannella.

Kanem m African American

Kaneme m & f Igbo
Means "let's keep doing" in Igbo.

Kanemi f Japanese
From Japanese 鐘 (kane) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 見 (mi) "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", or 看 (mi) meaning "to watch". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Kanene Ski Amai Yehi f New World Mythology
Means "spider grandmother" in Cherokee. It is the name of the Cherokee goddess who brought the sun to the world.

Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, History
Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.

Kaneonahokuonalani m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly man of the stars".

Kaneq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine name from the word kaneq meaning "rime, hoarfrost".

Kanerahtenhá:wi f Mohawk

Kanerhaken:iate m Mohawk

Kaneru f Japanese
"Bronze"

Kanerva f & m Finnish
Means "heather" in Finnish.

Kanesha f African American
Variant of Kenisha.

Kaneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kanetsugu m Japanese
Means bell/chime that succeeds/is heir.

Kanetsune m Japanese (Rare)

Kanevedenn f Breton (Rare, Archaic)

Kang m Chinese
Meaning, "peaceful, happy, healthy." Typically used as a surname, but may be used as a forename.

Kanga f Popular Culture, Literature
Kanga is a female kangaroo and the doting mother of Roo in the Winnie-the-Pooh books.

Kangana f Indian

Kangee m & f Sioux
Means "crow", from Lakota kȟaŋǧí.

Kanghyeong m Korean
A variant romanization of Kanghyun

Kanghyun m Korean
Combination of 강 meaning river and From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"

Kangleisana m & f Manipuri
Means "land of gold" in Meitei.

Kangmi m & f Western African, Goemai
Means 'joining of clans' in Goemai, spoken in Nigeria.

Kangmin m Korean
From 강 meaning river and 民 "people, subjects, citizens", 旻 "heaven" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min).

Kangmyeong m Korean
Combination of 강 meaning river and Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, brilliant".

Kango m Japanese
From Japanese 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" combined with 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kangoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow goose" in Greenlandic.

Kangoq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kangoĸ.

Kanguq m & f Inuit

Kangwa m & f Southern African, Bemba
Means 'healing tree" in Bemba.

Kanhai m Manipuri
Means "tough, hard" in Meitei.

Kanhaiya m Indian
Kanha is one of Krishna's names.

Kani m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "rabbit" in Finnish.

Kani f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Connie and Danny.

Kani f Sanskrit (Anglicized, Modern), Indian
Girl; Maiden

Kanî m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kanî meaning "spring, fountain".

Kania f Sundanese
Means "girl, virgin" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कन्या (kanya).

Kaniah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.

Kaniaw f Persian
Means "spring water" in Persian.

Kanichi m Japanese

Kaniel m Hebrew
Means "the Lord supports me"

Kaniela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Daniel.

Kaniele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Danielle.

Kanien'tahawi f Mohawk
Name of Adriana Garisto's character on Mohawk Girls.

Kaniesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

K'anik m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic qanik meaning "snowflake".

Kanik f & m Greenlandic
Derived from the Greenlandic words kanuk or kanik meaning "blood".

Kanika f Indian

Kanika f Khmer
Taken from the Khmer name for Kanak Champa, a white, jasmine-like plant.

Kanika f Mwera
Meaning “black cloth”.

Kanike f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Janice.

Kanimir m Polish
The first element of this name is apparently derived from an old Slavic element that meant "to invite, to welcome". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". The name's meaning is thus something along the lines of "to invite peace".

Kanimozhi f Indian

Kaniqua f African American

Kanira f Georgian, Armenian

Kanise f African American (Modern)
Combination of the syllable ka with the name Denise.

Kanisha f Indian, African American, Caribbean
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, nee and sha (also found in Shanika)... [more]

Kanishk m Indian
Modern form of Kanishka.

Kanishka m Tocharian
Of uncertain etymology. Possible name elements include the Tocharian elements kän ("to fulfill, to come to pass") and kene ("melody, tune"), and the Indo-Iranian element *kanH ("to love, to take pleasure in, to dig")... [more]

Kanisius m Indonesian, German (Rare)
Indonesian and German form of Canisius, often paired with Petrus.

Kanita f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Qanita.

Kanita f Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanittha.

Kanitha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanittha.

Kanitta f Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanittha.

Kanittha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Khanittha.

Kanîwar m Kurdish
Variant form of Kanî.

Kaniya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, ny and ya.

Kaniyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kaniya.

Kaniz f Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Persian کنیز (kaniz) meaning "maid, servant, slave-girl".

Kanizah f Muslim
Means "Firm, young girl"

Kanizja f Polish
Derived from the surname of Piotr Kanizjusz (the Polish name for Peter Canisius), a renowned Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.

Kanizjusz m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Polish form of Canisius.

Kanj m Sanskrit
MEANING : 'produced from the head’, the hair ,‘produced from water’, Name of lord Brahma ( ब्रह्मा ) ,a lotus, Ambrosia (अमृत ), the food of the gods... [more]

Kanjana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kanchana.

Kanji m Japanese
From Japanese 莞 (kan) meaning "lenient, gentle" combined with 爾 (ji) meaning "speech". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanjing m Garo
Character from Katta Agana.

Kanjo m Japanese
it means emotion

Kankana f Indian
Indian feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "one who wears a bracelet".

Kanko f Japanese
From Japanese 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea, Korean", 實 (kan) meaning "reality, truth", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit", 寛 (kan) meanin "tolerant", 漢 (kan) meaning "China", 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" or 鑑 (kan) meaning "identify" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Kankor m Medieval German
Variant of Cancor.

Kankra f Literature
In the German translation of "The Lord of the Rings", Kankra is the name of Shelob. The name is derived from Kanker, a rare or dialectal German word meaning "spider".

Kankurō m Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture

Kanlaya f Thai
Means "beautiful woman" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी (kalyani).

Kanlayakon f Thai
From Thai กัลยา (kanlaya) meaning "beautiful girl" and กร (kon) meaning "creator, performer".

Kanlayakorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kanlayakon.

Kanlayanee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Kanlayani.

Kanlayani f Thai
Means "beautiful girl" in Thai, ultimately from कल्याणी (kalyani).

Kanlayarat f Thai
From Thai กัลยา (kanlaya) meaning "beautiful woman" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Kanleakhana f Khmer
Means "possessing character" in Khmer.

Kannadzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 神無月 (kannadzuki) meaning "October".

Kannarun f Thai

Kanneatche m Ute
Could be the French spelling of Ute chief, Kanneache. Had a twin brother.

Kannen m Indian, American (Rare)
As a Tamil word a variant of Kannan derived from an originally Sanskrit name for Krishna, the supreme god of the Hindi religion... [more]

Kanni f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Kannike.

Kannika f Thai
Means "night-flowering jasmine" (a type of flower) in Thai.

Kannike f Estonian (Archaic)
Derived from Estonian kannike "violet". This name was coined in the 19th century as an Estonian equivalent of Jolanta and Viola.

Kannitha f Khmer

Kannushi m Japanese

Kano m Popular Culture
Kano is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise.

Kano m Sidamo
Means "bright" in Sidama.

Kanoa f Japanese
Japanese In Origin, Feminine.

Kanoa m & f Hawaiian
Means "the free one," from definite article ka and noa meaning "freedom."

Kanoe f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanoelani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly mist" or "the spiritual mist," from definite article ka, noe meaning "mist, fog, vapour, rain spray" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Kanoha f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanok m & f Thai
Means "gold" in Thai.

Kanoka f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kanoko f Japanese
A Japanese name meaning 鹿 (kano) meaning "deer" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kanokphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กนกพล (see Kanokphon).

Kanokphon f Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Kanokphon m Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Kanokpol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กนกพล (see Kanokphon).

Kanokpon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กนกพล (see Kanokphon).

Kanokporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai กนกพร (see Kanokphon).

Kanokwan f Thai
From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Kanomie f Chinese

Kanon m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cannon.

Kanonikus m History
From the Latin word canonicus meaning "canon" (the person).... [more]

Kanonine f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the German word Kanone "cannon (the weapon)".... [more]

Kanono f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanontienentha f Mohawk
Means "she pushes mountains" in Mohawk.

Kañ-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan каң (kañ) meaning "steel" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Kanor m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Short form of Nicanor.

Kanortoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the bleeding one", from a combination of Kanik and -toq, a Greenlandic suffix used to form agent nouns

Kanortoq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kanortoĸ.

Kanosh m Ute
Meaning unknown. Kanosh was the name of an 19th century chief of the Pahvant band of the Ute people.

Kanoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alejandro.

Kanpo m Japanese

Kanpr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kanpr/kampr meaning "mustache".

Kanro m Japanese
This name can be used as 甘露 (kanro) meaning "honeydew". ... [more]

Kanrou m Japanese
From Japanese 寒 (kan) meaning "cold" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanryo m Japanese
From 寛 (kan) meaning "lenient, gentle, generous" and 量 (ryo) meaning "quantity, amount, volume". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanryu m Japanese
From 寛 (kan) meaning "generous, lenient, gentle" and 竜 or 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon".

Kansaña m & f Aymara
Means "redeem" in Aymara.

Kansas f & m English (Rare)
From the US state name.

Kanshi f Japanese
Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, "藤原 寛子" FUJIWARANOKANSHI, married to "小一条天皇" KOICHIJŌ the Japanese Emperor Koichijō. The Kanji Character "寛" meaning "Relaxed", "Confortable" with the Kanji Character "子" meaning "Child"... [more]

Kanstancin m Belarusian
Belarusian variant transcription of Kanstantsin.

Kansuke m Japanese
From 寛 (kan) meaning "generosity, tolerant, gentleness, leniency" and 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kanta m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, gentle" or 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce" or 幹 (kan) meaning "stem; core; talent" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "big, thick, great" or 汰 (ta) meaning "scour, wash out"... [more]

Kantaro m Japanese

Kantarou m Japanese
A well known name from one of the main characters in the anime/manga "Tactics"

Kantavious m African American
Variant of Kentavious.

Kantemir m Russian

Kanti f Siksika, Algonquin
Means "sings" in Siksika and Algonquin.

Kanti m Chechen

Kantima f Thai

Kanto m Japanese
From Japanese 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk, main part, talent, capability", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 栞 (kan) meaning "bookmark" or 煥 (kan) meaning "shine" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 途 (to) meaning "route, way, road" or 図 (to) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious"... [more]

Kanto m & f Malagasy
Means "well done, good" or "beautiful, attractive" in Malagasy.

Kantohary f Malagasy
Means "superb creation" in Malagasy.

Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
Kantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [more]

Kantrimė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine name meaning "calm and patient".

Kants m Armenian
Means "treasure" in Armenian.

Kantvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Kantvilas.

Kanty m Polish (Rare)
From Latin Canti meaning "from Kęty". This name is used as a second given name with Jan 1 as a first name, referring to a 15th-century Polish saint who came from the town of Kęty in southern Poland.

Kanui f Hawaiian
Means "the big" in Hawaiian.

Kanuna m Cherokee
Means "bullfrog" in Cherokee.

Kanush f Armenian
Diminutive form of Haykanush.

Kanut m Polish (Rare), Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian form of Knut.

Kanut f & m Inuit
Means "white goose" in Inuktitut

Kanuta f Polish
Polish feminine version of the given name Knut.

Kanuthus m Greenlandic
Variant of Kanutus.

Kanûto m Greenlandic
Short form of Kanûtuse.

Kanutte f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of the name Knut.

Kanutus m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Canutus.

Kanûtuse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Canutus.

Kanuty m Polish
Variant of Kanut.

Kanuutu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kanûto.

Kanuutusi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kanûtuse.

Kanval f Dogri
Means "pretty flower" in Dogri.

Kanvir f Hindi

Kanwal f & m Urdu, Punjabi
From Urdu and Punjabi کنول (kanval) meaning "lotus", ultimately derived from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Kanwaldeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kanwaljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Kanwaljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕੰਵਲਜੀਤ (see Kanwaljeet).

Kanwalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kanyae m African American
Variant of Kanye.

Kanyarat f Thai
From Thai กัญญา (kanya) meaning "girl, young woman" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Kanyawee f Thai

Kanybek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kanyisa f Xhosa
Means "giving light to the future" in Xhosa.

Kanyisile f South African

Kanykei f Kyrgyz
Means "khan's daughter, princess" (an archaic word) in Kyrgyz. In the Kyrgyz poem the Epic of Manas, Kanykei is one of the two wives of the hero Manas.

Kanykey f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kanykei.

Kanyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Canyon.

Kanyshay f Kazakh
Turkic for “small princes of the moon” from kanysh (small princes) and ay (moon).

Kanza f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Kenza.

Kanza f Japanese
From Japanese 燗 (kan) meaning "warming sake" combined with 咲 (za) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kanzemaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of 観世音 (Kanzeon) meaning "Avalokiteshvara" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "circle".... [more]

Kanzo m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kanzou.

Kanzou m Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (kan) meaning "drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor", 侃 (kan) meaning "strong, just, righteous, peace-loving", 寒 (kan) meaning "cold", 勘 (kan) meaning "intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense", 喚 (kan) meaning "yell, cry, call, scream, summon", 堪 (kan) meaning "withstand, endure, support, resist", 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 官 (kan) meaning "bureaucrat, the government, organ", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 干 (kan) meaning "dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus, orange", 歓 (kan) meaning "delight, joy", 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary", 看 (kan) meaning "watch over, see", 緩 (kan) meaning "slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease", 莞 (kan) meaning "smiling, reed used to cover tatami", 観 (kan) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 諌 (kan) meaning "admonish, dissuade", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 関 (kan) meaning "connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning", 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea", 翫 (kan) meaning "take pleasure in, play instrument" or 神 (kan) meaning "gods, mind, soul" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess" or 造 (zou) meaning "create, make, structure, physique"... [more]

Kanzuddin m Arabic
Means "treasure of the faith", referring to someone Muslims treasure because of their beliefs and virtues.

Kao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male" (usually masculine) or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine). Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaodinna m Igbo
Means "the way it pleases God" in Igbo.

Kaʻōhelo f Polynesian Mythology
Derived from ka meaning "the" and ʻōhelo referring to the ʻōhelo shrub. This was the name of the mortal sister of Pele.

Ka'oir f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element kay with Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).

Kaoko f Japanese
From Japanese 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaolyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Kaombwe f & m Swahili

Kaon f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaona f Hawaiian
Kaona is a Hawaiian word referring to the hidden meaning of a word or phrase

Kaoni f Nigerian
Long awaited child

Kaorantin m Breton
Variant of Kaourintin.

Kaoriki m Tahitian
Of Marquesan origin.

Kaoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Kaori combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Kaorina f Japanese
From Japanese 馨 (kaori) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaoruka f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (kaoru) meaning "fragrance" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaoruko f Japanese
From Kaoru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Kaorun f Japanese (Modern)
Form of Kaori.

Kaosisochukwu m & f Igbo
Means "as it pleases God" in Igbo.

Kaospela m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Caspar.

Kaou m Breton
Diminutive of Kaourintin.

Kaoura f Breton
Diminutive of Kaourantina.

Kaourantin m Breton
Variant of Kaourintin.

Kaourantina f Breton
Feminine form of Kaourantin.

Kaourintina f Breton (Rare)
Original Breton form of Corentine.

Kaoutar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kaouthar f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kaouther f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Kawthar chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Kápa m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse kápa meaning 'a cowled cloak, cloak with a hood'.

Kâpa m Greenlandic
Short form of Kâpriale.