Submitted Names Starting with K

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Kâpik m Greenlandic
Short form of Kâpriale.
Kapiʻolani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly arch" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, piʻo meaning "arch" and lani meaning "sky, heaven"... [more]
Kapisztrán m Hungarian
Means "from Capestrano".
Kapitak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "kayak jacket of sealskin".
Kapitelina f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian form of Capitolina.
Kapítóla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Capitola.
Kapiton m Georgian, Russian
Georgian and Russian form of Capiton. Known bearers of this name include Russian painter Kapiton Zelentsov (1790-1845) and Russian portrait painter Kapiton Pavlov (1791–1842).
Kapitseĸ m Greenlandic
Means "rain coat made of intestines" in Greenlandic.
Kapitseq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kapitseĸ.
Kapkeo m & f Lao
From Lao ກາບ (kap) meaning "bark, sprout, flower petal", also the name for a kind of poetry, and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".
Kaplan m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Kapo m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Kapu.
Kapo m Maori
Means "light flash" in Māori.
Kapot f Balochi
Means "dove" in Balochi.
Kappi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse kappi meaning "warrior", "champion".
Kapri f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Capri.
Kâpriale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gabriel.
Kapriali m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kapriale.
Kapriel m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Gabriel.
Kaptar f Uzbek
Means "pigeon" in Uzbek.
Kapu m Finnish
Finnish variant of Kaapo and diminutive of Kaleva, Karl, and Kaspar.
Kapua f Maori
Means "cloud" in Maori.
Kapule f & m Hawaiian
Means "the prayer" or "the magic" in Hawaiian.
Kár m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kárr. Also compare the related name Kári, which is more popular than Kár.
Kar m Literature
This name was used in David Clement-Davies book "The Sight" for the wolf character who comes to live with Huttser and Palla's pack after his parents are killed by the evil Balkar.
Kar m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "a Carian" in Greek, referring to an inhabitant of the ancient region of Caria in Asia Minor. This was the name of the legendary king who gave his name to Caria, the brother of Lydos and Mysos.
Kåra f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Kára.
Kara f & m Ogoni
Means "pray, prayer" in Khana, a dialect of Ogoni language from Nigeria.
Kara f Siberian, Altai
Altai feminine name derived from кара (kara) meaning "black" or кар (kar) meaning "snow".
Kara f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kara f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING - condconfinement, Prison, binding , a part of lute below the neck ( for deadening the sound ), a female messenger, female worker in gold ● Origin - Sanskrit, Indian
Kara f Maori
Variant of Kare meaning "friend" in Maori.
Karaa f Japanese
From Japanese 色彩 (karaa) meaning "colour".... [more]
Karaa f Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the root קרא (Kara) meaning "to call, to read". This name means "(she has) called"
Karabaatyr m Kyrgyz
Means "black hero" in Kyrgyz.
Karabi f Indian, Bengali
Means "oleander" (a type of toxic flower) in Bengali.
Karabin m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who served King Ekunaver of Kanadic’s who delivered a message, where Ekunaver promised to invade Arthur’s lands.
Karac m English (British, Rare)
Comes from the name Caratācos and Caratacus which are also related to Caradog and Caradoc... [more]
Karaca f Turkish
Either derived from kara meaning "black" or else meaning "roe deer".
Karácson m Hungarian
Derived from karácsony meaning "Christmas".
Karaddӑm m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Gerasim.
Karadeg m Breton
Breton form of Caradog.
Karadok m Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Caradog.
Karađorđe m History
Means "black George" derived from Turkish kara meaning "dark, black" combined with the name Đorđe. This was the nickname of Đorđe Petrović (1762-1817), the founder of modern Serbia and a leader who aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.
Karadus m Arthurian Cycle
Among Arthur’s knights in the list Chrétien de Troyes made. Chrétien tells us that Karadus had a very cheerful disposition.
Karafil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian karafil "carnation; clove (spice)".
Karafile f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Karafil.
Karagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Cara (See also Karaugh).
Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]
Karaitiana m Maori
Maori form of Christian.
Kara-kat f Tuvan
Means "blackberry" in Tuvan.
Karakia f Maori
Means "prayer" in Māori.
Kara-kis f Tuvan, Khakas
Means "black girl" in Tuvan and Khakas.
Karakoz f Kazakh
Means "black eye" from Kazakh қара (qara) meaning "black" and көз (köz) meaning "eye".
Karaku m Japanese
From 可 (Ka) meaning “Passable” and 楽 (Raku) meaning “Ease, pleasure”.... [more]
Karala f Greenlandic
Means "free woman" in Greenlandic.
Karalaini f Fijian
Fijian form of Caroline.
Kârale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karl.
Karale m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kârale.
Karalee f Indigenous Australian
A Brisbane suburb thought to mean "grass around a waterhole" in a local language.
Karaleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kara 1 and Leigh. Also see Carolee... [more]
Karalina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Caroline.
Karalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Carolyn.
Karalyne f English (Modern)
Variant of Caroline
Karalynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn, influenced by the spelling of Kara and Lynne.
Kərəm m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karam.
Karam m Indian
An indian name which is quite rare and can only really be found in England or Arabia and India in some places. Means "Fate" and "Destiny" in english.
Karama f Swahili
Means “gift” in Swahili.
Karaman m Turkish
Means "swarthy, black, dark-skinned" in Turkish.
Kəramət m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karamat.
Karamat m Urdu
From Arabic کرامة (karamah) meaning "generosity, high-mindedness, dignity".
Karamatullah m Arabic, Afghan, Pakistani
The first element of this name is derived from Arabic كرامات (karamat), which is the plural form of كرامة (karama) meaning "dignity, generosity" (compare Karam)... [more]
Karambeni f Jola
Means "to help you" in Jola.
Karamchand m Indian
From Sanskrit कर्म (kárma) meaning "action, work, deed" combined with चन्द (cand) meaning "moon". A notable bearer was Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822-1885), the father of Mohandas Gandhi.
Karamea f Maori
Means "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".
Karamfil m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".
Karamfila f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian карамфил "carnation".
Karamjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कर्म (karma) meaning "action, deed, fate" combined with जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Karamjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਕਰਮਜੀਤ (see Karamjeet).
Karamo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the American reality star and television host Karamo Brown (b. 1980), who is of Jamaican and Cuban descent.
Karamoko m Manding, Western African
Means "cleric-teacher" in the Manding languages.
Kara-molot m Shor
Means "black steel" or "black sword, blade" in Shor.
Karamullah m Arabic
Means "God's generosity", "God's honoring of humans", or "gift from God".
Karamyrza m Kyrgyz
Means "black gentleman" in Kyrgyz.
Karan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".
Karan f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karana f Literature
Used by American author Scott O'Dell in his children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' (1960). Karana is 'secret' name of the main character, a young Native American girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast... [more]
Karanbir m Indian (Sikh)
It is a Sikh name that means brave.
Karanfil f Turkish
The origin is Arabic, means Carnation; a beautiful flower.
Karangarang f Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "pelican", deriving from the Dharug word karranga-ba ("pelican"). Name borne by a prominent Eora woman (1771-1837).
Karanveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Possibly from Sanskrit करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful" and वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave".
Karapet m Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Karapet is a pre-Christian Armenian mythological character usually represented as a glittering long-haired thunder-god with a purple crown and a cross.... [more]
Kararaina f Maori
Maori form of Caroline.
K'arasaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "brain" in Greenlandic.
Karasu m Popular Culture
From Japanese 鴉 or 烏 which both mean "crow".... [more]
Karasu f & m Japanese
This name means "Raven" or "Crow" in Japanese.
Kârat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Karen 1.
Karau f Polynesian
Means "rain" in Gilbertese.
Karawa f Polynesian
Means "sky" in Gilbertese.
Karawek f & m Thai
Thai name for the kalavinka, an immortal mythical bird in Buddhist belief that is said to possess an enchanting cry. The term itself is derived from Sanskrit कलविङ्क (kalavinka) meaning "sparrow" or "Indian cuckoo"... [more]
Karaya m & f Caribbean (Modern, Rare)
It’s the Taino word for “moon”.
Karbari f Indian
Means "night".
Karbeyaz f Turkish
Means "snow white" in Turkish.
Karča f Czech
Diminutive of Karla, Karola and Karolína, not used as a given name in its own right.
Karch m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charles or Chuck
Karcsa m Hungarian
Means "little black" in Old Hungarian.
Karda f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Carda.
Karda m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardaar m Afghan
Influential
Kardan m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardelen f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".
Kardi m Javanese
Means "work, obligation" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit कृति (kṛti).
Karding m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Kardo m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Hardi via Hardo.
Kardos m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Late medieval name derived from Hungarian kardos "wearing a sword/sabre".
Kardox m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from Kardox, the word for the ancient Carduchoi tribe of Corduene, an ancient region located in northern Mesopotamia, present-day south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
Kärdu f Estonian
Variant of Kärdi.
Káre f Sami
Sami form of Kari 1.
Kare m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Kári.
Kare m & f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kārearea f & m Maori
Means "falcon" in Maori.
Kareef m Arabic
Means "born during autumn" in Arabic.
Kareela f Indigenous Australian
Australian locational name. Derived from an Australian Aboriginal word which means "place of trees and water" or "south wind".
Kareema f Arabic
Variant transcription of Karima.
Kareemah f Arabic
Meaning "generous,noble, bountiful, something invaluable".
Kareen m & f English
Variant of Carreen, a name created for the novel Gone With The Wind.
Kareeshma f Tamil, Hinduism, Indian
This name means blossum.And is similar to the name karishma
Kareha f Japanese
Means "dried leaves" in Japanese.
Kärel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Oskar.
Karelia f Russian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the place name Karelia.
Karella f German (Rare)
Maybe a feminine form to Karel.
Karelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Karel using the suffix -lys.
Karem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Karim.... [more]
Kareman f Arabic
Varian latinisation of Kariman.
Káren f Sami
Sami form of Karen 1.
Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1
Karen m Persian, Armenian (Eastern)
From the family name of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran in the 6th century.
Karena f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
Karene m & f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karenina f Spanish (?), Indonesian
Meaning unknown, possibly used in reference to the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy published in 1877.
Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Karenteg m Breton
Derived from Old Breton carant meaning "parents" (modern Breton kerent), though its meaning is often interpreted as "loving". Saint Karenteg was a disciple of Saint Patrick. His feast day is May 16.
Karenus m Swedish
Masculine form of Karen 1.
Karessa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caressa, which might be an elaborated form of Caress influenced by Carissa.
Karestan f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Kersten or Kirsten, both of which come from the same etymological root.
Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carey.
Karêz m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish karêz meaning "spring".
Kårfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Kåre and Finn 2.
Kargata m Mordvin
Means "blackbird" in Moksha.
Kårhild f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Kárhildr.
Kárhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant" and hildr "battle, fight".
Karhu m Finnish
Means "bear" in Finnish.
Kari m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kare.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Karianne f Finnish, English
Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"
Kariara f Ijaw
Means "I prayed for her" in Ijaw.
Karidad f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog karidad, from the Spanish word (and name) Caridad meaning "charity".
Karido m Arabic (Japanized)
Japanese form of Khalid.
Karie f English, Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Ceri.
Kariebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the blessing we prayed for" in Ijaw.
Karielys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular suffix -lys (cf. Odalys, Marielys).
Karien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Karin.
Kariinná f Sami
Sami form of Karina.
Karijn f Dutch
Variant of Karin
Karikakar f Estonian (Rare)
This name means “Daisy” in Estonian.
Kariko f Japanese
From Japanese 雁 (kari) meaning "wild goose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karikoga m Shona
Means "one who is alone". The name may be given to say that one who lives alone or was born alone without siblings.
Karilė f Lithuanian
From the Lithuanian element karė which is either derived from karas (war) or karys (warrior).
Kärim m Tatar, Kazakh
Tatar and Kazakh form of Karim.
Kärimä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Karima.
Kərimə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karima.
Karïma f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Karima.
Karimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Karima as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Kəriman f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Karima.
Kariman f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from Arabic كَرِيم (karīm) meaning "noble, generous" (see Karim).
Karín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karin.
Karîn f Kurdish
Means "be able to" in Kurdish.
Karin f Japanese
From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" and 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Karin m Croatian
Croatian form of Carinus.
Karin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it may be the Hebrew form of Katherine or variant of Keren.
Karina f Japanese
From Japanese 桂 (ka) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean", 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 那 (na) meaning "what"... [more]
Karinah f English
Alternate spelling of Karina
Kariñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carina 1 and Carine.
Karinne f English
Variant of Karin.
Karis f English (Modern)
Variant of Charis, or sometimes Carys. Also compare Karissa.
Karisa f English
Variant of Carisa.
Karishma f Dari Persian
Dari form of Kereshmeh (a Persian name meaning "coquetry").
Karissime f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Carissima
Karistal f Arabic
Arabic transcription of Crystal.
Karistiaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistiãna.
Karistiãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christiana.
Karistorfe m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Christopher.
Karistorfi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Karistorfe.
Karítas f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Karita.
Karitász f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Charity.
Karitate f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Spanish Caridad.
Karitez f Breton
Breton form of Caritas.
Kariton m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Khariton.
Karitono m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Chariton.
Karius m German (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic short form of Eucharius.
Kariwase m Mohawk
Means "a new way of doing things" in Mohawk.
Karja f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
A fictional Mixtec woman in the works of the German writer Karl May. She occurs in two books and two films.
Karkat m Literature
Karkat Vantas is a major character in Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name is from the Sanskrit astrological equivalent of Cancer, Karkata. Alternatively the name may come from the Greek mythological figure Karkinos, a giant crab who battles Hercules, and the origin of the astrological sign.
Karkinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun καρκίνος (karkinos) meaning "crab" as well as "Cancer" (as in, the zodiac sign).... [more]
Karlas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Karl.
Karlchen m German (Rare)
A diminutive of the name Karl.
Karle m Gascon
Gascon form of Charles.
Karle f Basque
Basque form of Carla.
Karleif m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Karl and leifr "heir", "descendant".
Karleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Carly using the popular prefix leigh.
Kårleiv m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements kárr "curly, wavy hair" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
Karlen m American
Variant derivative of Karl.
Karlen m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlin/Carline or an elaboration of Karl.
Karles m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Contracted form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Karley f English
Variant of Carly.
Karleyna f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps an elaborate form of Karly, Karla, or other names beginning with the -kar.
Karlgustav m Swedish (Rare)
Very rare combination of Karl and Gustav. More commonly spelled with a hyphen, Karl-Gustav, or with a space between the names, Karl Gustav.
Karliah f Popular Culture
The name of a character in 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'.
Karlíček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Karel.
Karlička f Czech
Diminutive of Karla.
Karliczek m Silesian
Diminutive of Karlik.
Karlien f Flemish, Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Carline.
Karlik m Silesian
Diminutive of Karol 1 and Karel via German Karl.
Karlin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Karoline.
Karlinda f English (American, Rare)
A blend of Karla with a name ending in -Linda.