KiruafJapanese From Japanese 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 阿 (a) meaning "big mound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KirumifPopular Culture Borne by character Kirumi Tojo (東条 斬美) in the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', made up of the verb 斬る (kiru) meaning "to kill, cut/slice (off)" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty."... [more]
KirykosmGreek (Rare) Modern Greek form of the Late Greek name Κηρῦκος (Kerykos), which was derived from the Greek adjective κήρυκος (kerykos) meaning "heraldic, of the herald", itself derived from the Greek noun κῆρυξ (keryx) meaning "herald, messenger".... [more]
KisafJapanese From Japanese 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 杞 (ki) meaning "river willow", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 季 (ki) meaning "seasons" combined with 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze"... [more]
KisaiyafRomani Either a corruption of Keziah or else derived from or influenced by Romani kissi "purse" (ultimately from Sanskrit koza "box; pocket; cask; treasure; bud").
Kisakif & mJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KisamemPopular Culture From Japanese 鬼 (ki) meaning "ogre" and 鮫 (same) meaning "shark". Kisame Hoshigaki is a character from the 'Naruto' anime and manga series.
KisanmIndian Possibly from the Hindi word meaning "farmer".
KisannafHungarian Originally a Transylvanian diminutive of Anna by way of combining the name with Hungarian kis "small, little", it is now used as a given name in its own right.
KisarafJapanese, Popular Culture This name is usually spelled with katakana, but it can also be spelled with 綺 (ki) meaning "thin silk", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", and 良 (ra) meaning "good". There are other possible kanji combinations.... [more]
KisarafArabic Kisara is a variation of the Arabic name Kizara. Its concrete origin is unknown. Quisara means "the beloved one". This name was popularized thanks to John Fletcher's work 'The Island Princess' (1621), to refer to the main female character: a lightskinned moroocan princess who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.
KisharfNear Eastern Mythology Her name is argued to mean "the whole earth", possibly deriving from the Akkadian element kili ("all, whole, totality"). The name of an Akkadian goddess that represented the Earth, with her twin Anshar representing the sky... [more]
KishimBiblical Hebrew Kishi (also Kushaiah) is a figure in the Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 6:44 states Kishi is a Merarite, and the father of the ancestor of Ethan the minstrel.
KishifJapanese This name is used as 岸 (gan, kishi) meaning "beach."... [more]
KishifJapanese Name that was given during the Hēan Period, to an Empress Consort, 藤原 嬉子 FUJIWARANOKISHI, married to 亀山天皇 KAMEYAMA the Japanese Emperor Kameyama. The Kanji Character 嬉 meaning "Happy" with the Kanji Character 子 meaning "Child"... [more]
KishichiroumJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 七 (shichi) meaning "seven" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be possible.... [more]
KishimojinfJapanese Mythology The name of a Japanese protector goddess of children and child rearing who is sometimes also seen as a vicious demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents. Her name is derived from 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, evil spirit, demon", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 母 (mo) meaning "mother" and 神 (jin) meaning "god, deity, spirit".
KishinmJapanese Kishin (鬼神) means "fierce god" in Japanese.
KishisaburomJapanese From 吉 (kichi) meaning "lucky, fortunate", 三 (sabu) meaning "three", and 郎 (ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KisminefLiterature Used by F. Scott Fitzgerald for a character in his novella The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (1922). Perhaps he based it on the English word kismet meaning "fate, destiny". In the story Kismine has a sister named Jasmine.
KisoomKorean From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."
KisorafJapanese From 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request, rare, hope" and 空 or 昊 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kissimim & fInuit Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
KisstinefAmerican (Rare) Originally Latin, Christiana translated in the Basque country of France to Kistin (kis-tahn) or Kistiñe (kees-tee-nye). From there, Finnish and American variations to Kisstine.
KisundimPare Means "deep night" in the Athu language of the Pare people.
KiswafArabic Means “robe, garment” in Arabic. Refers to the black silk cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
KitafJapanese This name can be used as 北 (hoku, kita) meaning "north" or 喜多 with 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in" and 多 (tak, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much."... [more]
KitafCroatian Short form of Katarina. The word has become slang for the male organ so it isn't used anymore.... [more]
Kitaef & mJapanese (Rare) As a feminine name, it combines 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, pleasure" and 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much" with 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet" or 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness."... [more]
KitaemKorean Means strange and odd shapes, gas phase, or all kinds of strange shapes
KitanafPopular Culture Name of a character in the 'Mortal Kombat' series of video games, based on the Japanese words kitsune (see Kitsune) and katana (see Katana).
KitarafJapanese From Japanese 北 (kita), meaning "north" and 刃 (ha), meaning "edge" or "blade."
KitarumJapanese (Rare) This name comes from the verb 来る/來る (kuru) meaning “to come, arrive,” which is a combination of 来 (ki), the continuative form of 来る (kuru), and the verb 至る (itaru) meaning “to reach (a stage), to lead/get to, to attain"... [more]
KitériafPortuguese, Hungarian (Rare) Portuguese variant and Hungarian normal form of Quiteria. This name is probably not normally used in Hungary, but it's employed there to refer to bearers of other nationalities.
KitifMaori This name is a translation of the European name Kitty. This was the name of a Moriori and Ngāti Māmoe Maori woman named Kiti Karaka Rīwai (1870-1927) who was a founding mother who is the ancestor of Moriori Preece family (one of the surviving groups of Moriori today).
KitomJapanese From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
KitorifJapanese From Japanese 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 生 (ki) meaning "living", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", or 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", combined with 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KitsufJapanese From Japanese 橘 (kitsu) meaning "orange, tangerine" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
KitsuefJapanese (Rare) From 橘 (kitsu, tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine" or 吉 (kitsu) meaning "good luck" combined with 恵 (e, megumi) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KitsuhikomJapanese From Japanese 吉 (kitsu) meaning "good luck" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
KitsuhitomJapanese (Rare) From 橘 (kitsu, tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine" or 吉 (kitsu) meaning "good luck" combined with 人 (hito, to) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito, hitoshi) meaning "compassionate, benevolent"... [more]
KitsukofJapanese From 橘 (kitsu, tachibana) meaning "mandarin orange tree" and meaning 子 (ko, shi) "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KitsunofJapanese Derived from 吉 (kitsu) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 乃 (no) meaning "from, of". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KitsuomJapanese From Japanese 橘 (kitsu) meaning "orange, tangerine" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
KitsutomJapanese (Rare) From 吉 (kitsu) meaning "joy, good luck, congratulations" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KitsuyofJapanese (Rare) From 吉 (kitsu) meaning "congratulations, joy, good luck" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible. This is commonly read as Yoshiyo.
KittimafThai Derived from Thai กิตติ (kitti) meaning "fame, renown".
KittipatmThai Alternate transcription of Thai กิตติพัฒน์ or กิตติพัทธ์ or กิตติภัทร (see Kittiphat).
KittiphatmThai From Thai กิตติ (kitti) meaning "fame, renown" combined with พัฒน์ (phat) meaning "prosperity, progress, development", พัทธ์ (phat) meaning "tie, attach" or ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious".
K'iturafGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [more]
KivimFinnish (Archaic) Ancient Finnish name that means "stone" or "rock". Now used extremely rarely. As a surname Kivi is more common, Finland's national author Aleksis Kivi (born Alexis Stenvall) being the most famous bearer.
K'ivioĸm & fGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'down on a birds skin' or 'wooly hair or fleece on an animals skin' or 'fluff or down from plants'.
KiviuqmInuit Mythology Kiviuq is the hero of epic stories of the Inuit of the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Kiviuq is an eternal Inuit wanderer.
KivrinfLiterature One of the main characters in the 1992 science fiction novel Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
KiwafJapanese From Japanese 企 (ki) meaning "plan" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
KiwakofJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 和 (wa) meaning "Japan, Japanese" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
KiwamumJapanese From classical verbs 究 (kiwamu) and 極 (kiwamu), modern kiwameru, meaning "to investigate thoroughly, master" and "to carry to extremes, go to the end of something" respectively.... [more]
KiwanukamGanda, African Mythology Kiwanuka is the hammer wielding God of Thunder and Lightning in Ganda Mythology. His name means “someone who was born on a Thursday”.
KiwarafSwahili Swahili feminine name meaning "savannah".
KiwoongmKorean From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade", 基 "foundation, base" or 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".
KixmAmerican (Rare) As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist LeonEric "Kix" Brooks III (1955- ), half of the duo 'Brooks and Dunn', received the name before he was born because his feet tapped out a steady beat in his mother's womb... [more]
KiyannefAfrican American (Modern, Rare) Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Kyanne. It was brought to limited public attention in 2018 by Kiyanne, a rapper who appeared as a cast member on the eighth season of the American reality television show Love & Hip Hop: New York.
KiyanumBelarusian Belarusian variant of Keanu, reflecting the English pronunciation.
KıymetfTurkish Directly taken from Turkish kıymet meaning "value".
KiyoakimJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 観 (aki) meaning "see, observe, view, appearance" or 燿 (aki) meaning "shine, sparkle"... [more]
KiyoefJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy; sacred" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "blessing; grace; favor".... [more]
KiyofumimJapanese From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]
KiyohafJapanese (Rare) From 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 葉 (ha) meaning "sheet, leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyoharumJapanese It can be written as 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure, clean" or 精 (kiyo) meaning "energy, vigour" and 春 (haru) meaning "spring season", 治 (haru, ji) meaning "govern, rule, treatment", 陽 (haru, hare, teru) meaning "sun, male, light", or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, sunniness"... [more]
KiyohikomJapanese From 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy; sacred" or 虚 (kiyo) meaning "emptiness, void" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyohimefJapanese Mythology, Japanese The name translates to ‘pure lady’. It’s the name of a princess from Japanese mythology, who falls in love with a Buddhist monk named anchin, and after she was rejected, her passion for him turned her into a dragon and she consumed both herself and anchin in the bell of the dojoji temple.
KiyohiromJapanese From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant". Different combinations of kanji can also form this name.
KiyohisamJapanese From 聖 (kiyo) meaning "sacred, holy" and 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KiyohitomJapanese From 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy; sacred" or 虚 (kiyo) meaning "emptiness, void" combined with 人 (hito, to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyoifJapanese From the adjective 清い (kiyoi) meaning "clean, pure, clear" or 綺 (ki) meaning "thin silk" combined with 良 (yoi) meaning "good". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.
KiyojimJapanese It can be written as 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure, clean" or 精 (kiyo) meaning "energy, vigour" and 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed using other kanji combinations.
KiyokafJapanese From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 夜 (yo) meaning "night" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyokatamJapanese A notable bearer is the artist Kiyokata Kaburaki (1878-1972), known in the West as Kaburagi. His legal first name was Kenichi.
KiyokatsumJapanese From 清 (kiyo, shi, kiyoshi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 且 (katsu) meaning "moreover, furthermore, also", 宗 (katsu, mune) meaning "creed, religion, doctrine", or 勝 (katsu, masaru) meaning "victory"... [more]
KiyokazumJapanese From Japanese 清 (kiyo, shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 和 (kazu, wa) meaning "harmony, peace" or 一 (kazu, ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyokimJapanese From 青 (kiyo) meaning "pure, clean" and 享 (ki) meaning "to enjoy, to receive, to undergo, to answer" or 起 (ki) meaning "to rise, to wake up"... [more]
KiyomaromJapanese (Rare) From 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure, purity" and 麿 (maro, maru) meaning "I (pronoun)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KiyomefJapanese As a vocabulary word it can be spelled as 清め or 浄め meaning "purification". As a name, it can be from 清 or 浄 (kiyo) meaning "purify, clean, Manchu dynasty, exorcise, cleanse" and 萌 (me) meaning "sprout".
KiyomifJapanese From 聖 (kiyo) "holy, sacred" or 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".... [more]
KiyomichimJapanese From 聖 (kiyo) meaning "holy; sacred" or 虚 (kiyo) meaning "emptiness, void" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "path". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
KiyomitsumJapanese From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Different combinations of kanji can also form this name.
KiyomizufJapanese From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water" or 瑞 (mizu) meaning "auspicious". Other kanji combinations are possible.