Kelpief & mCeltic Mythology, English (Modern, Rare) The name of a shape-shifting water spirit that takes the form of a greyish black horse. The Kelpie drowns then devours anyone who tries to ride it.... [more]
KelsiermOld English/Gaelic Kelsier may be derived from Kelsi, a name whose meaning is Island of Ships, Cenel's Island, Ship Victory, Brave. It is also a character from Mistborn
KelwynmWelsh Perhaps derived from the welsh "kel", meaning "little Church" and "wyn", meaning "friend", with the complessive meaning of "friend of Church".
Kelzangm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan བཀལ་བཟང (bkal-bzang) meaning "good luck, good destiny", derived from བཀལ (bkal) meaning "trust, lean on" and བཟང (bzang) meaning "goodness, benefit".
KesselmObscure Transferred use of the surname Kessel. It was brought to limited public attention by hockey player Phil Kessel, who won the Stanley Cup along with his team in 2017.
KhasgerelfMongolian From Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light". Compare Khashgerel.
Khashgerelf & mMongolian From Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Khishigdelgerf & mMongolian From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Khomelanim & fTsonga From the Xitsonga khomela meaning "forgive".
Khongelanim & fTsonga From the Xitsonga khongela meaning "pray".
KhorældarmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. In Ossetian mythology, Khorældar is the god of bread, patron of harvest, and father of Borkhuarali. When his son was killed by Batraz, he decided to punish the Narts by putting them in famine.
KhürelbaatarmMongolian Means "bronze hero" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
KhürelchimegfMongolian Means "bronze ornament" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
KhürelkhuyagmMongolian Means "bronze armour" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".
KhürelsükhmMongolian Means "bronze axe" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".
KhürelsummMongolian Means "bronze arrow" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and сум (sum) meaning "arrow, bullet, dart, projectile".
KhüreltsetsegfMongolian Means "bronze flower" in Mongolian, from хүрэл (khürel) meaning "bronze" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Khurtsgerelm & fMongolian Means "bright light, flare, dazzling" in Mongolian, from хурц (khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
KielmEnglish (American) Popularized by the American television actor Kiel Martin (1944-1990), who was named after the city of Kiel in Germany (see the place name Kiel)... [more]
KjellbjørnmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Kjell and Bjørn. The name was first used in the 1930s. It is not known if it was intended to be a modern form of Old Norse Kætilbiǫrn or if it's a coincidence.
KjellborgfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Kjell and bjǫrg "help, deliverance" or borg "castle, fortification". This name was first used in the late 19th century and is a cognate of the Old Norse name Ketilbjǫrg.
KocelmMedieval Slavic (Rare) Kocel was a Slavic ruler of Lower Pannonia, a polity known in historiography as the Balaton principality. He was an East Frankish vassal titled comes (count), and is believed to have ruled between 861 or 864 and 876.
KokabielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Means "star of God", derived from Hebrew כּוֹכַב (kokhab) "star" and אֵל ('el) "God". The Book of Enoch names him as one of the fallen angels. He is also mentioned in the Kabbalistic text 'Sefer Raziel HaMalakh' ("The Book of the Archangel Raziel").
KokablelmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Variant form of Kokabiel. This was the name of one of the chiefs of ten of the fallen angels in The Book of Enoch. Kokablel taught man about constellations.
KristelafHaitian Creole Derived from Haitian Creole Kris "Christ" combined with te "was" or "has been" and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "Christ was here" or "Christ was there".
KypselosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived either from the Greek noun κύψελος (kypselos) meaning "swallow" or "swift" (both birds) or from the Greek noun κυψέλη (kypsele) meaning "chest, box" as well as "beehive".
LaelifPolynesian The name Laeli comes from the name for "cool, gentle breeze"
LaelianmHistory English form of Laelianus. This is the name in which Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper from the 3rd century AD, was known in the English language.
LaelianusmLate Roman Extended form of Laelius. A bearer of this name was Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper (presumably of Roman descent) from the 3rd century AD.
LähelinmArthurian Cycle A king who conquered Wales and North Wales from Queen Herzeloyde, Perceval’s mother, in Wolfram’s Parzival, after Gahmuret’s death. His brother was Duke Orilus of Lalander and his sister was Cunneware of Lalant.... [more]
LamuelmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Filipino Form of Lemuel used in the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
LancelmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Lancel Lannister is the son of Kevan and a squire to King Robert Baratheon.
LandelandafFrankish (Rare) From the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" duplicated. This is a rare compound of one name element with itself.
LandelinmHistory (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat Swabian Variant of Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.
LanellefEnglish (American) Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Nelle. It can be spelled Lanelle or with a capitalized third letter as LaNelle.