KalċidonmMaltese From the ancient Megarian settlement of Chalcedon (a Latinisation of its Ancient Greek name Khalkedon) wherein the Council of Chalcedon took place in 451AD, a council which principles would later be accepted by the Roman Catholic Church, the predominant religion in Malta... [more]
KallimedonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty, nobility" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).
KalliphonmAncient Greek Means "beautiful voice", derived from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice."
KandalionmArthurian 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]
KanlayakonfThai From Thai กัลยา (kanlaya) meaning "beautiful girl" and กร (kon) meaning "creator, performer".
KanokphonfThai From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
KanokphonmThai From Thai กนก (kanok) meaning "gold" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
KaonfJapanese From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KapitonmGeorgian, 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).
KaronmAfrican American Combination of the popular elements ka and ron. Famous bearers of this African-American name include the American football player KaRon Coleman (1978-) and American actor Karon Riley (1978-).
KasonmJapanese From Japanese 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower" or 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" combined with 村 (son) meaning "village, town" or 邨 (son) meaning "village, hamlet, rustic"... [more]
KephisophonmAncient Greek Means "voice of Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".
KimonmAncient Greek, Greek Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Greek κίω (kio) meaning "to go, walk quickly", to Latin cimex meaning "bug", to proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás meaning "black, dark", or to Greek κημός (kemos) meaning "muzzle".
KinaithonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb κινέω (kineo) meaning "to move, to set in motion, to begin, to cause" combined with Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat" (see Aithon).
KirionmGeorgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic) Georgian and Russian form of Kyrion. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian saint Kirion II (1855-1918), who was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
Klarionf & mEnglish (Rare) Alternate spelling of Clarion, either from the brass instrument, middle english “clarion, trumpet”, originally “clear”, or from Scottish which derives from Laurence 1, “from laurentum, laurel”... [more]
KleitophonmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]
KleophonmAncient Greek Means "glorious voice", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice".
KononfJapanese From Japanese 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 乃 (no, n), a possessive particle combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KoronfJapanese Japanese name meaning "fragrance", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word cologne or from Japanese 杞 (ko) meaning "willow" combined with 侖 (ron) meaning "think, be methodical"... [more]
KtesiphonmAncient Greek Possibly derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", itself from κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess", and either φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" or φῶς (phos) meaning "light"... [more]
KuonmJapanese From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 玖 (ku) meaning "black jewel", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson" combined with 遠 (on) meaning "far, distant", 恩 (on) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity", 穏 (on) meaning "calm; gentle; quiet", 音 (on) meaning "sound" or 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden"... [more]
KurdalægonmOssetian Mythology Contraction of Kurd Alæ Wærgon in which Kurd (derived from *kur- meaning "to heat", "to incandesce") and Alæ (Ossetian for "Aryan" and later "Alan") are epithets meaning "blacksmith" and "Alan" (a nomadic Iranian ethnic group), "Aryan" (an Indo-Iranian term meaning "noble") and Wærgon (from Old Ossetic *wærg meaning "wolf"), the original name of Kurdalægon... [more]
KurionmArthurian Cycle A malicious knight who attacked Queen Albiun of the Wild Mountain, intending to steal her lands. He was defeated by Arthur’s Sir Tandareis, ending the assault.
KuzonmPolish Kuzon is a name that suggests "you give up what you want so other people can have what they need".
KylonmAncient Greek Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek adjective κυλλός (kyllos) meaning "club-footed and bandy-legged", as this word is sometimes written as κυλός (kylos) instead.
KyrionmLate Greek Derived from either the Greek noun κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord, master" or the Greek adjective κύριος (kyrios) meaning "ruling, governing, having power".... [more]
KyronmEnglish (Modern) Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]
LadonmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Ladon was the dragon or serpent that guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides, and was killed by Herakles. It was also the name of a river god who was the father of Daphne and Metope.
LalahonfPhilippine Mythology Meaning uncertain, possibly from Visayan meaning "one who ripens". Lalahon is a goddess of harvests, fire, and volcanoes in Visayan mythology.
LaomedonmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]
Laonm & fKorean (Rare) Derived from an 17-18th century Ancient Korean form of 즐거운(jeulgeoun) meaning "joyful"
LayamonmHistory, Medieval English Medieval form of the Old Norse Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from lǫg "law" and maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.
LeirionfObscure Possibly derived from Ancient Greek λείριον (leirion) meaning "lily" (which is the source of Latin lilium). A known bearer of this name is American politician Leirion Gaylor Baird.
LeontionfAncient Greek Etymology unknown. This was the name of a female Ancient Greek philosopher.
LeophronmAncient Greek The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]
LeukonmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη (luke) or (lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [more]
LhadonfTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan ལྷ་སྒྲོན (lha-sgron) meaning "adorner of the gods", derived from ལྷ (lha) meaning "god, deity" and སྒྲོན (sgron) meaning "to decorate, to adorn, to light, to kindle".
LiberacionfSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Derived from Spanish liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [more]
LiridonmAlbanian Means "desire for freedom", composed of Albanian liri "freedom" and don "desire, want, will". This is probably an example of a patriotic name (which are popular among Albanians living outside of Albania).
LleisionmMedieval Welsh Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh llais "voice", a derivation from Welsh lleisiol "vocal" and a Welsh contraction of kyrie eleision, an Ecclesiastical Latin phrase from Ancient Greek Κύριε, ἐλέησον, "Lord, have mercy".
LlionmWelsh Derived from the name of Caerleon, a legendary Welsh giant and king, whose name is derived from Welsh caer "(Roman) fortress" (ultimately from Latin castrum) and legionum "of the Legions"... [more]
LómionmLiterature Means "son of twilight" in Quenya. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the mother-name of Maeglin.
LoudonmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Loudon. Known bearers of Loudon as a given name include the American author Loudon Wainwright, Jr... [more]
Love'onfObscure Given to Lil' Mo's daughter, Heaven Love'on.