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Jinty f Scots, Popular Culture
Caithness Scots diminutive of Janet. A famous namesake is British historian Dame Janet "Jinty" Nelson. "Jinty" was also a girls' comic published in Britain in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Jinxy f & m English
Means "Magic charm".

Jirzy m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jerzy (compare Jiří).

Joalmy f Spanish (Latin American)

Joanny m French (Rare)
French variant of Joannes.

Joanny f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joanna.

Joany f Brazilian (Rare, ?)
Most likely a variant of Joane.

Jocelly f Brazilian (Rare)

Jocely f & m Brazilian

Jochy f English
Diminutive of Jochebed.

Jodey m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jody.

Joelly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joely.

Joely f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Joel.... [more]

Joery m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Joeri.

Joffroy m Medieval French
Variant of Geoffroy.

Johary m Malagasy
Means "chief" or "young man, youth" in Malagasy.

Johney m & f American
Variant of Johnny.

Johnney m English
Variant of Johnny.

Johnny m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzonis influenced by the unrelated English name Johnny.

Johnsy f English, Literature
Diminutive of Joanna. A character in O. Henry's short story "The Last Leaf" bears this name.

Johny m English, Haitian Creole
Variant of Johnny.

Joley f English
Variant of Jolie.

Joljaqsy f Kazakh
Means "good road, way" in Kazakh.

Jolly f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Joly m Dutch

Jomy f Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), Folklore
Taken from Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend, Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [more]

Joncy m & f English (Rare)

Joney f Manx
Diminutive of Johnet and Joan 1. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Judith.

Joney m American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Johnny/Jonny or a diminutive of Jonas 2.

Jónný f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Jón using the name suffix -ný (which derives from Old Norse nýr "new").

Jonoy f Uzbek
Derived from jon meaning "spirit, soul" and oy meaning "moon".

Jonray m Filipino (Rare)

Jontay m African American (Modern)
Combination of Jon 2 and the common phonetic suffix tay, probably modelled on Donte.

Jony m Spanish (Rare), English
Variant of Johnny.

Jony f Manx
Variant of Joney. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Judith.

Joracy m Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Joraci. This name was borne by Joracy Camargo (1898-1973), a Brazilian journalist and playwright.

Jorby m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a diminutive of (usually invented) given names that start with Jorb-. Also compare Yorbe and even the Catalan name Jordi and its variant spelling Jordy.

Jordy m English
Variant of Geordie.

Jordy m Dutch, French (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant of Jordi as well as a French borrowing of this name. This is the more common spelling in the Netherlands.

Jorey m Cornish
Variant of Jory.

Jorleny f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Jorley m African
Name of African origin, meaning "peace".

Josely f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Josephy f Chewa
Variant of Joseph.

Josey f English (Rare)
Variant of Josie. It was given as a name to 106 girls born in the USA in 2012.

Josielly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josielle.

Josiely f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Josieli.

Josmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Josmar, perhaps influenced by English Rosemary.

Jossoway m English
Variant of Joshua

Josy f Various
Variant of Josie.

Josy m Luxembourgish
Short form of Joseph.

Jovanny m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Jovanni.

Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.

Jovy f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Jovita, Jovito, Jovencio, or Jovencia.

Joy m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Jaya.

Joycey f Romani (Archaic)

Jozy m Haitian Creole

Juary m Brazilian

Judishy m & f Kikuyu (Anglicized, Rare)

Judy f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Judith.

Juggy f English (Archaic), Irish (Archaic)
Obsolete English diminutive of Joan 1 and obsolete Irish diminutive of Judith.

Juheily f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Juhy f Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Juhi.

Julianny f Brazilian
Variant of Julianne reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French variant of Julianna.

Jully f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of July.

Jumabay m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Zhumabay.

Junaedy m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Junaidi.

Junaidy m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Junaidi.

Juney f Manx
Variant of Joney. Due to its resemblance to Judy, folk etymology likes to - erroneously - connect this name to Judith.

Jungney m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan འབྱུང་གནས (see Jungne).

Junrey m Filipino
Unknown meaning. A famous bearer is Junrey Balawing, currently one of the smallest humans in the world.

Junuunay m & f New World Mythology

Juracy f & m Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Juraci. This name was borne by Brazilian politician Juracy Magalhães (1905-2001).

Juray ? Obscure

Jurenzy m Obscure

Juriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Variant transcripton of Юрий (see Yuri 1)

Jury m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Juryj.

Jurzy m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Jerzy.

Juvy f Filipino
Meaning unknown. Actress Juvy Cachola is a well-known bearer.

Jyotirmoy m Indian
India(Sanskrit)

Jypsy f Obscure
Variant of Gypsy.

Jyry m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Jyri and Jyrki or from Finnish (ukkosen) jyry, jyrinä "roll of thunder, rumble" (less likely).

Kachyriy f Mari
Mari form of Ekaterina.

Kacy f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kaddy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Caddy.

Kadey f American (Rare)
Variant of Katie.

Kady f English
Variant of Katy.

Kaeley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaely f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Kahkewāquonāby m Ojibwe
Meaning, "sacred waving feathers."

Kaicey f Obscure
Variant of Casey.

Kaicy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kaighly f Obscure
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaikey f Hinduism, Indian (Rare)
Variant of Kaikeyi.

Kaiky m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kaiki.

Kailany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kailane.

Kailley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaily f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaisley f American
Transferred use of the surname Kaisley.

Kaisy f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kaitey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Kate.

Kaitly f English
Variant of Katelee.

Kaity f American
Variant of Katie.

Kajy m & f Malagasy
Means "attention, care, vigilance" in Malagasy.

Kakeesheway m Cree
Means "loud voice" in Cree.

Kalaiyarasy f Tamil

Kalasanty m Polish
Polish form of Calasanctius.

Kaliopy f Various
Alternate form of Calliope.

Kalley f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Callie.

Kallfüray f Mapuche
Original Mapudungun form of Calfuray.

Kally f & m English (Rare), Indian
Variant of Kali 1 or Callie.

Kaloy m Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Caloy.

Kaly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kali 2 or Callie.

Kalyaney f Khmer
Means "beautiful woman, lovely woman" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी (kalyani).

Kamberly f English (Modern)
Variation of Kimberly.

Kambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Kamilly f Brazilian (?)

Kamily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kamili.

Kammy f & m English
Diminutive of Kameron, Kamile, Kamilah, or other names containing the element Kam.

Kamry f & m English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Kamryn.

Kamuy m & f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Refers to a spiritual or divine entity in the mythology of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan. The term shares similarities with the Japanese word "kami" (神) in both phonology and meaning.

Kamy f American
Variant of Cammie.

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

Kandasamy m Indian

Kandrachiy m Mari
Mari form of Conrad.

Kandy f English (Modern)
Variant of Candy.

Kanoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alejandro.

Kantohary f Malagasy
Means "superb creation" in Malagasy.

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.

Kanuty m Polish
Variant of Kanut.

Kanykey f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kanykei.

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

Kaplony m Medieval Hungarian

Karely f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of names such as Karen 1 (or Karla, Karina) and Arely... [more]

Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carey.

Karley f English
Variant of Carly.

Karly f & m German
A diminutive of the name Karl.

Karry f & m English

Karsey m English (Rare)

Karteriy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Karterios.

Karthy f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Carthy.

Kary f English

Kasidy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassidy.

Kasiy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Cassius.

Kassey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassie or Casey.

Kassiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cassius.

Kasy f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kasymguly m Turkmen

Kately f American

Kathary f English (Rare)

Kathely f Literature
Kathely Burnell is one of the main characters in the book "The Wrylin" by Allen Lamb.

Kathey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathy.

Käthy f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Katy.

Katreeney f Manx
Variant of Catreeney.

Katrey f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Katharina coined in analogy to names like Sophey and Offmey.

Katsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine, Kathleen, Katrina and other names beginning with Kat- or Kath-.

Kätty f Swedish
Variant of Käti.

Katty f English (Rare)
Variant of Catty.

Katupyry m Guarani
Means "skillful" in Guarani.

Katy f Greek (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Keti 2 influenced by the English name Katy.

Katý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katy.

Katymay f English (Rare)
Combiation of Katy and May.

Kauanny f Brazilian (Modern)
Modern spelling of Kauany (Since double consonant is a common modern thing in Brazil when giving name to a kid) which is feminine form of Kauã which itself is a variant of Cauã meaning "hawk" in tupi.

Kauany f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Kauani.

Kay f Burmese
Means "hair" in Burmese.

Kaya'aton'my' f Literature
Means "one who arranges rocks" in Nez Percé. It was used for a Native American character in the American Girl series of children's books and dolls, nicknamed Kaya... [more]

Kaycey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaycee.

Kayky m Brazilian (Rare)

Kaylley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaylly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kaysey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Kaytey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
This is a variant of the name Katie.

Kealey f English (Rare)
Variant of Keely.

Kealey f English (Australian)
smart happy funny hard working

Kealy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keely.

Kearney m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kearney.

Keathley m English (American)
family name of the burrow family in kentucky

Kee-a-kee-ka-sa-coo-way m Indigenous American, Cree
Means "the man who gives the war whoop" in Cree.

Keewaydinoquay m Ojibwe

Kefey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Cepheus.

Keighly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Keiley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Keilley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Keilly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Keily f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Keily.... [more]

Keily f English (Rare)
Derived from the Irish word Cadhla, meaning "Graceful."

Keiry f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Keisey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Keisy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Casey (compare Keysi).

Keity f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese adaptation of Katy reflecting the English pronunciation.

Keiy f Filipino

Keladry f Literature
Apparently invented by author Tamora Pierce for the heroine of her Protector of the Small series.

Kelby m & f English (Modern, Rare)
A name of Norse origin meaning "lives at a farm near a well or spring".

Kelcy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Keley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Celeus.

Kellsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelly f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Evangelia and Kalliopi, influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.

Kelsy f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelty f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian)
Transferred use of the surname Kelty.

Kely f Brazilian, English (American)
Variant of Kelly.

Kemberly f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kemery f English (American)

Kemilly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kemili.

Kemily f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Kemili, possibly influenced by Emily.

Kemry f & m English (American, Rare)

Kendry m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American)

Kenedy f English
Variant of Kennedy.

Keneley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenley m & f English (American, Modern)
Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".

Kenly f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenley.

Kennady f & m English (American, Modern), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kenndy m & f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Kennedy.

Kennelly m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kennelly.

Kennerly f English
From an English last name, specifically from Cornwall. Famous bearer is American harpist Kennerly Kitt.

Kenney m English
Variant of Kenny.

Kenrey f & m Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Kenroy m English (Rare)
In most cases, this name is a combination of any name that starts with Ken- (such as Kendrick and Kenneth) with any name that contains -roy-, such as Roy, Royston and Leroy... [more]

Kenry m English
Short form of Kendrick and Kenrick or variant of Henry

Kensey f American (Modern, Rare)

Kensy f English (American, Modern, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Kenzy. This name is particularly popular in Honduras.

Kentley m & f American
A combination of Kent and the popular English suffix -ley, from the Old English leah "field".

Kentsy f American (Modern, Rare)

Kentucky m English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, though likely from an Iroquoian name meaning "on the meadow" or "on the prairie".

Keny m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Hebrew word kiniyan means "property", it can also means "my nest".

Kenzley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kensley.

Kenzy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kenzie.

Kenzy f Arabic (Egyptian, Modern)
From Arabic كنزي (kanzī) meaning "my treasure"", itself from the words كَنْز (kanz), "treasure", and ي (-ī), "my".

Keomony f Khmer
Means "precious stone" in Khmer.

Keontay m African American (Modern)
Variant of Keonte.

Kerby m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kerby.

Kerény m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Quirinus.

Keresztély m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Christianus.

Kerly f Estonian
Variant of Kerli.

Kersey m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kersey.

Kersty f Scottish
Variant of Kirsty.

Kertibiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar керти (kerti) meaning "truth" and бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Kery m & f Various
Variant of Kerry. This name was borne by a French Rapper: Kery James.

Kesley f English (Modern, Rare)

Kessy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variation of Keziah.

Ketley f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kathlyn or Kathleen.

Ketmany f & m Lao
From Lao ເກດ (ket) meaning "head, top, flower petal" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".

Ketsy f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a short form of Ketzi'ah.

Kettly f Haitian Creole
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Ketty f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Kitty.

Ketugay m & f Jola
Means "Die till you get tired of it" in Jola. This name is given to an infant who is believed to be a spirit child who has been coming and going between life and death.

Kevvy m English
Diminutive of Kevin.

Kevy m English
Diminutive of Kevin.

Key m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Koios.

Khailey f English
Variant of Kaylee. This name was given to 8 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Khairy m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic خيري (see Khayri), as well as a Malay variant.

Khaley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Khamerernebty f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḫꜥ-mrr-nb.tj meaning "the beloved of the two ladies appears", derived from ḫꜥ "to rise, appear, shine forth", mrj "to love", and nbtj "the Two Ladies", a royal title referring to the dual protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt... [more]

Khammany f & m Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel, precious stone".

Khamsy m & f Lao
Means "gold colour" in Lao.

Khamxay m Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Khanny m & f Filipino (Rare)

Kharilay m Russian
Russian form of Charilaos.

Kharlampiy m Russian
Russian form of Charalampos.

Khary m American
4 people from New York, U.S. agree the name Khary is of African origin and means "Kingly". A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Khary means "Kingly and thoughtful" and is of African origin.

Khasanbiy m Circassian
Variant transcription of Khasanbi.

Khasanboy m Uzbek
A famous bearer is Khasanboy Rakhimov, an Uzbekistani athlete.

Khasekhemwy m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḫꜥj-sḫm.wj meaning "the two powerful ones appear", derived from khaj "to rise, appear, shine forth", sḫm "power, capability", and .wj "the two of them".

Khashay m Hinduism
MEANING : resting or dwelling in the air. Here ख means sky + शय means resting , dwelling

Khelsey f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kherty m Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Cherti.

Khialay m Pashto
Means "smart" in Pashto.

Khiamaniy f Obscure

Khikhuazy f Dungan
Means "mallow plant" in the Tokmak dialect.

Khiry m African American
Possibly a variant of Khayri. Also compare Kyrie 1. A known bearer of this name is American R&B singer Khiry Abdulsamad (1973-) of the band The Boys.

Khısmariy f Khakas
From the Khakas хыс (khıs) meaning "girl" and Khakas form of the name Maria.

Khloey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Khoddey m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Faddey.

Khotoy m Yakut
Means "eagle" in Yakut.

Khristy f English (Rare)
Variant of Kristy or Christy.

Khuçuray f Khakas
From the Khakas хучур (khuçur) meaning "salt".

Khuokhpoy m Karelian
Karelian form of Feofan.

Khymbrly f American
Variant of Kimberly.

Kiddý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Kiddie.

Kieley f English
Variant of Kiley.

Kiely f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiley.

Kiercy f English

Kiersey f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kiersey.... [more]

Kiersy f English
Diminutive of Kiersten.

Kikay f Filipino
Diminutive of Francisca.

Kilby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kilby.

Kilény m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Kilián.

Killarney f English

Killay f Quechua
Means "my moon" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".

Kilmeny f Literature, English
From the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint Eithne"... [more]

Kimberely f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimbily f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Kimberly.

Kimbry f English (American)
Diminutive of Kimbria.

Kimery f & m English (American, Rare)

Kim-ly f Vietnamese
Combination of Kim 3 and Lý, meaning "golden lion".

Kimmberly f English (Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kimmily f American (Modern, Rare)

Kimothy m & f African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Timothy, influenced by Kim 1.

Kimsy f German (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Kimberly and Daisy.