Kalauokalanif & mHawaiian In ancient Hawaii, used to describe heavenly abundance. Literal meaning: "the leaf of the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" lau "leaf" o "of" ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
KalyanavarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa) "beautiful, charming, auspicious" and वर्मन् (varman) "protection, armor". This was the name of the 4th ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling for the period of 422 to 446 AD.
KalyaneyfKhmer Means "beautiful woman, lovely woman" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी (kalyani).
KʼanmClassic Mayan Means "yellow, precious, jewel" in Classic Mayan. It could also mean "to want" in Tzotzil. This was the name of two Mayan kings of Caracol in Belize.
KanmJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant; generous; leniency, gentleness" or 和 (kan) meaning "peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity" or 完 (kan) meaning "complete, perfect, infallible, conclusion".... [more]
KanmBurmese Means "fate, luck, fortune, karma" in Burmese.
KanafJapanese From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]
KanadamIndian A notable bearer is a Hindu philosopher that founded the Vaisheshika school of thought around the 6th C. BCE. He is known for a theory of atomism.
KanadefJapanese This name originates from the verb 奏でる (kanaderu) meaning to "play a song or tune". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanaefJapanese Derived from the verb 叶える (kanaeru) meaning "to come true". It can be spelled with 愛 (kanae) meaning "love, affection" or the combination of 茄 (ka) meaning "eggplant", 那 (na) meaning "what", and 惠 (e) meaning "blessed"... [more]
KanahfAmerican (Rare, Archaic) Means "reedy, brook of reeds". It is a river, mentioned in the Old Testament, that extends from the Mediterranean to Tappuah.
KanahafJapanese From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanahstatsifMohawk Name of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.
KanaʻimHawaiian Means "the conqueror," from definite article ka and naʻi meaning "conqueror."
KanakafJapanese From 花 (ka,hana) meaning "flower" and 中 (naka, chu) meaning "middle" or 奏 (kana, kanau) meaning "to play a song" combined with 歌 (ka, uta) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kanamem & fJapanese From 要 (kaname) meaning "pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone," likely sound shifted from 蟹の目 (kani no me) meaning "crab's eye," likely by influence from 金目, which looks as if it's read as kaname, literally meaning "golden eye." The derivation refers to a metal fitting (resembling a crab's eye) used for fastening the frame at the end of the fan, which would fall apart if no metal fitting is inserted.... [more]
KanamifJapanese From 歌 (ka) meaning "song" and 波 (nami) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kanamuf & mJapanese From Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kananm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.
KananfJapanese From 伽 (ka) meaning "attending, nursing" or 芳 (ka) meaning "aroma, perfume, fragrance" combined with 南 (nan) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kananelof & mSotho Means "approval" or "appreciation" in Sotho.
KananofJapanese (Rare) From 佳 (ka) meaning good, beautiful", 奈 (na) meaning "what", and 乃 (no) a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations can be used.
Kanarum & fJapanese From Japanese 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanasafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (kanasa) meaning "love, affection" or from 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanatmKazakh, Kyrgyz From Kazakh қанат (qanat) or Kyrgyz канат (kanat) both meaning "wing".
KanatbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz канат (kanat) or Kazakh қанат (qanat) meaning "wing" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
KanatomJapanese From 奏 (kana) meaning "play music" and 音 (to) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanatsufJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanaumAfrican Allegedly used among the Limba people of Sierra Leone.
Kanauf & mJapanese From Japanese 叶 (kanau) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kanau) meaning "play music, complete" or from Japanese 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill" or 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" combined with 歌 (u) meaning "song, poetry", 夢 (u) meaning "dream", 有 (u) meaning "exist", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers"... [more]
KanayafPopular Culture Kanaya is the name of one of the main characters in webcomic Homestuck. It comes from the Sanskirt counterpart of Virgo, which is called Kanya.
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]
KanefJapanese This name can be used as 兼 (ken, kane.ru, -kane.ru) meaning "concurrently, combine" or か, a phonetic character representing ka, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" or 禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]
KanemMaori Either derived from Māori Tāne meaning "man" and Hawaiian cognate Kāne, or Māori word meaning "head". Te Kane was a Ngāi Tahu chief... [more]
Kanealam & fHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "kane", meaning "man" and "ala", meaning "perfume", "scent".
KanedamPopular Culture Commonly used in Japan as a family name. Name with wich is known the main character in the 1988 manga film Akira, adaptation of a comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo.... [more]
KaneezfUrdu Alternate transcription of Urdu کنیز (see Kaniz).
KanefermAncient Egyptian From Egyptian kꜣ-nfr meaning "his Ka is beautiful", derived from ka "soul, life force; personality, essence" and nfr "beautiful, good, perfect".
K'âneĸmGreenlandic Means "the space below the sleeping platform" in Greenlandic.
KanekimJapanese From Japanese 鉄 (kane) meaning "metal; money" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
KanekichimJapanese From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal", 兼 (kane) meaning "concurrently, in addition" or 包 (kane) meaning "yurt" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanekofJapanese From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, Canada", 年 (ne) meaning "year" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanelmLatvian, Lithuanian From the surname Kanel, derived from the word "kanēlis," which means "cinnamon" in Latvian.
KanemifJapanese From Japanese 鐘 (kane) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 見 (mi) "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", or 看 (mi) meaning "to watch". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
KanemitsumJapanese From 金 (kane) meaning "gold" or 兼 (kane) meaning "multitasking, to hold two government offices simultaneously" and 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanenstenhawifIndigenous American, Mohawk, History Means "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
KanileafHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "kani", meaning "sound", "melody" and "lea", meaning "joy", hence the meaning is "joyful sound", "joyful melody".
KanimirmPolish The first element of this name is apparently derived from an old Slavic element that meant "to invite, to welcome". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". The name's meaning is thus something along the lines of "to invite peace".
KanishkamTocharian Of uncertain etymology. Possible name elements include the Tocharian elements kän ("to fulfill, to come to pass") and kene ("melody, tune"), and the Indo-Iranian element *kanH ("to love, to take pleasure in, to dig")... [more]
KanizjafPolish Derived from the surname of PiotrKanizjusz (the Polish name for Peter Canisius), a renowned Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.
KanjmSanskrit MEANING : 'produced from the head’, the hair ,‘produced from water’, Name of lord Brahma ( ब्रह्मा ) ,a lotus, Ambrosia (अमृत ), the food of the gods... [more]
KankanafIndian Indian feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "one who wears a bracelet".
KankofJapanese From Japanese 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea, Korean", 實 (kan) meaning "reality, truth", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit", 寛 (kan) meanin "tolerant", 漢 (kan) meaning "China", 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" or 鑑 (kan) meaning "identify" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
KankrafLiterature In the German translation of "The Lord of the Rings", Kankra is the name of Shelob. The name is derived from Kanker, a rare or dialectal German word meaning "spider".
KannikafThai Means "night-flowering jasmine" (a type of flower) in Thai.
KannikefEstonian (Archaic) Derived from Estonian kannike "violet". This name was coined in the 19th century as an Estonian equivalent of Jolanta and Viola.
Kanoam & fHawaiian Means "the free one," from definite article ka and noa meaning "freedom."
KanoefJapanese From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanoelanifHawaiian Means "the heavenly mist" or "the spiritual mist," from definite article ka, noe meaning "mist, fog, vapour, rain spray" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
KanohafJapanese From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KanokafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
KanokofJapanese A Japanese name meaning 鹿 (kano) meaning "deer" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations can be used.