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Kiel m English (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
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Kijana m & f Swahili, African American (Modern)Means "young person" in Swahili. This is the nickname of American football player Kenneth Leonard 'Ki-Jana' Carter (1973-), given to him by his mother, who was inspired by a minor character in the movie
Shaft in Africa (1973).
Kilmeny f Literature, EnglishFrom 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
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Kimora f African American (Modern)Popularized by American model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-), in whose case it possibly derives from the common Japanese surname
Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's)... [
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Kincaid m EnglishDerived from Gaelic
ceann "top, head" and either
caithe "pass" or
catha "battle". Kincaid is a famous Scottish Clan. ... [
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Kindred f & m EnglishFrom the English word "kindred" meaning "family".
Kinshasa f African AmericanFrom the name of the capital city of the African country, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city was named after a village (which is also named Kinshasa) that once existed there, which now has become a commune... [
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Kinte m Literature, African AmericanThis name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the book and miniseries 'Roots' where it was the surname of the character
Kunta Kinte.
Kiola f EnglishMay have originated from the names Kiara (meaning light) and Koala (meaning no water)
Kipland m English (American, Rare)Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name
Kip with the English noun
land meaning "land", possibly created by parents who liked the name Kip but felt that it seemed like too much of a nickname for it to be a proper full name, and therefore set about inventing a proper full name for Kip, which ended up being Kipland... [
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Kisstine f American (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.
Kix m American (Rare)As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer. Country music artist
Leon Eric "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... [
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Kiyanne f African 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.
Kjuana f African AmericanName of African-American tradition, composed by the name Juana, (Spanish form of Joanna), with the prefix -k; Juana means "God is merciful".
Klarion f & m English (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”... [
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