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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is American; and the first letter is K.
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Kandyce f English
Variant of Candace.
Kandyse f English
Variant spelling of Candice.
Kaneesha f African American (Modern)
A variant of an Indian name.
Kanise f African American (Modern)
Combination of the syllable ka with the name Denise.
Kanisha f Indian, African American, Caribbean
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, nee and sha (also found in Shanika)... [more]
Kaniya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ka, ny and ya.
Kannen m Indian, American (Rare)
As a Tamil word a variant of Kannan derived from an originally Sanskrit name for Krishna, the supreme god of the Hindi religion... [more]
Kansas f & m English (Rare)
From the US state name.
Kanyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Canyon.
Ka'oir f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element kay with Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).
Kapri f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Capri.
Karagh f English (Rare)
Variant of Cara (See also Karaugh).
Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]
Karaleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kara 1 and Leigh. Also see Carolee... [more]
Karalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Carolyn.
Karalyne f English (Modern)
Variant of Caroline
Karalynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn, influenced by the spelling of Kara and Lynne.
Karamo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the American reality star and television host Karamo Brown (b. 1980), who is of Jamaican and Cuban descent.
Karan f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Kareen m & f English
Variant of Carreen, a name created for the novel Gone With The Wind.
Karene m & f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karenna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1. It may be influenced by Corinna, or by karenna, one of the Iroquois names for spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Karessa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caressa, which might be an elaborated form of Caress influenced by Carissa.
Karestan f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Kersten or Kirsten, both of which come from the same etymological root.
Karey f & m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Carey.
Karianne f Finnish, English
Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"
Karie f English, Medieval Welsh (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Ceri.
Karinah f English
Alternate spelling of Karina
Karinne f English
Variant of Karin.
Karis f English (Modern)
Variant of Charis, or sometimes Carys. Also compare Karissa.
Karisa f English
Variant of Carisa.
Karleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Carly using the popular prefix leigh.
Karlen m American
Variant derivative of Karl.
Karlen m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlin/Carline or an elaboration of Karl.
Karletta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Karla with the popular diminutive suffix -etta.
Karley f English
Variant of Carly.
Karleyna f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps an elaborate form of Karly, Karla, or other names beginning with the -kar.
Karlinda f English (American, Rare)
A blend of Karla with a name ending in -Linda.
Karlisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Carlisha, a combination of Carla and Lisha. Also compare Kalisha.
Karlton m American
Variant of Carlton. Notable bearer, journalist and author, Karlton Jerome "Jerry" Rosholt (1923–2008) was of Norwegian ancestry.
Karlynn f English
Variant of Carlin.
Karman f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Karmen.
Karmel f & m Hebrew, Basque (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Carmel, also used in other languages. In Basque, it is exclusively a masculine name.
Karmyn f English
Variant of Carmen.
Karon m African 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-).
Karren f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karsen m & f English
Variant of Carson.
Karssen m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Karssen.
Karstyn f English (American)
Feminine spelling of Karsten.
Karthy f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Carthy.
Kary f & m English
A variant spelling of Carey.... [more]
Karyme f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a form of Karima. A known bearer is Mexican actress Karyme Lozano (1978-).
Karynne f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Karyssa f English
Variant of Karissa.
Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.
Kasha f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely a modern phonetic respelling of Cassia, although in some cases it seems to be used as an Anglicized spelling of Polish Kasia.
Kashawn m African American (Modern)
Variant of Keshawn; a combination of the phonetic prefix ka with the name Shawn.
Kashayla f African American
Combination of the prefix ka and Shayla.
Kashley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kash with the popular suffix lee.
Kashlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Kash and Lyn.
Kashmir m & f English, Indian
From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) or Urdu کشمیر‎ (kašmīr), referring to a region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between China, India and Pakistan. It is also the name of a 1975 Led Zeppelin song.
Kashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ka and the given name Shonda. It can be spelled KaShonda or Kashonda.
Kasie f English
Feminine variant of Casey.
Kaska f English
May be used in reference to the place name of Kaska in the Bible.
Kasmine f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name based on Jasmine or Yasmin.
Kasmira f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Kasimira.
Kass m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname Kass derived from Czech kos "blackbird".
Kassi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Kassandra, or perhaps of Cassandra
Kassius m German (Archaic), English (Modern)
German form of Cassius as well as a modern English variant of the name.
Kasyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kason.
Kataleen f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Catalina or Kathleen.
Katana f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Commonly associated with the Japanese word (刀) referring to a single-edged sword, derived from a combination of 片 ‎(kata) meaning "one-sided" and‎ 刃 ‎(na) meaning "edge." The name is borne by a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe... [more]
Katanya f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ka with the name Tanya. Also compare Katonya.
Katari f & m English (American), Indian
Of unknown meaning.
Katasha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka and Tasha.
Katavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ka with tavia from Octavia.
Kateland f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caitlin combining Kate with the English word land.
Katelon f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Katelynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 30 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Kateryn f English (Archaic), Manx, Medieval Baltic
English variant and Manx and medieval Latvian form of Katherine.
Kath f English
Short form of Katherine.
Kathaniel f African American (Rare, Archaic)
The name of Knoel Scott's mother.
Katherena f English (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Katherine, recorded in the late 1590s in the parish registers of Bebington, Cheshire, England (which were written in Latin).
Katherynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Katherine.
Kathilee f English
Combination of Kathi and Lee.
Kathylyn f English
Kathy with the -lyn suffix added.
Kathylynn f English
Kathy with the -lynn suffix added.
Kathylynne f English
Kathy with the -lynne suffix added.
Kathyrn f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine, inspired by the spelling Kathryn.
Katielyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Katie and the popular name suffix -lyn, used as a variant of Caitlin.
Katielynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Katie using the popular name suffix lynn.
Katiemae f English (Rare)
Combination of Katie and Mae.
Katiri f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Kateri.
Katiria f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Katia or Catira. This name was used by Puerto Rican dancer and singer Iris Chacón for her daughter born 1978.
Katisha f Theatre, African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This was used for a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885), set in Japan. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a blend of the prefix ka with the name Latisha.
Katiti f African American (Rare)
A name coined in the 1970s in the movement of choosing Afrocentric names for children, after the Ugandan place name Katiti.
Katlin f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Katlyne f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Caitlin.
Katonya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the name suffix ka- and Tonya.
Katoria f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix ka and Toria. Also compare Latoria and Katoya.
Katoya f African American
Rhyming variant of LaToya.
Katrell m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the name prefix ka with Latrell or Montrell.
Katrice f English (American, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -ice, such as Patrice 2 and Clarice.
Katriel m & f Hebrew, English (Modern, Rare)
Means "crown of God" in Hebrew, from the Hebrew keter (כֶּתֶר) "crown" and el (אֵל) "god".
Katrienne f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Katrienna.
Katrinah f English
Variant of Katrina.
Katrinell f English, African American
Elaboration of Katrina, possibly influenced by Nell.
Katrissa f English (American, Modern)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -issa, such as Melissa and Clarissa.
Katryna f Lithuanian, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kotryna (Lithuanian) or Katrina (English).
Katsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Katherine, Kathleen, Katrina and other names beginning with Kat- or Kath-.
Katt f English
Variant of Cat.