English Submitted Names

English names are used in English-speaking countries. See also about English names.
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Kirstina f Norwegian, English (British)
Norwegian dialectal form (found in the county Sogn og Fjordane) as well as an English variant of Christina or Kirstin (in the case of the English name, it might be an Anglicized form of Cairistìona).
Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.
Kirtley m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the English surname Kirtley.
Kirtly m & f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kirtley.
Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]
Kissty f English
Probably a nursery form of Kristy.
Kissy f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kizzy.
Kitt m & f English
Variant of Kit.
Kitten f Irish (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from the name Katherine, or Katrina, meaning a small Cat, like the small meaning of it's longer names
Kittye f English
Alternate spelling of Kitty.
Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]
Klaire f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.
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”... [more]
Kleigh m English
Variant of Clay
Klein m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Klein.
Klete m English
Variant of Cletus or Kleitos.
Kloea f English
Variant of Chloe
Knight m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.
Knightley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Knightley.
Knolan m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Nolan. According to the SSA, Knolan was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Knoll m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Knoll.
Knowledge f & m English (Puritan), Literature, English (African)
From Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun) from an Old English compound based on cnāwan meaning "know."... [more]
Knoxlee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Knox and the popular phonetic suffix lee.
Knoxx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Knox. According to the SSA, 47 boys were named Knoxx in 2017.
Koa m Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Means "crow" in the Kaurna language.
Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".
Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.
Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.
Kode m English
Diminutive or variant of Kody.
Kodee f & m English
Variant of Cody.
Koden m & f English (American, Rare)
Koden is a term to refer to a gift of money offered to the dead at a Buddhist funeral
Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.
Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.
Kohler m English
Transferred use of the surname Kohler.
Kohlson m English
Variant of Colson.
Kohlton m English
Variant of Colton.
Kolbie f & m American, English
Variant of Colby.
Kolin m English
Variant of Colin 2.
Kollin m English
Variant of Colin 2.
Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.
Kolten m English (Modern)
Variant of Colton. Known bearers of this name include the American professional baseball player Kolten Wong (b. 1990) and the Canadian professional football player Kolten Solomon (b... [more]
Kolter m English
Variant of Colter.
Koltin m English
Variant of Colton.
Koltyn m English
Variant of Colton.
Konlee f English (Modern)
feminine variant of Conley
Konnien f English
variant of Connie
Konstance f Latvian, English (Rare)
English variant and Latvian form of Constance.
Kooper m English
Variant of Cooper.
Korban m English
Variant of Corbin.
Korben m English (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Corbin. It was used in the movie The Fifth Element for the character of Korben Dallas, played by Bruce Willis.
Korde m English (Rare)
From the surname Korde.
Korea f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.
Koree f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Can be a variant of Corrie or Corey.
Koretta f English (Modern)
Alternative spelling to Coretta
Korie m & f English (American)
Variant of Corey.
Kortni f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Courtney
Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.
Koryn f & m English
Variant of Corin.
Kota m & f English
Diminutive of Dakota
Koti f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a cognate of the Finnish word koti, meaning "home"
Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.
Kourtnee f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kourtnei f & m English
Variant of Courtney.
Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.
Koya f English
Diminutive of Sequoia.
Kraigg m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Craig.
Krina f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Karina.
Krislyn f English (Rare)
A combination of Kristine or Kristal and Lyn.
Kriss f & m English
Variant of Kris.
Krissi f English
Variant of Chrissie.
Krissy f English
Variant of Chrissy.
Kristana f English
Elaborated form of Kristan.
Kristene f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Christine or an elaboration of Kristen 2.
Kristl f English
Variant of Crystal.
Kristoff m English, Popular Culture, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Flemish
Variant of Christoph. This is the name of Kristoff Bjorgman from Frozen.
Kronrod m English (Australian, Rare)
The name of a son of Hephzibah Menuhin and Lindsay Nicholas.
Kross m English (American, Modern)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.
Kroy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy. This name was first brought to public attention in the 2010s by American football player Kroy Biermann.
Krystall f English
Variant of Crystal.
Krystalline f English
Variant of the English crystalline, meaning "like a crystal".
Krystella f English
Krystella name meaning Crystal, Gem, Ice
Krystin f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling variant of Kristin.
Kuiper m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kuiper, in which by itself it's a Dutch cognate of Cooper.
Kulture f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word culture, from Latin cultus "till, cultivate, worship". This was used by rappers Cardi B and Offset for their daughter.
Kurdt m English
Variant of Kurt.
Kurk m English
Variant of Kirk.
Kurleigh m English
Alternate spelling of Curley and Curly. A notable bearer of this name is Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (born 1997), a Canadian football player of Guyanese origin.
Kursten f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kirsten or, possibly (in very rare male cases), Karsten.
Kurtley m & f English
Alternate spelling of Kirtley. A notable bearer of this name is the Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale (b. 1989).
Kurtus m English
Variant of Curtis.
Kurtwood m English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Kurt and the English word wood. A famous bearer is American actor Kurtwood Smith (b. 1943).
Kwynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Quinn.
Ky m English (Rare)
Variant of Kai 1.
Ky f English
Diminutive of names beginning in ky, such as Kylie.
Kyan m English (Modern), Dutch, African American (?)
Possibly a transferred use of the Irish surname Kyan, or perhaps an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Ryan or Kian 2... [more]
Kyana f Dutch, African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Qiana as well as a feminine form of Kyan.
Kyanite m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A name of Greek origin meaning dark blue. From the word "kyan".
Kyanna f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky, ya and na based on names such as Kianna, Kaya 2 and Ayanna.
Kyanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Cheyenne.
Kyber m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kyber.
Kyd m English
Transferred use of the surname Kyd.
Kyden m English
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and den as well as a variant of Caden.
Kyeisha f English
Variant of "Keisha".
Kyel m English (Rare)
Probably a variant (and more phonetical) spelling of Kyle. Also compare the very similar name Kyell.... [more]
Kyell m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Probably a variant spelling of either Kjell or Kyel (or both).... [more]
Kyland m English (Rare)
Combination of Kyle and the popular suffix -land. (See also Kylan)
Kylar m & f Literature, English (Modern)
Variant of Kyler. Kylar is the name of the main character in the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. The meaning is "he who kills and is killed".
Kylea f English (American)
Probably a feminine form of Kyle.
Kyleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Kylie or Kalea.
Kyleena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyleen.
Kylen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.
Kylene f English (American)
Feminine form of Kyle, using the common name suffix lene. This name briefly charted on the American top 1000 list for girls after Kylene Barker (1955-) was crowned Miss America 1979.
Kyliah f English (American)
Meaning unknown. Possibly an elaboration of Kylie or Kyla
Kyliana f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually a combination of the names Kyle and Ana or Anna or Liana.... [more]
Kylina f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Kyle or elaboration of Kylie using Lina 2.
Kyline f English
Variant spelling of Kylene.
Kylyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.
Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]