These
names are used in a modern context.
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Ketura f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Finnish, Biblical Polish, Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)French, German, Finnish, Polish and Dutch form of
Keturah.
Khloé f American (Modern)Variant of
Chloe. This is the name of Khloé Kardashian who is an American entrepreneur and television personality of Armenian descent.
Kihana f Japanese (Modern)From Japanese 衣 (ki) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 祈 (ki) meaning "pray, wish" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kiichigo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name comes from the word which refers to any plant of the Rubus genus but generally referring to a raspberry (which is part of the Rubus genus), from a combination of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 苺 (ichigo) meaning "strawberry." The combination may have originated from the phrase
木になるイチゴ (ki ni naru ichigo), literally translating to "(a) strawberry/ies become(s) (a) tree(s)" but may more accurately mean "(a) strawberry/ies on (a) tree(s)," possibly in reference to the woody stems found in most plants of the genus.
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).
Kilu f German (Modern, Rare)Derived from the Swahili word
kilulu "little pearl" (
ki- is a diminutive prefix in Swahili, and
lulu means "pearl").... [
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Kima f Basque (Modern)Derived from Basque
kima "fine branches; ends of branches; mane", this name has come into use in recent years (possibly inspired by the international popularity of the name
Kim 1).
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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Kioto m Japanese (Modern, Rare)Combination of a
ki kanji, like 樹 meaning "tree," 輝 meaning "brightness, brilliance," 季 meaning "season," 喜 meaning "delight, pleasure" or 貴 meaning "precious, valuable," and 音
(oto) meaning "sound" or an
o kanji, like 生 meaning "grow" or 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," and a
to kanji, like 人 meaning "person."... [
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Kiowa f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)Possibly derived from the name of the Native American tribe from the Interior Plains. The name of the tribe is derived from
Cáuigù, allegedly meaning "principal people" in the Kiowa language.
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.
Kkum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 꿈
(kkum) meaning "dream," the verbal noun of verb 꾸다
(kkuda) meaning "to dream."
Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.
Kodak m & f American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Kodiak perhaps popularized by an American Rapper: Kodak Black. He was most active from 2013 to present. His real name is Dieuson Octave.
Kohare f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From 晴れ
(hare) meaning "clear/fine weather" prefixed with a
ko kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 心 meaning "heart, mind," 木 meaning "tree" or 虹 meaning "rainbow."... [
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Kokorin f Japanese (Modern)Form of
Kokoro. Combination of Kanji Characters
心 meaning "Heart" or "Feeling" and
莉 meaning "White Jasmine" or
里 meaning "Homeland".
Kokowa f Japanese (Modern)This name is used as 心和 with 心 (shin, kokoro, -gokoro) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."
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... [
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