These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kačenka f CzechDiminutive of
Kačena, itself a diminutive of
Kateřina. Neither Kačenka nor Kačena are used as given names in their own right.
Kalenyk m UkrainianUkrainian form of
Kallinikos. Kalenyk Andriyevych was an early 17th century hetman of Zaporozhian cossacks, who participated in 1610 Siege of Smolensk.
Kaleria f History (Ecclesiastical), Georgian, RussianThe first known bearer of this name is saint Kaleria from the port city of Caesarea Maritima in ancient Palestine. She lived during the reign of the Roman emperor
Diocletian (284-305) and was martyred together with two to four other women (sources differ on the exact amount as well as their names).... [
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Kaleriya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Contraction of Russian Красная Армия легко разгромила империалистов Японии!
(Krasnaya Armiya legko razgromila imperialistov Yaponii!) meaning "The Red Army easily defeated the Japanese imperialists!"... [
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Kamenko m Serbian (Rare)Nature name derived from the word
kamen, meaning "stone" or "rock", therefore denoting a baby whose parents wished for him to be as strong and tough as a stone.The name is nowadays mostly associated with Kamenko Katić, a famous Serbian journalist and TV personality.
Kamo m Armenian, RussianFrom the pseudonym of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan, which was obtained due to mispronouncing Russian "komu" (to whom) as "kamo."
Kanimir m PolishThe 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".
Kanizja f PolishDerived from the surname of
Piotr Kanizjusz (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.
Kanty m Polish (Rare)From Latin
Canti meaning "from
Kęty". This name is used as a second given name with
Jan 1 as a first name, referring to a 15th-century Polish saint who came from the town of Kęty in southern Poland.
Kapitalina f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Derived from German
Kapital or Russian капитал
(kapital), which both mean "capital, asset". It is a reference to the three-volume book
Das Kapital (1867-1894) written by the German philosopher and political economist Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [
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Karloff m RussianA notable bearer is a United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969). A variant was used in the LEGO Ninjago series for the Master of Metal.
Katishe f Russian (?), LiteraturePerhaps a Russified form of French
Catiche, an archaic diminutive of
Catherine. This name is used for a character, Princess
Katerina 'Katishe' Mamontova, in English translations of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel
War and Peace (1869).
Katrya f UkrainianDiminutive and folk form of
Kateryna. Katrya Hrynevycheva (1875-1947) was an Ukrainian writer and activist.
Katyrzyna f RusynRusyn form of
Catherine. The name is rarely in use due to Rusyn assimilation with other Slavic cultures.
Ket f Soviet, Russian (Rare)Acronym of the Russian words коммунизм
(kommunizm) meaning "communism", электрификация
(elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and труд
(trud) meaning "labour"... [
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Khivrya f Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic), TheatreUkrainian variant of
Fevroniya. The name was borne by a character in Modest Mussorgsky's comic opera 'The Fair at Sorochyntsi' (1874 - 1880) which was based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories 'Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka'.
Khvedir m UkrainianPhonetical variant of
Fedir. Since /f/ was not used in Ukrainian until the introduction of Christianity, it was, and still sometimes is corrupted to /kh/+/v/. Khvedir Vovk was an antropologist and ethnographist.
Kid m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian коммунистический идеал
(kommunisticheskiy ideal) meaning "communist ideal". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.