Khunu AjayufAymara From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu IllafAymara From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
K'iturafGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [more]
KiugakmInuit Name of Canadian Inuk artist Kiugak Ashoona
KonafGreenlandic (Archaic) Derived from Old Norse kona meaning "woman" or "wife", a loanword from the Norse period (985-1470) which was later used in the pidgin between European whalers and Greenlanders. The name Kona was common in Southern Greenland and later spread to Western and Northern Greenland.
Korinm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo kori meaning "gold" and the genitive suffix -n.
K'ôrĸafGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
KosumimMiwok Derived from Miwok kosumu "salmon" and/or kose "to throw at", with the implied meaning "fishes for salmon with a spear".
KoyahmHaida (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Haida xhuuyaa "raven". Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) was the chief of Ninstints or Skungwai, the main village of the Kunghit-Haida during the era of the Maritime Fur Trade in Haida Gwaii off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
KristînafGreenlandic Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
K'uloĸutsukmGreenlandic, Inuit Mythology Archaic spelling of Quloqutsuk (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
KumaglakmInuit, Popular Culture The name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.
KunuutmGreenlandic Greenlandic form of Knut. This was the Greenlandic name of Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), a Danish polar explorer and anthropologist of partial Inuit descent.
K'upalunafGreenlandic Greenlandic name deriving from qupaluk, another word for qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
Kusif & mAymara Means "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi ArumafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and aruma meaning "night".
Kusi ChimpufAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi ChuymafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi KurmifAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusi NayrafAymara From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllurfQuechua, Theatre Means "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua kusi "joyful, happy" and quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).
KuzcomPopular Culture, Quechua Emperor Kuzco is the main protagonist of the Disney animated film and television series "The Emperor's New Groove". His name was inspired by the ancient Incan city of Cuzco in modern Peru. The name of the city is derived from the Quechua name for it, Qusqu, with its origin in the Aymara language... [more]
Liju IllafAymara From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
LilakaifNavajo Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
LlacolénfMapuche (Hispanicized) Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
LomahongvamHopi Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).
Lomasim & fHopi Means "well adorned" in Hopi. From the Hopi lomá 'well, good, beautiful' and náci 'self blossomed (as in, covered in blossoms/flowers), adorned, dressed', or mási 'gray', referring to a species of bluebird.