Browse Names
Browse, filter and discover names by letter, gender or origin.
30,235 names in our directory
Results
30,235Karan is a masculine given name used in India, particularly among Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi speaking communities. It also functions as an English-language feminine given name and, through distinct origins, as...
Karapet is a John by John the Baptist - i.e., his role as "the one sent before Jesus." The Greek word for "forerunner" is prodromos, which is also used as an epithet for the Baptist in Eastern Christian tradition.The his...
Karaugh is a modern English variant of Kara 1, which itself is a variant of Cara. The root name Cara derives from an Italian word meaning "beloved" or an Irish word meaning "friend." As a creative respelling, Karaugh fol...
Karcsi is a Hungarian diminutive of Károly, the Hungarian form of Karl or Charles. The name Károly itself is equivalent to Charles, a name of Germanic origin meaning "free man." The Hungarian diminutive Karcsi is formed...
Kåre is a Scandinavian masculine given name used primarily in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It originates from the Old Norse name Kári, which is derived from a word meaning "curly, curved"—likely in reference to hair o...
Kareem is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Karim, derived from the Arabic root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous." In Islamic tradition, الكريم (al-Karīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah, signifying "the...
Karekin is a Western Armenian transcription of the name Garegin, an Old Armenian name possibly meaning "of high value, precious, dear". The variant with "K" versus "G" reflects differences between Western and Eastern Arm...
Karel is a masculine given name primarily used in Czech, Dutch, and Slovene, serving as the local form of Charles. The name Charles originates from the Germanic root meaning "man" (from *karlaz), though some theories ass...
Karen is a Danish short form of Katherine. It became common in the English-speaking world after the 1930s. The name Karen is a feminine first name, used primarily in Danish, English, German, Icelandic, and Norwegian cont...
Karen 2 is the Western Armenian transcription of Garen, ultimately derived from Garegin. This name belongs to a family of cognate forms used across Armenian communities.EtymologyThe root name Garegin is an Old Armenian n...
Karen is a Japanese feminine name typically written with kanji such as 華蓮, combining the elements ka (華) meaning "flower" and ren (蓮) meaning "lotus" or "water lily". The lotus holds deep symbolic resonance in East A...
Karena is an elaborated variant of the name Karen, likely influenced by Carina. Created as a modern invention, it combines the sound of Karen with a Latin-style suffix, giving it a more rhythmic or melodic quality. While...
Karenza is a variant of the Cornish name Kerensa, meaning "love" in the Cornish language. This feminine name belongs to a rich tradition of Cornish names that draw on the native Celtic vocabulary, often derived from posi...
Karesinda is a feminine given name in the artificial language Esperanto, formed from the verb karesi “to caress” combined with the suffix -ind- “worthy of” and the adjectival ending -a. Its literal meaning is “worthy of...
Kári is an Old Norse masculine name, the direct phonological ancestor of the modern Kåre. The name derives from the Old Norse element kárr, meaning "curly" or "curved," likely a reference to curly hair or a bent shape.Et...
Kari is a Norwegian short form of Katarina, itself a form of Katherine. In Norway, Kari has been used as a given name since the 19th century, primarily as a feminine name (though it also functions as a masculine given na...
Kari 2 is a Finnish male given name, but it is distinct from the common Finnish name Kari (derived from the Germanic name Karl). This Kari was introduced by Finnish author Juhani Aho in his 1897 novel Panu, where it serv...
Karianne is a Norwegian female given name, combining Kari 1 and Anne 1. This type of compound name, formed by merging two established names—often from different family members or saints—has been common in Nordic naming t...
Karim (also spelled Kareem, Kerim, or Karem) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, widely used across the Muslim world and beyond. Derived from the Arabic root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous," Karim signifies...
EtymologyKärım is a Kazakh masculine given name, formed as a transcription Karim, derived from the Arabic root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous." The literal meaning of the name is "generous" or "noble."Cultural and...
Kärim is the Tatar form of Karim, a male given name derived from the Arabic root karuma, meaning "to be generous." In Arabic, the name Karim directly translates to "generous" or "noble." This name holds profound religiou...
Karima is an Arabic feminine given name, derived as the counterpart of the masculine name Karim. Karima means "generous, noble" and originates from the Arabic triliteral root k-r-m (karuma), denoting generosity and honor...
Karin is a common feminine given name used across many Germanic, Nordic, and Central European languages, including Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, and Slovene. Originally, Karin devel...
Karīna is a Latvian variant of Karina, elaborated from Karin, a Swedish short form of Katherine. The name thus traces its roots to the complex and debated etymology of Katherine, which may derive from the Greek Αἰκατερίν...
Karina is a feminine given name used across many European languages, including Danish, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It is an elaborated form of Karin, a Swedish short form o...
Karine is a French feminine given name that derives from two distinct onomastic roots. Primarily, it is the French form of Carina 1, a Late Latin name ultimately derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved." This was borne...
Karine 2 is an elaborated form of Karin, itself a Swedish short form of Katherine. While information about this specific variant is scarce, its etymology traces back through the rich history of the name Katherine, a clas...
Karine is a feminine given name of Armenian origin. It is probably derived from Karin, the Armenian name for the city of Erzurum in eastern Turkey, which was an ancient Armenian city. The name thus carries geographical a...
Karishma is a feminine given name of Hindi origin, derived from the Sanskrit word karishma, meaning "miracle." It is a modern name, primarily used in India and among the Hindu diaspora. The name gained popularity in the...
Karissa is an English feminine given name, primarily a variant of Charissa. The name Charissa itself is an elaborated form of Charis, an Ancient Greek name meaning "grace, kindness" (from the word charis). The ultimate r...
Karita is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, specifically used in Swedish. It is a variant of Carita, which ultimately derives from the Latin word caritas, meaning “dearness, esteem, love.” This Latin root tie...
Karítas is the Icelandic form of Carita, a name that ultimately derives from the Latin word caritas, meaning "dearness, esteem," or "love." The Latin caritas itself was used in Christian contexts to represent the theolog...
Kariuki is a Kikuyu male name meaning "reincarnated one" in the Kikuyu language of Kenya. The name reflects the traditional Kikuyu belief in reincarnation, where a child may be named Kariuki if believed to be the rebirth...
Karl is a Germanic masculine name, the German and Scandinavian form of Charles. Derived from the Old High German word charal meaning "man, husband, freeman," the name rose to prominence in Central and Northern Europe lar...
Karla is a feminine given name widely used across Europe and in English-speaking countries. It serves as the feminine form of Karl, Karel, or Karlo, which are themselves regional variants of Charles. The name ultimately...
Karlee is an English feminine given name that functions as a variant of Carly. Like other forms such as Carley, Carli, Carlie, Karli, and Karlie, it ultimately derives from the masculine name Carl, which is a German and...
Karlene is an English feminine given name that serves as a variant of Carlene. Carlene itself is a feminine diminutive of Carl, the German and Scandinavian form of Charles, meaning "free man." The name Karlene thus share...
Karl-Heinz is a German given name, formed as a combination of the names Karl and Heinz, typically joined with a hyphen. It belongs to a tradition of hyphenated German masculine names, where two names are fused to create...
Etymology and OriginsKarlheinz is a German compound given name, formed by combining Karl and Heinz. Both components are traditional Germanic names with deep roots in European history. The first element, Karl, derives fro...
Karli is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. It functions as a variant of Carly, which itself is a feminine form of Carl. Ultimately, the name traces back to the Germanic name Karl (from t...
Karlie is an English feminine given name, functioning as a variant of Carly. Through this connection, it ultimately derives from the masculine name Carl, which itself is a German and Scandinavian variant of Karl (see Cha...
Karlijn is a Dutch feminine given name, formed as a diminutive of Karel, the Dutch form of Charles. The name is pronounced [kɑrˈlɛin] in Dutch. Ultimately derived from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "man" or possibly fr...
Karlīna is a Latvian feminine given name, contracted from Karolīna. The name is ultimately a variant of Charles, which derives from the Germanic word *karlaz meaning “man,” or alternatively from *harjaz meaning “army.” T...
Kārlis is a Latvian given name, equivalent to the English name Charles. It is derived from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "man" (from Proto-Germanic *karlaz), or possibly from *harjaz meaning "army". The name has been b...
Karlmann is a German form of Carloman. The name Carloman itself is derived from an Old German name composed of the elements karl meaning "man" and man meaning "person, man". Thus, Karlmann virtually translates to "man-ma...
Karlo is a masculine given name used in Croatian, Slovene, and Georgian, serving as a form of Charles. The name Charles ultimately descends from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "man" (from Proto-Germanic *karlaz), or pos...
Karly is an English feminine given name that functions as a variant spelling of Carly. Like Carly, Karly ultimately derives from the masculine name Carl, a German and Scandinavian form of Karl (see Charles). Carl itself...
Karma is a unisex given name derived from the Sanskrit word कर्म (karma), meaning "action, deed, fate". The concept originates in ancient Indian religious and philosophical traditions, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, an...
Karme is the Greek form of Carme 2. The name traces back to the ancient Greek name Κάρμη (Karme), which is derived from the Greek verb κείρω (keiro), meaning "to shear." This etymology evokes imagery related to harvestin...
Karmel is a name with distinct roles as both a Hebrew feminine given name and a surname with various cultural roots. As a feminine given name, Karmel is a Hebrew form of Carmel, which derives from the mountain in Israel,...
Karmela is the Croatian form of Carmela, which itself derives from the Hebrew place name Carmel. The name ultimately traces back to the title of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and is therefore deeply rooted i...
Karmen is a feminine given name used in Croatian, Estonian, and Slovene, serving as a local form of Carmen. Carmen itself originates as a medieval Spanish form of Carmel, which is derived from the Hebrew Karem El meaning...
Etymology and Linguistic OriginsKarna is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin, derived from karṇa (कर्ण), meaning 'ear'. This etymology is distinct from many other Hindu names, directly referencing a bodily part. Accordin...
Karol 1 is a Polish, Slovak, and Slovene form of Karl, which itself derives from the Germanic element *karlaz meaning 'free man.' The name is ultimately cognate with Charles, a name borne by numerous European monarchs an...
Karol 2 is a variant of Carol 1 used in English as a feminine name. While Carol itself originated as a short form of Caroline, which in turn is the French feminine form of the Latin name Carolus, Karol with a K offers an...
Karola is a feminine given name used in German, Hungarian, and Polish. It is a feminine form of Carolus, the Latinized version of Charles. The name ultimately traces back to the Germanic word *karlaz, meaning 'man' or, a...
Karoliina is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name, derived as a feminine form of Carolus, the Latinization of the Germanic name Charles. Charles itself stems from the Proto-Germanic element *karlaz meaning "free ma...
Karolína is the Czech and Slovak feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles. The name derives from the Germanic element *karlaz, meaning "man," though some scholars trace it to *harjaz meaning "army." It gained...
Karolīna is a Latvian feminine given name, the Latvian form of Carolus. It entered Latvian usage in the late 18th century, first recorded in 1795 in the form Karolīne, borrowed from French Caroline. The name is part of a...
Karolina is a feminine given name widely used across Europe, including in Croatian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Swedish, and Ukrainian speaking communities. It...