Names starting with K

Derived from an English place name, this surname originally meant "clearing belonging to Cyhha". The Old English name Cyhha has an uncertain origin....

Derived from Finnish keiju meaning "elf, fairy".

From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration", 敬 (kei) meaning "respect", 啓 (kei) meaning "open, begin" or 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit" combined...

Variant of Kayla. It may also be inspired by the biblical town of Keilah mentioned in the Old Testament.

Means "glorious heaven" in Hawaiian, from kei "glorious, dignified" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Derived from a variant of the surname Kerr.

Variant of Ciara 1. This spelling was popularized by British actress Keira Knightley (1985-).

Variant of Kieran.

Possibly an invented name, or perhaps based on Keziah. It came into use during the 1960s.

From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration" or 啓 (kei) meaning "open, begin" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Various other kanji...

Latvian form of Kate.

Derived from a Scottish surname that originated from a location in East Lothian, which might have come from the Celtic root *kayto-, meaning "wood". T...

Feminine form of Keith.

Means "I am happy" in Tswana, from itumetse meaning "happy".

Albanian form of Casey.

Hawaiian form of Stephanie.

Means "the warrior" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and koa "warrior, koa tree".

Greek form of Cecrops.

Derived from Greek κελαινός (kelainos) meaning "black, dark, murky". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter...

Variant of Kellen.

Variant of Kelsey.

Danish form of Ketil.

This name might originate from the Old Norse term kildr, which signifies "a spring".

The Turkish word signifies "butterfly".

Means "I am thankful" in Tswana, from leboga "to be thankful, to thank".

Means "thank God" in Igbo.

Hungarian variation of Clement.

Origin uncertain, possibly a created name.

From Hebrew כְּלִיל (kelil) meaning "crown, wreath, garland" or "complete, perfect".

Variant of Kellen. This spelling rose in popularity after actor Kellan Lutz (1985-) appeared in the Twilight film series starting in 2008.

Variant of Kelly.

Possibly derived from a German surname, itself from Middle Low German kel "swampy area". This name began to be used in the United States in the early...

Variant of Kelly.

Variant of Kelly.

Variant of Kelly.

Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. Notable surname bearers include actor and dancer Gene...

Variant of Kelsey, with the spelling influenced by Chelsea.

Derived from place names in Lincolnshire, this English surname has origins that suggest it could mean "Cenel's island," with Cenel being an Old...

Variant of Kelsey.

Variant of Kelsey.

From the name of a Scottish river, perhaps meaning "narrow water". As a title it was borne by Irish-Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin...

Turkish form of Kamal 1. This was the second name, acquired during his youth, of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), the founder of modern Turkey.

Turkish form of Kamal ad-Din.

Means "courage, vigour" in Basque.

Derived from the Middle English term kempe, which translates to "champion, athlete, or warrior" as a surname.

From the Hebrew name קְמוּאֵל (Qemuʾel) meaning "raised by God", from קוּם (qum) meaning "to raise" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament...

Short form of Kenneth.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Hebrew form of Canaan.

Possibly means "possession" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a son of Enosh and a great-grandson of Adam.

From the Turkish name for the ancient region of Canaan.

Means "Yahweh establishes" in Hebrew, from כָּנַן (kanan) meaning "to establish" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of two...

Hebrew form of Kenaniah.

Derived from a variant of the surname Kendall.

Derived from the English surname associated with Kendale, a town in northwestern England that translates to "valley by the Kent River". Initially...

From the Hungarian royal title kende or kündü, which referred to the ceremonial Magyar king (who ruled alongside the military leader known as the gyul...

Feminine form of Ken 1 or Kendrick.

From a surname with several different origins. It could derive from the Old English given names Cyneric "royal power" or Cenric "bold power", or from...

Means "I have been given" in Tswana.

From the Old English name Cenhelm, composed of the elements cene "bold, keen" and helm "helmet". Saint Kenelm was a 9th-century martyr from Mercia,...