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The Name Begins With The Letter K:
KISTNA  m  Indian
Variant of KRISHNA

KIT  m & f  English
Short form of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE...

KITTI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of KATALIN

KITTY  f  English
Pet form of KATHERINE

KIYOKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".

KIYOSHI  m  Japanese
Means "pure" in Japanese.

KIZZIE  f  English
Pet form of KEZIAH

KIZZY  f  English
Pet form of KEZIAH

KJELD  m  Danish
Danish form of KETTIL

KJELL  m  Swedish, Norwegian
Contracted form of KETTIL

KJELLFRID  f  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketilriđr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríđr meaning "beautiful".

KJERSTI  f  Norwegian
Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJERSTIN  f  Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KJETIL  m  Norwegian
Norwegian form of KETTIL

KLAAS  m  German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS

KLAES  m  Frisian
Frisian form of NICHOLAS

KLAHAN  m  Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.

KLÁRA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLARA

KLARA  f  Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA

KLASINA  f  Dutch
Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS

KLAUDIA  f  Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIJS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUDIUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of CLAUDIUS

KLAUS  m  German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS

KLAVA  f  Russian
Pet form of KLAVDIYA

KLAVDIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAVDIYA  f  Russian
Russian feminine form of CLAUDIUS

KLAZINA  f  Dutch
Feminine pet form of NIKOLAAS

KLEIO  f  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"...

KLEITOS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "splendid, famous" in Greek...

KLEMEN  m  Slovene
Slovene form of CLEMENT

KLEMENS  m  German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of CLEMENT...

KLEMENTYNA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of CLEMENT

KLIMENT  m  Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Russian, Bulgarian and Czech form of CLEMENT

KLOTHO  f  Greek Mythology
Means "spinner" in Greek... []

KLOTILD  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CLOTHILDE

KLYTIË  f  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτος (klytos) meaning "famous, noble"...

KNOX  m  English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Old English cnocc "round hill".

KNUD  m  Danish
Danish form of KNUT

KNUT  m  Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot"...

KNUTE  m  Norwegian
Norwegian form of KNUT

KOBE  m  African
Either "tortoise" (Swahili) or else derived from the name of an African tribe.

KOBINA  m  African
Variant of KWABENA

KOBUS  m  Dutch
Pet form of JACOBUS

KODEY  m  English
Variant of CODY

KODY  m  English
Variant of CODY

KOEN  m  Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOENRAAD  m  Dutch
Dutch form of CONRAD

KOERT  m  Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOFI  m  African
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.

KOHAKU  f & m  Japanese
Means "amber" in Japanese.

KOHAR  f  Armenian
Means "jewel" in Armenian.

KOHINOOR  f  Various
From Koh-i-noor, the name of a famous gemstone, meaning "mountain of light" in Persian.

KOIOS  m  Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κοιος (koios), also spelled ποιος (poios), a questioning word meaning approximately "of what kind?"...

KOIT  m  Estonian
Means "dawn" in Estonian.

KOJO  m  African
Variant of KWADWO

KOKORO  f  Japanese
Means "heart, spirit" in Japanese...

KOLAB  f  Khmer
Means "rose" in Khmer.

KOLBY  m  English
Variant of COLBY

KOLDO  m  Basque
Short form of KOLDOBIKA

KOLDOBIKA  m  Basque
Basque form of LOUIS

KOLE  m  English
Variant of COLE

KOLLEEN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of COLLEEN

KOLMAN  m  German
Variant of KOLOMAN

KOLOMAN  m  German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).

KOLOUR  f  English (Modern)
Means simply "colour" from a variant spelling of the English word (ultimately from Latin color).

KOLYA  m  Russian
Pet form of NIKOLAI

KONANI  m & f  Hawaiian
Means "bright" in Hawaiian.

KONDRAT  m  Polish
Archaic Polish form of CONRAD

KONNOR  m  English
Variant of CONNOR

KONRÁD  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CONRAD

KONRAD  m  German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD

KONSTANCJA  f  Polish
Polish form of CONSTANTIA

KONSTANTIN  m  German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Cognate of CONSTANTINE

KONSTANTINOS  m  Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

KONSTANTY  m  Polish
Polish form of Constans (see CONSTANT).

KONSTANTYN  m  Polish
Polish form of CONSTANTINE

KOOS  m  Dutch
Pet form of JACOB

KOPPEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JACOB

KORA  f  English, German
English and German form of KORË

KORALO  m  Esperanto
Means "coral" in Esperanto.

KORAY  m  Turkish
Means "ember moon" in Turkish.

KORBIN  m  English
Variant of CORBIN

KORBINIAN  m  German
Derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven"...

KÖRBL  m  German
Pet form of KORBINIAN

KORË  f  Greek Mythology
Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

KOREY  m  English
Variant of COREY

KORI  m & f  English
Variant or feminine form of COREY

KORINA  f  English
Variant of CORINNA

KORINNA  f  English, German
Variant of CORINNA

KORNÉL  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIUS

KORNEL  m  Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of CORNELIUS

KORNÉLIA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CORNELIA

KORNELIA  f  Polish
Polish form of CORNELIA

KORRINE  f  English
Variant of CORINNE

KORT  m  German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD

KORTNEY  f & m  English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KORY  m  English
Variant of COREY

KOSTA  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian pet form of KONSTANTIN

KOSTADIN  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of CONSTANTINE

KOSTANDIN  m  Albanian
Albanian form of CONSTANTINE

KOSTYA  m  Russian
Russian pet form of KONSTANTIN

KOSTYANTYN  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CONSTANTINE

KOTONE  f  Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".

KOTRYNA  f  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of KATHERINE

KOUKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 希 (ki) "hope" or 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".

KOURTNEY  f & m  English
Variant of COURTNEY

KOUTA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 康 (kou) "peace" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".

KRASIMIR  m  Bulgarian
Means "beautiful peace" from the Slavic elements kras "beauty" and mir "peace".

KRASIMIRA  f  Bulgarian
Feminine form of KRASIMIR

KRASTIO  m  Bulgarian
Variant transcription of KRASTYO

KRASTYO  m  Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian кръст (krast) meaning "cross"...

KRASTYU  m  Bulgarian
Variant of KRASTYO

KREINDEL  f  Yiddish
Pet form of KREINE

KREINE  f  Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.

KREIOS  m  Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek κρειων (kreion) "lord, master"...

KRESIMIR  m  Croatian
Meaning unknown, though the second element is from Slavic mir "peace"...

KRESIMIRA  f  Croatian
Feminine form of KRESIMIR

KRESO  m  Croatian
Pet form of KRESIMIR

KRESTEN  m  Danish
Danish variant of CHRISTIAN

KRESZENTIA  f  German
German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

KRESZENZ  f  German
German feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

KRIEMHILD  f  German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle"...

KRIEMHILDE  f  German
Variant of KRIEMHILD

KRIKOR  m  Armenian
Armenian form of GREGORY

KRIMHILDE  f  German
Variant of KRIEMHILD

KRIS  f & m  English, Danish
Short form of KRISTA, KRISTIAN, KRISTINA or KRISTOFFER

KRISHNA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit... 

KRISNA  m  Indonesian
Means "wise" in Indonesian.

KRISTA  f  German, English
Short form of KRISTINA

KRISTAL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTAPS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTEEN  f  English
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRISTEL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTEN (1)  m  Danish
Danish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTEN (2)  f  English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRISTER  m  Swedish
Swedish variant of CHRISTER

KRISTI  f  English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIA  f  English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRISTIAN  m  Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIANA  f  Latvian
Latvian feminine form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIANE  f  German
German feminine form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIE  f  English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIINA  f  Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of CHRISTINA

KRISTIJAN  m  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTIN  f  Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA

KRISTINA  f  Swedish, Czech, Russian, German, Slovene, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of CHRISTINA

KRISTINE  f  Danish, Norwegian, German, Latvian
Cognate of CHRISTINE

KRISTJÁN  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTJAN  m  Estonian, Slovene
Estonian and Slovene form of CHRISTIAN

KRISTJANA  f  Icelandic
Icelandic form of CHRISTINA

KRIŠTOF  m  Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTÓF  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTOFFER  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTOPHER  m  English
Variant of CHRISTOPHER

KRISTY  f  English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRISTÝNA  f  Czech
Czech variant of KRISTINA

KRISZTIÁN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTIAN

KRISZTINA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of CHRISTINA

KRONOS  m  Greek Mythology
Greek form of CRONUS

KRYSIA  f  Polish
Short form of KRYSTYNA

KRYSTAL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTELLE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTEN  f  English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRYSTIAN  m  Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRYSTIANA  f  Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA

KRYSTINA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINA

KRYSTINE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRYSTLE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYŠTOF  m  Czech
Czech form of CHRISTOPHER

KRYSTYN  m  Polish
Polish form of CHRISTIAN

KRYSTYNA  f  Polish
Polish form of CHRISTINA

KRZYŚ  m  Polish
Pet form of KRZYSZTOF

KRZYSZTOF  m  Polish
Polish form of CHRISTOPHER

KSAWERY  m  Polish
Polish form of XAVIER

KSENIA  f  Polish
Polish form of XENIA

KSENIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of XENIA

KSENIYA  f  Russian
Russian form of XENIA

KSHITIJ  m  Indian
Means "born of the earth" or "horizon" in Sanskrit.

KSHITIJA  f  Indian
Feminine form of KSHITIJ

KUBA  m  Polish
Polish pet form of JACOB

KUDRET  m  Turkish
Means "power, might" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

KUKKA  f  Finnish
Means "flower" in Finnish.

KULAP  f  Thai
Means "rose" in Thai.

KUMAR  m  Indian
Modern transcription of KUMARA

KUMARA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, son"...

KUMARI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Feminine form of KUMARA...

KUMIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) "long time", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

KUN  m  Chinese
Means either "universe" or "mountain range" in Chinese.

KUNAL  m  Indian
Modern transcription of KUNALA

KUNALA  m  Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit...

KUNEGUNDA  f  Polish
Polish form of KUNIGUNDE...

KUNIBERT  m  German
Means "brave and bright" from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and beraht "bright".

KUNIGONDE  f  Dutch
Dutch form of KUNIGUNDE

KUNIGUNDE  f  German
Derived from the Germanic element kuoni "brave" combined with gund "war"...

KUNO  m  German
Derived from Germanic kuoni meaning "brave".

KUNTHEA  f  Khmer
Means "sweet-smelling" in Khmer.

KUNTO  f  African
Means "third child" in Akan.

KURO  m  Japanese
Variant transcription of KUROU

KUROU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 九 (ku) "nine" and 郎 (rou) "son"...

KURT  m  German
German contracted form of CONRAD

KURTIS  m  English
Variant of CURTIS

KUSTAA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GUSTAV

KUSTI  m  Finnish
Finnish pet form of KUSTAA or AUKUSTI

KUSUMA  m  Indonesian
Means "flower" in Indonesian.

KUWAT  m  Indonesian
Means "strong" in Javanese.

KUZMA  m  Russian
Russian of Kosmos (see COSMO).

KVETA  f  Czech
Derived from Czech kvet meaning "flower, blossom".

KWABENA  m  African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

KWADWO  m  African
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

KWAKU  m  African
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

KWAME  m  African
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

KWASI  m  African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

KWEKU  m  African
Variant of KWAKU

KWESI  m  African
Variant of KWASI

KYLA  f  English
Feminine form of KYLE

KYLE  m  English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".

KYLEE  f  English
Variant of KYLIE

KYLEIGH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of KYLIE

KYLER  m & f  English
Possibly from a Dutch surname meaning "archer".

KYLIE  f  English
Means "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language, but it could also be a variant of KELLY or KYLE.

KYLLI  f  Finnish
Short form of KYLLIKKI

KYLLIKKI  f  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Possibly derived from an old Finnish word meaning "woman"... 

KYM  f  English
Variant of KIM (1)

KYNASTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "CYNEFRIĐ's town" in Old English.

KYO  m & f  Japanese
Variant transcription of KYOU

KYÖSTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GUSTAV

KYOU  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese 協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".

KYRA  f  English
Feminine form of CYRUS

KYRAN  m  Irish, English
Variant of KIERAN

KYRIAKE  f  Greek
Variant transcription of KYRIAKI

KYRIAKI  f  Greek
Feminine form of KYRIAKOS

KYRIAKOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS

KYROS  m  Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRUS

KYRSTEN  f  English (Modern)
Variant of KIRSTEN

KYRYLO  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of CYRIL

KYUNG-SOON  f  Korean
From the Korean elements kyung "honoured" and soon "mild" or "gentle".

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