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| Kadim | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | servant (?) |
| Variants: | Kadim Arabic |
| Kadeem English (#746 in US popularity) | |
| Kai | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | origin not known for sure |
| maybe a Frisian short form of 'Gerhard', as spoken/babbled by children | |
| in Germany also used as a female name, with the same variants Kai/Kaj/Kay/Cay, but with another etymology | |
| Variants: | Kai German, Low German (#670 in US popularity) |
| Cay German, Low German | |
| Kaj German, Low German | |
| Kay German, Low German | |
| Kalen | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Variants: | Kalen English (#975 in US popularity) |
| Karim | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | generous, noble |
| Words: | karim=generous, noble (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Karim Arabic |
| Kareem English (#596 in US popularity) | |
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| Karl | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic name |
| known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (8th/9th century AD) | |
| only in the 19th century the name became really popular | |
| Words: | karal=the man, the husband (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Carla |
| Variants: | Karl German, Scandinavian (#390 in US popularity) |
| Carl German, English (#204 in US popularity) | |
| Carlo Italian (#953 in US popularity) | |
| Carlos Spanish, Portuguese (#58 in US popularity) | |
| Charles French, English (#43 in US popularity) | |
| Charlie English (#456 in US popularity) | |
| Chaz English (#549 in US popularity) | |
| Karel Czech, Dutch | |
| Karol Polish | |
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| Keanu | |
| Language of origin: | Hawaii |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the cool (?) |
| Words: | ke=the (Hawaii) ; anu=cool (Hawaii) |
| Variants: | Keanu Hawaii (#826 in US popularity) |
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| Keaton | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | shed town (?) |
| Info about origin: | from a family name that derives from a place name, probably with the meaning 'shed town' |
| Words: | tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Keaton English (#474 in US popularity) |
| Keegan | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | descendant of Aodhagán |
| Info about origin: | Anglicized form of the Gaelic family name 'Mac Aodhagáin' with the meaning 'descendant of Aodhagán' |
| Words: | mac=the son (Scottish) |
| Variants: | Keegan English, Irish (#379 in US popularity) |
| Kegan English, Irish (#953 in US popularity) | |
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| Keith | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | forest |
| Info about origin: | from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'forest' |
| Words: | keth=the forest (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Keith German, English, Scottish (#124 in US popularity) |
| Kelby | |
| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | farm by the spring |
| Info about origin: | from an Old Norse place name meaning 'farm by the spring' |
| Words: | kelda=the spring, the fountain (Old Norse) ; by=the village, the farm (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Kelby English (#903 in US popularity) |
| Kellen | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Variants: | Kellen English (#793 in US popularity) |
| Kelly | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from an Irish male given name 'Ceallach' or 'Ceallagh' |
| today mostly used as a female given name | |
| Words: | ceall=the church, the monastery (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Kelly English, Irish (#476 in US popularity) |
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| Kelsey | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | use of a family name as given name whose meaning and origin is disputed |
| today more often used as a female name | |
| Words: | ceol=the ship (Old English) ; sige=the victory (Old English) |
| Variants: | Kelsey English (#860 in US popularity) |
| Kelton | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | keel town (?) |
| Info about origin: | from an Old English place name, maybe with the meaning 'keel town' |
| Words: | keel=the keel (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Kelton English (#919 in US popularity) |
| Kelvin | |
| Language of origin: | Scottish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from an English family name derived from the name of the Scottish river Kelvin |
| the name of the river maybe means 'narrow water' | |
| used as a given name only since around 1920 | |
| Variants: | Kelvin English (#288 in US popularity) |
| Ken | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the handsome |
| Info about origin: | 'Ken' is a short form of 'Kenneth' which in turn is an Anglicized form of Scottish 'Coinneach' or 'Cináed' |
| Words: | caomh=handsome, gentle (Irish) |
| Variants: | Ken German, English |
| Kenneth English (#61 in US popularity) | |
| Kenny English, Irish, Scottish (#387 in US popularity) | |
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| Kendall | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | valley of the River Kent |
| Info about origin: | fom a family name deriving from the name 'Kendal' of a city in England |
| the meaning of the name of the city is 'valley of the River Kent' | |
| the name of the river itself maybe means 'border' | |
| exclusively male name for a long time, in recent times however used as a female name as well in the US | |
| Words: | dael=the dale, the valley (Old English) ; kent=the border (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Kendall English, Welsh (#344 in US popularity) |
| Kendal English, Welsh (#925 in US popularity) | |
| Kendrick | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | high hill (?) |
| Info about origin: | origin not known for sure |
| maybe use of a Welsh family name 'Cynwrig' as given name | |
| this family same seems to contain Celtic elements and maybe means 'high hill' | |
| Female form: | Kendra |
| Variants: | Kendrick English (#407 in US popularity) |
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| Kent | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name that derives from a place name, the name of Kent county in England |
| the name of the county is probably of Celtic origin, with a meaning of 'border' | |
| Words: | kent=the border (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Kent English (#634 in US popularity) |
| Kenton | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | royal manor (?) |
| Info about origin: | from a family name that derives from a place name |
| the meaning of the place name is not known for sure, maybe 'royal manor' | |
| Words: | cyne=royal (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Kenton English (#830 in US popularity) |
| Keon | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Variants: | Keon English (#766 in US popularity) |
| Kerry | |
| Language of origin: | Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from the name 'Kerry' or 'Ciarrai' of a county in Ireland |
| the name of the county derives from the word 'ciar' (black) | |
| in Ireland itself not in use as a given name | |
| Words: | ciar=black, dark (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Kerry English (#657 in US popularity) |
| Kevin | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the beautiful, the gentle |
| Info about origin: | originally an Irish cognomen 'Caoimhin' (from a diminutive of 'caomh' 'handsome') |
| 'Kevin' is the Anglicized form of this name | |
| known from Saint Caoimhin, the patron saint of Dublin (7th century AD) | |
| Words: | caomh=handsome, gentle (Irish) ; coim=kind, gentle (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Kevin German, English, Irish (#25 in US popularity) |
| Keven English (#860 in US popularity) | |
| Kevon English (#925 in US popularity) | |
| Caoimhin Irish | |
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| Khalid | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | eternal |
| Words: | khalid=eternal (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Khalid Arabic (#860 in US popularity) |
| Khalil | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | friend |
| Words: | khalil=the friend (Arabic) |
| Female form: | Khalilah |
| Variants: | Khalil Arabic (#494 in US popularity) |
| Kieran | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the black |
| Info about origin: | 'Kieran' is the Anglicized form of 'Ciaran' |
| known from two Irish saints | |
| Words: | ciar=black, dark (Old Irish) |
| Female form: | Ciara |
| Variants: | Kieran English, Irish (#806 in US popularity) |
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| Kirby | |
| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | village with church (?) |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from an Old Norse place name probably meaning 'village with church' |
| Words: | kirkja=the church (Old Norse) ; by=the village, the farm (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Kirby English (#925 in US popularity) |
| Kirk | |
| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | church |
| Info about origin: | from an Old Scandinavian family name 'Kirkja' (church) |
| Words: | kirkja=the church (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Kirk English (#516 in US popularity) |
| Kobe | |
| Language of origin: | Swahili |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | tortoise |
| Words: | kobe=the tortoise (Swahili) |
| Variants: | Kobe English (#877 in US popularity) |
| Kwame | |
| Language of origin: | Akan |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | born on Saturday |
| Words: | kwame=born on Saturday (Akan) |
| Variants: | Kwame English, Akan (#953 in US popularity) |
| Kyle | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'channel' or 'strait' |
| in use both as female and male name | |
| Words: | caol=narrow, slender (Old Irish) |
| Female form: | Kyla |
| Variants: | Kyle English (#22 in US popularity) |
| Kyler | |
| Language of origin: | Dutch |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | archer (?) |
| Info about origin: | maybe from a Dutch family name with the meaing 'archer' |
| Variants: | Kyler English (#416 in US popularity) |