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'''Kailash''' (कैलाश). Hindi. From the place name (the name of a sacred mountain in the Himalayas), meaning "Crystal."<ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: earth, mountains, places, two syllables | '''Kailash''' (कैलाश). Hindi. From the place name (the name of a sacred mountain in the Himalayas), meaning "Crystal."<ref name="2knames" /> Keywords: earth, mountains, places, two syllables | ||
'''Kaipo'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The sweetheart."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kaipo [https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224147/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kaipo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,000 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAIPO/index.html</ref> Keywords: affection, love, neutral inclined, two syllables | '''Kaipo'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The sweetheart."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kaipo [https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224147/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kaipo Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,000 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAIPO/index.html |title=Archive copy |access-date=2021-03-05 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720131812/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAIPO/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keywords: affection, love, neutral inclined, two syllables | ||
'''Kalani'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The heavens," or "The sky."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalani [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082605/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows about 4,000 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KALANI/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125163633/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KALANI/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: air, neutral inclined, sky, three syllables | '''Kalani'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The heavens," or "The sky."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalani [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082605/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalani Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows about 4,000 people with this name, used as a feminine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KALANI/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125163633/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KALANI/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: air, neutral inclined, sky, three syllables | ||
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'''Kaworu''' (かをる). Japanese. Meaning depends on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaoru.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902204446/http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaoru.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | '''Kaworu''' (かをる). Japanese. Meaning depends on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaoru.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902204446/http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaoru.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
'''Kayden'''. English, modern. A modern neutral variant of the English masculine name Caden. From the Irish surname Caden, from the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin, meaning "Son of Cadán."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082702/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/caden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075506/https://www.behindthename.com/name/caden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows 34,953 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, modern, two syllables | '''Kayden'''. English, modern. A modern neutral variant of the English masculine name Caden. From the Irish surname Caden, from the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Cadáin, meaning "Son of Cadán."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082702/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/caden [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075506/https://www.behindthename.com/name/caden Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows 34,953 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 82% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |title=Archive copy |access-date=2021-03-05 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720131755/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, modern, two syllables | ||
'''Kayin'''. Western African, Yoruba. Meaning "Celebrated child" in Yoruba.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayin-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20221007084925/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayin-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 478 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, two syllables | '''Kayin'''. Western African, Yoruba. Meaning "Celebrated child" in Yoruba.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayin-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20221007084925/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kayin-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 478 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 88% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |title=Archive copy |access-date=2021-03-05 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720131755/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, two syllables | ||
'''Kealoha'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The loved one" in Hawaiian.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kealoha [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320162315/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kealoha Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 66 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 51% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html</ref> Keywords: affection, love, neutral inclined, very rare | '''Kealoha'''. Hawaiian. Meaning "The loved one" in Hawaiian.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kealoha [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320162315/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kealoha Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 66 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 51% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |title=Archive copy |access-date=2021-03-05 |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720131755/https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KA/KAYDEN/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Keywords: affection, love, neutral inclined, very rare | ||
'''Keelan'''. English. From the Irish surname, short for the Irish surname Keelahan, an anglicized form of Gaelic surname Ó Céileacháin. Meaning "Descendant of Ceileachain," which in turn means "Little companion." Variants: '''Kelan''' and '''Keelin'''.<ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows 2,693 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KE/KEELAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, two syllables | '''Keelan'''. English. From the Irish surname, short for the Irish surname Keelahan, an anglicized form of Gaelic surname Ó Céileacháin. Meaning "Descendant of Ceileachain," which in turn means "Little companion." Variants: '''Kelan''' and '''Keelin'''.<ref name="2knames" /> US SSA data shows 2,693 people with this name, and use as a masculine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KE/KEELAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, two syllables | ||
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'''Kenley'''. English. From the surname, from the place name in England. Meaning "Royal meadow."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kenley [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808113004/https://babynames.com/name/kenley Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows 4,973 people with this name, and use as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KE/KENLEY/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, two syllables | '''Kenley'''. English. From the surname, from the place name in England. Meaning "Royal meadow."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kenley [https://web.archive.org/web/20220808113004/https://babynames.com/name/kenley Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows 4,973 people with this name, and use as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KE/KENLEY/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, two syllables | ||
'''Kentucky'''. American English. From the place name of the US State, from the Native American Iroquois word, meaning "Prairie," or from Native American Ojibwe, meaning "Land of our fathers."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kentucky [https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134127/https://babynames.com/name/kentucky Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite | '''Kennedy'''. Kennedy is used as a forename, middle name and a surname. It is of Scottish Gaelic or Irish origin, meaning "misshapen head".<ref>https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/kennedy</ref> In the United States, Kennedy is a feminine-leaning first name but in Brazil it is masculine-leaning.<ref>https://namecensus.com/first-names/kennedy-meaning-and-history/</ref><ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KE/KENNEDY/index.html</ref> Keywords: Feminine-inclined, surnames, Irish, Scottish. | ||
'''Kentucky'''. American English. From the place name of the US State, from the Native American Iroquois word, meaning "Prairie," or from Native American Ojibwe, meaning "Land of our fathers."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kentucky [https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134127/https://babynames.com/name/kentucky Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554924/Kentucky.html |title=Kentucky |access-date=February 25, 2007 |website=Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030052538/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554924/Kentucky.html |archive-date=October 30, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Nichols, John & Nyholm, Earl. ''Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe'', 1994.</ref> | |||
'''Kenwood'''. English. Meaning "Royal guardian" in Old English (''Cyneweard'').<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kenwood [https://web.archive.org/web/20220817192423/https://babynames.com/name/kenwood Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: nobility, two syllables | '''Kenwood'''. English. Meaning "Royal guardian" in Old English (''Cyneweard'').<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kenwood [https://web.archive.org/web/20220817192423/https://babynames.com/name/kenwood Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: nobility, two syllables | ||
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'''Kerr'''. Scottish. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "From the rough ground."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kerr [https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102116/https://babynames.com/name/kerr Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: earth, one syllable | '''Kerr'''. Scottish. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "From the rough ground."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/kerr [https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102116/https://babynames.com/name/kerr Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: earth, one syllable | ||
'''Kerry'''. | '''Kerry'''. Irish, from the place name of the Irish county, Ciarraí, meaning "Ciar's people", Kerry also means "dark" or "dark-haired one". As an English name, Kerry is almost exclusively used as a feminine name. Variants: '''Ceri''', '''Keri''', '''Kerri''', and '''Kerrie'''.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kerry [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075948/https://www.behindthename.com/name/kerry Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="2knames" /> Ceri is a more gender neutral variant of '''Ceridwen,''' which comes from the Welsh word "cerdd" which means poet, and "gwyn" which means fair or white.<ref name="Dowrick57">{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/57-absolutely-gorgeous-traditional-welsh-28485623|title= 57 absolutely gorgeous traditional Welsh baby names that are making a comeback and the meanings behind them | date = 2024-01-21 | access-date = 2024-07-17 | website = Wales Online|last=Dowrick|first=Molly}}</ref><ref>https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-kerry</ref><ref name="kerry-b">https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-kerry</ref><ref>US Official social security website shows Keery was used as a feminine name 52% of the time, and was most popular in the 1980s. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Popularity of name Kerry] on 4 September 2024</ref> '''Kerrigan''' is a more masculine variant.<ref name="kerry-b"/> Kerry is also used as a surname. Keywords: feminine inclined, Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, English, two syllables, 1980s, surnames. | ||
'''Keshet''' (קֶשֶׁת). Hebrew. Meaning "Rainbow" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/keshet [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081119/https://www.behindthename.com/name/keshet Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Today, the rainbow flag is a symbol of LGBT people. Keywords: gender variance, nature, sky, two syllables | '''Keshet''' (קֶשֶׁת). Hebrew. Meaning "Rainbow" in Hebrew.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/keshet [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081119/https://www.behindthename.com/name/keshet Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Today, the rainbow flag is a symbol of LGBT people. Keywords: gender variance, nature, sky, two syllables | ||
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'''Knight'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "Warrior."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/knight [https://web.archive.org/web/20230130203452/https://babynames.com/name/knight Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 218 people with this given name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KN/KNIGHT/index.html</ref> Keywords: nobility, occupation, one syllable | '''Knight'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "Warrior."<ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/knight [https://web.archive.org/web/20230130203452/https://babynames.com/name/knight Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 218 people with this given name.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/K/KN/KNIGHT/index.html</ref> Keywords: nobility, occupation, one syllable | ||
'''Kole'''. Slavic, English, and German. Meaning "victory of the people" or "charcoal." | |||
'''Kona'''. Hawaiian, Celtic - Gaelic, English, Old Norse. Meaning "World rule", "leeward" (a wind direction) or "woman, wife" in Hawaiian, "world rule" in Gaelic, derived from a word meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse,<ref>https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Kona</ref> or as a nickname for "Donald" in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kona</ref> <ref>https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/kona</ref> In the US, Kona is used as a boy's name 70% of the time, with 30% being girls. Kona is also the name of a brand of mountain bikes, a variety of coffee and a model of car.<ref>https://www.kona.com</ref><ref>https://babynames.com/name/Kona</ref><ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/kona/girl</ref> Keywords: neutral-inclined, American, Hawaiian, Celtic, Gaelic, English, Norse, Scandinavian, diminutive, nature, direction, two syllables, sport | '''Kona'''. Hawaiian, Celtic - Gaelic, English, Old Norse. Meaning "World rule", "leeward" (a wind direction) or "woman, wife" in Hawaiian, "world rule" in Gaelic, derived from a word meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse,<ref>https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Kona</ref> or as a nickname for "Donald" in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/kona</ref> <ref>https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/kona</ref> In the US, Kona is used as a boy's name 70% of the time, with 30% being girls. Kona is also the name of a brand of mountain bikes, a variety of coffee and a model of car.<ref>https://www.kona.com</ref><ref>https://babynames.com/name/Kona</ref><ref>https://nameberry.com/babyname/kona/girl</ref> Keywords: neutral-inclined, American, Hawaiian, Celtic, Gaelic, English, Norse, Scandinavian, diminutive, nature, direction, two syllables, sport | ||