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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
-'''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 encyclopedia|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554924/Kentucky.html |title=Kentucky |access-date=February 25, 2007 |encyclopedia=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>
+'''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
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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
-'''Kerry'''. Irish, from the place name of the Irish county, Ciarraí, meaning "Ciar's people" or Welsh, 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" /><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> US SSA data shows about 88,816 people with this name, and use as a feminine name 52% of the time.<ref> US Official social security website. [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, surnames.
+'''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
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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
+'''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