The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

34 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100
Hawaiian

Keanu

The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”

Familiar
Hebrew

Keziah

Cassia, a fragrant spice

FamiliarRising
Hawaiian

Koa

Warrior; the koa tree

Familiar
Sanskrit

Kairav

White water lily

Uncommon
Japanese

Kaito

Sea and soaring in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Polish

Kalina

Viburnum tree

Uncommon
Turkish

Kaya

Rock; cliff

Uncommon
Japanese

Kaede

Maple in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Māori

Kahurangi

Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone

Rare gem
Japanese

Kaika

Cheerful summer in 快夏; other spellings differ

Rare gem
Sanskrit · Hindi

Kailash

Sacred mountain name; possibly crystal

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kaimana

Sea power; also the Hawaiian word for diamond

Rare gem
Tamil

Kani

Ripe fruit; sweetness

Rare gem
Punjabi

Kanwal

Lotus flower

Rare gem
Tamil

Kathir

Ray of light; ear of grain

Rare gem
Māori

Kauri

The New Zealand kauri tree

Rare gem
Tamil

Kayal

A type of fish

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Keala

The path

Rare gem
Sanskrit · Marathi

Ketaki

Fragrant screwpine flower

Rare gem
Tagalog · Filipino

Kidlat

Lightning

Rare gem
Finnish

Kielo

Lily of the valley

Rare gem
Gujarati

Kinjal

Meaning uncertain; often linked with a flower’s filament

Rare gem
Hebrew

Kinneret

Harp; Sea of Galilee

Rare gem
Māori

Kiri

Skin; bark of a tree or fruit

Rare gem
Japanese

Koharu

Little spring in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kona

Leeward; the sheltered side

Rare gem
Turkish

Kumsal

Sandy beach

Rare gem
Turkish

Kuzey

North

Rare gem
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