The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

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961–1,008 of 2,098 names

Hawaiian

Kanani

The beauty

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Japanese

Kanata

Music and abundance in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Kang

Health with the cited Chinese characters

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Tamil

Kani

Ripe fruit; sweetness

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Tamil

Kanmani

Apple of the eye; darling

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Japanese

Kanna

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Hawaiian

Kanoa

The unrestricted or free one

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Punjabi

Kanwal

Lotus flower

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Japanese

Kaoru

Fragrance in one Japanese spelling

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Sotho · Tswana

Karabo

Answer

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Arabic

Karima

Generous; noble

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Kartik

Of the Pleiades; a name of Kartikeya

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Sanskrit

Karuna

Compassion; mercy

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Polish

Kasia

Polish short form of Katarzyna; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Malay · Indonesian

Kasih

Love; affection

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Persian

Katayoun

Meaning unknown; a Shahnameh queen

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Tamil

Kathir

Ray of light; ear of grain

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Luganda

Kato

Second-born twin

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Russian

Katya

Russian short form of Yekaterina; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Māori

Kauri

The New Zealand kauri tree

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Persian

Kaveh

Meaning unknown; a legendary blacksmith

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Tamil

Kavin

Beauty; grace

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Hawaiian

Kawika

Hawaiian form of David

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Thai

Kawin

Good; beautiful (กวิน spelling)

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Tamil

Kayal

A type of fish

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Yoruba

Kayode

Bringing joy

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Japanese

Kazuki

Harmony and tree in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Keala

The path

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Hawaiian

Kealiʻi

The chief; the ruler

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Irish

Keelin

Slender and white or blessed

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Sanskrit · Tamil

Keerthana

Devotional song of praise

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Yoruba

Kehinde

Comes last; the second-born twin

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Japanese

Keiko

Celebration and child in one Japanese spelling

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Scottish

Keir

Thicket; marsh

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Japanese

Keita

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Yoruba

Kemi

Cherish me; short form of several Yoruba names

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Japanese · English

Ken

Healthy or strong in one Japanese spelling

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English · Welsh

Kenrick

Variant of Kendrick; several possible roots

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Japanese

Kenshin

Humility and trust in one Japanese spelling

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Basque

Kepa

Rock, through Cephas

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Turkish · Arabic

Kerem

Generous; noble

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Ketaki

Fragrant screwpine flower

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Persian

Keyvan

The planet Saturn

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