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Jouan

Borrowed from French Jouan.

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Joule

A variant of Jewell, from Middle English, borrowed from Old Breton Judicaël, from iudd + cael.

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Joung

Variant of Jeong.

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Jove

Inherited from Middle English Joves, from Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Dyeus, Jupiter, and Zeus.

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Jovel

Borrowed from Spanish Jovel.

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Joven

Borrowed from Spanish Joven; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

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Jovie

Clipping of Jehovah's Witness.

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Joxun

Variant of Jackson

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Joy

From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century.

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Joyce

Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos.

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Joye

English surname, variant of Joy.

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Jozi

Borrowed from Zulu Jozi.

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Jr

Abbreviation of junior.

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Ju

From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”).

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From Spanish Juana, from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָ

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Juba

From Latin Juba, variant of Iuba.

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Jubal

Borrowed from Hebrew יוּבָל (yūḇå̄l).

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Jubba

From Somali Jubba.

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Juche

Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “a subject”).

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Jucu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Jucu.

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Judah

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

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Judas

From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.

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Judd

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

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Jude

Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”.

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Judea

From Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

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Judge

From judge.

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Judi

Shortening.

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Judie

Alternative form of Judy.

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Judy

From Judith.

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Juewa

Borrowed from Chinese 瑞華星 /瑞华星.

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Juhi

Borrowed from Hindi जूही (jūhī).

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Juice

From juice.

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Jujuy

Borrowed from Spanish Jujuy.

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Jukdo

Borrowed from Korean 죽도(竹島) (Jukdo).

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Jules

From French. Doublet of Julius.

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Julia

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

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Julii

From Latin Iūliī.

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July

Etymology tree Old Latin *Ioviliosder.? Ancient Greek ἴουλος (íoulos)der.? Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julius, julye, from

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Jumbo

From jumbo, from the 19th-century elephant, Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe (“chief”) jambo (“thing”)

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Jun

Clipping of Junior.

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June

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos P

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Jung

Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.

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Junie

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Junio

From Spanish Junio and Portuguese Junio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

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Junk

South German surname, spelling variant of Jung.

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Juno

From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), re

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Junod

Borrowed from Swiss French Junod.

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Jura

From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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Juran

Borrowed from Czech Jurán or Slovak Juran, from an old hypocoristic form of the personal name Jura.

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Jurek

Borrowed from Polish Jurek.

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Jusys

Borrowed from Lithuanian Jusys.

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Jute

From Latin plural Iuti, Iutae (in Bede), from Old English Ēotas. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *eut, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, *eutaniz. The spelling was later influenced by Medieval Latin Jutae, Juti.

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Jutic

From Jute + -ic.

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Jutla

Borrowed from Punjabi ਜੁਟਲਾ (juṭlā).

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Juwan

Source etymology material for Juwan; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Jyoti

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti).

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Jæren

Borrowed from Norwegian Jæren.

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K

Abbreviations.

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K&R

From the surnames of the book's authors, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie.

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K-

Clipping of Korean.

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K-Mag

From K (“elemental symbol for potassium”) + Clipping of magnesium (“Mg”).

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K-Mid

Abbreviation of Kate Middleton, a diminutive of Catherine and her maiden name.

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K-Rod

From K (“strikeout”) + clipping of Spanish Rodríguez. A play on A-Rod, a nickname for former third baseman Alex Rodriguez.

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K-pop

Etymology tree English Koreanclip. English K- Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Lati

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K/S

Initialism from the names of James T. Kirk and Spock, separated by a slash (/).

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K2

Designated by Thomas Montgomerie in 1856 during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India, for being the second of the two most prominent peaks in the Karakoram range visible to him from Mount Harmukh.

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K9

Pseudo-acronym of canine, by phonetic similarity of the letter and number names with the two syllables of canine.

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KAB

From Russian КАБ (KAB) or sometimes Ukrainian КАБ (KAB), from Russian корректируемых авиационных бомб (korrektirujemyx aviacionnyx bomb) and Ukrainian корегованих авіаційних бомб (korehovanyx aviacijnyx bomb).

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KBA

Borrowed from German KBA (“Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt”).

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KBs

Abbreviation of kine bud + -s (possibly either genitive or plural).

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KCMO

From KC (“Kansas City”) + MO (“Missouri”).

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KD

Source etymology material for KD; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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KDA

From kills, deaths, assists

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KDE

Initialism of K Desktop Environment.

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KF94

Initialism of Korean Filter with 94% filtration efficiency.

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KFC

* (KFC Corporation): Initialism of Kentucky Fried Chicken, its historical name.

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KFCer

From KFC + -er.

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KFer

From KF + -er.

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KGB

From Russian КГБ (KGB), acronym of Комите́т госуда́рственной безопа́сности (Komitét gosudárstvennoj bezopásnosti, “State Security Committee”).

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KGBer

From KGB + -er.

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KHive

Coined as a pun on Beyhive, with K standing for Kamala.

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KID

Abbreviation

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KIPS

k- (“kilo-, 1000x”) + IPS

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KJ

Probably an initialism of crystal (“phencyclidine”) + joint (“marijuana cigarette”).

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KKB

From Tagalog KKB, initialism of kani-kaniyang bayad (“going Dutch”, adjective, literally “to each their own payment”).

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KKE

From Greek ΚΚΕ (KKE), initialism of Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas, “Communist Party of Greece”).

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KKK

The Philippine sense is from Tagalog KKK.

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KKKer

From KKK + -er.

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KLM

Dutch, abbreviated from Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, "Royal Aviation Company".

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KLOC

From K (“thousand”) + LOC (“lines of code”).

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KLP

Borrowed from Hebrew.

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KLite

From KL + -ite.

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KMS

Abbreviation.

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KN95

Borrowed from Chinese KN95, from Mandarin 口罩 (Kǒuzhào) + English N95, from an initialism of Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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KNKT

From Indonesian KNKT (“Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi”).

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KNN

Abbreviation of kan ni na, from Hokkien 姦恁娘 /奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ / kàn-ní-nâ).

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KNNB

Abbreviation of kan ni na bu, from Hokkien 姦恁娘母 /奸恁娘母 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú / kàn-ní-nâ-bú).

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KO

Initialism of knock out. Initialism of kick-off.

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KPD

Borrowed from German KPD (“Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands”).

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KPL

Initialism of Lao ຂ່າວສານປະເທດລາວ (khāo sān pa thēt lāo).

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KPO

Borrowed from German KPO (“Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Opposition)”).

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KREEP

From the symbol for potassium (K) + the initialism of rare earth element (REE) + the symbol for phosphorus (P).

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KRI

Abbreviation

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KSH

Shortening.

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KSLOC

K + SLOC

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KSer

From KS (“kill steal”) + -er.

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KT

Shortening of Katie, which is pronounced the same way as just the letters KT.

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KTV

From Chinese KTV. Late 1980s Taiwanese Pseudo-English initialism from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke) + English TV. Modelled after the earlier MTV "movie TV", which in turn repurposed the initialism from the earlier meaning "mus

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KVDT

Source etymology material for KVDT; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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KWIC

Coined by IBM research engineer Hans Peter Luhn.

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Ka-gi

From Hokkien 嘉義 /嘉义 (Ka-gī).

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Kaaba

Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

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Kaaps

Borrowed from Afrikaans Kaaps.

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Kaas

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Kaas.

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Kabba

A West African surname predominantly found in Sierra Leone.

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Kabel

Borrowed from German Kabel, metonymic occupational surname for a rope maker.

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Kabir

Borrowed from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr, “big, large, great”). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.

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Kabul

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul), of unknown origin. See the Persian entry for more.

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Kacer

From Czech Kačer, from kačer (“drake”), or from Slovak Káčer, from káčer (“drake”).

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Kacey

Variant of Casey.

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Kacha

From Russian and Ukrainian Ка́ча (Káča).

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Kadar

Borrowed from Hungarian Kádár.

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Kade

Re-spelling of Cade.

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Kaden

A spelling variant of Caden.

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Kader

Borrowed from Arabic قادر (qādir, “powerful”). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.

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Kadet

Borrowed from Russian каде́т (kadét), from к.-д. (k.-d.), an abbreviation of the party name.

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Kadir

Borrowed from Arabic قَادِر (qādir, “powerful, capable”). This surname is predominantly found in Indonesia and India.

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Kadri

Borrowed from Arabic قادري. This surname is predominantly found in Algeria.

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Kady

Perhaps a respelling of Caddy.

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Kafka

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *kàva Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-ъka Proto-Slavic *kavъkader. Sorbiander. German Kavka German Kafkabor. English Kafka From German Kafka, from Czech

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Kafr

From Persian كفر.

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Kagel

Borrowed from German Kagel.

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Kagyu

From Tibetan བཀའ་བརྒྱུད (bka' brgyud).

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Kahl

German surname, from the adjective kahl (“bald”). Also from Kahl am Main in Lower Franconia, itself named after the River Kahl, from Old High German kaldaha (literally “the cold river”), from kalt (“cold”) + aha (“river”

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Kahn

* As a north German surname, from Low German Kane (“small boat”), from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-West Germanic *kanō, from Proto-Germanic *kanô (“vessel, boat”). * Also as a north German su

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Kahr

Borrowed from German Kahr.

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Kai

Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the rare medieval English male given name Kay.

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Kaid

Borrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid); this surname is predominantly found in Algeria.

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Kaifu

From Mandarin 開福 /开福.

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Kail

* As a German surname, from a derivative of the adjective geil (“wilful, happy”). * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Köhl, see also Kohl, Kehl, Cail. * As an English surname, variant of Call.

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Kaila

From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.

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Kailu

From Mandarin 開魯 /开鲁.

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Kaine

Variant spelling of Kane, Coyne or Cohen.

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Kainz

Borrowed from Austrian German Kainz.

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Kaith

Transliteration of Hindi कैथ (kaith). Doublet of Kayastha.

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Kajin

Borrowed from Japanese 火神 (かじん, Kajin, literally “fire god”).

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Kakan

Source etymology material for Kakan; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Kakar

Borrowed from Pashto کاکړ.

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Kakol

From Polish Kąkol.

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Kakos

Borrowed from Greek Κάκος (Kákos).

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Kala

Hindu surname from Sanskrit कला (kalā).

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Kalal

Borrowed from Czech Kálal.

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Kalas

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Kalász, an ethnic surname for a member of a Turkic people. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kalaš, a patronymic from the personal name Kála. * Borrowed from Polish Kałas.

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Kale

From Ancient Greek Καλή (Kalḗ, literally “beauty”), see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).

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Kaleb

From Hebrew כלב (“dog”), possibly referring to a dog’s unconditional devotion to its master.

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Kalga

Borrowed from Russian Калга (Kalga).

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Kali

From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).

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Kalia

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਾਲੀਆ (kālīā).

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Kalk

Borrowed from Dutch and German Kalk.

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Kalki

Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्कि (kalki).

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Kall

Borrowed from German Kall or Swedish Käll.

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Kalla

Borrowed from Telugu కాళ్ళ (kāḷḷa). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.

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Kalra

Borrowed from Punjabi.

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Kalu

Borrowed from Igbo.

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Kama

Borrowed from Russian Ка́ма (Káma).

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Kamal

Transliteration of Arabic كَمَال (kamāl, “perfection”).

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Kaman

Variant of Kamman.

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Kamas

From Russian Камасинцы (Kamasincy), Камашинцы (Kamašincy), from Kamassian кхаӈмажә (kʰaŋmažə).

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Kamat

Borrowed from Marathi कामत (kāmat).

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Kamba

Borrowed from Tibetan གམ་པ (gam pa).

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Kamet

Hindi कामेत (kāmet)

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Kamna

Borrowed from Sanskrit कामना (kāmanā, “wish, desire, lust”).

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Kamo

Borrowed from Japanese 加茂 or 賀茂 (Kamo).

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Kampa

From the Polish surname, variant of Kępa.

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Kampe

* As a German surname, from several places with this name in Germany, from Kamp (“field”). * Also from the archaic noun Kamp (“serf, peasant farmer”), from Kamp (“field”). * Also as a German surname Kämpe, occupational n

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Kampo

From Japanese 漢方.

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Kamsa

Borrowed from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

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Kan

Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).

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Kana

Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).

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Kanak

First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

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Kanbi

Borrowed from Gujarati કણબી (kaṇbī).

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Kandy

From Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa); or possibly from Portuguese Candea, Sinhalese කන්ද උඩරට (kanda uḍaraṭa, “land on the mountain”), ultimately from

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Kane

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), Mac Catháin (“son of Cathán”), a name meaning "warrior," from cath (“battle”). Compare O'Kane and Keane. * As an English surname, varian

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Kang

Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang).

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Kango

Originally a trademarked name, now sometimes used for any type of jackhammer regardless of manufacturer.

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Kania

From Polish Kania and Lower Sorbian kanja /kańa; ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *kaňa.

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Kaniv

From Ukrainian Ка́нів (Kániv).

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Kanne

Borrowed from German Kanne.

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Kanno

Borrowed from Japanese 菅野 (Kanno).

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Kano

Borrowed from Hausa Kanṑ.

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Kansa

From a Siouan ethnonym; related to Kansas and Arkansas, see the latter for more information.

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Kansu

Borrowed from Mandarin 甘肅 /甘肃 (Gānsù).

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Kant

Borrowed from German Kant.

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Kante

A common surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Guinea.

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Kanva

Borrowed from Sanskrit कण्व (kaṇva).

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Kanye

Evidently from Igbo Kanye, although inspiration from other African languages may have contributed. The verb is a reference to Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

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Kaoka

From Hokkien 高甲 (Káu-kah).

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Kaoru

Borrowed from Japanese かおる (Kaoru).

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Kaoyu

The postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 高郵／高邮 (Gāoyóu).

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Kapan

Borrowed from Armenian Կապան (Kapan).

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These source reports extend Wiktionary’s work through Kaikki / Wiktextract, with attribution and visible extraction limits. A relationship mentioned in a source is not automatically the immediate parent of a word. Newly written research analyses cite their own references. The reviewed graph has a separate evidence contract and counter.

The full multilingual corpus remains local; this directory covers only the bounded English slice. See exactly what has been acquired and published →