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Kapil

Borrowed from Sanskrit कपिल (kapila).

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Kappa

From English kappa, borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee.

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Kapur

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਪੂਰ (kapūr).

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Kara

Variant of Cara.

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Karaj

Borrowed from Persian کرج (karaj). See there for more.

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Karam

From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).

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Karan

Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.

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* As a Slavic and Jewish surname (Polish Karaś, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Upper Sorbian): all from the noun karaś (“crucian carp”). Compare Caras, Karasch, Karras. * As a Hungarian su

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Karcz

Borrowed from Polish Karcz.

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Kare

From Serbo-Croatian Kare, Каре.

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Karen

From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that emerged in medieval Denmark. The term later acquired a distinct contemporary social meaning. Its association with a middle-aged woman is often attributed to the name

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Kari

From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine.

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Karim

From Arabic كَرِيم (karīm, “noble, generous”).

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Karin

From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen.

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Kark

Borrowed from German Kark, variant of Kirch.

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Karl

From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.

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Karla

By surface analysis, Karl + -a.

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Karli

A spelling variant of Carly.

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Karly

A spelling variant of Carly.

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Karmy

Blend of Karma + Amy.

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Karna

Transliteration of Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).

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Karns

Variant of Kearns.

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Karoo

From Afrikaans Karoo, from Khoekhoe ǃ’Aukarob (“hardveld”).

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Karow

East German surname, from several places in Germany, some of them of Slavic origin, such as Karow in Jerichow. The first element is uncertain, possibly a name, and the second is the common East German placename suffix -o

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Karp

* As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, from Yiddish and German Karpfen (“carp”). * As a German, Polish, and Russian surname, reduced from the Koine Greek saint names Καρπόφορος (Karpóphoros, “fruit-bearing”) and Πολύ

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Kars

From Turkish Kars, Ottoman Turkish قارص (Kars), and Armenian Կարս (Kars). As a New Brunswick parish, named for the 1855 Siege of Kars in the Crimean War.

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Karst

Etymology tree Italo-Dalmatianbor. German Karstbor. English Karst Borrowed from German Karst.

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Kartu

From a Southwest Pama-Nyungan term meaning "man".

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Karub

From Tibetan མཁར་རོ་ (mkhar ro).

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Karuk

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

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Karyn

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.

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Kasba

Borrowed from Bengali কসবা (kosba), from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba). Doublet of casbah.

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Kasch

* As a German surname, variant of Karsch, from Middle Low German karsch (“merry, lively”), a scant attested Germanic word related to Old Norse karskr (“agile, fresh”), derived by Pokorny from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger-

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Kase

Modern spelling variant of Case. The surname derives from German Käse.

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Kasel

Borrowed from German Kasel.

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Kasen

Modern variant of Cason.

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Kasey

Variant of Casey.

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Kash

Re-spelling of Cash.

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Kashi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí), short for 喀什噶爾／喀什噶尔 (Kāshígá'ěr), from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ (kasigar), from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ (xašiɣar), from Classical Persian کاشغر (Kāšġar).

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Kasik

Borrowed from Czech Kasík or Kašík.

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Kaska

From Kaska.

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Kason

Modern variant of Cason.

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Kasos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάσος (Kásos).

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Kast

* As a German surname, from Kast, a spelling variant of Karst, the dropping of the r being common in northern dialects, from the noun Karst (“hoe, mattock”). * As an Alemannic German surname, from the medieval personal n

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Kastl

Borrowed from German Kastl.

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Kasu

Borrowed from Telugu కాసు (kāsu, “a coin”).

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Kasza

Borrowed from Hungarian and Polish Kasza.

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Kate

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

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Kath

Shortening.

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Kathu

From Thai กะทู้ (gà-túu).

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Kathy

Etymology tree English Kath Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Kathy From Kath + -y.

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Kato

Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

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Katoh

Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

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Katta

Borrowed from Hindi कट्टा (kaṭṭā).

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Katya

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ка́тя (Kátja), diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína), Катери́на (Katerýna).

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Katz

As a Jewish name generally explained as Hebrew כ״ץ (Katz), abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq, literally “righteous priest”). However, the name also exists among non-Jewish Germans, where it is derived from Germa

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Katō

Borrowed from Japanese 加東 (Katō).

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Kauai

From Hawaiian Kauaʻi, of uncertain meaning.

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Kauer

Borrowed from German Kauer.

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Kauk

Possibly an altered spelling of German Kauke.

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Kaul

Borrowed from Kashmiri कौल (kọ̄l).

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Kaus

Borrowed from German Kaus.

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Kauth

Borrowed from German Kauth.

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Kava

Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).

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Kawa

* From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”). * From Japanese かわ.

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Kawai

From Japanese 河合 or Japanese 川合.

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Kawak

Borrowed from Uyghur كاۋاك (kawak).

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Kawi

From Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

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Kawit

From Tagalog Kawit, from kawit. Doublet of Cavite.

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Kayah

From Burmese ကယား (ka.ya:).

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Kayan

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

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Kayde

Re-spelling of Cade.

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Kayin

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin).

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Kayla

A modern invention possibly based on Kay or Michaela; possibly formed on the pattern of Layla.

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Kazak

Borrowed from Kazakh Ⱪazaⱪ (official Latin orthography in Xinjiang diring 1964–1984).

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Kazan

Borrowed from Russian Каза́нь (Kazánʹ).

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Kazhi

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཀ་གཞི་ (ka gzhi).

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Kazi

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to judge”)

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Kazim

Borrowed from Arabic كاظم.

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Kazis

Borrowed from Greek.

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Kazuo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 喀左.

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Ke

From the Chinese surname, from Mandarin 柯 (kē). More at Ke.

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Kea

From Greek Κέα (Kéa).

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Keady

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Céadaigh.

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Keagy

Altered spelling of Swiss German Kägi.

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Kealy

Variant of Keeley.

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Keane

Probably borrowed from Irish Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”).

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Keano

From Keane + -o.

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Keanu

Borrowed from Hawaiian Keanu.

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Keats

From a Middle English byname meaning “kite” (bird), from kete, from Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”), from Proto-Germanic *kūtijô, diminutive of *kūt (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”).

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Keavy

Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Caoimhe (“beautiful, precious”).

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Keble

Probably a doublet of Cobbold, from the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, from cūþ (“famous”) and beald (“bold”). Alternatively from Old English ceol (“ship”) + beald (“bold”). Keeble, Kibble, Kebill, Kebble, Kebbell,

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Ked

Back-formation from Keds.

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Kedah

Borrowed from Malay Kedah.

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Kedar

Borrowed from Sanskrit केदार (kedāra).

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Keddy

Contraction of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh, derived from a diminutive of Adam. Compare Keddie.

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Keds

Modified from Peds (the name initially chosen for the brand, which was already trademarked), from Latin pedēs (“feet”), plural of pēs (“foot”).

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Kee

Shortened from McKee, or borrowed from Hokkien 紀／纪 (Kí) or Teochew 紀／纪 (gi2).

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Keedy

A variant of Keady or Keddy.

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Keehn

Variant of Keehan.

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Keele

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

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Keels

Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a corruption of the surname Keough, a derivation from the surname Keel, or a derivation from keel, referring here to the shape of the rocks near the town's harbour.

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Keely

Variant of Keeley.

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Kegg

Reduced form of McKegg, a variant of McCaig.

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Kegon

From Japanese 華厳.

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Kehoe

Variant of Keough.

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Kehr

From the German surname from the noun kere (“bend of a corner”), probably related to kehren (“to turn around”). Compare Quirin.

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Keiji

Borrowed from Japanese けいじ (Keiji).

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Keijō

From Japanese 京城(けいじょう) (Keijō).

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Keiko

Borrowed from Japanese けいこ (Keiko).

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Keim

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קײַם (kaym), a name from Hebrew קיים (“existing, enduring, tough”). * As a German surname, from the noun Keim (“sprout, shoot”). Sometimes also a pet form of Joachim. Compare Kaim.

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Keir

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?]. Hanks (2006) derived the name from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“a fort”), possibly via Scots keir.

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Keira

A modern feminine form of Kieran, from Irish ciar (“black, dark, little dark one”).

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Keirn

Variant of Kern.

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Keith

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from

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Kejia

From Mandarin 客家 (Kèjiā).

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Kelan

From Mandarin 岢嵐 /岢岚 (Kělán).

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Kelby

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kilby, which shares the same etymology.

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Kelch

Borrowed from German Kelch.

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Kells

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

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Kelly

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.

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Kelmė

Borrowed from Lithuanian Kel̃mė.

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Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyð (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

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Keltz

Borrowed from German Keltz.

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Kem

From Khmer កឹម (kəm).

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Kemet

Borrowed from Egyptian kmt (“Egypt”): km-m-t:O49, ultimately from Egyptian km (“black”), referring to the fertile black soil of the Nile Delta.

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Kemi

Borrowed from Finnish Kemi.

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Kemp

* As an English, Scottish, Dutch, and north/Low German surname, from the noun kemp (“champion, warrior”), similar to Kampf. * As a Dutch and West Flemish occupational surname, from Middle Dutch canep (“hemp”) (see modern

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Kempa

From Polish Kempa / Kępa, from Polish kępa.

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Kempe

English, Scottish, and north/Low German surname, variant of Kemp.

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Kempf

German and Danish surname, variant of Kämpf, Kampf.

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Kenai

From Russian Кенай (Kenaj), from Dena'ina kena (“meadow”).

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Kenan

* Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). * Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

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Kenji

Borrowed from Japanese けんじ (Kenji).

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Kenn

The places in England are named after minor local rivers, named the River Kenn in both cases.

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Kenna

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.

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Kenny

From Kenneth or Ken + -y (diminutive form).

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Keno

From keno (“gambling game”). The hill and region are named after the city.

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Kent

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

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Kenta

Borrowed from Japanese けんた (Kenta).

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Kenya

From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including * from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped) * from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”) * from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mounta

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Kenzo

Borrowed from Japanese けんぞう (Kenzō).

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Keogh

Variant of Keough.

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Keos

From Greek Κέως (Kéos).

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Kepka

From Polish Kępka and Czech Kepka.

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Ker

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr. * As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe. * As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯

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Kerbs

Borrowed from German Kerbs.

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Kerby

Variant of Kirby.

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Kerce

Unknown.

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Keres

From Ancient Greek Κῆρες (Kêres, literally “Death Spirits, Doom, Heart”).

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Kerin

* As an Irish surname, variant of Kieran. * As a Slovene surname, from a derivative of Medieval Latin Quirinus, similar to Quirin, Kehr, Kirin. Possibly also a variant of Kern.

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Kerl

Borrowed from German Kerl (“freeman of non-aristocratic descent”).

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Kern

The unincorporated community in Missouri is named after Robert Kern. The Kern River is named after Edward Kern.

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Kerr

* As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from Middle English kerr (“brushwood”), possibly related to Irish Gaelic ceàrr (“left-handed”) and

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Kerry

* As an English surname, from a personal name derived from Old Norse Kári. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), from ciar (“black”).

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Kertz

Borrowed from German Kertz.

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Kesh

From Irish.

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Keske

Variant of German Kaske.

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Ket

Learned borrowing from Ket кеʼт (keˀt, “human being”), via Russian.

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Keter

From Hebrew כֶּתֶר (literally “crown”).

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Ketu

Borrowed from Sanskrit केतु (ketú).

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Kev

Shortening.

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Kevin

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

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Kevon

A variant of Kevin with -von.

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Kevy

Shortening.

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Kew

From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.

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Kewa

Possibly borrowed from Eastern Keres Kyiwa.

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Kezia

From Hebrew קְצִיעָה (“cassia tree”). Compare cassia.

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Kezza

From Kerry + -zza.

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Khaba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯥꯕ (khāba).

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Kham

Borrowed from Tibetan ཁམས (khams).

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Khan

As a surname, via Hindustani خان (xān) / ख़ान (xān), from Classical Persian خَان (xān), from Turkic. As a title, a proper noun form of khan.

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Khar

Borrowed from Dzongkha མཁར (mkhar).

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Khara

Borrowed from Sanskrit खर (khara).

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Khare

Borrowed from Sanskrit खरे (khare).

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Kharg

Borrowed from Persian خارگ.

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Kharp

Borrowed from Russian Харп (Xarp), itself from Tundra Nenets.

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Khas

Borrowed from Nepali खस (khas), from Sanskrit खश (khaśa). Doublet of Khasa.

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Khasa

From Sanskrit खश (khaśa). Doublet of Khas.

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Khaw

From Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Kho.

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Khek

From Hokkien 客 (Kheh, literally “guest people”).

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Khem

From Egyptian ḫm (“Letopolis”).

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Kher

From Kashmiri or Marathi खेर (kher).

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Khera

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੇੜਾ (kheṛā).

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Kheri

Borrowed from Hindi खीरी (khīrī).

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Khia

From a meme ridiculing a woman's emotional reaction to meeting American rapper and record producer Khia, who is ostensibly past her prime. Popularised after late 2023 by Nicki Minaj fans.

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Khiev

Borrowed from Khmer ខៀវ (khiəw).

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Khil

Transliteration of Russian Хиль (Xilʹ).

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Khim

From Khmer ឃីម (khiim) or Khmer គិម (kɨm).

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Khin

Borrowed from Burmese ခင် (hkang).

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Khiva

Borrowed from Russian Хива́ (Xivá).

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Khloe

Variant of Khloé, a fanciful spelling variant of Chloe, made known in the 2000s by American TV personality Khloé Kardashian.

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Khloé

A fanciful spelling variant of Chloe, made known in the 2000s by an American TV personality.

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Khmer

From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

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Khmu

Probably from Khmu ກຶມຫມຸ (“people”).

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Khnum

Borrowed from Egyptian Xnm-E10 (ẖnmw).

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Kho

From Hokkien 許 /许 (Khó͘).

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Khoja

Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

1 source section · 6 relationship mentions

Khoma

Borrowed from Dzongkha མཁོལ་མ་ (mkhol ma).

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

Khond

Borrowed from Odia କନ୍ଧ (kandha).

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

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