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Names starting with K
Baby names that start with K, with checked meanings.
293 names: 133 for girls, 141 for boys and 19 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, the Tamil Lexicon and Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon. Seven are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Kamaluddin ("perfection of the faith"), Kavyesh ("lord of poetry") and Kritika ("the Pleiades").
98 of 293 names
A name of Saraswati; also the female koel
"A long bank of clouds"
Guarantor, sponsor; Arabic kafīl
"Lord Krishna"; a Gujarati name for the god
"Sea"; Hawaiian kai
"Joy, pleasure"; Persian–Urdu kaif, "delight, elation"
Mount Kailash, the abode of Shiva
"Lord Shiva" in popular use; Sanskrit kailāsanātha, "lord of Kailash"
The universe; all created beings
A modern name, usually given as "beloved" or "peaceful"
White lotus that blooms at night; Sanskrit kairava
"Moonlight"
Liberation of the soul; Sanskrit kaivalya
Kohl, the black used to line the eyes
"Sweet low murmur, birds' chirping"; Sanskrit kākalī
Goddess Saraswati; literally "daughter of the arts"
"Lady of the arts"; kalai, arts, with selvi, lady or daughter
Goddess Saraswati; kalai, the arts, with vāṇi, speech
"King of the arts"; kalai, arts, with arasan, king
"Queen of the arts"; kalai, arts, with arasi, queen
A sacred pot or pitcher; Sanskrit kalaśa
"Skilled in the arts" in popular use; Sanskrit kalāvatī, an Apsaras
One who converses; Kalimullah is a title of Prophet Musa
Servant of Kali; the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa
"Bud"
The river Yamuna; also a wife of Krishna
"Wave, billow"; Sanskrit kallola
"An aeon"; also "able, a sacred rule"
Imagination; creating, fashioning
"Lord of perfection" in popular use; Sanskrit kalpa with īśa, "lord"
Imagined, invented; Sanskrit kalpita
"Imagined, created"
Auspicious, beautiful; welfare; Sanskrit kalyāṇa
Shiva as the beautiful bridegroom; kalyāṇa with sundara
"Auspicious, beautiful"
"One with loving eyes" popularly; kāmākṣī, a form of Durga
Lotus; Sanskrit kamala, also "rose-coloured"
"Lotus"; a name of the goddess Lakshmi
A lake full of lotuses; Sanskrit kamalākara
"Lotus-eyed"
"Lotus lamp"
"A small lotus"
"Lotus plant"; a pool full of lotuses
Kamal, "lotus", with jeet, "victory"
Lord of the lotus; Sanskrit kamala + nātha
"Love of the lotus"
"Perfection of the faith"; Arabic kamāl + dīn
Lord of desire; Sanskrit kāma + īśa
"Perfect, complete"; Arabic kāmil
"Beautiful, desirable" in popular use; Sanskrit kāminī, "loving woman"
Lord of the lotus; Sanskrit kamala, "lotus", and īśa, "lord"
"Wish, desire"
Successful, fortunate; Persian kām-rān, "one whose wishes are met"
Desirable, lovely
After the sage Kanada; Sanskrit kaṇāda, "atom-eater"
"Gold"
Golden Durga, goddess of Vijayawada
"Golden creeper"
"Forest, grove"
A modern name, given variously as "wise" or "devoted"
"Gold"
"Golden" in popular use; Sanskrit kāñcī, "jewelled girdle"
Lord Murugan; the Tamil form of Skanda
"The god of love"
"Handmaid, maiden"; Persian kanīz
"Bracelet"; Sanskrit kaṅkaṇa
A loving name for Krishna; Hindi form of kṛṣṇa
Little Krishna; a Hindi name of Krishna
Ripe fruit; sweetness
"Particle, atom"; also an ear of corn
"Sweet words"; kani, ripe fruit, with mozhi, speech
"Gold" in popular use; after the Kushan emperor Kanishka
Name of the Kushan emperor Kanishka
"Apple of the eye"; kaṇ, eye, with maṇi, gem
Kannagi, heroine of the Tamil epic Silappatikaram
Lord Krishna; Tamil kaṇṇaṉ, from Prakrit Kaṇha
"Beloved, lovely"
"Beauty, radiance"
"Lustrous"; Sanskrit kānti, "splendour", + lāl, "darling son"
"Beloved of Krishna", a name for Radha
Name of a Vedic sage; Sanskrit kaṇva
"Prince"
"Girl, maiden"; also a name of Durga
"Tawny"; the name of the sage Kapila
Lord of monkeys, a name of Hanuman; Sanskrit kapi with īśa
"Victory through grace"; karam, grace or deeds, with jeet
"Love of God's grace"
From Karna, the Mahabharata hero; Sanskrit karṇa, "ear"
Karan, "doer" or Karna, with deep, "lamp"
"Brave warrior" in popular use; karan, Karna or doer, with vīr, brave
Karikala, the great Chola king; read as "charred leg"
Generous, noble, honourable
"Generous, noble"; feminine of Arabic karīm
"Miracle, wonder"
Skilful in work, diligent; Sanskrit karmaṇya
"Earring"; also the heart of a lotus
"Wish-fulfilling tree" of heaven; from Sanskrit kalpaka
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