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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
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The Ultimate Baby Name Book
Names for Girls: K
Kaat (see Catherine, Katharine)
Kaatje (see Catherine, Katharine)
Kaci, Kacie (see Casey)
Kajsa (see Katharine)
Kali Sanskrit "dark goddess."
Kalila Arabic "loved one."
Variations: Kalilla, Kaylee
Kama Hindi from Sanskrit "love." Kama is the Hindu goddess
of love.
Kamaria Swahili "beautiful like the moon."
Kamilah Arabic "perfect."
Kamilla (see Camilla)
Kandace (see Candace)
Kandi, Kandie, Kandy (see Candace)
Kara Variation of Caroline, Catherine, or Katharine. This
variation is quickly becoming a popular name for girls.
Famous name: Kara Young (fashion model)
Karel (see Carol)
Karen Variation of Catherine and Katharine. This Danish form
of Katarina was extremely popular in the first half of the
twentieth century, but it is not a name that many parents
are choosing today.
Famous names: Karen Allen (actress)
Karen Black (actress)
Karen Horney (writer)
Karen Valentine (actress)
Other spellings: Caren, Carin, Karyn
Variations: Carina (Swedish), Kari, Karin (German and Swedish),
Katinka (Norwegian), Korin
Karena (see Katharine)
Kari (see Carol, Karen)
Karin (see Catherine, Katharine, Karen)
Karina (see Catherine, Katharine)
Karla Variation of Carla, Carol, Caroline, or Charlotte. This
name can also be spelled with a C. It's still slightly
unusual but is definitely becoming more popular.
Famous name: Karla Bonoff (singer)
Karlee (see Carla)
Karlen (see Carol)
Karlene, Karline (see Carol)
Karlotta (see Carol)
Karlotte (see Charlotte)
Karly (see Carla)
Karmel (see Carmel)
Karole (see Carol)
Karolina (see Carolina)
Karoline (see Carol, Caroline)
Karoly (see Carol)
Karstin (see Christina)
Karyn (see Karen)
Kasey (see Casey)
Kasienka (see Katharine)
Kasin (see Katharine)
Kaska (see Katharine)
Kassandra (see Cassandra)
Kassia (see Catherine, Katharine)
Kat (see Katharine)
Katarina Variation of Catherine and Katharine. This was a popular
name at the 1988 winter Olympics, where gold medals were
won by both figure skater Katarina Witt of East Germany and
pairs skater Yekaterina Gordeyeva of the Soviet Union.
Variation: Yekaterina (Russian)
Kate Variation of Catherine and Katharine. William Shakespeare
used this diminutive for his Katharina in The Taming of the
Shrew, and the famous lines, "Come on, and kiss me, Kate,"
inspired Cole Porter to write his Broadway musical, Kiss Me
Kate. Today, the name is no longer considered to be just a
nickname, as evidenced by the many actresses who call
themselves Kate.
Famous names: Kate Capshaw (actress)
Kate Jackson (actress)
Kate Mulgrew (actress)
Kate Nelligan (actress)
Nicknames: Katie, Katy
Kath (see Katharine)
Katharina (see Catherine)
Katharine From the Greek katharos, "pure." The spelling of this
name with a K was the original, because the Romans
substituted C in Latin for the Greek K. Whether it's
spelled Katharine or Catherine, this extremely popular name
is associated with purity, beauty, and grace. Ever since
1875 Katharine has appeared consistently among the top-50
names in both England and the United States. Centuries ago
the name was usually spelled with a C in England, while in
Germany, Russia, and the Slavic countries, it was spelled
with a K. Today, the K spelling of the name is more
popular in the United States. If you have a particular
nickname in mind for your baby Katharine, you might want to
consider matching the spelling of her name with the
most-commonly used spelling of the diminutive. For
example, Cate, Catie and Caty are unusual, but Kate, Katie,
and Katy are very common. No one uses the nickname Citty,
but Kitty is such a popular variation that it is now an
independent name. Both Cathleen and Kathleen appear, but
the Gaelic Caitlin has no equivalent in Kaitlin. For more
on the history of the name, see Catherine.
Famous names: Katharine Graham (newspaper publisher)
Katharine Hepburn (actress)
Katherine Mansfield (writer)
Katherine Anne Porter (writer)
Other spellings: Catherine, Cathryn, Katherine, Kathryn
Nicknames: Kat, Kate, Kath, Kathie, Kathy, Katie, Katy, Kitty
Variations: Caitlin (Welsh), Caitria (Irish), Catalina (Italian),
Caterina (Italian), Catharina, Catherine (French),
Cathleen, Cathweg, Catrena, Catriona (Scottish), Ekaterina
(Russian), Kaat, Kaatje, Kajsa (Swedish), Kara, Karen,
Karena, Karin, Karina, Kasienka, Kasin, Kaska (Polish),
Kassia (Slavic), Kate, Katheryn, Kathleen, Kathy, Katie,
Katinka (Russian), Katla (Norwegian), Katren, Katri,
Katrin, Katrina, Katrinka, Katrya (Ukrainian), Katterle
(German), Katus (Hungarian), Katuscha (Russian), Katuska
(Czech), Katy, Katya, Kay, Ketti (German), Kiska (Russian),
Kolina (Swedish), Reena, Rina, Trine (German), Yekaterina
(Russian)
Kathe Variation of Katarina.
Famous name: Kathe Kollwitz (artist)
Katherine, Katheryn (see Catherine, Katharine)
Kathie (see Katharine)
Kathleen Variation of Catherine and Katharine.
Famous names: Kathleen Battle (soprano)
Kathleen Turner (actress)
Kathryn Variation of Catherine and Katharine.
Famous name: Kathryn Grayson (singer)
Kathy (see Catherine, Katharine)
Katie, Katy (see Catherine, Katharine, Kate)
Katinka (see Catherine, Karen, Katharine)
Katla (see Katharine)
Katren (see Catherine, Katharine)
Katri (see Catherine, Katharine)
Katrin (see Katrina)
Katrina Variation of Catherine and Katharine.
Nickname: Katrin
Katrinka (see Catherine, Katharine)
Katrya (see Katharine)
Katterle (see Catherine, Katharine)
Katus (see Katharine)
Katuscha (see Katharine)
Katuska (see Katharine)
Katya (see Katharine)
Kay Form of Catherine and Katharine.
Famous names: Kay Mills (historian)
Kay Yow (basketball coach)
Other spellings: Caye, Kaye
Kaye Variation of Kay.
Famous name: Kaye Ballard (singer)
Keisha Unknown origin. This name is currently very popular in
the United States.
Kelley, Kellie (see Kelly)
Kelly Irish O Ceallaigh (O'Kelly), "son of Ceallah war"; also,
Cornish celli, "wood." Boys and girls can both be named
Kelly, but most often it is used as a girls' name.
Famous name: Kelly McGillis (actress)
Other spellings: Kelley, Kellie
Kenya Name of a country.
Kerri (see Kerry)
Kerriann (see Kerry)
Kerry Irish ciarda, "dark"; also, Irish place name.
Other spellings: Cari, Carrie, Kerri
Variation: Kerriann
Ketti (see Catherine, Katharine)
Kikelia (see Cecilia)
Kim Form of Kimberley.
Famous names: Kim Darby (actress)
Kim Novak (actress)
Kimberley Old English cyne-burh-leah, "from the royal fortress
meadow" from Cyneburg's + leah [meadow].
Other spelling: Kimberly
Nicknames: Kim, Kimmie
Variation: Kimbra
Kimberly (see Kimberley)
Kimbra (see Kimberley)
Kimmie (see Kimberley)
Kineta Greek "active."
Kinsey Old English Cynesige, "royal victory." This name is
becoming well known because of the success of Sue Grafton's
best-selling mysteries about the adventures of Kinsey
Millhone, a private investigator who lives and works in
California.
Kirby Old Norse and Old Swedish kirkiubyr, "from the church
village," from kirkiu [church] + byr [village]. This
traditional boys' name is now used by many girls.
Kirste (see Christina)
Kirsteen (see Christina)
Kirsten Variation of Christina and Kristen.
Variations: Kirsti, Kirstie, Kirstin
Kirsti (see Kirsten)
Kirstie (see Christina, Kirsten)
Kirstin (see Christina, Kirsten, Kristen)
Kirsty (see Christina)
Kiska (see Katharine)
Kitty Form of Catherine and Katharine. Although this name
obviously began as a diminutive, it is now an independent
name. In the 1930s, Christopher Morley wrote a popular
novel Kitty Foyle, which was made into a movie starring
Ginger Rogers.
Famous name: Kitty Wells (singer)
Kizzie Probably a nickname. The origin of this name is
uncertain, but its current popularity is based on the
success of Alex Haley's book Roots.
Klara (see Clara)
Klare (see Clara)
Klarissa (see Clara)
Klaudia (see Claudia)
Kolina (see Katharine)
Konstanze (see Constance)
Koran (see Koren)
Koren Greek "young girl."
Variations: Cora, Coreen, Corene, Corine, Koran, Korine
Korin (see Karen)
Korine (see Koren)
Kostancia (see Constance)
Kris (see Chris, Christina)
Krista (see Kristen)
Kristal (see Christina, Crystal, Kristen)
Kristen, Kristin Variation of Christina. This Scandinavian form of
Christina is now a popular name in the United States.
Famous name: Kirstie Alley (actress)
Other spellings: Christin, Krysten
Nicknames: Kristie, Kristy
Variations: Kirsten, Kirstie, Kirstin, Krista, Kristel, Kristina,
Krysta (Polish), Krystyna
Kristie (see Christie, Christina, Kristen)
Kristina (see Christina, Kristen)
Kristy Variation of Christina and Kristen.
Famous name: Kristy McNichol (actress)
Other spelling: Christie
Krysta (see Kristen)
Krystal (see Crystal)
Krysten (see Kristen)
Krystle Variation of Crystal. This spelling of one of the "jewel"
names was chosen by the scriptwriters of the television
soap opera Dynasty for the character played by actress
Linda Evans.
Krystyn (see Christina)
Krystyna (see Kristen)