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K

Name
Boy or Girl 's Name
Origin
Meaning
Interesting Facts
Kaden
Girl
Italian
Feminine Form Of Fabian
Kadmiel
Boy
Hebrew
God Is Ancient
Kanak
Boy
Sanskrit
Gold
It is also a poison.
Kaija
Girl
Greek
Pure
It is a form of Katariina.
Kainda
Girl
African
Hunter's Daughter
Tharaka of Kenya.
Keshini
Girl
Sanskrit
A cream coloured flower.
Kaisho
Boy
Japanese
Fly over the Sea
Variant transcription of the Japanese name Kaishou. The name is somewhat unusual in Japan.
Kalani
Boy/Girl
Hawaiian
The heaven; the chief
Hawaiian name composed of the elements 'ka' (one, the one) and 'lani' (sky, heaven, spiritual; very high chief, majesty), which tends to be used more on boys.
Karanteg
Girl
Welsh
Victorious
Kaliska
Girl
Native American
Coyote Chasing Deer.
 Miwok.
Kamella
Girl
Hungarian
Perfect
Form of Camilla
Kapil
Girl
Sanskrit
Gentle Woman
Karim
Boy
Arabic
Giving; generous
Katet
Boy
American
A Group Joined By Destiny
Name created by author Stephen King.

L

Lalitaditya
Boy
Sanskrit
Beautiful Sun
Lainey
Girl
Greek
Torch; bright light
Pet form of Elaine.
LaMarcus
Boy
Latin
From the god Mars
Modern coinage. LaMarcus is a blend of the the preffix 'la' and the name Marcus.
Laman
Boy
Arabic
Twinkling; sparkling.
Laman is an Arabic name meaning "twinkling" or "sparkling." It is also a separate name from the Book of Mormon, perhaps based on the name Laban.
Lajita
Girl
Sanskrit (India)
Modesty
 
Lamont
Boy
French
From The Mountain.
 
Lona
Girl
Indian
Beauty, Pretty.
 
Landers
Boy
English
Descendent Of The Countryside Dweller
Laranya
Girl
American
Combination Of Lara And Anya
Lara
Girl
Russian
From Larisa
Diminutive form of Larisa
Latimer
Boy
English
Interpreter
Originally an English Surname.
Lavan
Boy
Hebrew
White
Lesley
Boy/Girl
Gaelic
Holly Garden
Leonardo
Boy
Italian
Lion Brave
Leonardo Da Vinci, artist. Leonardo DiCaprio, actor.
Lorna
Girl
Celtic/Gaelic
Fox
Feminine form of Lorne. Lorna Luft, singer.

M

Monish
Boy
Indian
Lord Of Mind
Maalika
Girl
Sanskrit(India)
Garland

As a Sanskrit name pronounced with two long vowels 'a', Maalika means "jasmine". It is also the vocabulary word for 'garland'. Some parents use it as a variant of Malika.

Maaziah
Boy
Hebrew
Strength of God; shelter of God.
Madelina
Girl
Spanish
Woman Of Magdala.
Magee
Boy
Celtic/Gaelic
Son of Aodh.
Mahak
Boy
Arabic
Waning Of The Moon.
Maiya
Girl
Greek, Russian
Uncertain, perhaps mother or great one
Russian form of the name Maya. Maya is a possible variant.
Maila
Girl
Latin, Hawaiian
Uncertain, perhaps myrrh, onguent.
Hawaiian form of Myra, the name invented by poet Fulke Greville for use in his love poems, and of uncertain origin.
Magnum
Boy
Latin
Big, Great
Magnum P.I., Television Show.
Mahdis
Girl
Arabic
Moon-like
Manisha
GIrl
Indian
Goddess of mind, desire.
Mahogany
Girl
English
Dark Red Wood
Often used as a name for brunettes or a person with dark skin.
Margarita
Girl
Latin, Greek, Spanish
Pearl
Latin form from the Greek 'margarites' meaning "pearl". Latinate form of Margaret. This is also a Spanish word meaning "daisy flower".
Martin
Boy

 

Latin

 

Servant Of Mars, God Of War.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist. Martin Sheen, actor. Martin Lawrence, actor/comedian.

 

N

Naamah
Girl
Hebrew
Pleasant
In the Old Testament, this is the name of the daughter of Lamech, as well as the name of Rehoboam's mother (a son of Solomon).
Nalin
Boy
Sanskrit(Indian)
Lotus Flower
Nancy
Girl
English, Hebrew, French
Grace
Diminutive form of Anne. Nancy Sinatra, actress. Nancy Reagan, U.S. first lady. Nancy Cartwright, voice of cartoon characters Bart Simpson ("The Simpsons") and Chuckie Finster ("Rugrats"). Nancy Allen, actress.
Nakkita
Girl
Greek, Russian
Unconquered, Unconquerable
 
Napoleon
Boy
French
Person From Naples, Italy
Napoleon Bonaparte, politician. Napoleon Dynamite, movie character.
Natalia
Girl
Italian
Born On Christmas Day.
 
Navroz
Boy
Persian
A Parsee Festival
Niranjana
Girl
Sanskrit (Indian)
Name of a river; Goddess Durga; The night of the full moon.
Nathan
Boy
Hebrew
He Gave
Nathan Lane, singer/actor. Nathan Fillion, actor.
Neomenia
Girl
Greek
New moon; new month
Nikkos
Boy
Greek
Victory Of The People.
Diminutive form of Nikolas.
Nyline
Girl
Gaelic
Cloud or champion
Germanic compound name. The first element is either -ing or -engel which refers to a particular tribe, while the second is derived from 'hraban', 'raven'.
Naishadh
Boy
Sanskrit(Indian)
King Nala, a hero from the Mahabharata who was king of Nishadha.
 
Nura
Girl
Arabic
Light
Norton
Boy
English
From The Town In The North.
Peter Norton, software mogul ("Norton Anti Virus").

O

Oceana
Girl
Greek
From The Sea.
Ojas
Boy
Sanskrit(India)
Virility; Energy
Oksana
Girl
Greek
Welcoming
Ukrainian form of Xenia.
Odin
Boy/Girl
Scandinavian
Divine Creative Inspiration.
Olin
Girl
English
Holy
From the Middle English, meaning "holy". It may also be a variant of Olaf.
Ojai
Girl/Boy
Spenish
Bird's Nest
City in California, U.S.
Ophelia
Girl
Greek
Help, Aid
Ophelia is a main character in Shakespeare's tragic play "Hamlet" who dies by drowning while in a state of delirium and mental torment. Ophelia has since become a symbol of angst for teenage girls.
Olson
Boy
Scandinavian
Son Of Olaf
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, twin actresses.
Ojaswini
Girl
Indian
Lustrous
Orella
Girl
Italian
Golden
Form of Aurelia/Aurelius.
Oscar
Boy
English, Gaelic
Divine spear, Lover of deer, beloved of deer
Oscar is a Scandinavian name derived from the Old English os "god" and gar "spear". It is also an Irish mythological name: Oscar was the name of Oisin's son and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail. It almost certainly means "lover of deer" or "beloved of deer", derived from Gaelic os "deer" combined cara "lover". The name belonged most famously to the English writer Oscar Wilde. It is also associated with Oskar Schindler (Oskar is the German spelling), a German industrialist who saved over a thousand Jews in World War II. His story was made famous by the film 'Schindler's List'.
Ozora
Boy
Japanese
Big Sky
Variant transcription of the Japanese name Oozora.
Ouida
Girl
French, Germanic
Fame and War
Ouida was the nom de plume of an English author, Maria Louise Ramé. Ouida was her attempt at saying Louise when she was a child and the nickname stuck. Ouida was used by others as a given name from the end of the 19th century before falling into disuse in the mid 20th century.
Ozer
Boy
Hebrew
God's Helper
Ozanka
Girl
Slavic
Wall Germander Flower
Flower name.
 
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