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Kahar EstonianKahar is an Estonian surname meaning "branchy/spreading".
Kahju EstonianKahju is an Estonian surname meaning "loss" and "harm".
Kahn GermanDerived from German
Kahn "small boat" as well as a Germanized form of the Jewish surname
Cohen.
Kahr GermanShort form of the medieval personal name Makarius.
Kahraman TurkishMeans "hero" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian قهرمان
(qahraman).
Kahveci TurkishOccupational name for a coffee seller or producer, derived from Turkish
kahve meaning "coffee".
Kahya TurkishMeans "butler, steward, housekeeper" in Turkish.
Kaifu JapaneseCombination of the kanji 海 (
kai, "sea, ocean") and 部 (
bu, "division, section"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹; b. 1931).
Kaihatsu JapaneseFrom Japanese 開発 (
Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.
Kail EstonianKail is an Estonian surname meaning "wild rosemary".
Käit EstonianKäit is an Estonian surname meaning "operation" and "duty".
Kaito JapaneseFrom 海 (
kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (
to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Kaiyō Japanese (Rare)This surname is used as 回 (e, kai, ka.eru, mawa.shi-, -mawa.shi, mawa.su, -mawa.su, -mawa.ri, mawa.ru, -mawa.ru, motoo.ru) meaning "game, revolve, round" and 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle."... [
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Kaizaki JapaneseFrom Japanese 貝 (
kai) meaning "aquatic shellfish" and 崎 (
saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".
Kaizawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 貝 (Kai) meaning "shellfish" and 澤 (Sawa, Zawa) meaning "swamp".
Kajal Indian, Gujarati, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit कज्जल
(kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to
kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.
Kaji JapaneseJapanese surname meaning "wind". This is the last name of famous Japanese voice actor from Tokyo Japan, Yūki Kaji.
Kajita JapaneseFrom Japanese 梶
(kaji) meaning "mulberry" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kajitani JapaneseRare Japanese surname, roughly meaning "to add to the field; extend field boundaries".
Kajiwara JapaneseWritten with characters meaning ‘oar’ and ‘plain’, this name is found mostly in western Japan.
Kajiwara JapaneseFrom Japanese 梶
(kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kajmak CroatianKajmak (or kaymak) is a dairy product from southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Kaju EstonianKaju is an Estonian surname derived from "kajut" meaning "cabin".
Kajupank EstonianKajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".
Kakehashi JapaneseFrom 架 (
kake) meaning "construct, build" or 掛 (
kake) meaning "suspend, hang" and 橋 (
hashi) meaning "bridge".
Kakihara JapaneseFrom Japanese 柿
(kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).
Kakii JapaneseKaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Kakine Japanese (Rare)Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kakinoki JapaneseFrom 柿 (
kaki) meaning "persimmon", ノ (
no) an invisible possessive particle, and 木 (
ki) meaning "wood, tree".
Kakisaki JapaneseKaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Kakk EstonianKakk is an Estonian surname meaning both "cake" and "owl".
Kako JapaneseFrom 加 (
ka) meaning "increase, add, Canada" and 古 (
ko) meaning "old".
Kakos Greek, Arabic, Muslim, Assyrian, Hungarian, SlovakSome characteristic forenames: Greek
Demetrios,
Spiros. Arabic/Muslim
Ezzat,
Habib,
Issam,
Jamila,
Najib,
Talal.... [
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Kakuma JapaneseFrom Japanese 加 (
ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (
kuma) meaning "corner, shade".
Kakuta JapaneseFrom 角 (
kaku) meaning "corner" and 田 (
da) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Kakutani JapaneseFrom Japanese 角 (
kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (
tani) meaning "valley".
Kalahasthi SanskritIt is derived from the Sanskrit words “kala,” which mean “time”, and “hasthi,” which means “elephant”. Together, the name means “the elephant of time,” which is a reference to the goddess Kali, who is often depicted riding on the back of an elephant... [
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Kalander GermanStatus name for the chairman or a member fraternity that held meetings on the first of each month, from Latin
ad calendas.
Kalantari PersianDerived from Persian کلانتر
(kalantar) meaning "sheriff, marshal".
Kalashnik UkrainianMeans "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник
(kalachnik) - itself composed of калач
(kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник
(-nik). See also
Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov m RussianMeans "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник
(kalashnik), a variant of калачник
(kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with the patronymic suffix -ов
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Kalchenko UkrainianPossibly from the river
Kalchyk (Кальчик), a Ukrainian river in Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions.
Kaldmaa EstonianKaldmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline land".
Kaldmets EstonianKaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".
Kaldre EstonianKaldre is an Estonian surname derived from "kald-", meaning a "sloping" or "slanting incline".
Kaldvee EstonianKaldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/inclined" ("kald") "water"" ("vee").
Kale CroatianPossibly derived from Turkish
kale, meaning "castle, fortress".
Kale TurkishMeans "castle, fortress" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قلعة
(qal'ah).
Kaleba PolishOriginates from a nickname of Polish dialect meaning “scraggy old cow”
Kalejs LatvianOccupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Kalev RussianRussian, from the elements
Kal and
-ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal."
Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
Kalhorh Urdu, SindhiOriginally a nickname for a person who belonged to the
Kalhora clan in Sindh, Pakistan. The clan's name is derived from Sindhi ڪلهوڙو (
kalhoro), ultimately from ڪَلھو (
kalho) meaning "alone".
Kalhoro SindhiFrom the name of the Kalhora (or Kalhoro) people, a Sindhi tribe residing in Pakistan. The name itself is of uncertain meaning.
Kalicki PolishPolish: habitational name for someone from a place called Balice.
Kalinin RussianDerived from Russian калина
(kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
Kalinowski m PolishName for someone from any of various locations named Kalinowa, Kalinowo or Kalinów, all derived from Polish
kalina meaning "viburnum (a type of plant)".
Kalita Indian, AssameseMeaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल
(kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त
(lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.
Kalita PolishA polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish
Kaljend EstonianKaljend is an Estonian surname derived from the words "kalju" meaning "rock/cliff" and "eend" meaning "protusion/overhang".
Kalju EstonianMeans "cliff, rock" in Estonian. The given name
Kalju is an independent invention.
Kaljuots EstonianKaljuots is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff ("kalju") "end/tip" ("ots").
Kaljusoo EstonianKaljusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Kalju's (a masculine given name) swamp". Also probably an Estonianization of "Kalju's son".
Kaljuste EstonianKaljuste is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju" meaning "cliff" and "Kalju", a masculine given name.
Kalk EstonianKalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Kalk German, DutchOccupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German
kalc and Middle Dutch
calk "lime" (both a loanword from Latin
calx).
Kalkbrenner GermanOccupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German
kalc "chalk lime" and
brenner "burner".
Kalkreuth GermanDerived from German
kalk meaning "lime," and
reut meaning "cleared land". Most likely an occupational name for a lime burner.
Käll SwedishFrom Swedish
källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse
kelda.
Kallai EstonianKallai is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kall" meaning "slope" and "lai" meaning "wide/broad": "wide slope".
Kallas EstonianMeans "shore, bank (of a river), seashore" in Estonian.
Kallaste EstonianKallaste is and Estonian surname meaning "seaside" or "seashore".
Kállay HungarianHabitational name for someone from a place called Kálló or Kallo in Nógrád County or from the provincial town of Nagykálló in Szabolcs County in Hungary
Kalle EstonianKalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".
Kallergis GreekThe surname is composed of the Greek words kalon (=beautiful) and ergon(from ergo "work, task, deed, accomplishment, or purpose")
Kalleske Polish (Germanized, Rare)The surname Kalleske can be found among 40 telephone subscribers in Germany, in addition to the spelling Kaleske (about 39 times), with at least six namesake. Assuming that the normal spread of a family name is between 400 and 500 times this name is very rare... [
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Kallis EstonianKallis is an Estonian surname meaning "darling", "sweetheart", or "beloved".
Kallmeyer Germanfrom a Germanized form of Slavic
kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German
kalc "lime" and Middle High German
meier "tenant farmer" (see
Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
Kallweit German (East Prussian)East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian
kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian
kalweitis "the village smith".
Kalm EstonianKalm is an Estonian surname derived from "kalme", meaning "burial mound" and "kalmistu", meaning "cemetery".
Kalmus EstonianKalmus is an Estonian surname meaning "sweet flag (a waterside plant; Acorus calamus)".
Kalogeras GreekFrom the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.
Kalogeropoulos GreekMeans "son of the monk" in Greek, derived from Greek καλόγερος
(kalógeros) "monk, friar".
Kalp German, JewishFrom Middle High German kalp ‘calf’, German Kalb, probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who reared calves.
Kalt German, German (Swiss)From Middle High German
kalt "cold" probably applied as a nickname for someone who felt the cold or for someone with an unfriendly disposition.
Kaltenbach Germanhabitational name from any of various places with names meaning "(at the) cold stream" from Old High German
kalt "cold" and
bah "stream brook".
Kalthoff GermanGerman (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German
kalt "cold" +
hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".
Kaltmann GermanFrom a nickname for a cool, unfriendly person from middle high German
kalt "cold" and
mann "man".
Kalviste EstonianKalviste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Kalvi", a village in Lääne-Viru County.
Kalynenko UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
калина (kalyna), meaning "virburnim". Denoted to a person who lived by virburnims.