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Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Khalimbekov KazakhThis surname is derived from the Kazakh given name Khalimbek, which combines the elements Khalim ("generous") and Bek ("ruler" or "leader"). Therefore, Халимбеков (Khalimbekov) would roughly mean "descendant of Khalimbek" or "belonging to the family of Khalimbek".
Khalsa Indian (Sikh), PunjabiDerived from Arabic خلص
(khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.
Kham Thai, LaoFrom Thai คำ (
kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (
kham) meaning "gold".
Khamdi ThaiFrom Thai คำ
(kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and ดี
(di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".
Khamenei PersianOriginally denoted someone who came from the village of
Khamaneh, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. A famous bearer is Ali Khamenei (1939-), a former president and the current Supreme Leader of Iran.
Khamkaeo ThaiFrom Thai คำ
(kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and แก้ว
(kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass, diamond".
Khammanivong LaoFrom Lao ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold", ມະນີ
(mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວົງ
(wong) meaning "lineage, family".
Khamvongsa LaoFrom Lao ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold" and ວົງສາ
(vongsa) meaning "family line".
Khamwaen ThaiFrom Thai คำ
(kham) meaning "gold" and แหวน
(waen) meaning "ring".
Khandakar BengaliMeans "teacher, scholar" (literally "one who reads"), derived from Persian خواندن
(khandan) meaning "to read, to study" and the occupational suffix گار
(kar).
Khang HmongFrom the clan name
Kha,
Khab or
Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康
(kāng) (see
Kang).
Khansari PersianActual meaning is unknown; originated in the Iranian tribe the Kurds.
Khanthawong ThaiFrom Thai คันธ
(khantha) meaning "smell, scent, fragrance" and วงศ์
(wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Khanum Bengali, UrduFrom an aristocratic title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in the Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the title
khan meaning "king, ruler", which is probably of Mongolian origin.
Kharazia AbkhazThere are several theories on the origin of the name. It could be derived from Arabic حَارِس
(ḥāris) meaning "guard, guardian, defender", from a contraction of a Hebrew term, or from the Abkhaz word ҳара
(ḥārā́) meaning "we, ours" combined with the Abkhaz suffix
-ya or
-ia denoting descent.
Khashba AbkhazEither derived from Abkhaz ахацə
(āxācə) meaning "stone" or алашара
(ālāšārā) "light".
Khaskheli Urdu, SindhiReferred to a person belonging to the
Khaskheli tribe in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. It is perhaps derived from the Urdu words خاص (
khas) meaning "proper" and خالی (
khali) meaning "performer"... [
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Khat KhmerFrom Chinese 凯 meaning "triumphant","victorious"
Khatri Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi, NepaliName for a member of the Kshatriya caste, derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय
(kshatriya) referring to the Hindu caste consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, ultimately from क्षत्र
(kshatra) meaning "power, might, dominion".
Khavari PersianMeans "eastern" from Persian خاور
(khāvar) meaning "east".
Khawaja UrduFrom an honorific title for a Muslim teacher or saint, derived from Persian خواجه
(khajeh) meaning "lord, master, owner".
Khayasi Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Hayashi more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Khieu KhmerMeans "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.
Khil RussianRussian spelling of
Hill. A notable bearer was Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil (1934-2012).
Khim KhmerMeans "zither, harp" in Khmer, referring to a type of traditional stringed instrument.
Khin BurmeseFrom the Burmese 'khin' (ခင်) which means "to be close," "intimate," or "dear."
Khirin RussianPossibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря
(khirya) meaning "illness".
Khitrov m RussianDerived from Russian word хитрость (khitrost') meaning cunning.
Khmyz RussianDerived from dialectal Russian хмыз
(khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Khnanisho AssyrianMeans "mercy of
Jesus" from Syriac ܚܢܢܐ
(ḥənānā) meaning "mercy, grace, favour" and ܝܫܘܥ
(Išōʿ) meaning "Jesus".
Khodemchuk UkrainianMeans "son of the one who walks" from the verb ходити (
khodyty) meaning "to walk, to go".
Khokhlenkov m RussianFrom the term
хохол (khokhol), a type of traditional Ukrainian cossack hairstyle or can be used as derogatory for Ukrainian person.
Khokhlov RussianDerived from Russian хохол
(khokhol) meaning "topknot".
Khokhol is also a derogatory word often used to describe Ukrainians.
Khomeini PersianOriginally indicated a person who came from the city of
Khomeyn in the Markazi province of Iran. A notable bearer of this surname was the Islamic revolutionary, politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902-1989), who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979... [
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Khoo Chinese (Hokkien)Hokkien spellig of the surname Qiu. This Means a person who lived near a mound, dune or hill. This spelling is found amongst Hokkien and Hakka families in Southeast Asia
Khorsandi PersianDerived from Persian خرسند
(khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".
Khoury ArabicMeans "priest, curate, parson" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin
curio.
Khrueachan ThaiFrom Thai เครือ
(khruea) meaning "family" and จันทร์
(chan) meaning "moon".
Khrueathong ThaiFrom Thai เครือ
(khruea) meaning "family" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Khrushchev RussianDerived from Russian хрущ
(khrushch) meaning "cockchafer" or "May beetle".
Khrustalyov m RussianDerived from Russian
хрусталь (khrustal'), meaning "crystal". Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar was a Russian revolutionary.
Khrystosenko UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
Христос (Khrystos), meaning "Christ". Likely denoted to very religious person.
Khrzhanovskiy Russian, JewishRussian form of
Chrzanowski. Khrzhanovskiy was the last name of Andrey and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, both Soviet film directors. Ilya has made most of his career in the Russian Federation.
Khumpiraphan ThaiFrom Thai คัมภีร (
khampira) meaning "deep; profound" and พันธุ์ (
phan) meaning "breed; species; lineage".
Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең
(khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Kibar TurkishMeans "kind, polite, noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic كبار
(kibar).
Kibe JapaneseFrom Japanese 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 部
(be) meaning "part, section".
Kibus EstonianKibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).
Kicklighter AmericanAmericanized spelling of German Kückleiter, literally ‘chicken ladder’, probably a nickname for a chicken farmer.
Kida JapaneseFrom Japanese 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kidamura JapaneseFrom 木 (
ki) meaning "tree, wood", 貴 (
ki) meaning "valuable", or 喜 (
ki) meaning "rejoice", combined with 田 (
da) meaning rice paddy, field" and 村 (
mura) means "hamlet, village".
Kidate Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 木 (
ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (
date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (
tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".
Kidder EnglishEnglish: possibly an occupational name from early modern English kidd(i)er ‘badger’, a licensed middleman who bought provisions from farmers and took them to market for resale at a profit, or alternatively a variant of
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Kidman EnglishOccupational name for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock, from Middle English
kid "young goat" and
man.
Kido JapaneseFrom Japanese 木
(ki) meaning "tree, wood" or 城
(ki) meaning "castle" combined with 戸
(to) meaning "door".