KabacińskiPolish The surname Kabaciński is a habitational name for someone from a place called Kabaty, in Warszawa voivodeship. It is also a derivative of the nickname Kabat.
KabilasingThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KadenokōjiJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 勘解由小路 (Kadenokōji) meaning "Kadeno Alley" or its other name 勘解由小路 (Kageyukōji) meaning "Kageyu Alley", a former alley in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]
KalahasthiSanskrit It 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... [more]
KalinowskimPolish Name for someone from any of various locations named Kalinowa, Kalinowo or Kalinów, all derived from Polish kalina meaning "viburnum (a type of plant)".
KallasmetsEstonian Kallasmets is an Estonian surname meaning "shore forest".
KaltenbachGerman habitational name from any of various places with names meaning "(at the) cold stream" from Old High German kalt "cold" and bah "stream brook".
KamchatskyRussian Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
KamoldilokThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KamolnawinThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KamolthaniThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KamolyabutThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KamukakmunThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KamutharatThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KanagusukuOkinawan The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".
KanakakornThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KanbayashiJapanese From the Japanese 上 (kan, kami or ue) "upper," "above," 管 (kan) "tube," "canal," 官 (kan) "authorities," "government" or 神 (kan, kami or shin) "god" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods," "grove."
KanedaichiJapanese Notably from the fictional character Toyohiro Kanedaichi, from the fourth instalment of the popular manga, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.... [more]
KanedakaraJapanese Combination Kanji Character "金" meaning "Gold", with "宝" meaning "Treasure".
KangelarisGreek Etymologically it goes back to the Latin cancellarius, which means chief secretary or chancellor.
KanisthakaThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KanoknawinThai It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
KanpistegiBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Ezterenzubi in the arrondissement of Baiona.
KarabeynikBelarusian Alyaksey Karabeynik is a member of the band Shuma, the band performed at Eurovision in 2018. It means peddler. The Russian form is Korobeynik.
KaramanlismGreek Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]
KaramanyanArmenian From Ottoman Turkish قرامان (Karaman), a city in south-central Turkey, or قرامان (karaman) "swarthy, black, dark-skinned".
KarasevdasGreek Possibly from the Turkish word kara meaning "black, dark" and the given name Sevda literally meaning "passion, strong love" in Turkish.
KärkkäinenFinnish From Finnish kärkäs meaning ”eager” and the suffix -nen. A Finnish department store chain bears this name after its founder, Juha Kärkkäinen.
KarmazinasLithuanian Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").
KarunadasaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
KarunapalaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
KarunasenaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
KarunasiriSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
KhaybulaevAvar, Crimean Tatar Means "son of Khaybulla", from a given name derived from Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy) meaning "alive" combined with الله (allāh) meaning "Allah, God".
KitchenhamEnglish Occupational surname for a person who was in charge of the kitchen in a royal or noble house, or a monastery. From the Anglo Saxon cycene (German: Küche Dutch: kjøkken Latin: cocina Italian: cucina)
KitzmillerEnglish (American) Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.
KlingemannGerman Occupational surname for a knife maker, literally meaning "knife maker, weapons smith". It is derived from German klinge meaning "blade".
KluczewskimPolish Habititional surname for someone from a village called Kluczewo, derived from klucz, meaning "key."
KluczyńskimPolish Variant of Kluczewski. A notable bearer was John C. Kluczynski (1896-1975), an American veteran who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
KnabenshuemAmerican German This surname is an American anglicized version of the German surname Knabenschuh. It means a "boy's shoe." The word maybe related to the English word "knave," which means rogue, scoundrel, or rascal... [more]
KnatchbullEnglish A nickname from Old English knatch "to strike" + bull "bull", indicating strength.
KönigsbergJewish Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.
KotromanićMedieval Serbian The Kotromanić were a late medieval Bosnian and Serbian noble family. The name is thought to have originated from a knight named Cotromano.
KowalewskiPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from places called Kowalew or Kowalewo, named with kowal "smith" or an occupational name for a blacksmith.
KozachenkoUkrainian Means "son of a cossack", from Ukrainian козак (kozak) "cossack".
KronenbergGerman, German (Swiss) Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see Kronberg ) from German Krone "crown" and German Berg "mountain, hill".
KrzyżewskiPolish Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).