Submitted Surnames Starting with K

Ka Korean

Ka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Kaadze Georgian (?)

Kaag Dutch
Denotes someone from the Dutch village Kaag, derived from Middle Dutch kaghe "land next to water, land outside of a dyke or levee".

Kaaka Maori
Originated from Northland New Zealand town, Te Kao. Te Kao is a district on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south... [more]

Kaal Estonian
Kaal is an Estonian surname meaning "scale", "balance" and "weight".

Kaalma Estonian
Kaalma is an Estonian surname relating to "kaal" meaning "balance".

Kaalstad Norwegian

Käämbre Estonian
Käämbre is an Estonian surname of undetermined origin, possibly derived from "kämbuline" meaning "chunky", or "kämblaluu" meaning "knuckle bone".

Kaan Turkish
From the given name Kaan.

Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]

Kaar Estonian
Kaar is an Estonian surname meaning "arc" or "arch".

Käära Estonian
Käära is an Estonia surname possibly derived from "käär" meaning "loop" and "meander".

Kääramees Estonian
Kääramees is an Estonian surname meaning "loop/crook man" (man from near a loop or crook in the landscape).

Käärik Estonian
Käärik is an Estonian surname derived from "käär", meaning "meander" or "kaarik" meaning "cart" or "carriage".

Kaariste Estonian
Kaariste is an Estonian surname derived from "kaar" meaning "arch".

Käärma Estonian
Käärma is an Estonian surname derived from "käär" meaning "(to) loop" or "meander".

Kaarmaa Estonian
Kaarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "arc/curve land".

Kaarsoo Estonian
Kaarsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "arced/curved swamp". May also be an Estonianization of the surname "Karlson".

Kaarup Danish

Kaas Estonian
Kaas is an Estonian surname meaning "brother", "co-" and "fellow".

Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".

Kaasik Estonian
Kaasik is an Estonian surname meaning "birch".

Kaba Turkish
Means "rough, rude, coarse" in Turkish.

Kaba Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree".

Kaba Western African, Manding
From a Mandinka clan name perhaps derived from the name of a village in southern Mali.

Kabaciński Polish
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.

Kabalin Russian, Croatian

Kabamba Kongo

Kabara Japanese
Variant of Kahara.

Kabaria Indian, Muslim
Means "greengrocer".

Kabashi Albanian

Kabashima Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"

Kabayel Turkish
From Turkish kaba meaning "rough, rude coarse" and yel meaning "wind, breeze".

Kabe Japanese (Rare)
Ka ("Increase,Step Up"), ... [more]

Kabeya Japanese
From Japanese 壁 (kabe) meaning "wall, barrier" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kabiakoŭ m Belarusian

Kabil Garo

Kabila Luba, Central African

Kabilasing Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kabir Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Kabir.

Kabiri Persian
From the Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) meaning "big, large, great".

Kabral Various

Kabrera Various

Kabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕪 (Kabu), a clipping of 蕪 (Kabumon) meaning "Kabu Gate", a name of a group of several households, that was in the division of Kami in the area of Noda in the city of Izumi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.... [more]

Kabu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕪 (kabu) meaning "brassica rapa".

Kabuhashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 株 (kabu) meaning "tree stump, company share stock" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge", possibly referring to a bridge next to a tree stump.

Kabura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鏑 (Kabura) meaning "Kabura", a division in the division of Tsuchizawa in the area of Towa in the city of Hanamaki in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.

Kabura Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蕪 (see Kabu).

Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.

Kaburaki Japanese

Kabuto Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 or 鹿伏兎 with 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "A grade, armour, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep", 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, helmet", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 頭 (zu, to, tou, atama, kashira, kaburi, -gashira) meaning "head", 部 (bu, -be) meaning "bureau, class, copy, department, part, portion, section", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 鹿 (rou, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 伏 (fuku, fu.su, fu.seru) meaning "bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated" or 兎 (tsu, to, usagi) meaning "hare, rabbit."... [more]

Kabyl Kazakh

Kaçan Turkish
Means "runaway, fugitive, escaper" in Turkish.

Kaçar Turkish

Kace Indonesian

Kachalov m Russian
From dialectal кача (kacha), meaning "duck".

Kacharyan Armenian

Kachel German
Occupational name for a potter, from Middle High German kachel "pot", "earthenware vessel".

Kächele German
Variant of Kachel.

Kachiri Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Kächler German
Variant of Kachel.

Kachler German
Variant of Kachel.

Kaçiu Albanian

Kaçka Albanian

Kackley German
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kächele (see Kachel).

Kacmarzek Polish

Kaczanowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Kaczanów or Kaczanowo, named with Polish kaczan meaning "cob".

Kaczor Polish
Means "drake (male duck)" in Polish.

Kaczynski Polish
Masculine surname from "kaczka", duck.

Kad German
1 German: habitational name for someone from a place called Kade near Magdeburg, Kaaden (German name of Kadeň in North Bohemia), or Kaden in Westerwald.... [more]

Kada Japanese

Kadak Estonian
Kadak is an Estonian surname derived from "kadakas", meaning "juniper".

Kadakas Estonian
Kadakas is an Estonian surname meaning "juniper".

Kadalipp Estonian
Kadalipp is an Estonian surname meaning "gauntlet".

Kadam Indian, Marathi, Kannada
From the name of the Kadamba dynasty, which ruled parts of northern India during the 4th and 5th centuries.

Kadan Turkish

Kaddara Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kaddour Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kaddour.

Kade English

Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kaden German
Habitational name for someone from Kaaden in North Bohemia, or any of several other places called Kaden.

Kadenokohji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).

Kadenokōji Japanese (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]

Kadenokoji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).

Kadenokouji Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 勘解由小路 (see Kadenokōji).

Kadet Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kadhim Arabic

Kadi Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kadian Indian

Kadijević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from kadija (кадија), meaning "Qadi", a judge of a Sharia court.

Kadimicherla Indian

Kadimov m Dagestani, Kazakh (?)

Kadinsky Russian

Kadir Arabic
From the given name Qadir.

Kadish Jewish

Kadma Indian

Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".

Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Kadokawa Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kadokura Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Kadomatsu Japanese (Rare)
Kado ("Gate") + Matsu ("Pine Tree").

Kadosh Hebrew
Means "holy" in Hebrew.

Kadoshima Japanese (Rare)
I don't want to assume it's rare but it's definitely uncommon. Kado means "Gate" and Shima means "Island".

Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".

Kadota Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kadowaki Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Kadoya Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".

Kadrangian Paiwan

Kadri Arabic
From the given name Qadir.

Kadyrbekov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kadyrbek".

Kadziel Polish
Given by female royal for safe escort

Kaeding German

Kaelas Estonian
Kaelas is an Estonian surname derived from "kael" and "kaelus" meaning "neck".

Kaelen Dutch

Kaelle Brazilian

Kaenphakdi Thai
From Thai แก่น (kaen) meaning "core, heart" and ภักดี (phakdi) meaning "devotion, loyalty".

Kaeomani Thai
From Thai แก้ว (kaeo) meaning "crystal, glass" and มณี (mani) meaning "precious stone, gem, jewel".

Kaer Estonian
Kaer is an Estonian surname meaning "oats".

Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".

Kaeser German, German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a cheesemaker or a cheese merchant from an agent derivative of Middle High German kæse "cheese". Variant of Käser.

Kaestner German
Variant of Kästner.

Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.

Kaevats Estonian
Kaevats is an Estonian surname derived from "kaevata" meaning "dig".

Kaewmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แก้วมณี (see Kaeomani).

Kafetzis Greek
Means "coffee shop owner" in Greek, derived from the Ottoman Turkish word قهوه‌جی‎ (kahveci), equivalent to Greek καφές (kafés) both meaning “coffee” and‎ the Greek suffix -τζής (-tzís), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve) and Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (-ci) respectively... [more]

Kaffka Hungarian, Romanian, Low German, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
The Germanised Czech surname of a certain Margit. Means ‘Little Jackdaw’ in Czech. Its internationally better known diminutive is Kafka.

Kafkalas Greek

Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."

Kaga Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Kaga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Kagami Japanese
From 加 (ka) "increase, add, addition, Canada include, join" combined with 賀 (ga) meaning "joy, congratulate, greet, celebrate", 立 (takao, tatsu, ritsu) meaning "stand up, rise, erect, set, establish" combined with 基 (ki) meaning "underlying, base, basis, radicals" or 各 (kaku) meaning "each" combined with 務 (mu) meaning "duties, task, affairs" (各務 as a word means "duties")... [more]

Kagamine Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese 鏡 (kagami) meaning "mirror" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound".

Kagan Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic form of Cohen.

Kaganek Polish, Jewish
The surname Kaganek is of Polish or Jewish origin, and it is a diminutive form of the name Kagan, which is derived from the Hebrew word כַּהֵן (Kohen), meaning "priest." The name Kagan historically referred to individuals who were descendants of the Jewish priestly class.

Kaganov Jewish (Russified)
Russified version of Cohen.

Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kagaya Japanese

Kagaya Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kagayama Japanese

Kagen Japanese

Kagewari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade" and 割 (wari), from 割り (wari), the continuative form of 割る (waru) meaning "to divide; to separate, to crack", referring to a shady land with cracks.

Kageyama Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kageyuki Japanese

Käggo Estonian
Käggo is an Estonian surname derived from "kägu" meaning "cuckoo".

Kagiyama Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]

Kagoshima Japanese

Kagramanyan Armenian

Kägu Estonian
Kägu is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo" (Cuculus canorus).

Kagunaka Japanese

Kahal Ukrainian
Possibly variant of Kahalnyak.

Kahale Hawaiian
"The house".

Kahalnyak Ukrainian

Kahana Jewish
Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.

Kahananui Hawaiian
From the given name Kahananui.

Kahar Estonian
Kahar is an Estonian surname meaning "branchy/spreading".

Kahara Japanese

Kahari African

Kahil Arabic (Egyptian)

Kahinu Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Somali, Malagasy
Means "clergyman" in several Eastern African languages, originally denoting someone who was a clergyman (see the given name Kahinu).

Kahinu Maori, Hawaiian

Kahju Estonian
Kahju is an Estonian surname meaning "loss" and "harm".

Kahlen German

Kahlo German

Kahlweiß German (East Prussian)
Corruption of Kallweit.

Kahn German
Derived from German Kahn "small boat" as well as a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen.

Kahn Pashto, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Khan.

Kahneman German

Kahr German
Short form of the medieval personal name Makarius.

Kahraman Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian قهرمان (qahraman).

Kahri German (Austrian)

Kahu Melanesian

Kahue Hawaiian
From the given name Kahue.

Kahuila Hawaiian (?)

Kahveci Turkish
Means "coffee producer" in Turkish.

Kahveci Turkish
Occupational name for a coffee seller or producer, derived from Turkish kahve meaning "coffee".

Kahvedžić Bosnian

Kahwaji Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabized form of Turkish Kahveci, chiefly used in Lebanon.

Kahya Turkish
Means "butler, steward, housekeeper" in Turkish.

Kai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 廻 (see Meguri 2).

Kaiba Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".

Kaida Japanese

Kaido Japanese

Kaieda Japanese

Kaifu Japanese
Combination 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).

Kaigan Japanese

Kaigler English (American)
Americanized spelling of Kegler.

Kaihatsu Japanese
From 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.

Kaihau Maori
This less-common Maori surname means speed

Kaihotsu Japanese
Variant reading of Kaihatsu.

Kaikai Manding

Kail German (Austrian)

Kail Estonian
Kail is an Estonian surname meaning "wild rosemary".

Kailan Indonesian

Kailand South African

Kailer English

Kaili African

Kailun Filipino

Kaimiņš Latvian
Means "neighbour".

Kaimudin Moluccan

Kain Irish
Variant of Kane.

Kainama Moluccan

Kainda Kongo

Kaine English
Variant of Caine.

Kaino Japanese

Kainoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kainoa.

Kainou Japanese

Kaira Crimean Tatar (Russified)

Käis Estonian
Käis is an Estonian surname meaning "sleeve".

Kaisaki Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 貝崎 (see Kaizaki).

Kaisermann German, French

Kaishav Indian

Kaisley English (Rare)
Variant of Casley.

Kaisupy Moluccan

Käit Estonian
Käit is an Estonian surname meaning "operation" and "duty".

Kaita Japanese

Kaite African

Kaito Japanese
From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".

Kaits Estonian
Kaits is an Estonian surname meaning "guard".

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."... [more]

Kaiyu Chinese

Kaizaki Japanese
From Japanese 貝 (kai) meaning "aquatic shellfish" and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".

Kaizawa Japanese
From Japanese 貝 (Kai) meaning "shellfish" and 澤 (Sawa, Zawa) meaning "swamp".

Kaizra arabe

Kajakas Estonian
Kajakas is an Estonian surname meaning "gull".

Kajal Indian, Gujarati, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.

Kajan Indian

Kaji Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "wind". This is the last name of famous Japanese voice actor from Tokyo Japan, Yūki Kaji.

Kajibara Japanese
Variant of Kajihara.

Kajihara Japanese
Kaji means "wind" and hara means "plain, field".

Kajikawa Japanese

Kajima Japanese
Variant of Kashima.

Kajita Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kajitani Japanese
Rare Japanese surname, roughly meaning "to add to the field; extend field boundaries".

Kajiura Japanese (Rare)
Kaji means "wind" and Ura means "seacoast, bay".... [more]

Kajiwara Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘oar’ and ‘plain’, this name is found mostly in western Japan.

Kajiwara Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kajkut Bosnian

Kajmak Croatian
Kajmak (or kaymak) is a dairy product from southeastern Europe and Central Asia.

Kajos Finnish

Kajota Polish

Kajtazi Albanian

Kajtazović Bosnian

Kaju Estonian
Kaju is an Estonian surname derived from "kajut" meaning "cabin".

Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".

Kajzelj Slovene

Kakas Hungarian

Kakaš Slovak

Kakashi Japanese
This might come from the given name.

Kakawa Japanese

Kakegamic Oji-cree

Kakehashi Japanese
From 架 (kake) meaning "construct, build" or 掛 (kake) meaning "suspend, hang" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kakesu Japanese

Kakhaberidze Georgian
Means "son of Kakhaber".

Kaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon".

Kakibara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakida Japanese

Kakihara Japanese
From 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 Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kakimaru Japanese

Kakimura Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".

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

Kakino Japanese

Kakinoki Japanese
From 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon", ノ (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".

Kakinuma Japanese
Kaki means "Persimmon" and Numa means "Swamp".

Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kakiouea Nauruan

Kakisaki Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Kakisawa Japanese

Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kakiwara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakizaki Japanese
Variant of Kakisaki.

Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 蠣 (kaki) meaning "oyster" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizawa Japanese

Kakk Estonian
Kakk is an Estonian surname meaning both "cake" and "owl".

Kako Japanese
From 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add, Canada" and 古 (ko) meaning "old".

Kąkol Polish
Means "corncockle".

Kakos Greek, Arabic, Muslim, Assyrian, Hungarian, Slovak
Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetrios, Spiros. Arabic/Muslim Ezzat, Habib, Issam, Jamila, Najib, Talal.... [more]

Kakoulidis Greek

Kakousis Greek

Kaktiņš Latvian
Derived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".

Kaku Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner".

Kakugai Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kakugaya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kakuma Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (kuma) meaning "corner, shade".

Kakuta Japanese
From 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 田 (da) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Kakutani Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kakuya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kal Korean

Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".

Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".

Kalabić Serbian

Kalač Montenegrin

Kalachev m Russian

Kalafatis Greek

Kalafatović Croatian
Derived from kalafat, meaning "caulker", a type of shipbuilder.

Kalahasthi Sanskrit
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]

Kalaitović Serbian