Monday, June 27, 2011

Actually, It's Traditionally Spelled with a K.

K is a fairly uncommon letter in the English language. Because it's uncommon, it draws the eye and is becoming more and more popular in names. So, if you like the letter 'K', but cringe at the thought of trend-ifying a traditional 'C' name, here's some names that are "supposed to be" spelled with a 'K'.

Boys:
  • Kai (KYE, Scandinavian, German, Hawaiian, English) --short for a few longer names in several European languages; a full name in Hawaiian: "sea"
  • Kaito (kah-ee-to, Japanese)
  • Kaleo (kah-lay-oh, Hawaiian)
  • Kallias (kah-LEE-ahs, [ancient] Greek)--"beauty"
  • Kalyan (KAL-yan, Hindi)
  • Karsten (KAHR-sten, German)--Low German form of Christian
  • Kaspar (KAHS-par, German)--form of Jasper
  • Kavi (kah-vee, Hindi)--"wise man"
  • Kayin (kah-yin, [Biblical] Hebrew)--usually transliterated as Cain in English
  • Kekoa (keh-KOH-ah, Hawaiian)--"brave one"
  • Kerman (kehr-man, Basque)--form of Germaine: "friend"
  • Kleon (KLEH-on, Greek)--"glory"
  • Arkady (ahr-KAH-dee, Russian)
  • Elek (EL-ek, Hungarian)
  • Mirek (MEE-rek, Polish)
  • Noak (NOH-ahk, Swedish)
  • Reko (REH-koh, Finnish)--form of Gregory
  • Rurik (RUR-ick, Russian)

Girls:
  • Kadri (KAD-ree, Estonian)--form of Katherine
  • Kahina (KAH-hee-nah, Berber)--from Arabic, "diviner"
  • Kaja (KYE-ah, Scandinavia, Polish)--feminine of Kai. Also spelled Kaia or Kaija.
  • Kaisa (KYE-sah, Finnish)--another form of Katherine
  • Kala (KAH-lah, Hindi)--"art form"
  • Kalea (kah-LEY-ah, Hawaiian)--"happiness"
  • Kalina (kah-LEE-nah, Bulgarian)
  • Kalliope (kal-ee-OH-pey OR kah-LYE-oh-pee, Greek)--"beautiful voice"
  • Kallisto (kal-LIS-toh, Greek)--"most beautiful"
  • Kalyani (kahl-YAH-nee, Hindi)--feminine of Kalyan
  • Kamaria (kah-mah-REE-ah, Swahili)--from Arabic, "moonlight"
  • Karola (kah-ROH-lah, German)
  • Kasia (KAH-shah, Polish)--yet another form of Katherine
  • Katida (kah-TEE-dah, Esperanto)--"kittenish"
  • Kavita (kah-veet-ah, Hindi)--"poem"
  • Kelda (KEL-dah, English)--"spring" (of water)
  • Kerensa (kehr-EN-sah, Cornish)--"love"
  • Kleio (KLEY-oh, Greek)--the Muse of historical poetry
  • Keturah (ket-OO-rah, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"incense"
  • Ksenia (KSEN-yah, Polish)
  • Akemi (ah-kem-ee, Japanese)--"bright and beautiful"
  • Anouk (ah-NOOK, Dutch, French)--form of Anna/Hannah
  • Mika (mee-kah, Japanese)

Unisex:
  • Kamalani (kah-mah-LAH-nee, Hawaiian)--"heavenly child"
  • Kiran (KEER-an, Hindi)--"ray of light"

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