Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Dora/Dolly/Dotty

I know, it seems weird to group those together. But, Dolly & Dotty were nicknames for Dorothy thanks to that R-to-L/T/D shift that Middle English pulled (see also: Sarah --> Sadie; Mary --> Molly), so I think they could also work for any 'Dora' name. :)
The usual full names for Dora include Dorothy/Dorothea, Doris, Theodora, & Isadora, although none are at all common today.
(I would also like you all to know that I now have the "Dora the Explorer" theme song stuck in my head. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah.)

• Adora (ah-DOR-ah, English, Spanish)--from Spanish adoración. Catalan form is Adoració.
• Adorinda (ah-doh-REEN-dah, Esperanto)--"adorable"
• Anesidora (ah-nee-sih-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"sender of gifts"
• Cassiodora (kahs-see-oh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)
• Christodora (kris-toh-DOR-ah), [ancient] Greek)--"gift of Christ"
• Cleodora (kleh-oh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of glory"
• Devorah (deh-voh-RAH, Hebrew)--form of Deborah
• Dinorah (dee-NOR-ah, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Diodora (dee-oh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of Zeus"
• Doralice (doh-rah-LEE-cheh, Italian; doh-rah-LEE-see, Portuguese)--poss. from Greek, "gift of the dawn". Other forms include Doralys (Spanish) & Doralise (English).
• Doriane (doh-ree-AHN, French)--feminine of Dorian. Another form is Doriana (Italian, Portuguese).
• Dorina (doh-REE-nah, Hungarian, Romanian)
• Dorit (DOR-it, Scandinavian)--form of Dorothea
• Eldora (el-DOR-ah, English)
• Eudora (yoo-DOR-ah, English)--from Greek, "good gift"
• Halldóra (HAL-doh-rah, Icelandic)--another form is Aldora (Norwegian)
• Heliodora (ay-lee-oh-DOR-ah, Portuguese, Spanish)--from Greek, "gift of the sun"
• Medora (meh-DOR-ah, English)
• Menodora (men-ah-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of the moon". Romanian form is Minodora.
• Metrodora (met-roh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of the mother"
• Midori (mee-doh-ree, Japanese)--"green"
• Nicodora (nee-koh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of victory"
• Polydora (pol-ee-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"many gifts"
• Teodora (teh-oh-DOR-ah, Bulgarian, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian)--form of Theodora. Other forms include Feodora (Russian) and Deodora (Norwegian).
• Zenodora (zee-noh-DOR-ah, [ancient] Greek)--"gift of Zeus"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Carrie/Kari

The usual nickname for the classic Caroline, Carrie also has a timeless feel, although its use as a given name  has tanked over the last three decades. Her cousin Kari ("kah-ree", not "kehr-ee"), originally a nickname for Katarina, had a brief spike in the 70/80s, and I'm honestly surprised she's so rare now.
There're surprisingly few names that lead to Carrie, at least in my accent, and I imagine that can vary greatly by region. So, I'm combining Carrie & Kari into a list for both:

• Caridad (kah-ree-DAHD, Spanish)--"charity"
• Carita (kah-REE-tah, Scandinavian)
• Carlota (kahr-LOH-tah, Portuguese, Spanish)--form of Charlotte. Italian form is Carlotta.
• Carme (KAHR-meh, Catalan)--form of Carmen
• Carola (kah-ROH-lah, Italian, German, Scandinavian). Also spelled Karola.
• Hikari (hee-kah-ree, Japanese)--"light". Unisex form is Hikaru.
• Inkeri (EEN-keh-ree, Finnish)--form of Ingrid.
• Karella (kah-REL-lah, Scandinavian)--feminine of Karel/Karl/Charles
• Karesinda (kah-reh-SEEN-dah, Esperanto)--"worthy of caress"
• Karima (kah-REE-mah, Arabic)--"noble"
• Karishma (kah-RISH-mah, Hindi)--"miracle"
• Karstine (kar-STEE-neh, German)--form of Christine
• Kerensa (keh-REN-zah, Cornish)--"love"
• Kerttuli (KEHR-too-lee, Finnish)--form of Gertrude
• Macaria (mah-KAH-ree-ah, Portuguese, Spanish)--from Latin, "blessed"

The Long of It

Quite a ways back, I did a post on mini-names (which could probably use an update, or maybe a sequel). In general, American names are getting simpler, especially boys. Although Alexander is still pretty popular, parents are much more likely to skip the full name and just go with Alex or Xander than they used to be. For girls, the frilly, princess-y name trend (especially the newest influx of -annas & -ellas) ensures that there's still lots of long names in use, but a lot of the older appellations are now too "stuffy".

Boys:

• Algernon (AL-jer-non, English)
• Aloysius (al-oh-IH-shus, English)--form of Louis
• Antonius (an-TOH-nee-us, Latin)--original form of Anthony
• Apolinar (ah-poh-lee-NAHR, Spanish)
• Aurélian (oh-rayl-YAWN, French)--from Latin, "golden"
• Archibald (AHR-chih-bahld, English)
• Barnabas (BAHR-nah-bus, English)
• Bartholomew (bar-THOL-ah-myew, English)
• Benedict (BEN-eh-dikt, English)--from Latin, "blessed"
• Cornelius (kohr-NEEL-yus, English)
• Demetrius (deh-MEE-tree-us, Latin)
• Ebenezer (eb-en-EE-zer, English)
• Ferdinand (FER-dih-nand, English)
• Frederick (FRED-er-ik, English)
• Gioachino (joh-ah-KEE-noh, Italian)--form of Joachim/Joaquín
• Jedidiah (jed-ih-DYE-ah, English)
• Korbinian (kohr-BEE-nee-ahn, German)
• Leberecht (LEH-beh-rekht, German)--"lives rightly"
• Lysander (lye-SAN-der, Greek)
• Matthias (mah-THYE-as, English; mah-TEE-ahs, German)--form of Matthew
• Montgomery (mont-GOM-er-ee, English)
• Mortimer (MOHR-tih-mer, English)
• Nicostrato (nee-koh-STRAH-toh, Italian)
• Peregrine (PEHR-eh-grin, English)--from Latin, "traveller"
• Reginald (REJ-in-ahld, English)--form of Ronald
• Roderick (ROD-er-ik, English)
• Silvanus (sil-VAH-nus, Latin)--original form of Silas
• Sylvester (sil-VES-ter, English)
• Taliesin (tal-ee-ES-in, Welsh)
• Teodosio (teh-oh-DOHS-yoh, Spanish)
• Thaddeus (THAD-ee-us, English)
• Zacchaeus (zak-KEE-us, English)--from Hebrew, "pure"

Girls:

• Adelinde (ah-deh-LEEN-deh, Germanic)--"noble and mild"
• Alastríona (al-as-TREE-on-ah, Irish)--feminine of Alastar/Alexander
• Amaryllis (ah-mah-RIL-lis, English)--from Greek, "sparkling"
• Augustine (oh-goos-TEEN, French)
• Bernadette (ber-nah-DET, English)
• Calanthe (kah-LAN-thee, English)--from Greek, "beautiful flower"
• Celandine (SEL-an-deen, English)
• Chrysanta (krih-SAN-tah, English)--from Greek, "golden flower"
• Clementina (klem-en-TEE-nah, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Coriander (KOH-ree-an-der, English)
• Demetria (deh-MEE-tree-ah, Greek)
• Dezirinda (deh-zee-REEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Dominique (doh-mee-NEEK, French)--feminine of Dominic
• Emerentia (eh-meh-REN-tsee-ah, German)--from Latin, "praiseworthy"
• Federica (feh-deh-REE-kah, Italian)
• Felicitas (feh-LEE-tzee-tahs, German)--from Latin, "good luck"
• Gennadiya (gee-NAH-dee-ah, Russian)--from Greek, "noble"
• Karesinda (kah-reh-SEEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Katarzyna (kah-tahr-ZHEE-nah, Polish)--form of Katherine
• Katelijne (kah-teh-LYE-neh, Dutch)--another form of Katherine
• Kazimiera (kah-zee-MYE-rah, Polish)
• Liselotte (LEE-zeh-lot-teh, Danish, German)
• Marjolaine (mahr-zhoh-LEHN, French)--"marjoram"
• Millicent (MIL-lih-sent, English)
• Octavia (ok-TAY-vee-ah, English; ok-TAH-vee-ah, Latin)
• Seraphina (sehr-ah-FEE-nah, English)--from Hebrew, "fiery one"
• Temperance (TEM-per-ants, English)--"self-restraint"
• Willemina (wil-leh-MEE-nah, Dutch)--feminine of William/Willem

Tough Girls' Names

Boys' names with stalwart, warrior-type names are pretty darned common--Ethan ("enduring"), Alexander ("defender of men"), William ("willful protector"), Nicholas ("people's victory")--the list goes on and on. For girls' names, though, most cultures historically have tended towards pretty, poetic, or virtuous names--Sophia ("wisdom"), Elizabeth/Isabella ("God's promise"), Chloe ("green shoot"), Sarah ("princess"), etc.
Trying to find a fighting name for a girl can be tough, unless you want to use a feminization of a boys' name, like Nicole, Alexandria, and Louise ("famous warrior"), or an originally male name, like Riley ("valiant"), Alexis ("defender"), and Aubrey ("elven power").
And before you even look, yes, this is a very Germanic-heavy list.

• Audrey (AW-dree, English)--"noble strength"
• Bellatrix (BEL-lah-triks, Latin)--"warrior"
• Bellona (bel-LOH-nah, Latin)--"fight"
• Berenice (behr-en-EYE-see, English, or behr-en-EE-cheh, Italian)--from Greek, "bringing victory". Variants include Veronica and Bernice.
• Boudica (BOH-dih-kah, Celtic)--"victorious"
• Brava (BRAH-vah, Esperanto)--"valiant"
• Brenda (BREN-dah, English)--from Old Norse, "sword"
• Edith (EE-dith, English)--"blessed war"
• Efigénia (ef-ih-ZHEN-yah, Portuguese)--from Greek, "born strong"
• Eunice (YOO-nis, English)--from Greek, "good victory"
• Gertrude (GER-trood, English, or gehr-TROO-deh, German)--"spear of strength"
• Hilda (HIL-dah, Germanic)--"battle"
• Hillevi (HIL-eh-vee, Finnish)--from Germanic, "healthy in battle"
• Jaya (jah-yah, Indian [Hindi])--"victory"
• Jördis (YOR-dis, German)--from Old Norse, "sword goddess"
• Katsumi (kaht-soo-mee, Japanese)--"victorious beauty"
• Koa (koh-ah, Hawaiian)--"brave, bold"
• Lalama (lah-lah-mah, Hawaiian)--"daring, clever"
• Lanakila (lah-nah-kee-lah, Hawaiian)--"victorious"
• Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--"protection" [also means "life" in modern Swedish & Danish]
• Makana (mah-kah-nah, Hawaiian)--"fierce"
• Matilda (mah-TIL-dah, English, Swedish)--from Germanic, "strength in battle"
• Móirne (MORN-yeh, Irish)--"great"
• Nanna (NAHN-nah, Scandinavian)--"daring"
• Nahoa (nah-hoh-ah, Hawaiian)--"bold, defiant"
• Nessa (NES-sa, Irish)--"not gentle". Anglicized from Neasa (NYAS-ah).
• Rhonwen (RHON-wen, Welsh)--"blessed spear"
• Romilda (roh-MIL-dah, Italian)--from Germanic, "famous battle"
• Rosamund (ROZ-ah-mund or ROHZ-ah-mund, English)--from Germanic, "horse protection"
• Roswitha (roz-VEE-thah, German)--"famous strength"
• Saskia (SAS-kee-ah or ZAHS-kee-ah, German & Dutch)--from Germanic, "knife"
• Shamira (shah-meer-ah, Hebrew)--"guardian"
• Shinobu (shin-oh-boo, Japanese)--"endurance"
• Shun (shoon, Japanese)--"speed"
• Signy (SIG-nee, Scandinavian)--"new victory"
• Sigrid (SIG-rid, Scandinavian)--"beautiful victory"
• Solveig (SOL-vay, Scandinavian)--"strength of the sun"
• Tisiphone (tih-SIH-foh-nee, Greek"--"avenging murder"
• Toril (TOR-il, Scandinavian)--"Thor's battle"
• Tressa (TRES-sah, Irish)--"strength". Anglicized from Treasa/Trása (TRAH-sah).
• Valda (VAHL-da, Germanic)--"power" 
• Valencia (vah-LEN-see-ah, Spanish)--from Latin, "power"
• Venka (VEN-kah, Esperanto)--"victorious"
• Victoria (vik-TOR-ee-ah, Latin)--"victory"
• Ylva (EEL-vah, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "she-wolf"
• Yumi (yoo-mee, Japanese)--"[archery] bow"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name: Kate/Kat/Kitty

Wow. This was a hard one. I challenged myself to not use any Katherine-variants on this list. Consequently, this list has a lot less Western Europe than usual. :)

• Ankita (ahn-kee-tah, Indian [Hindi])
• Arcadia (ar-KAY-dee-ah, English; or ahr-KAH-dee-ah, Greek & Portuguese)
• Carita (kah-REE-tah, Swedish)--from Latin, "dear one" or "charity"
• Christine (kris-TEEN, French & English)--from Latin, form of Christian. Other forms include Christina & Kristin.  [if you think this one's odd--Kit is a nickname for Christopher, so why not for the feminine Christ-names?]
• Chrysanta (kris-AN-tah, English)--from Latin, "golden flower"
• Giachetta (jah-KET-tah, Italian)--feminine form of Jacob
• Kanti (kahn-tee, Indian [Hindi])--"beauty"
• Katar (kah-TAHR, Armenian)--"peak, summit"
• Katida (kah-TEE-dah, Esperanto)
• Katriela (kah-tree-EL-lah, Hebrew)--"crown of God"
• Katsumi (kaht-soo-mee, Japanese)--"victorious beauty"
• Kavita (kah-vee-tah, Indian [Hindi])--"poem"
• Keturah (keh-TOO-rah, [Biblical] Hebrew)
• Ketziah (ket-ZYE-ah, [Biblical] Hebrew)--original form of Keziah
• Kirtida (keer-tee-dah, Indian [Hindi])
• Kvĕta (KVEH-tah, Czech)--"flower"
• Leocadia (leh-oh-KAH-dee-ah, Spanish, Italian)
• Markéta (mar-KEH-tah, Czech)--form of Margaret. Spelled Marketta in Finnish.

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Minnie

Poor Minnie. Once at the top, she was toppled by a certain animated mouse. Of course, the fact that Minnie was originally short for the clunky Wilhelmina probably didn't help.

• Aminda (ah-MEEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Araminta (ahr-ah-MIN-tah, English)
• Carmina (kar-MEE-nah, Italian)--form of Carmen
• Clementina (klem-en-TEE-nah, Italian, Spanish)--"gentle"
• Cosmina (KOS-mee-nah, Romanian)--feminine of Cosmas
• Domenica (doh-MEN-ee-kah, Italian)--feminine of Dominic. Other forms include Dominga (Spanish) & Dominique (French). 
• Erminia (ehr-MEEN-yah, Italian)
• Jessamine (JES-sah-min, English)--"jasmine"
• Kamini (kah-MEE-nee, Indian [Hindi])
• Luminita (loo-men-EETZ-ah, Romanian)--"little light"
• Menuha (men-oo-khah, Hebrew)--"tranquility"
• Minerva (min-ER-vah, English)--Roman goddess of wisdom
• Philomena (fil-oh-MEEN-ah, Greek)--"strong friend". Also spelled Filomena.

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Bella

Fueled by Isabella's insane jump to the top, just-plain-Bella followed a few years after. The fact that it coincides with the Italian word for "pretty" certainly didn't hurt.
For now, Bella may be Twilight-tainted, but that will fade.

• Amabel (AH-mah-bel, English)--from Latin, "lovable"
• Arabella (air-ah-BEL-lah, English, Scottish)--prob. an invented name inspired by Annabella.
• Belinda (bel-IN-dah, English)
• Bellamy (BEL-ah-mee, English)--from French, "beautiful friend"
• Bellatrix (BEL-lah-triks, Latin)--"warrior"
• Bellona (bel-LOH-nah, Latin)--Roman goddess of war
• Belphoebe (bel-FEE-bee, English)--"beautiful and bright"
• Christabel (KRIS-tah-bel, English)--Also spelled Christabelle & Christobel.
• Claribel (KLAIR-ih-bel, English)
• Dulcibella (dul-si-BEL-lah, English)--from Latin, "sweet and beautiful"
• Elizabella (ee-liz-ah-BEL-lah, English)--form of Elizabeth/Isabella.
• Mehetabel (meh-HET-ah-bel, Hebrew)--"God makes happy"
• Mirabella (MEER-ah-bel-lah, Italian)--"wonderful"
• Orabela (oh-rah-BEL-lah, Esperanto)--"golden beautiful"
• Rosabella (ROH-sah-bel-lah, Italian)--"beautiful rose"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Lola

Again, not really a "usual" nickname, but the poor nickname of an outdated name. Another example of the archaic R to L shift, Lola was originally a nickname for Dolores. Thanks to a few different songs and the German film Run Lola Run, Lola has stayed out of obscurity, and is even rapidly gaining popularity in many areas. But, if you want to further distance Lola from her "sorrowful" roots (Dolores is Spanish for "pains" or "sorrows"), a few options are nice.

• Anatola (ahn-ah-TOH-lah, Polish)
• Bellona (bel-LO-nah, Latin)--Roman goddess of war
• Carlota (cahr-LOH-tah, Spanish)--feminine form of Charles
• Carola (cahr-OH-lah, German)--another feminine form of Charles
• Finola (fin-OH-lah, Irish, Scottish)--anglicized from Fionnuala. Another form is Fionola.
• Hannelore (HAH-nah-lor-ah, German)
• Ilona (ee-LOH-nah, Hungarian)--form of Helen
• Lorelei (LOH-reh-lye, German)
• Lorena (loh-REH-nah, Spanish)--form of Lorraine
• Lorenza (loh-REN-zah, Italian)--feminine form of Laurence
• Paloma (pah-LOH-mah, Spanish)
• Valora (vah-LOH-rah, Esperanto)--"valuable"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Mia

Mia. At just three letters, it's easily the shortest female name in common usage today. That's probably why, despite it's overwhelming world-wide popularity, it still feels incomplete to many an expectant parent. Originally, Mia was a nickname for Maria, but in modern English (when not used by itself) it's more likely a nickname for the fast-on-the-comeback Amelia.

• Damiana (dah-mee-AH-nah, Italian)--feminine form of Damian
• Demetria (de-MEE-tree-ah, Greek)
• Efimia (eh-FEE-mee-ah, Greek)--"speaks well". Modern form of Euphemia.
• Miela (mee-EL-ah, Esperanto)
• Milena (mee-LEH-nah, Czech, Italian, Polish, Russian)
• Millaray (mee-ah-RYE, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "golden flower"
• Miranda (meer-AN-dah, English)--"wonderful"
• Mireia (mee-RAY-ah, Catalan)
• Miriam (MEE-ree-am, Hebrew)--original form of Mary
• Miruna (mee-ROO-nah, Romanian)
• Miyako (mee-yah-koh, Japanese)--"beautiful night child"
• Noemia (no-EHM-ee-ah, Portuguese)--form of Naomi
• Salomea (sah-lom-EE-ah, Polish)--"peace"

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Ellie/Ella

*dies under avalanche of Ellas*
I kid, I kid. Ella/Ellie is potentially one of the most popular nicknames right now, though, with Isabella, Elizabeth, Ella, Gabriella, Elena, Isabel, Annabelle, & Giselle all in the top 100. Adding Eliana, just-plain-Ellie, Gabrielle, Daniela, Michelle, Elise, Ariel, Eleanor, & Eliza from the top 200, and well, that's a lot of El-s. If you still adore Ella, and want a more stand-out name, here're some for you:

• Andela (ahn-DEL-ah, Czech)
• Antonella (an-toh-NEL-lah, Italian)--feminine form of Anthony
• Ayelet (eye-EL-et, Hebrew)--"gazelle"
• Camellia (cam-EL-ee-ah, English)
• Ĉiela (chee-EL-ah, Esperanto)
• Cyrielle (see-ree-EL, French)--feminine form of Cyril
• Elettra (el-LET-trah, Italian)--modern form of Electra
• Elaheh (el-ah-HAY, Persian)--"goddess"
• Eleni (el-EN-ee, Greek)--modern form of Helen
• Eleri (el-EHR-ee, Welsh)
• Eliora (el-ee-OHR-ah, Hebrew)--"my God is my light"
• Elodia (ehl-OH-dee-ah, Spanish)--modern form of St. Alodia. French form is Elodie.
• Elowen (el-OH-en, Cornish)
• Eluned (el-EE-ned, Welsh)
• Eumelia (yu-MEL-ee-ah, Greek)--"melody"
• Finella (fin-EL-lah, Scottish)--anglicized from Fionnuala
• Fiorella (fee-or-EL-lah, Italian)--"little flower"
• Ionela (yoh-NEL-ah, Romanian)--feminine form of John
• Mirella (meer-EL-lah, Italian)--form of Mireio

Made-Up Names to the Ekstrema!

Back in the 1880s, L.L. Zamenhof believed that different languages led to division & misunderstanding amongst peoples. He sought to fix that by creating an easy-to-learn, culturally-neutral language to be used in the international community. Nearly 120 years later, Esperanto has over 2 million speakers in 115 countries. It is easily the most common constructed language (sorry, Klingon!), and is used in some schools to prepare students for other foreign language acquisition.
Esperanto baby names are formed by either re-forming a name from another language, or by simply using an Esperanto word. All nouns end in 'o' adjectives in 'a', and verbs in 'i'. Since Esperanto is a created language with no gendered words, any of these words could theoretically be used for either gender.

• Aglo (AH-gloh)--"eagle"
• Alaŭdo (ah-LOUD-oh)--"lark"
• Amika (ah-MEE-kah)--"friendly"
• Ĉiela (chee-EL-ah)--"heavenly"
• Fiera (fee-EHR-ah)--"proud"
• Koralo (koh-RAH-loh)--"coral"
• Katida (kah-TEE-dah)--"kittenish"
• Merita (mer-EE-tah)--"worthy"
• Miela (mee-EL-ah)--"honey-like"
• Pipra (PEEP-rah)--"spicy"
• Rava (RAH-vah)--"ravishing"
• Valora (vahl-OR-ah)--"valuable"

Many names already have established Esperanto equivalents, but if yours doesn't, here's how it goes:

• Esperanto has one sound for every letter and vice-versa.
• There are 5 vowels: A ("father"), E ("get"), I ("ski"), O ("cope"), and U ("glue"). There's a good deal of flexibility.
• C is always soft ("cite"), never hard ("cut").
• Soft 'ch' ("church") will become Ĉ.
• Hard 'ch' ("Zachary") and 'c' ("cut") will become K. 
• G is always hard ("get"), never soft ("giant").
• J or soft G ("giant") will become Ĝ.
• Qu will become Kv.
• S is always soft ("soft"), never hard ("laser").
• Sh will become Ŝ.
• W will either become V, or Ŭ if part of a diphthong (e.g. aw, ow, ew).
• X will become KS.
• Y will become J.
• It may be easier to transcribe the original Latin form or a Romance language form (French, Italian, Spanish, etc).

Here are the top 10 boys' and girls' names from 2010 in Esperanto.

Boys'

• Ajdeno
• Ĝajdeno
• Ĝajkobo
• Kajdeno
• Itano
• Ĝaksono
• Mikelo
• Aleksandro
• Viliemo or Viljemo
• Noa

Girls:

• Sofia
• Izabela or Ezabela
• Olevia or Alevia
• Kloi
• Ema
• Emeli
• Abegajlo (or -a)
• Madesano (or -a)
• Ajva
• Adesano (or -a)

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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"