Kent
Unadapted borrowing from English Kent.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
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Keoki
Borrowed from English George.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Keoni
Borrowed from English John.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kerry
Borrowed from English Kerry.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Kevin
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kilia
Borrowed from English Celia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kilikina
Borrowed from English Christina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kim
Borrowed from English Kim. From Danish Kim, Swedish Kim, short for Joakim.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
Kimo
Borrowed from English Jim.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kōleka
Borrowed from English Dorothy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kopaea
Borrowed from English Sophia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Krystal
A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kulia
Borrowed from English Julia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kylian
Borrowed from English Killian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Lancelot
From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Larissa
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa). Borrowed from English Larissa in the 20th century. Borrowed from Russian Лари́са (Larísa) in the 20th century.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Larry
Unadapted borrowing from English Larry.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Leagsaidh
From English Lexie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Leslie
Borrowed from English Leslie. By folk etymology confused with Liesel, Liesl, German pet forms of Elisabeth.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Lester
Borrowed from English Lester.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Liam
From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William. Clipping of Uilliam, from English William.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Liberty
From liberty.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Likeke
Borrowed from English Richard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lilia
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily. Borrowed from Spanish or English. Borrowed from English Lily and Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Liliana
Borrowed from English Lilian.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lily
A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth. Borrowed from English Lily, from lily.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Lincoln
Unadapted borrowing from English Lincoln.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Lindsay
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Linnet
From linnet (“a type of bird”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Lokalia
Borrowed from English Rosalie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Loke
From loke (“rose”); also borrowed from the English Rose.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Lolita
The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lopaka
Borrowed from English Robert.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Louisa
Borrowed from English Louisa.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Love
Borrowed from English Love.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Lovely
Borrowed from English Lovely.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Luana
Borrowed from English Luana. Made known in Hawaii by the play (1912) and film (1932) Bird of Paradise and later explained as Hawaiian luana (“leisure”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lucy
From Middle English Lucy, from Old French Lucie (notably after the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracuse), from Latin Lucia (feminine of Lucius, a Roman praenomen), from lux…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Lui
Borrowed from English Louis.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
Lukia
Vernacular form of the biblical Ludia (“Lydia”). Also from English Lucy and Lucia, and a shortened form of Hawaiian Luʻukia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lulia
Borrowed from English Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lyndon
Borrowed from English Lyndon.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Mabel
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”). Borrowed from English Mabel.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Mae
Borrowed from English Mae.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Maicon
First recorded in Brazil in the 1980s. Rendering of English Michael, having become popular due to Michael Jackson’s fame. The ending ⟨-on⟩ may be due to the nasalization of the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Makaleka
Borrowed from English Margaret.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Makalika
Borrowed from English Marguerite.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Malaea
Borrowed from English Maria and Mariah.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Malwina
Borrowed from English Malvina, from Scottish Gaelic Mala-mhìn.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Manfredo
From English Manfred.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Manuela
Borrowed from English Manuel, Portuguese Manuel, Spanish Manuel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
March
English March From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
Margaux
Borrowed from French Margaux. Borrowed from English Margaux, from French Margaux.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends X
Mari
Traditional short form of Maria. Borrowed from English Mary. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Marī
Borrowed from English Marie. The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Maria
Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים (maryam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm). Doublet of Mary,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Marilyn
Borrowed from English Marilyn.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Marisa
A female given name from Spanish, variant of Marissa. Borrowed from English Marissa, contraction of Maria Lisa.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Marjorie
Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret. Variant of Marguerite. From English Marjorie. Borrowed from English Marjorie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Marlon
From English Marlon.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N