List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with K

Kiernan

(KEER-nən)

Kiernan Name Meaning. Irish: reduced form of McKiernan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thighearnáin 'son of Tighearnan' (see Tiernan).

Meaning: Small dark one Origin: Gaelic, Irish

Killean

(KI-lee-ən)

Killian or Cillian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillín. ... The most likely meaning of the name is "little church", a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual, cill meaning "church" in Gaelic while the suffix "-ín" is used affectionately to indicate a 'pet' or diminutive status.

Meaning: Church man Origin: Gaelic

Kilohana

(kee-lo-AHN-ah)

ki-lo-ha-na, kil-oh-ana ] The baby boy name Kilohana is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as KIY-LowHHAANaa †. Kilohana is largely used in the Hawaiian language and it is also derived from Hawaiian origins. The name is of the meaning excellent. See also the related category excellent (honorable).

Meaning: Great Origin: Hawaiian

Kimo

(KEE-moh)

The name Kimo is a Hawaiian baby name. In Hawaiian the meaning of the name Kimo is: Form of James and Jim.

Meaning: Holding the heel Origin: Hawaiian, Latin

Kincaid

(KIN-kayd)

The name comes from when someone lived at Kincaid in the county of Stirlingshire. The name of Kincaith, from which the family derive their name is almost certainly of Gaelic origin, coming from the Gaelic words "ceann", meaning top or head and "caithe", meaning pass.

Meaning: From Kincaid Origin: Gaelic

Kipling

(KIP-ling)

From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Cybbel's cottage". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote 'The Jungle Book' and other works.

Meaning: From Cyppel Origin: English

Kipper

(KIP-ər)

Kipper Name Meaning. German: variant of Kipp. German: habitational name for someone from a place called Kipper in Westphalia. Eastern German: from Sorbian kipry 'weak', hence a nickname for a frail or weak-willed person.

Meaning: Salmon Origin: English

Kir

(KEER)

Biblical Meaning: The name Kir is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Kir is: A city, wall, meeting.

Meaning: Far sighted, throne Origin: Persian, Russian

Kiril

(KIR-il)

Russian Meaning: The name Kiril is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Kiril is: noble.

Meaning: Of the Lord Origin: Greek

Kirkwood

(KURK-wuwd)

Kirkwood Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from any of several places named as being a wood belonging to the Church or situated by a church (see Kirk). There are places so called in Ayrshire, Dumfries, and Lanarkshire.

Meaning: Church in a wood Origin: English, Old Norse