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Keighley is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from a place name in West Yorkshire, England. The place name Keighley (pronounced KEETH-lee) is first recorded in the Domesday...

Keir is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the surname Kerr. The surname Kerr itself comes from a Scots word meaning "thicket" or "marsh," which has roots in the Old Norse kjarr, reflecting the Scand...

Keith is a masculine given name of Scottish and English origin. It derives from a Scottish surname, which in turn comes from the place name Keith in East Lothian, Scotland. The place name is believed to originate from th...

Kellen is a male given name that emerged in the United States in the early 1980s, its rise in popularity closely tied to American football player Kellen Winslow (1957–), whose professional career began around that time....

Kelly is a unisex given name of English and Irish origin, developed as an Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh which means "descendant of Ceallach". The meaning of the persona...

Kelsey is a given name of English origin, primarily used for girls. Its roots are tied either to an Old English personal name Cēolsiġe meaning "ship's victory" (from cēol "ship" and sīġe "victory") or to a place name in...

Kemp is a masculine given name derived from a English surname. The surname Kemp originates from the Middle English word kempe, meaning "champion, athlete, warrior." This term itself comes from Old English cempa, which is...

Kendal is a unisex English name derived from the surname Kendall, which itself originated as a place name. The town of Kendal in Cumbria, historically known as Kirkby in Kendal, sits in the valley of the River Kent; its...

Kendall is a unisex given name of English origin derived from the city of Kendal in Cumbria, northwestern England. The place name is traditionally interpreted to mean "valley on the River Kent," from the river name Kent...

Kendrick is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname with multiple possible roots. It may originate from Old English names such as Cyneric (meaning 'royal power') or Cenric (meaning 'bold power'),...

Kennard is an English surname that has also been adopted as a male given name. As a surname, it is derived from the Old English given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard, both of which combine elements meaning "royal" and "guar...

Kennedy is a unisex given name of Irish and English origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cinnéidigh, meaning "descendant of Cinnédidh" or "helmet-headed". The name is ultimately rooted in the personal name Cennétig,...

Kent is an English masculine given name originating from a transferred use of the surname Kent. The surname itself is derived from Kent, the name of a county in South East England, which may come from a Brythonic word me...

Kenton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from a place name in England. The place name likely means either "town on the River Kenn" or "royal town" in Old English,...

Kenyatta is a given name derived from the surname of Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978), the first President of Kenya. Jomo Kenyatta, born to Kikuyu farmers in Kiambu, was a key figure in Kenya's independence movement and serv...

Kerr is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Scots surname Kerr. The surname itself is a topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland, originating from Middle English kerr (...

Kiefer is a masculine given name of English usage, derived from a German surname. The surname itself has multiple origins, as it can be a topographic name for someone who lived near a pine tree, from Middle High German k...

Kimball is a masculine given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself traces to two possible origins: it could come from the Welsh given name Cynbel, whose meaning is uncertain, or from the Old English gi...

Kimberley is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from the Kimberly variant. The name is ultimately tied to the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (John Wodehouse, 1st Earl...

Kimberly is a feminine given name that originated as a variant spelling of Kimberley, itself derived from the city of Kimberley in South Africa. The city was named after Lord Kimberley (1826–1902), whose title referred t...

Kingsley is an English given name originally derived from a surname that came from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English. The name is composed of the Old English elements cyning (king) and leah (woodland clea...

Kingston is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that originally denoted a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English. The name has ancient roots, stemming from the Old English C...

Kinley 1 is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the Scottish surname Kinley — an Anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, which itself comes from the Gaelic personal name Fionnlagh. Etymology and Historical...

Kinsey is a feminine given name derived from the English surname Kinsey, which in turn comes from the Old English personal name Cynesige. The root element cyne means "royal" and sige means "victory," giving the name the...

Kinsley is a given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from an English place name. The place name is composed of the Old English personal name Cyne, a short form of names beginning with...

Kipling is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by the renowned British author Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), whose litera...

Kirby is a unisex given name derived from an English surname that originated as a locative surname. Ultimately, it comes from an Old Norse place name, combining kirkja meaning "church" and býr meaning "settlement", thus...

Kirk is an English masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word kirkja meaning "church", which itself comes from the Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon), meaning "belonging to the Lord." The name was popularized as a trans...

Knox is a primarily masculine given name of English origin, transferred from a Scottish surname. The surname is derived from various places named Knock, from Gaelic cnoc "round hill" or Old English cnocc.EtymologyThe nam...

Kyle is an English-language given name that originated as a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or from place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire, on the southwest coast of Scotland. The name ultimately derives from th...

Kyler is a modern American masculine given name that likely originated as a blend of the sounds of Kyle and Tyler. It also coincides with the surname Kyler, an Anglicized form of Dutch Cuyler.Etymology and HistoryThe nam...

Kynaston is a masculine given name of English origin, transferred from a surname that was itself derived from a place name. The place name Kynaston is composed of the Old English personal name Cynefrið and the element tū...

Lacey is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the surname Lacy. This spelling is the most popular variant in contemporary usage.Etymology and HistoryThe surname Lacey originates from Lassy, a town in Nor...

Lacy is a unisex given name popular in English-speaking countries, though it has seen greater use for girls since the mid-1970s. It originates as a transferred use of the English surname Lacy, which itself derives from L...

Etymology and HistoryLaird is a masculine first name derived from a Scottish surname. The surname itself originates from the Scots word laird, meaning "landowner," which is a cognate of the English word lord. In the trad...

Lamar is a given name derived from a French and English surname, which itself originated from a place name in Normandy. The place name comes from the Old French phrase la mare, meaning "the pool" or "the pond." This geog...

EtymologyLambert is a masculine given name derived from the Old German elements lant “land” and beraht “bright”. The name thus originally meant “bright land” or “famous land”. It is the English and French form of the Pro...

Lamont is a given name and surname with dual origins: one Scottish, the other French. As a first name, it gained prominence in the 20th century, particularly in the United States, and is strongly associated with African...

Landon is a given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally referred to a place name meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge"). As a surname, it is a variant of Langdon, which itself comes from Old E...

Lane is an English masculine first name derived from an English surname. The surname refers to a person who lived near a lane or narrow path, from Old English lanu meaning "lane, path." As a given name, Lane emerged part...

Lanford is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, itself originating from a place name meaning "long ford" in Old English. The surname, Langford, comes from various locations in England named Langford, w...

Langston is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself came from a place name. The place name is composed of the Old English elements lang "long" and stan "stone", suggesting a...

Laverne is a given name of English origin, derived from a French surname that itself comes from a place name. The ultimate root is the Gaulish word vern, meaning "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess...

Layton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself came from place names meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English. The name shares phonetic similarities with other surname-turn...

Ledger is a masculine first name of English origin. It is derived from the Ledger surname, which itself comes from the Germanic name Leutgar, a form of Ludger. The root name Ludger is composed of the Old German elements...

Lee is a unisex given name derived from a surname that originated from the Old English element leah meaning "clearing" or "meadow." The surname was borne by Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), the commanding general of the Confed...

Etymology and OriginLeighton is a given name derived from an English surname, itself originating from a place name in Old English. The surname comes from the name of towns meaning "town with a leek garden" (or possibly "...

Leith is a unisex given name derived from a Scottish surname, which itself originated from the name of a town (now a district of Edinburgh) located on the Water of Leith. The place name comes from Scottish Gaelic lìte, m...

Leland is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from an Old English place name meaning "fallow land" leah or woodland clearing lying untilled. The name's etymology traces...

Etymology Lemoine is a French surname that has been adopted as a given name in English-speaking countries. The name derives from the French phrase le moine, meaning "the monk." The 'e' at the end of moine is sometimes dr...

Lennon is a given name of English origin, derived from an Irish surname anglicized as Lennon. The surname itself comes from the Irish byname Leannán, meaning "lover." As a first name, its usage gained prominence primaril...

Lennox is a unisex English given name derived from a Scottish surname. The surname itself originates from a district in Scotland called Leamhnachd in Gaelic, which likely means "place of elms." This name has steadily ris...

Lenox is a masculine given name in English usage. It was originally derived from a surname meaning variant of LennoxThe root name Lennox comes from A Scottish surname Names of a district in Scotland meaning place of elms...

Leslie is a unisex given name and surname of Scottish origin, derived from the name of a place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The place name likely comes from the Gaelic leas celyn, meaning "garden of holly." It is also the...

Lester is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname. It is a locational name, indicating that the original bearer hailed from the city of Leicester in England. The city's name dates back to the Roman p...

EtymologyLewin is primarily a surname that has seen occasional use as a given name. It has two possible origins: as an English name derived from the Old English Leofwine, meaning "dear friend" (from the elements leof "de...

Etymology and OriginLewis is an English masculine given name that originated as a medieval anglicized form of Louis, itself derived from the Old Frankish name Chlodowig, meaning "famous warrior." Other orthographic varia...

Leyton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that was itself a variant of the surname and place name Layton. The original place name Layton refers to several towns in England, deriving from...

Lilly is a feminine given name with dual origins: it serves as an English variant of Lily, the flower name symbolizing purity, and is also used in Scandinavia as a form of Lily or as a diminutive of Elisabeth. The name u...

Lincoln is a male given name that derives from the English surname Lincoln, which in turn originates from the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The city's name comes from the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia, comb...