Dog Names That Start With K

Actress Kirstie Alley popularized this short form that's been off the popularity register for a decade.

One of the most adaptable of the Middle Eastern names, partly because of its similarity to the western Camilla.

Karita and Karitas are the Icelandic spins on Charity, also found as Carita and Caritas throughout Scandinavian. While to the English speakers these names may feel like a Latinate endearment, they are popular names in their own right.

Variation of Cataleya, both of which are popular among Hispanic families in the US. Zoe Saldana played a character named Cataleya in Colombiana.

Kicker could be a great name for a cheeky kid, along the lines of Cricker, Striker or Becker. In literature the term Kicker is used to describe the twist or turn in a story.

Common Japanese name for second sons. Kenjiro Shirabu is a character in the anime series Haikyu!!, and Kenjiro Tsuda is a well-known voice actor who has lent his talents to numerous anime series.

Hindu goddess name whose meaning makes it one of the prime names for Virgo babies.

This Japanese name is used for both boys and girls.

Meaningful Spanish word name, deword-ified.

Some sources cite a Polynesian goddess of shellfish named Kiwa, though others name Kiwa as only a male figure in Maori mythology, connected with the ocean.

Seen in Nordic countries as a nickname for Karolina or Karl.

Like many Japanese names, Kazu can be used for either gender and has a range or meanings, depending on how the kanji are drawn and interpreted. It can also be short for names such as Kazuko or Kazuya.

Kama is the winged Hindu god of love, son of Lakshmi. His proper name is Kamadeva.

This Japanese name is used for both girls and boys.

A strong Indian name used for a character in the series The Legend of Korra.

Kayce is a unisex name that was the fastest-rising boy name of 2022 — thanks to a male character on the hit show Yellowstone. This particular Kayce pronounces the name like Casey, which feels particularly approachable for a girl as well.

There are a number of towns and villages named Kula across the world, most of them in Eastern Europe and Pacific Islands. Kula is also a name of tribes in Thailand and Cambodia, Australia, and Nigeria. Although there are no Indian tribes by the name, the literal translation of the Sanskrit word kula is "tribe."

Also spelled Kedric, this name has a double origin as either a variant of the surname name Kendrick, or a spelling spin on the literary Cedric, used by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe. He likely based it on the legendary name Cerdic, which may be a contracted form of Caractacus.