Guilty Pleasures

  1. Josefa
    • Kahlo
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "bald"
      • Description:

        Contrary to popular belief, the name Kahlo has German origins, rather than Spanish. It derives from kahl, a German word meaning "bald." Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo was born to a German father, photographer Guillermo Kahlo.
    • Kaimana
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "the power of the ocean"
      • Description:

        This Hawaiian name gracefully celebrates the force of nature, paying tribute to the ocean. If you're looking for unique names that mean ocean, this should be on your short list.
    • Kamala
      • Origin:

        Hindi, Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "lotus or pale red; or, a garden"
      • Description:

        A multicultural name that manages to sound soft and strong at the same time, Kamala is also another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
    • Kensington
      • Origin:

        Place name
      • Description:

        Kensington is a place name with a number of referents; there are cities by the name in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK, and the US. As a girls' name, it entered the US Top 1000 in 2015, likely as a fresher way to get to nickname Kensie/Kenzie than Mackenzie, Mckenzie, or Makenzie.
    • Kingsley
      • Origin:

        English surname
      • Meaning:

        "king's meadow"
      • Description:

        Regal Kingsley seems like an all-boy name, but a growing number of parents have bestowed this name on a girl. Credit the ever-trendier -ley suffix.
    • Kirby
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "church settlement"
      • Description:

        Unisex name around for several decades for boys and now ripe for girls.
    • Koshekh
      • Leela
        • Origin:

          Sanskrit
        • Meaning:

          "play"
        • Description:

          While Leela may be a spelling variation of Lila or Leila, it's also an Indian name in its own right with a playful meaning. And unlike it's more popular Western sisters, Leela does not create pronunciation confusion.
      • Leia
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Leya, Spanish; Hindi
        • Meaning:

          "the law; lion"
        • Description:

          This spelling variation of Leya was popularized by the Star Wars films, but is still firmly in the US Top 1000 many years later. This spelling is also probably preferred as it is clearer in pronunciation to the original Hindi name, Leya (which sometime gets pronounced Lee-ah).
      • Lenwood
        • Leontine
          • Origin:

            French female form of Leontios, Greek
          • Meaning:

            "lion"
          • Description:

            Leontine is the French form of a name that's more familiar by its spelling variation Leontyne, the name made famous by opera diva Price. An obscure choice, Leontine nevertheless feels right for our lion-name-crazed moment.
        • Leora
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Eleanor, or Hebrew and Greek
          • Meaning:

            "light"
          • Description:

            Somewhat dated Hebrew name that appears more modern when spelled Liora.
        • Letty
          • Origin:

            English, diminutive of Letitia or similar
          • Meaning:

            "joy, gladness"
          • Description:

            Letty is a sweet vintage gem, playful and cosy and more unexpected than Lottie, the popular pet form of popular Charlotte. Originally used as a nickname for Letitia or Lettice, it could also work for Scarlett, Juliet, Violet, Leighton, Arlette, Loretta, Colette, or Liberty.
        • Lilibet
          • Origin:

            Nickname of Elizabeth, Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "pledged to God"
          • Description:

            Lilibet is the fanciful short form of Elizabeth first noted as the childhood nickname of Britain's queen and now made contemporary as the name of the newborn daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — aka Harry and Meghan. The nickname Lilibet originally derived from Elizabeth II's first pronunciation of her own name.
        • Lilium
          • Origin:

            Flower name, Latin
          • Meaning:

            "lily"
          • Description:

            Lilium is the genus of the lily family of plants and sounds a bit botanically formal for a first name. Try Lillia or Lilias.
        • Lilo
          • Origin:

            German, diminutive of Liselotte; Hawaiian
          • Meaning:

            "generous one"
          • Description:

            Lilo is the name of the spunky little Hawaiian girl character in the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch-- and is also Lindsay Lohan's nickname. Multi-cultural, it can be found in Hawaiian, German and Hebrew nomenclature.
        • Link
          • Origin:

            Word name or diminutive of Lincoln
          • Description:

            Groovy Mod Squad name that still sounds retro cool.
        • Linnea
          • Origin:

            Swedish
          • Meaning:

            "twinflower, lime tree"
          • Description:

            Linnea is an attractive Scandinavian name that derives from the renowned 18th century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who developed the Linnean system of classifying plants and animals.
        • Loretta
          • Origin:

            English variation of Italian Lauretta; diminutive of Laura
          • Meaning:

            "bay laurel"
          • Description:

            Though Loretta has long ago lost its Latin flair, fashionable Sarah Jessica Parker's choice of it as the middle name of one of her twin daughters freshens it up a bit. It's one of several such names, like Anita and Rita that we can envision making a comeback.