Note: Some K-names may be spelled with a C and be found under the C section above.
KAI (m.) - Hawaniian 'ocean'; ear "great sea", so Ear as such
KANE (m.) - Irish 'little battler'; *ohtalle (ohta + dim. ending -lle) "little battle", thus Ohtallo or Ohtaller
KAREN (f.) - a form of KATHERINE (q.v.)
KASSIANA (f.) - from KATHARINA (q.v.)
KATELYN (f.) - variant of KATHERINE (q.v.)
KATHERINA, KATHARINE (f.) - of unknown origin, but there are some suggestions -- one of them is: derived from Greek 'pure/virginal'; vende "maiden, *virgin" (cf. véne, venesse "virginity") *vendea; or vénea "virginal", thus maybe Vendea or Vénea themselves, or Vendie or Vénie; it also might be Poicale (meaning "purification, cleansing"); it might also be related to the name HECATE (q.v.)
KAYSHA - Heb. 'fruit-tree'; yáve "fruit", alda, orne "tree", so Yavalda or Yavalde or Yavorne, also Marinne or Marinde (from QL!)
KELLY (m. & f.) - from Gaelic 'church, monastery'; anusta "monastery" (from QL, maybe not valid!), thus masc. Anusto or Anuston, and fem. Anuste or Anustie; also said to mean 'woman warrior'; so perhaps masc. Ohtar, Mehtar, Ohtatyaro, fem. Ohtare, Mehtare or Ohtatyare or Ohtarie
KELSEY (m. & f.) - Old Eng. 'ship + victory'; cirya "ship"; túre "victory", thus masc. Ciryatúro and fem. Ciryatúre
KELVIN (m.) - perhaps Scottish "narrow water"; arca "narrow", -nen "water", so Arcanen
KENDALL (m., f.) - 'valley of the river Kent'; Cennan (nan "valley"; the element 'Ken(t)' was adapted to Quenya as Cen-); some say it is from Irish meaning 'knowledge'; ista "knowledge", so masc. Isto and fem. Iste
KENELM (m.) - Old Eng. 'brave + helmet'; verya, canya "brave"; cassa "helmet", thus Veryacas or Canyacas (-sso in declination)
KENNA (f.) - from COINNEACH (q.v.), so Vanime
KENNETH (m.) - said to mean 'handsome, quick'; hard to get 'handsome' and 'quick' together in Quenya, but vanya, vanima "beautiful", thus Vanyon, Vanimon or linta "swift", tyelca "swift, agile", larca "rapid", thus could be Linto, Tyelco or Larco
KENNY (m.) - diminutive of KENNETH (q.v.)
KENRICK (m.) - Old Eng. 'royal + ruler'; *arna "royal"; -tur "-ruler", thus Arnatur
KERRY (m. and f.) - from Gaelic 'Ciar's people'; Tyar = adopted 'Ciar' into Quenya, lie "people", so masc. Tyallio, fem. Tyallie (with an assimilation)
KEVIN (m.) - diminutive of Gaelic 'comely, beloved'; *meldince "little beloved", thus Meldince itself
KIARA (f.) - see CIARA above
KIM (f.) - short for KIMBERLY (q.v.); maybe we could have Arte then
KIMBALL, KIM (m.) - said to mean 'chieftain of war'; cánu, cánu, ohta, so Ohtacáno or Ohtacánu
KIMBERLY (f.) - Old Eng. 'royal + hill/mound + woodland clearing'; ar- "noble, royal", tundo "mound", taure "wood, forest", so Artuntaure
KIRBY (m.) - Old Norse "church building"; anusta "monastery" (we do not have any better word and even this one from QL was very likely rejected by Tolkien), -mas "-ton, -by" (even this one is from QL: it was chosen because it fits nicely), so Anustamas
KIRSTEN (f.) - variant of CHRISTINA (q.v.)
KLÁRA (f.) - see CLARA
KLAUS (m.) - Túrelio, see NWHAGEN
KORINNA (f.) - from Greek 'maiden'; vende "maiden", so Vende itself
KYLA (f.) - feminine of KYLE (q.v.), so Arce
KYLE (m.) - Gaelic 'narrow' or 'channel'; arca "narrow", so Arcon; celma "channel", so Celmo
KYLLIKKI (f.) - Finnish 'woman'; Nís, nisse "woman",
so Nís or Nisse by themselves
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