List of Norse Baby Names Meanings Starting with K

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Kari

(KAHR-ee)

The name is derived from the Greek Makarios (or Macarius). In Norway, Kari is a popular female name. This name is diminutive of Katharine, meaning "pure". The corresponding Swedish and German name is Karin. In Iceland and Faroe Islands, Kári is a male name, based on a Scandinavian god of wind of the same name.

Meaning: Smoke Origin: Norse

Kare

(KAH-reh)

Norse Meaning: The name Kare is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Kare is: Tremendous.

Meaning: Curvy Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish

Keld

(KELT)

Keld may refer to: Keld, Cumbria, England. Keld, North Yorkshire, England. Variation of Kjell (name), a masculine given name in Danish.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Kensley

(KENZ-lee)

Kensley is the latest in a long list of surnames repurposed as given names. Kensley is a last name dating back to medieval England and was derived from a place name. The surname is the combination of an Old Nordic word “kelda” meaning “spring, well” and the Old English “lēah” meaning “clearing, glade”.

Meaning: From a clearing with a spring Origin: Gaelic, Old Norse

Kettil

(KEH-til)

Kettil is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1087 times.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Old Norse, Swedish

Kirby

(KUR-bee)

Kirby is a place-name given to many areas in England, deriving from 'kirk' meaning 'church' and 'byr' meaning 'settlement'. It later was taken as a surname in the form of de Kirkebi. ... Ciarmhaic translates as 'dark son' and is derived from ciar meaning dark in hair or complexion.

Meaning: Cottage by the water Origin: Norse

Kirk

(KURK)

From an English and Scottish surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja, ultimately from Greek. A famous bearer was American actor Kirk Douglas (1916-), whose birth name was Issur Danielovitch.

Meaning: A man of the church Origin: Norse

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

Kjeld

(KYEJT)

Kjell is a masculine given name in Norway, Finland and Sweden, in Denmark the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. It is derived from the Old Norse: kętill, meaning "kettle," "cauldron," or "helmet." In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Kjell

(SHEL)

Kjell is a masculine given name in Norway, Finland and Sweden, in Denmark the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. It is derived from the Old Norse: kętill, meaning "kettle," "cauldron," or "helmet." In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden.

Meaning: Large pot Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish