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proper noun
- (given name, female),the anglicized pronunciation of a Danish form of Catherine; first taken up as a given name in the U.S. in the 1930s, and quite popular in the English-speaking world from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- A group of languages of Myanmar and Thailand.
| | | Karl |
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proper noun - (given name, male, ) from the German and Scandinavian form of Charles. See also Carl.
| | Kate |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ), pet form of Catherine and its variant forms, used since the Middle Ages.
| | Katherine |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
| | Kathleen |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ) derived from the Irish Caitlín.
| | Katrina |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ) An alternate form of Catherine.
- The 11th hurricane of the 2005 season, which caused catastrophic damage to Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Alabama.
| | Kay |
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proper noun
- A surname derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
- (given name, male) derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name ( as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend ), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai.
- (given name, female), short form of Katherine and other names beginning with a "K";popular as a middle name.
| | Keith |
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proper noun
- A Scottish surname.
- (given name, male).
| | Kelly |
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proper noun
- An Irish surname, Anglicized from the Gaelic í� Ceallaigh
- (given name, female) derived from the surname, popular from the 1960s to the 1980s.
| | kemp |
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noun - Coarse, rough hair wool or fur.
| | Ken |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, , ), a diminutive of Kenneth.
| | Kenneth |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, , ), originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
| | Kenny |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), diminutive of Kenneth
| | Kent |
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proper noun
- A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by Sussex, Surrey, London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
- (slang) A one pence piece. Named after the cheapest property in Monopoly (TM).
- A surname derived from the place name.
- (given name, male) transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage, but never popular.
| | Kerry |
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proper noun
- A county in the Republic of Ireland.
- A surname.
- (given name, male).
- (given name, female), originally Australian usage, also spelled Kerri and Kerrie.
| | Kevin |
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proper noun (Kevins)
- (given name, male, from Irish, ) that first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
- (context, UK, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.
| | Kim |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- (given name, male), a short form of Kimball ( from Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim (1901)), Kimberly as a male name, or borrowed from Scandinavia ( = Joachim).
- (given name, female) used since 1940s, a short form of Kimberly.
- A surname very common in Korea.
| | Kirk |
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proper noun
- (context, chiefly, UK) The Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
- (given name, male, ).
| | Kirsten |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), a Danish and Norwegian variant of Christina.
| | KIT |
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initialism - Keep In Touch
| | kittie |
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noun
- Alternate spelling of kitty.
| | kitty |
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noun (kitt, ies)
- a kitten or young cat
- a pet name for a cat
- a money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
- a less vulgar slang term for female genitals
| | Kristin |
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proper noun
- (given name, female),borrowed from a Norwegian form of Christina
| | Kurt |
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proper noun
- (given name, male) borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad.
| | Kyle |
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proper noun
- A Scottish and Northern Irish habitational surname, from several place names derived from Gaelic caol, narrows.
- (given name, male), derived from the surname.
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