Kailash(Mountain)Hindi, Marathi Possibly from Sanskrit केलास (kelas) meaning "crystal". This is the name of a mountain in the Himalayas that is believed to be the paradise of the Hindu god Shiva.
Kanne(Settlement)Dutch Meaning unknown. This is the name of a town in the province of Limburg in Belgium.
Kantō(Region)Japanese Means "eastern frontier", from Japanese 関 (kan) meaning "frontier" and 東 (tō) meaning "east". This is the name of a region in central Japan, including Tokyo.
Kantou(Region)Japanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 関東 (see Kantō).
Karmel(Mountain)Biblical Hebrew Means "garden, vineyard" in Hebrew. This is the name of a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament.
Kashi(Settlement)Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit From Sanskrit काशि (kashi) meaning "shining". This is the name of a holy city in India, also called Varanasi.
Kazakhstan(Country)English, Russian, Ukrainian, French From Kazakh Қазақстан (Qazaqstan), from the ethnic name қазақ (qazaq), which is probably of Turkic origin, combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of a country in central Asia.
Kemet(Region)Ancient Egyptian From Egyptian km meaning "black", referring to the colour of the soil around the Nile River. This was the Ancient Egyptian name for the Nile Valley in Egypt.
Kent(Political Subdivision & River)English Possibly from a Brythonic element meaning "border, edge, coast". This is the name of a historic kingdom and modern county in southeastern England, called Cent in Old English, Cantium in Latin. It is also the name of a river in Cumbria, northwestern England.
Kimberley(Settlement)English Means either "Cyneburga's field", "Cynebald's field" or "Cynemær's field". This is the name of towns in Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Norfolk. In the case of the city in South Africa, it was named after John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826-1902). His title was taken from the name of the town in Norfolk.
Kingsley(Settlement)English From Old English cyning "king" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of several towns in England.
Kingston(Settlement)English From Old English cyning "king" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of many towns in England, as well as other parts of the English-speaking world (including the capital of Jamaica).
Kōbe(Settlement)Japanese Possibly means "shrine supporters", in reference to the families who tended the local Ikuta Shrine. This is the name of a city in Japan.
Kobe(Settlement)Japanese Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 神戸 (see Kōbe).
Kolumbien(Country & Political Subdivision)German German form of Colombia and sometimes of Columbia (for example Britisch-Kolumbien for British Columbia).
Kurdistan(Region)Kurdish, Arabic, English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian From Kurdish کوردستان (Kurdistan), from the Persian ethnic name کرد (Kord) meaning "Kurd" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of the region in the midst of Iran, Iraq and Turkey that is primarily inhabited by the Kurdish people.
Kynaston(Settlement)English Means "Cynefrith's town" in Old English. This is the name of hamlets in Herefordshire and Shropshire.
Kyrgyzstan(Country)Kyrgyz, English From Kyrgyz Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan), a combination of the name of the Kyrgyz people and the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name may be derived from the Turkic word kyrk meaning "forty". This is the name of a country in central Asia.