Katrineholm(Settlement)Swedish Swedish city located in Södermanland. It was originally the name of a ducal residence located in the area. The residence was named after the owner's wife Catharina.
Kauaʻi(Island)Hawaiian Meaning unknown. This is the fourth largest of the Hawaii Islands.
Kaukaasia(Region)Estonian Estonian form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.
Kaukasia(Region)Finnish, Norwegian Finnish and Norwegian form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.
Kaukasië(Region)Dutch Dutch form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.
Kaukasien(Region)Danish, German, Swedish Danish, German and Swedish form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.
Kawaguchi(Settlement)Japanese Means "estuary, mouth of a river" in Japanese, from 川 (kawa), meaning "river", and 口 (kuchi), meaning "mouth-like opening"... [more]
Kawasaki(Settlement)Japanese Means "river bank" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 川 (kawa), meaning "river, stream, brook", and 崎 (saki), meaning "peninsula, promontory, cape, spit"... [more]
Kawishiwi(River)English (American) A river in Minnesota, likely derived from Ojibwe amikwiish meaning "beaver lodge".
Kayah(Political Subdivision)English From the name of the Kayah (Karenni) people, derived from Burmese ကယား (kaya). This is the name of a state of Myanmar.
Kayin(Political Subdivision)Burmese, English From the Burmese name for the Karen people, ကရင် (Kayin), which is of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of a state of Myanmar.
Kazabazua(River & Settlement)Algonquin (Gallicized) River and town in Quebec. From 'kachibadjiwan', meaning "hidden current" in Algonquin, as the river is primarily underground.
Kazan(Settlement)Tatar, Russian Probably derived from Turkic qazan meaning "kettle, cauldron". This is the name of the capital city of the Russian republic of Tatarstan.
Kazbek(Mountain)Russian, English From Arabic قاضي (qadi) meaning "judge, arbiter" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". This is the name of a dormant stratovolcano and mountain located in the central Caucasus.
Ke(Settlement)Khmer Khmer form of Cairo via the French form Le Caire.
Kearsley(Settlement)English Derived from the words cærse "watercress" and either hlaw "mound, small hill" or leah "woodland, clearing"
Kebnekaise(Mountain)Swedish Derived from Lule Sami giebnne "cauldron" and gájsse "elevated and pointy crest". Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.
Kedah(Political Subdivision)Malay, English Derived from Arabic قتح (qataha), itself from Tamil கடாரம் (kadaram) possibly meaning "boiler, stockpot, cauldron". This is the name of a Malaysian state.
Kego(Body of Water)English (American) A lake in Minnesota. From Ojibwe kego meaning "fish".
Keighley(Settlement)English Means "Cyhha's clearing", a combination of the Old English name Cyhha and Old English leah "woodland clearing". Keighley is city in Britain.
Keith(Settlement)Scottish A small town in Moray, North-East Scotland. It's name is derived from a Pictish word kit, which meant 'forest' (Welsh coed, 'wood').
Kejimkujik(Other & Body of Water)Mi'kmaq Lake and national park in Canada. From Mi'kmaq, meaning "attempting to escape", or "swollen waters", or "tired muscles".
Kek(Country)Lao Lao form of Greece via the French form Grèce.
Kelantan(Political Subdivision)Malay, English Meaning uncertain, possibly from Malay gelam hutam meaning "cajeput" (a type of tree), kilatan meaning "lightning, flash" or kolam tanah meaning "dirt pool". Alternatively, it may be from Tamil கோலம் (kolam) referring to an art form from the Indian subcontinent consisting of stylised designs made of powder... [more]
Kenai(Region, River & Settlement)Indigenous American, Dena'ina, Russian From a Dena'ina word meaning "flat, meadow, open area with few trees; base, low ridge." This is the name of a town, peninsula, borough and river in Alaska.
Kenitra(Settlement)English, Spanish, Italian English, Spanish and Italian name for a city in northwestern Morocco, derived from Arabic القُنَيْطَرَة (al-Qunayṭara) meaning "the little bridge".
Kennebecasis(River)Maliseet, English The name Kennebecasis comes from the Maliseet (Wolastoqey) word Kenepekachiachk, meaning "little long bay" (kenebek = "long bay," asis = "little"). It describes the widening sections of the river, which flow into the Saint John River... [more]
Kenorland(Region)English Named after the Kenoran orogany. The name of a supercontinent from the Neoarchean era
Kenosha(Settlement)English (American) A city in Wisconsin. From the Ojibwe kinoje meaning "pike, pickerel".
Kentucky(Political Subdivision)English (American) Name of a state in the United States, originally the name of a river, which possibly derived from the Iroquoian word wyandot, meaning meadow.
Kenwyn(Settlement)Cornish This is the name of a town and river, located in the south-western English county of Cornwall, which is called Keynwynn in Cornish. It is said that the name is derived from Cornish keyn meaning "back, keel, ridge" and gwynn meaning "white, fair, blessed."
Kerala(Political Subdivision)English From Malayalam കേരളം (Keralam) of uncertain meaning. One theory suggests that it means "land of coconuts", derived from Malayalam കേരം (keram) meaning "coconut" and അളം (alam) meaning "place"... [more]
Ketchikan(Settlement & River)English (American) The city in Alaska is named for the nearby Ketchikan Creek, which itself comes from Tlingit kichx̱áan, of disputed meaning.
Kęty(Settlement)Polish From Polish kąt meaning "corner". This is the name of a town in southern Poland.
Khakassia(Political Subdivision)English From Russian Хакасия (Khakasiya) derived from the name of the Khakas people, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a republic of Russia.
Khammouane(Political Subdivision)Lao From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ມ່ວນ (mouane) meaning "happy, joyous". This is the name of a province in Laos.
Khánh Hòa(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Vietnamese khánh meaning "independence" and hòa meaning "Hoa", referring to the Hoa people.
Khánh Hòa(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 慶 (khánh) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" and 和 (hoà) meaning "peace, harmony". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Khemi(Country)Coptic (Bohairic) The Bohairic Coptic name for Egypt, derived from Egyptian kmt referring to both Egypt and the Nile Valley. The name ultimately comes from the word km meaning "black" combined with the feminine singular and graphical suffix -t, most likely referring to the fertile black soil of the Nile Delta.
Khon Kaen(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Thai Believed to be a corruption of Thai ขามแก่น (Kham Kaen) referring to a local Buddhist reliquary. The name itself is derived from ขาม (kham) meaning "tamarind" and แก่น (kaen) meaning "core, kernel"... [more]
Khreshchatyk(Other)Ukrainian Derived from хрест (khrest), meaning "cross". Khreshchatyk is a historical street in the Ukrainian capital, and is the most iconic street in Ukraine.
Khyrthtwyla(Country)Abkhaz From Abkhaz ақырҭуа (akhyrthua) meaning "Georgian" (of Mingrelian origin) and атәыла (atwyla) meaning "country". This is the Abkhaz name for the country of Georgia.
Kielder(River)English A river and reservoir in Northern England. It's name could come from Celtic words cognate with Welsh clou, 'fast' and dwr 'river'.
Kiên Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 堅 (kiên) meaning "firm" and 江 (giang) meaning "river".
Kiên Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 堅 (kiên) meaning "enduring, persistent, firm" and 江 (giang) meaning "river". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Kīlauea(Mountain)Hawaiian Combination of Hawaiian kī, an intensifying prefix, lau "many, much", and ea "to rise, expand". This is an active volcano in the US state Hawaii, located on the island Hawaiʻi.
Kilbrittain(Settlement)Irish Derives from Irish "Cill Briotáin," meaning "Briotáin's church," potentially referencing a person of Welsh or British origin who built the church.
Kildare(Region)Irish, English From Irish Cill Dara meaning "church of the oak".
Kilkenny(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Irish Town and county in Ireland. Means "church of Cainnech". Saint Cainnech was the man who converted the county to Christianity in 597.
Kinabalu(Mountain)Malay, English Meaning uncertain, possibly from Kadazan-Dusun Aki Nabalu or Ki Nabalu, derived from aki meaning "ancestor, grandfather" or ki meaning "have, exist" and nabalu possibly meaning "mountain" or "spirit"... [more]
King's Lynn(Settlement)English Derived from the Celtic lin meaning "lake" or "pool", referring to the tidal pool on the River Ouse. It became known at Bishop's Lynn in the 12th Century, when Bishop Herbert de Losinga of Thetford began the first Medieval town there... [more]
Kirghizia(Country & Political Subdivision)English (Rare) Anglicization of Kirgiziya, the Russian name for the country of Kyrgyzstan. In the Anglophone world, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Kirgizie(Country & Political Subdivision)Czech (Rare) Czech form of Kirgiziya, the Russian name for the country of Kyrgyzstan. In Czechia, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Kirgizja(Country & Political Subdivision)Polish (Rare) Polonization of Kirgiziya, the Russian name for the country of Kyrgyzstan. In Poland, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Kirishima(Settlement)Japanese This is the name of a city which is located near the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture in south-western mainland Japan.... [more]
Kirkcudbright(Settlement)Scottish Coastal town in South-West England. It derives from Scots language words meaning 'Church of St. Cuthbert'.