Submitted Place Names Starting with K
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KABARDINO-BALKARIA(Political Subdivision)EnglishKabardino-Balkaria is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus region.
KAGOSHIMA(Other)JapaneseThis is the name of a city, prefecture and shrine located in the south of Kyūshū in the south-west of Japan. The kanji used are 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 児 (gei, ji, ni, ko) meaning "child, newborn babe, young of animals" and 島 (tou, shima) meaning "island."
KALAMATA(Region)GreekThe modern name Kalamáta is a corruption of the older name Καλάμαι, Kalámai, "reeds". The phonetic similarity of Kalamáta with the phrase "kalá mátia" ("good eyes") has led to various folk etymologies.
KALISPELL(Other)Salishan (Rare)The name Kalispell is a Salishan (Salish) word meaning "flat land above the lake". Kalispell is also the gateway to Glacier National Park.
KALISZ(Political Subdivision)PolishComes from Kalisz in west central Poland, which probably derives its name from Old Polish kal ‘muddy place’, ‘slough’.
KALMYKIA(Political Subdivision)EnglishDerived from the name
Kalmyk, denoting the native people who originally inhabited the area. The Mongolian name,
Халимаг (Khalimag), means "the people moving away"; ultimately from Mongolian
халих (khalikh) meaning "overflow, leakage, seepage, overpour", referring to how the Kalmyk people were originally Mongolians who "leaked away" from their ancestral homeland...
[more] KANSAS(Political Subdivision)English (American)Name of a state in the United States, named after Kanas river, from French variant of
Kansa, native name of the Siouan people who lived there.
KANTOU(Region)JapaneseFrom Japanese 関
(kan) meaning "barrier" and 東
(tou) meaning "east".
KARAKALPAKSTAN(Region)EnglishDerived from
qara meaning "black" and
qalpaq meaning "hat". Karakalpakstan is an autonomous region in present-day Uzbekistan.
KARASU(Settlement)JapaneseThis is the name of a former town located in Japan's Mie Prefecture which merged and expanded, along with a few other towns and municipalities, into the city of Tsu....
[more] KARELIA(Political Subdivision)EnglishCombination of Finnish
karja meaning "livestock" and the suffix
-la denoting place names. The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject in northern Russia, bordering
Finland.
KARLSTAD(Settlement)SwedishMeans "
Karl's town" in Swedish. It was named after the Swedish king Karl IX who founded the town in 1584. ...
[more] KASHIWA(Settlement)JapaneseThis is the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan. It is simply derived from 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak" (or more specifically, daimyo oak/sweet oak)....
[more] KATHMANDU(Settlement)EnglishNamed after the Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, which is derived from Sanskrit
काष्ठ (Kāṣṭha) meaning "wood" and
मण्डप (Maṇḍap) meaning "covered shelter"; literally means "wood-covered shelter"...
[more] KAVKAZ(Region)Russian, Chechen, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Ukrainian, Avar, Lezgin, Chuvash, Kazakh, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech, Uzbek, Macedonian, Serbian, TatarForm of
Caucasus.
KAZAN(Settlement)Tatar, Russian, EnglishMeaning disputed, although some sources say that the name of the city is derived from the Volga Bulgar and Tatar word
qazan meaning "boiler" or "cauldron". Other sources say that it comes from the name of the Kazanka River or that it was named after the cauldron-shaped hill the city sits atop of...
[more] KEBNEKAISE(Mountain)SwedishDerived from Lule Sami
giebnne "cauldron" and
gájsse "elevated and pointy crest". Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.
KEITH(Settlement)ScottishA small town in Moray, North-East Scotland. It's name is derived from a Pictish word
kit, which meant 'forest' (Welsh
coed, 'wood').
KENT(Region)English, Ancient CelticA county in South-East England. Derived from Ancient Celtic
Cantus, 'border, rim', cognate with Welsh
cant, 'periphery'.
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)CornishThis 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."
KHAKASSIA(Political Subdivision)EnglishDerived from the name
Khakas, referring to the native Khakas people (a Turkic ethnic group) who originally inhabited the area. The etymological origin of the name
Khakas is unknown. Khakassia is a federal subject of Russia, located near the border between
Russia and
Mongolia.
KIELDER(River)EnglishA river and reservoir in Northern England. It's name could come from Celtic words cognate with Welsh
clou, 'fast' and
dwr 'river'.
KIEV(Settlement)Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, German, EnglishThe name Kiev comes from a medieval legend about the founding of the city told by a Chronicler of Rus-Ukraine. It was three brothers, Kie, Shchek and Khoriv, and their sister Lebid, who were the founders.
KIRISHIMA(Settlement)JapaneseThis is the name of a city which is located near the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture in south-western mainland Japan....
[more] KIRKCUDBRIGHT(Settlement)ScottishCoastal town in South-West England. It derives from Scots language words meaning 'Church of St. Cuthbert'.
KIRKWALL(Settlement)ScottishA town in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It's name is derived from Old Norse
Kirkjuvagr, meaning 'church bay'.
KIRUNA(Settlement)SwedishFrom the name of the mountain
Kiirunavaara, composed of Finnish
kiiruna "ptarmigan" and
vaara "large forested hill" (from Northern Sami
várri "mountain"). Kiruna is the northernmost town in Sweden known for the Kiruna Mine, the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world, and Esrange Space Center, a rocket range and research centre.
KITTIM(Settlement)HebrewAn ancient settlement in present-day Larnaca. In ancient times, it was called Kition or Citium (Latin), but was called Kittim by the Hebrews.
KØBENHAVN(Settlement)DanishNewer form of
Køpmannæhafn, meaning "merchants' harbour".
KOGANE(Other)JapaneseThis is the name of several towns, stations and mountains found in Japan....
[more] KOMI(Political Subdivision)English, Russian, KomiDerived directly from the name
Коми (Komi), referring to the native people of the region. The word
Komi is a self-designation of the ethnic group, derived from a Finno-Ugric word for "man, human"...
[more] KRISTIANSTAD(Settlement)SwedishSwedish city founded in 1614, named after the Danish king
Kristian IV. The city is located in
Skåne which belonged to Denmark until 1658.
KRÍTI(Island)GreekGreece's largest island (Crete), is known for its varied terrain, which ranges from fine-sand beaches at Elafonisi to the White Mountains. This is the Greek form of Crete.
KRK(Island)CroatianKrk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.
KUALA LUMPUR(Settlement)Malaysian, Malay, EnglishMeans "muddy confluence" in Malay; a combination of
کوالا (kuala) meaning "confluence (referring to a point where two rivers or streams meet)" and
لومڤور (lumpur) meaning "mud"...
[more] KUWAIT(Country)EnglishThe name of the Country in the Middle East. Kuwait, an Arab country on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity. Kuwait City, the capital, is known for its modern architecture, ranging from skyscrapers to the striking Kuwait Towers, water towers whose design recalls the tiled domes of a classic mosque...
[more] KYOTO(Settlement)Japanese, EnglishFrom Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 都 (to) meaning "city." Kyoto, Japan is known for it's beautiful shrines.
KYRGYZSTAN(Country)Kyrgyz, EnglishMeans "land of the Kyrgyz"; a combination of
Kyrgyz—which itself is a mostly thought to be a combination of Old Turkish
kırk "forty" and
uz "tribes"—and the Persian suffix
ستان (-stān) "land, place of", "country"...
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