KAE-E-VANRASH(Other)Mormon One of the three great stars of the Grand Key, appearing in the Book of Abraham, and Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language. It is the fourth great star from the center of the galaxy. According to the Book of Abraham, it governs fifteen great planets... [more]
KAFKASIA(Region)Greek Modern Greek form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the CAUCASUS geographical region.
KAFKASOS(Region & Mountain)Greek Modern Greek transcription of KAUKASOS, which is the ancient Greek form of CAUCASUS.
KAGOSHIMA(Other)Japanese This 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)Greek The 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)Polish Comes from Kalisz in west central Poland, which probably derives its name from Old Polish kal ‘muddy place’, ‘slough’.
KALMAKSTAN(Political Subdivision)Kyrgyz From калмак (kalmak), the Kyrgyz name for the Kalmyk people, combined with the Persian suffix -ستان (-stan) meaning "land of". This is the Kyrgyz name for Kalmykia.
KALMYKIA(Political Subdivision)English, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog From Russian Калмыкия (Kalmykiya) ultimately from хальмг (xal'mg), the native name of the Kalmyk people. The ethnic name is of probably Mongolian origin meaning "the people moving away", from Mongolian халих (khalikh) meaning "overflow, flood", referring to how the Kalmyk people were originally Mongolians who "leaked away" from their ancestral homeland... [more]
KAMCHATKA(Region)Ainu named for a native people, the Kamchadal, from Koryak (Chukotko-Kamchatkan) konchachal, which is said to mean "men of the far end"
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.
KARADAĞ(Country)Turkish Means "black mountain" from Turkish kara meaning "black" and dağ meaning "mountain". This is the Turkish name for Montenegro, from a calque of the country's Montenegrin and Serbo-Croatian name, Crna Gora.
KARAKALPAKSTAN(Political Subdivision)Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Tatar, Ukrainian From Karakalpak Қарақалпақстан (Qaraqalpaqstan), a combination of the name of the Karakalpak people and the Persian suffix -ستان (-stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is derived from Karakalpak қара (qara) meaning "black" and қалпақ (qalpaq) referring to a high-crowned cap worn in Central Asia... [more]
KARASU(Settlement)Japanese This 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 & Region)Armenian, English, Georgian, Indonesian, Malay, Polish, Norwegian, Tagalog From Russian Карелия (Kareliya), which is from Karelian and Finnish Karjala derived from Finnish karja meaning "cattle, livestock" combined with the suffix -la denoting location... [more]
KARLSHAMN(Settlement)Swedish Means "KARL's port" in Swedish. It was named after Swedish king Karl X Gustav. ... [more]
KARLSKRONA(Settlement)Swedish Means "KARL's crown" in Swedish. It was named after Swedish king Karl XI. ... [more]
KARLSTAD(Settlement)Swedish Means "KARL's town" in Swedish. It was named after the Swedish king Karl IX who founded the town in 1584. ... [more]
KARMANIA(Political Subdivision & Region)Ancient Persian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of Karmana, the ancient Persian name of a region and province of several Persian empires. It is better known under its Latin and English name CARMANIA.
KARTI(Settlement)Mingrelian From the Kartvelian root kart- referring to a Georgian person (compare the Georgian endonym ქართველი (kartveli)). This is the Mingrelian name for Tbilisi.
KARTVELIO(Country)Esperanto From Georgian ქართველი (kartveli), a term referring to a Georgian person. This is the Esperanto name for GEORGIA (1) (the country).
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.
KEBNEKAISE(Mountain)Swedish Derived from Lule Sami giebnne "cauldron" and gájsse "elevated and pointy crest". Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.
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".