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Dog names starting with K

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Girl names (165)

Kaatje
Dutch pet form of Catharina · Dutch
Kabang
Philippine dog who lost her snout saving two girls
Kabocha
Japanese for pumpkin, a sweet squash with deep golden flesh · Japanese
Kabosu
Shiba inu whose photograph travelled the world · Japanese
Kaede
The Japanese word for maple · Japanese
Kahikatea
White pine, New Zealand's tallest native tree · Maori · big dogs
Kaia
Scandinavian form of Katherine, pure · Norwegian
Kaikoura
A New Zealand seaside town famous for whales, seals and crayfish · Maori
Kailani
Hawaiian name joining the sea and the sky · Hawaiian
Kailua
A Hawaiian bay town meaning two seas · Hawaiian
Kajal
The black kohl worn around the eyes · Hindi
Kalamata
Greek town famous for its dark olives · Greek
Kalea
Hawaiian for joy · Hawaiian
Kalimba
A thumb piano of metal tines from Africa
Kalina
Polish and Bulgarian for the guelder rose shrub with red berries · Polish
Kalliopi
Modern Greek form of Calliope, meaning beautiful voice · Greek
Kalyna
Ukrainian for the guelder rose, a national symbol · Ukrainian
Kamea
The one and only, precious · Hawaiian
Kanani
Hawaiian name meaning the beauty · Hawaiian
Kanda
Means beloved in Thai · Thai
Kandy
A Sri Lankan hill city with a sacred lake and tea gardens · Sinhala
Kanela
Greek for cinnamon · Greek
Kanelbulle
A Swedish cinnamon bun · Swedish
Kanga
Short for kangaroo
Kanza
Means treasure in Arabic · Arabic
Kaolin
A fine white china clay, from a Chinese hill name · Chinese
Kaori
Japanese name meaning fragrance · Japanese
Kapalua
A beautiful bay on Maui · Hawaiian
Kapiti
An island bird sanctuary off New Zealand's west coast · Maori
Kapua
The flower, the child · Hawaiian
Kara
Probably Old Norse for curly, the name of a valkyrie · Old Norse
Karenina
Title heroine of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina · Russian
Kariba
A huge lake on the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe · Shona
Karma
Sanskrit for action, the idea that what goes around comes around · Sanskrit
Kashtanka
The chestnut coloured dog of Anton Chekhov's short story · Russian
Kasih
Means affection or love in Indonesian · Indonesian
Kasseri
A pale yellow Greek sheep's cheese · Greek
Kasumi
Japanese for mist · Japanese
Kasutera
Japanese honey sponge cake, first brought by Portuguese traders · Japanese
Kat
Short form of Katherine, pure
Kate
Short form of Katherine, pure
Katell
Breton form of Katherine · Breton
Katerina
Greek form of Katherine · Greek
Katharine
Greek, perhaps from katharos, pure · Greek
Kathe
German pet form of Katharina · German
Katherine
Greek name meaning pure · Greek
Kathleen
Irish form of Katherine, meaning pure · Irish
Katie
Pet form of Katherine, Greek for pure · Greek
Katla
Icelandic volcano hidden under a glacier · Icelandic
Katoomba
The main town of the Blue Mountains, near the Three Sisters rocks
Katrin
German form of Catherine · German
Katya
Russian pet form of Yekaterina, Katherine · Russian
Kawaii
Means cute or adorable in Japanese · Japanese · small dogs
Kawartha
A chain of lakes in Ontario cottage country · Wendat
Kawehi
Hawaiian name meaning the adornment · Hawaiian
Kawena
The glow, a warm reflection · Hawaiian
Kay
Short form of Katherine, and a knight of the Round Table
Kaya
Japanese for yew tree, or Hopi for my elder sister · Japanese
Kayal
A Tamil name for a lovely-eyed girl, also a fish · Tamil
Kayisi
Turkish for apricot · Turkish
Kayla
Form of Kayley, Irish for slender · Irish
Keai
Means cute or adorable in Mandarin · Chinese · small dogs
Kealohilani
Means the brightness of the sky in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Kebnekaise
Sweden's highest mountain · Sami
Keeva
Irish name meaning gentle and precious · Irish
Kehau
Means the dew in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Kehribar
Means amber in Turkish · Turkish
Keilani
Hawaiian name meaning glorious heaven · Hawaiian
Keira
Form of Ciara, Irish for black haired · Irish
Kela
Hindi for banana · Hindi
Kelda
Norse word for a spring of water · Norse
Kelebek
Means butterfly in Turkish · Turkish
Kelowna
An Okanagan lake city of orchards and vineyards in British Columbia · Okanagan
Kelsey
English surname, Ceol's island
Kemet
Ancient Egyptian name for Egypt, the black land of Nile silt · Egyptian
Kenmare
A pretty town at the head of a bay in County Kerry
Kenna
Scottish feminine of Kenneth, born of fire · Scottish
Kenya
East African country on the equator
Kerensa
Cornish for love · Cornish
Keziah
Hebrew for cassia, a cinnamon like spice · Hebrew
Kheer
An Indian rice pudding with cardamom · Hindi
Khumo
Means wealth or riches in Tswana · Tswana
Kiama
A coastal town south of Sydney with a famous blowhole
Kiche
The half wolf mother of White Fang in Jack London's novel
Kiele
Hawaiian for gardenia · Hawaiian
Kiiro
Japanese for yellow · Japanese
Kika
Portuguese pet name, cute and bouncy · Portuguese
Kiki
Pet form of names like Christine or Kristina, playful and bright
Kiko
A Japanese given name · Japanese · small dogs
Kiku
Chrysanthemum, the flower of the Japanese imperial seal · Japanese
Kikyo
The bellflower, a favourite autumn bloom · Japanese
Kimberley
Vast red rock region of Western Australia · big dogs
Kimberlite
The volcanic rock that carries diamonds to the surface
Kimmy
Pet form of Kimberly, royal fortress meadow
Kinako
Roasted soybean flour, a sweet Japanese topping and a top dog name in Japan · Japanese
Kineret
Means harp in Hebrew, also the Sea of Galilee · Hebrew
Kinga
Polish form of Kunigunde, the name of a beloved Polish saint · Polish
Kinu
Japanese for silk · Japanese
Kinvara
A County Galway harbour village with a castle
Kipepeo
Means butterfly in Swahili · Swahili
Kipina
Finnish for spark · Finnish
Kir Royale
Champagne with blackcurrant liqueur · French
Kira
From the Irish ciar, meaning dark, also used in Russian
Kiraz
Turkish for sweet cherry · Turkish
Kiri
Means mist in Japanese, also the paulownia tree · Japanese
Kirra
Beach on the Gold Coast in Queensland
Kirsi
Finnish word for frost · Finnish
Kirsty
Scottish pet form of Christine · Scottish
Kisi
An amber Georgian white grape · Georgian
Kisses
For a dog who gives them freely
Kitsune
Clever fox spirit of Japanese folklore · Japanese
Kitten
A young cat, funny on a dog · small dogs
Kitty
A young cat, also a pet form of Katherine · small dogs
Kivilcim
Means spark in Turkish · Turkish
Kiya
A queen of Egypt, a wife of Akhenaten · Ancient Egyptian
Kiyo
Japanese name meaning pure · Japanese
Kkot
Means flower in Korean, short and sweet · Korean
Klaartje
Dutch pet form of Klara, bright as day · Dutch
Kladdkaka
A gooey Swedish chocolate cake, meaning sticky cake · Swedish
Klara
German form of Clara, meaning bright · German
Klyukva
Russian for cranberry · Russian
Knafeh
A sweet cheese pastry soaked in syrup · Arabic
Knopka
Russian for button, a Soviet space dog of 1955 · Russian · small dogs
Kobliha
Czech for doughnut · Czech
Koeksister
A plaited South African doughnut soaked in syrup · Afrikaans
Koel
The Asian koel, a songbird of Indian poetry, in Hindi · Hindi
Kohl
The dark eye paint worn in ancient Egypt, for a dog with dark-lined eyes · Ancient Egyptian
Kolache
A Czech pastry with a fruit filled centre · Czech
Kometa
Russian for comet, a space dog who survived a landing in the Siberian snow · Russian
Komugi
Means wheat in Japanese, a top dog name in Japan for golden pups · Japanese
Konjit
Means beautiful in Amharic · Amharic
Konpeito
Tiny star shaped sugar sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Kora
The 21 stringed harp lute of West Africa · Mandinka
Koto
The long, graceful zither of Japan · Japanese
Kotori
Means little bird in Japanese · Japanese · small dogs
Koukla
Greek for doll, a common term of endearment · Greek
Koula
Greek pet form of Vasiliki or Paraskevi · Greek
Kowhai
A New Zealand tree with golden flowers, the Maori word for yellow · Maori
Kriek
A Belgian cherry beer, Flemish for cherry · Dutch
Kroki
Greek name inspired by the crocus · Greek
Kropka
Polish for dot, a classic Polish dog name for a spotty pup · Polish
Kroshka
Russian for little crumb or tiny one · Russian · small dogs
Krumkake
A Norwegian rolled waffle cookie · Norwegian
Kruszynka
Polish for a tiny crumb, a pet name for a little one · Polish · small dogs
Ksenia
From Greek xenia, hospitality · Russian
Ksyusha
Russian pet form of Kseniya · Russian
Kukicha
A mellow Japanese tea made from stems and twigs · Japanese
Kulap
Means rose in Thai · Thai
Kulfi
Dense Indian frozen milk pudding · Hindi
Kumara
The Maori name for sweet potato · Maori
Kumiho
A nine tailed fox of Korean folklore · Korean
Kumori
Japanese for cloudy weather · Japanese
Kumru
Means turtle dove in Turkish · Turkish
Kumsal
Means sandy beach in Turkish · Turkish
Kunafa
A golden, syrupy cheese pastry loved across the Arab world · Arabic
Kunefe
A hot cheese pastry soaked in syrup · Turkish
Kunzite
A soft pink gem of the spodumene family · English
Kurabiye
Means cookie or shortbread biscuit in Turkish · Turkish
Kurumi
Means walnut in Japanese, for a little brown dog · Japanese
Kuura
Finnish for hoarfrost · Finnish
Kveta
Czech name meaning flower · Czech
Kvitka
Ukrainian for flower · Ukrainian
Kylie
Australian name linked to an Aboriginal word for boomerang
Kyma
Greek for wave · Greek
Kyra
Greek for lady · Greek

Boy names (183)

Kaas
Dutch for cheese · Dutch
Kabir
The medieval poet saint of northern India · Hindi
Kadal
Means sea in Tamil, for a dog who loves the water · Tamil
Kafka
Franz Kafka, the author of The Metamorphosis · German
Kaggen
The mantis trickster of San folklore · San · small dogs
Kahanu
Means the breath in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Kaiju
Means giant monster in Japanese, for a small dog with big energy · Japanese
Kaipo
Hawaiian name meaning the sweetheart · Hawaiian
Kaiser
German, emperor, from the name Caesar · German · big dogs
Kaito
Ocean and soaring flight · Japanese
Kalakaua
King Kalakaua of Hawaii, the Merrie Monarch · Hawaiian
Kaleva
The mythical ancestor of the Finns, father of heroes · Finnish · big dogs
Kamal
Sanskrit for lotus · Sanskrit
Kamehameha
Kamehameha the Great, who united the Hawaiian Islands · Hawaiian · big dogs
Kaminari
Japanese for thunder · Japanese · big dogs
Kamloops
A sunny British Columbia city where two rivers meet · Secwepemc
Kamran
Means successful and fortunate in Persian · Persian
Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract painting · Russian
Kane
Irish Gaelic Cathan, warrior · Irish
Kang
Means well-being and health in Mandarin · Chinese
Kangchenjunga
The third highest mountain on Earth, Tibetan for five treasures of snow · Tibetan · big dogs
Kanha
An affectionate name for the young Krishna · Hindi
Kapena
Hawaiian name meaning captain · Hawaiian
Kaplan
Means tiger in Turkish · Turkish · big dogs
Kapono
Hawaiian name meaning the righteous one · Hawaiian
Kaptein
Means captain in Afrikaans · Afrikaans
Karabas
Means black head in Turkish, a traditional Turkish dog name · Turkish · big dogs
Karakoram
A severe range of the highest Asian peaks · big dogs
Karhu
Finnish for bear · Finnish · big dogs
Karl
German name meaning free man · German
Karloff
The stage name of the horror film actor Boris Karloff · big dogs
Karnak
The vast temple complex at Thebes · Ancient Egyptian
Kartal
Means eagle in Turkish · Turkish
Kartoffel
German for potato · German
Kastro
Greek for castle · Greek · big dogs
Katahdin
The highest mountain in Maine, the end of the Appalachian Trail · Penobscot
Kathmandu
The capital of Nepal, in a valley ringed by the Himalayas · Nepali
Katmer
A flaky Turkish pastry with pistachio · Turkish
Kato
Japanese surname meaning to add wisteria, or Latin Cato · Japanese
Katsu
Japanese breaded cutlet, the word also means victory · Japanese
Kaveh
The blacksmith hero of the Shahnameh who rose against a tyrant · Persian
Kavi
Sanskrit for poet · Sanskrit
Kayode
Means bringing joy in Yoruba · Yoruba
Keano
Means the cool breeze in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Keanu
Hawaiian, the cool breeze · Hawaiian
Keaton
English place name, place of hawks
Keats
English Romantic poet John Keats · English
Keemun
A smooth Chinese black tea with a hint of smoke · Chinese
Keith
Scottish place name, perhaps Brythonic for wood, a gloriously dad like dog name · Scottish
Kekai
The sea · Hawaiian
Kekoa
The brave one, the warrior · Hawaiian · big dogs
Keks
German for biscuit · German
Kelpie
Australian working sheepdog breed
Kelso
Scottish border town, chalk hill · Scottish
Kelvin
Lord Kelvin, who set the absolute temperature scale · Scottish
Kembla
Mount Kembla, a peak above Wollongong in New South Wales · Dharawal
Kemp
From the Middle English kempe, champion or warrior · English · big dogs
Kemu
Means black, the name of one of Intef II's dogs · Ancient Egyptian
Kenai
After the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, a Dena'ina name · Native American
Kendal
A Lake District gateway town famous for mint cake
Kenji
Japanese, strong and vigorous · Japanese
Kenneth
From the Gaelic Coinneach, meaning handsome · Scottish
Kenny
Pet form of Kenneth, Gaelic for handsome or born of fire · Scottish
Kensington
A grand district of west London with palaces and museums
Kenta
Japanese name meaning healthy and stout · Japanese
Kenzo
Japanese, healthy and wise, or strong third son · Japanese
Keoki
The Hawaiian form of George · Hawaiian
Keola
Hawaiian name meaning the life · Hawaiian
Keone
Hawaiian name meaning the sand or the homeland · Hawaiian
Kepler
Astronomer of orbits, and a planet hunting telescope
Kerberos
A moon of Pluto named for the three headed dog of Greek myth · Greek · big dogs
Kestrel
A small hovering falcon · small dogs
Keswick
A market town of the northern Lake District
Kevin
Anglicised form of Caoimhin, from caomh, kind or handsome, and gein, birth · Irish
Kfir
Means lion cub in Hebrew · Hebrew
Kgosi
Means king or chief in Tswana · Tswana
Khafra
Pharaoh of the second pyramid at Giza, meaning he appears as Ra · Egyptian
Khafre
The pharaoh who built the second pyramid at Giza · Ancient Egyptian · big dogs
Khalil
Means friend in Arabic · Arabic
Khamsin
A hot desert wind of Egypt · Arabic
Khan
Alsatian who swam a canal to rescue his handler in 1944
Khayyam
Omar Khayyam, the Persian poet of the Rubaiyat · Persian
Khepri
The Egyptian scarab beetle god who rolls the sun each morning · Egyptian
Khers
Means bear in Persian, for a big shaggy dog · Persian · big dogs
Khnum
Ram headed god who shaped people on a potter's wheel · Egyptian
Khonsu
Egyptian moon god who travels the night sky · Egyptian
Khufu
Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza · Egyptian · big dogs
Kian
Means king or foundation in Persian · Persian
Kiba
Means fang in Japanese, a brave name for a bold dog · Japanese
Kibo
The highest summit of Kilimanjaro · Swahili · big dogs
Kiboko
Swahili for hippopotamus · Swahili · big dogs
Kidlat
Means lightning in Tagalog, for a fast dog · Tagalog
Kifaru
Means rhinoceros in Swahili, a symbol of strength · Swahili · big dogs
Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest mountain, a snow capped volcano in Tanzania · Swahili · big dogs
Kilo
Greek for a thousand, the unit of weight · Greek
Kimo
The Hawaiian form of James · Hawaiian
Kimon
Greek name possibly meaning sleepy · Greek
Kinder
Kinder Scout, the high moorland plateau of the Peak District
King
A male ruler, from the Old English cyning · big dogs
King Buck
A Labrador who won the US National Retriever championship in 1952 and 1953
King Snortimus
A king who snorts, for a flat nosed dog
King Tut
The Belgian Shepherd of President Herbert Hoover
Kingbird
A bold flycatcher that chases off much bigger birds
Kingsford
Charles Kingsford Smith, the Australian aviator who first flew across the Pacific
Kingsley
English surname, king's wood
Kingston
Capital city of Jamaica
Kintaro
Golden Boy, a super strong child of Japanese folklore who wrestled bears · Japanese
Kip
Old English for pointed hill, and British slang for a nap
Kipling
Author of The Jungle Book · English
Kipper
A smoked herring, and British slang for a nap
Kit Carson
After the frontier scout and guide of the American West
Kivi
Finnish for stone · Finnish
Kiyoshi
Pure, clear · Japanese
Klaus
German short form of Nikolaus · German
Klee
Paul Klee, the Swiss German painter of playful colour · German
Klimt
Gustav Klimt, the Viennese painter of The Kiss, famous for gold leaf · German
Klondike
The Yukon river and gold rush region of the 1890s
Klumpen
Norwegian for the little lump, a fond name for a round dog · Norwegian
Knave
The Knave of Hearts, accused of stealing the tarts in Wonderland
Knedlik
Czech for dumpling · Czech
Knickerbocker
From the knickerbocker glory, a tall layered sundae
Knight
A mounted warrior sworn to serve the crown
Knightley
Steady hero of Jane Austen's novel Emma · English
Knockout
The punch that ends a fight · big dogs
Knodel
German for dumpling · German
Knox
Scottish surname, round hill · Scottish
Knoxville
A Tennessee city at the foot of the Smoky Mountains
Knuckleball
A wobbly, unpredictable baseball pitch
Knucklehead
A lovable dimwit · big dogs
Knuckles
The joints of the fingers, a scrappy name for a little bruiser
Knut
Danish king who also ruled England · Danish
Koa
Hawaiian, brave, and a native hardwood · Hawaiian · big dogs
Kobe
Japanese port city known for its beef · Japanese
Kochab
A guardian star of the Little Bear · Arabic
Koen
Dutch short form of Koenraad, meaning bold counsel · Dutch
Kofi
Akan name for a boy born on Friday · Akan
Koji
Japanese, often written with characters for light and second son · Japanese
Kojo
Akan day name for a boy born on Monday · Akan
Kolobok
The round rolling bun of a Slavic fairy tale · Ukrainian
Kolsch
A pale crisp beer from Cologne · German
Kolya
Russian pet form of Nikolai · Russian
Komodo
Indonesian island home of the giant monitor lizard · big dogs
Komur
Means coal in Turkish, for a jet black dog · Turkish
Kong
A Chinese surname, that of Confucius, Kong Fuzi · big dogs
Konrad
German name meaning bold counsel · German
Kootenay
A mountain region and national park in British Columbia
Kosci
The local nickname for Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in mainland Australia
Kosciuszko
Australia's highest mountain, in the Snowy Mountains · Polish · big dogs
Kosmos
Russian for outer space · Russian
Kostas
Common Greek short form of Konstantinos · Greek
Kostya
A German Shepherd in Russia who waited seven years at the spot his family was lost · Russian
Kotaro
Small eldest son, a classic boy's name · Japanese
Kotetsu
Name of a famed Japanese swordsmith, a popular name for dogs in Japan · Japanese
Kotyk
Ukrainian for little kitten · Ukrainian · small dogs
Kozak
Ukrainian for Cossack, a free and brave rider · Ukrainian
Kramer
The neighbour who bursts through the door in Seinfeld
Kranich
German for crane, the tall wading bird · German · big dogs
Kratos
Greek, strength, and the god of war of the games · Greek · big dogs
Krieger
German word for warrior · German · big dogs
Kringle
From Kris Kringle, an American name for Santa, from German Christkindl, the Christ child · German
Kroket
A crispy Dutch croquette · Dutch
Kruger
Great safari park in northeast South Africa · big dogs
Krumel
German for crumb · German · small dogs
Kuba
Polish pet form of Jakub · Polish
Kublai
Mongol emperor who founded the Yuan dynasty · Mongolian
Kudu
A big African antelope with spiral horns · Khoekhoe
Kuga
An Australian special forces dog awarded the Dickin Medal
Kuiper
The belt of icy worlds beyond Neptune
Kukulkan
Feathered serpent god of the Maya · Mayan
Kuma
Japanese, bear · Japanese · big dogs
Kumpel
German for buddy, mate or pal · German
Kumpir
A loaded Turkish baked potato · Turkish
Kung Pao
A spicy Sichuan stir fry with peanuts and chillies · Chinese
Kuno
Military working dog wounded clearing an enemy compound
Kupua
A shape-shifting trickster hero of Hawaiian legend · Hawaiian
Kuro
Japanese, black · Japanese
Kurt
A Doberman credited with saving many Marines at the Battle of Guam in 1944
Kvass
A Russian rye bread drink · Russian
Kwaku
Akan day name for a boy born on Wednesday · Akan
Kwame
Akan name for a boy born on Saturday · Akan
Kwasi
Akan day name for a boy born on Sunday · Akan
Kyle
Scottish Gaelic caol, narrow strait · Scottish
Kyoto
The old imperial capital of Japan · Japanese

Names for either (190)

Ka Pai
Te reo Maori for good or well done · Maori
Kaa
The wise old python of The Jungle Book
Kaboom
A comic book sound effect · big dogs
Kabuki
The classical Japanese theatre style · Japanese
Kachori
A flaky fried pastry stuffed with spiced lentils · Hindi
Kachumbari
A zesty East African tomato and onion salad · Swahili
Kaeru
Means frog in Japanese, also sounds like the word for returning home · Japanese
Kagiso
Means peace in Tswana · Tswana
Kahakai
Means beach or seashore in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Kahawa
Swahili for coffee · Swahili
Kahea
Means the call in Hawaiian, for a vocal dog · Hawaiian
Kahu
The swamp harrier hawk of New Zealand · Maori
Kahve
Turkish for coffee · Turkish
Kai
Hawaiian, sea · Hawaiian
Kaimana
Power of the sea, also diamond · Hawaiian
Kaju
Hindi for cashew · Hindi
Kaka
A cheeky forest parrot of New Zealand · Maori
Kakadu
National park in the Northern Territory
Kakapo
The rare flightless night parrot of New Zealand · Maori
Kakariki
A small green New Zealand parakeet · Maori · small dogs
Kaki
The black stilt, one of the world's rarest wading birds · Maori
Kakigori
Japanese shaved ice with sweet syrup · Japanese
Kala
Hindi for black · Hindi
Kalahari
The red sand savanna desert of southern Africa · Tswana
Kalani
Hawaiian, the heavens · Hawaiian
Kale
A hardy curly leafed green
Kalei
The lei, the beloved one · Hawaiian
Kaleo
The voice, the sound · Hawaiian
Kalo
Means taro in Hawaiian, the plant at the heart of Hawaiian life · Hawaiian
Kamaka
Means the eye or the face in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Kamakura
A seaside Japanese town of old temples and a giant bronze statue · Japanese
Kamalani
Hawaiian name meaning heavenly child · Hawaiian
Kame
Means turtle in Japanese, for an unhurried dog · Japanese
Kampala
The capital of Uganda, built across green hills near Lake Victoria · Ugandan
Kanel
Swedish for cinnamon · Swedish
Kaneli
Greek for cinnamon · Greek
Kangaroo
The bounding marsupial of Australia · Guugu Yimithirr · big dogs
Kanjer
Dutch for a champ or a whopper · Dutch
Kanoa
The free one · Hawaiian
Kansas
A prairie state in the heart of the US, home of Dorothy and Toto
Kanuka
A white flowered tea tree of New Zealand · Maori
Kappa
A mischievous water creature of Japanese folklore who loves cucumbers · Japanese
Karaage
Bite sized Japanese fried chicken · Japanese
Karaka
A New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and orange fruit · Maori
Karanga
Means peanut in Swahili · Swahili · small dogs
Karate
Japanese for empty hand · Japanese
Karearea
The New Zealand falcon, fast and fierce · Maori
Kari
Norse, gust of wind · Norse
Karri
Towering pale eucalypt of south west Australia · Noongar · big dogs
Kartopu
Means snowball in Turkish, for a fluffy white dog · Turkish
Kasbah
The old walled citadel of a North African town · Arabic
Kaslo
A heritage village on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia
Katmai
An Alaska park famous for brown bears catching salmon · big dogs
Kauai
The green garden island of Hawaii · Hawaiian
Kaulana
Hawaiian name meaning famous · Hawaiian
Kauri
A giant forest tree of New Zealand that can live for 2,000 years · Maori · big dogs
Kawa
Means river in Japanese, for a calm, steady dog · Japanese
Kayak
Paddle boat of the Arctic, from an Inuit word · Inuit
Kaymak
Thick clotted cream served with honey · Turkish
Kaze
Japanese, wind · Japanese
Kazoo
The humming toy instrument you blow into, for a dog who sings along · small dogs
Kea
A bold alpine parrot of New Zealand · Maori
Keahi
Hawaiian name meaning the fire · Hawaiian
Keala
The path, the way · Hawaiian
Kealoha
Hawaiian name meaning the loved one · Hawaiian
Kefi
Greek, high spirits and joy · Greek
Kefir
Tangy cultured milk drink from the Caucasus · Turkish
Keg
Small sturdy barrel for beer · small dogs
Keiki
Means child or little one in Hawaiian · Hawaiian · small dogs
Keji
The local nickname for Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia
Kelly
Irish name meaning bright headed · Irish
Kelp
The seaweed that forms undersea forests
Kendall
Old English name meaning valley of the river Kent · English
Kent
The garden of England
Kentucky
A US state of bluegrass, horse racing and bourbon
Kereru
The plump New Zealand wood pigeon · Maori
Kerfuffle
A fuss or commotion, from the Scots curfuffle · Scottish
Kernel
A single grain of corn or wheat · small dogs
Kerplunk
The sound of something dropping, for a clumsy dog
Kerry
County on the south west coast · Irish
Kesar
Hindi for saffron · Hindi
Kesaran
From kesaran pasaran, fluffy white puffballs said to bring luck · Japanese · small dogs
Keshet
Means rainbow in Hebrew · Hebrew
Kestane
Means chestnut in Turkish, for a chestnut coat · Turkish
Ketchup
Tomato sauce
Kew
A London village famous for its royal botanic gardens
Khachapuri
Georgian cheese filled bread · Georgian
Khaki
A dull yellow brown, Urdu for dusty · Urdu
Kham
Means golden in Lao · Lao
Khanom Krok
Small round Thai coconut rice pancakes · Thai · small dogs
Khao Soi
A northern Thai curry noodle soup · Thai
Khinkali
Twisted Georgian soup dumplings · Georgian · small dogs
Khorshid
Means shining sun in Persian · Persian
Kickflip
A skateboard trick where the board spins under your feet
Kickoff
The start of a football match
Kigali
The clean, hilly capital of Rwanda · Rwandan
Kilauea
One of the world's most active volcanoes, on the Big Island · Hawaiian
Kildare
An Irish county famous for horse racing
Kili
Short for Kilimanjaro, the roof of Africa · big dogs
Kilim
A flat-woven Turkish rug · Turkish
Kilkenny
Irish city known for its castle · Irish
Killarney
Lakeside town in County Kerry · Irish
Killdeer
A plover named after their loud call
Kiln
The hot oven where clay pots are fired
Kimchi
Korean fermented cabbage
Kin
Means gold in Japanese, for a golden-coated dog · Japanese
Kina
The New Zealand sea urchin · Maori · small dogs
Kindling
Small sticks that get the campfire going
Kingfisher
A bright bird that dives headlong for fish
Kinglet
A tiny bird with a golden crown · small dogs
Kinkajou
A honey bear of the rainforest with a gripping tail · French · small dogs
Kinoko
Japanese for mushroom · Japanese
Kinsale
Harbour town in County Cork · Irish
Kipenzi
Means darling or beloved in Swahili · Swahili
Kir
White wine with blackcurrant liqueur · French
Kiran
A ray of light · Sanskrit
Kirin
Gentle hooved beast of Japanese myth · Japanese
Kirsch
A clear cherry brandy · German
Kit
Pet form of Christopher or Katherine
Kite
A graceful bird of prey with a forked tail
Kittiwake
A gentle gull that nests on sea cliffs
Kiwa
Maori for dark, a guardian of the ocean · Maori
Kiwi
The flightless bird of New Zealand · small dogs
Kizil
Means red in Turkish, for a red-coated dog · Turkish
Kkachi
Korean for magpie, a bird of good news · Korean
Kkami
A common Korean name for black-haired pets, from the word for black · Korean
Kkoma
Korean for a little one · Korean · small dogs
Kkong
A tiny bean or peanut sound, cute for toy breeds · Korean · small dogs
Kkul
Means honey in Korean, a sweet name for a sweet dog · Korean
Klepon
Green rice balls filled with palm sugar · Indonesian · small dogs
Kluane
A Yukon national park with Canada's highest mountain · Southern Tutchone
Kluay
Thai for banana · Thai
Knapsack
A canvas bag carried on the back
Knoll
A small rounded hill or mound
Knopfchen
German for little button · German · small dogs
Knoppie
Means little button in Afrikaans · Afrikaans · small dogs
Knuddel
From the German knuddeln, to cuddle · German
Knuffel
Dutch for a cuddle, or a cuddly toy · Dutch
Koala
The grey, tree dwelling marsupial of eastern Australia · small dogs
Kochanie
Polish for darling · Polish
Kochi
A port city in Kerala, India, known for spice markets and fishing nets · Malayalam
Koda
Sioux word meaning friend or ally · Sioux
Kodama
A tree spirit of Japanese folklore whose call is heard as an echo · Japanese · small dogs
Kodiak
Alaskan island known for its brown bears
Koekje
Dutch for biscuit · Dutch
Koffie
Means coffee in Afrikaans, for a brown dog · Afrikaans
Kofte
Turkish meatballs, for a dog with a big appetite · Turkish
Koha
Te reo Maori for a gift or donation · Maori
Kohaku
Japanese for amber · Japanese
Kokako
A blue wattled songbird of New Zealand with a haunting call · Maori
Kokoro
Means heart, mind and spirit in Japanese · Japanese
Kokum
A sour purple fruit spice from India
Kolo
Roasted barley and peanuts, an Ethiopian snack · Amharic · small dogs
Kolohe
Hawaiian for mischievous · Hawaiian
Komainu
The lion dogs who guard the gates of Japanese shrines in pairs · Japanese · big dogs
Kombucha
Fizzy fermented tea with a tart edge
Kona
District on the west side of the Big Island · Hawaiian
Konane
Bright moonlight · Hawaiian
Konokono
Means snail in Swahili, for a slow, steady dog · Swahili
Kookaburra
An Australian kingfisher with a laughing call
Kopi
Malay for coffee · Malay
Korimako
The New Zealand bellbird with a song like chiming bells · Maori
Korma
Mild creamy curry braised with yoghurt and nuts · Urdu
Korokke
A crumbed Japanese potato croquette · Japanese · small dogs
Korora
The little blue penguin, the smallest penguin in the world · Maori · small dogs
Koru
The unfurling silver fern frond, a symbol of new life in New Zealand · Maori
Kos
Norwegian for cosiness and cuddles · Norwegian
Kotare
The New Zealand kingfisher · Maori
Kotuku
The white heron, a rare and treasured bird of New Zealand · Maori
Kouki
Greek for a little bean, a cute pet name · Greek · small dogs
Koulouri
A sesame bread ring sold on Greek streets · Greek
Kourabiedes
Greek almond shortbread dusted in sugar · Greek · small dogs
Kraken
The sea monster of Nordic sailors tales · Norse · big dogs
Krakow
Historic city in southern Poland · Polish
Krill
The tiny shrimp that feed the whales · small dogs
Kuaka
The bar tailed godwit, which flies from Alaska to New Zealand · Maori
Kuih
Bite sized Malay cakes and sweets · Malay · small dogs
Kuku
A Persian herb frittata · Persian
Kukui
The candlenut tree, the state tree of Hawaii · Hawaiian
Kulta
Finnish for gold, also a word for darling · Finnish
Kumo
A Japanese word for cloud · Japanese
Kumquat
Tiny citrus fruit eaten skin and all · Chinese · small dogs
Kunju
Means little one in Malayalam · Malayalam · small dogs
Kuri
Japanese for chestnut · Japanese · small dogs
Kurrajong
Broad Australian shade tree with a bottle shaped trunk · Australian · big dogs
Kuzu
Means lamb in Turkish, a sweet pet name · Turkish
Kwang
Means deer in Thai · Thai
Kwispel
Dutch for a wag of the tail · Dutch
Kyanite
A blue bladed mineral named for its colour · Greek
Kyauta
Means gift in Hausa · Hausa

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