| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | 
|---|
| Katherine | Pure. Used since third century A.D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina became Katharine and Catherine. French Cateline and English Catlyn came into wider use during medieval period when variants multiplied.
 | Female | Greek | 
| Khan | An Indian ruler or official | Unisex |  | 
| Kincaid |  | Unisex | Hebrew | 
| Kipling | after Rudyard Kipling, writer | Unisex |  | 
| Lady | A female title of nobility. | Female |  | 
| Lafayette | Hound Dog from the AristoCats
 | Male |  | 
| Lennon | small cloak or cape | Male | Irish | 
| Leonard | lion-hearted | Male |  | 
| Lilith | character in Cheers | Female | Assyrian | 
| Lindsay | pool island; linden island | Female | English | 
| Lois | Battle Maiden | Female | Greek | 
| Lord | A male title of nobility. | Male | English | 
| Louis | famed warrior | Male |  | 
| Louise | Renowned fighter. Feminine of Louis.
 | Female |  | 
| Lovell | Little Wolf | Unisex | English | 
| Luther | Renowned warrior.
 | Male |  | 
| MacKenzie | Child of the wise leader
 | Female | Scottish | 
| Madeline | woman from Magdala, one who is elevated, a high tower | Female | English | 
| Magnus | One who is great.
 | Male | Latin | 
| Malik | Arabic for master | Male | Arabic | 
| Manners |  | Unisex | Hebrew | 
| Mansfield | From The Field By The Small River | Unisex | English | 
| Margaret | after Margaret Thatcher | Female | Greek | 
| Margot | Variant of Margaret | Female |  | 
| Mia | Mine | Female | Scandinavian |