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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With K

These are american cat names that start with the letter K. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Kade From the wetlands. Male Spelling
Kaelyn meadow Unisex
Kai Fire Male Hawaiian
Kaiden Fighter Unisex American
Kairi sea Female Japanese
Kali after the Indian goddess of death Female Sanskrit
Kamden Winding Valley. Form of Camden. Male Spelling
Kameron Scottish surname, crooked nose Male Spelling
Kane tribute, warrior; the doubly-accomplished, golden; man, the eastern sky; beau... Male Celtic
Kara pure Female English
Kareem noble, distinguished Male Arabic
Karen pure Female Danish
Karina Italian, dear little one Female Scandinavian
Karis Graceful. Female
Karma Fate or destiny (Hinduism and Buddhism) Female Hindi
Kasey Vigilant, Watchful Female English
Kassandra Shining On Mankind Unisex Greek
Katalina Lovely Sunset Unisex Biblical, Italian
Kate Pure Female English
Katelyn pure Female Spelling
Katherine Pure. Used since third century A.D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina b... Female Greek
Kathleen Innocent Female Anglicized
Katie Variant of Katherine. Pure. Female English
Katrina Greek, pure Female
Kaya my elder sister Female Native
Kayla crown of laurels Female Arabic
Kaylee Arabic and Hebrew, laurel, crown Female American
Kayleigh Slender Unisex English
Kaylen Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys; Pure. Unisex English
Keegan A thinker: fiery. Form of Hugh. Male Irish
Keenan Ancient Male Irish
Keira after the actress Keira Knightley Female Irish
Keith wood, wind; wood-dweller Male Scottish
Kelly Lively: aggressive. Female Irish
Kelsey Ceol's island, beautiful island; from the ship's island, shipping harbor Female English
Kelvin name of a river; from the narrow river Male Scottish
Kendall ruler of the valley Female English
Kendra Blend of Ken: (royal obligation:clear water) and Sandra: (protector of man) o... Female English
Kennedy misshapen head Female Irish
Kenny English, born of fire, handsome Male English
Kenya Animal Horn Female
Kevin handsome Male Irish
Kiana Variant of Kian. Ancient. Female Modern
Kiara Italian, light, clear Female Spelling
Killian church Male Irish
Kimberly Cyneburga's Royal Forest, Meadow Female English
Kimora Kim + Ora, Ruler Female American
King King's field. King is one of several titles occasionally used as given names. Male English
Kingsley Residence Name Male English
Kingston From the king's village or estate King's field. King is one of several titles... Male English

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