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Muslim Girl Names Starting with K

37 Muslim girl names starting with K, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Kadiatou, Kadja, Kainaat. Girls and boys together are on the all names with K page.

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Kadiatou, Kadja, Kainaat, Kainat
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Arabic spelling, meaning, and the letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 37 Muslim girl names starting with K, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Kadiatou, Kadja, Kainaat. Girls and boys together are on the all names with K page. Every name links to its full page.

خَدِيجَةKadiatouKhadijah, Guinean form خَدِيجَةKadjaKhadijah, Togolese/Beninese form کائناتKainaatUniverse, all of creation, the woman who contains the cosmos كائناتKainatThe universe, all of creation, Pakistani top 10 كلمةKalimaThe Word, divine concept girls name كُلْثُومKalthoumKulthum, Arab spelling variant كاملةKamilaPerfect, complete كامولاKamolaPerfect, complete, the Uzbek Muslim name of total wholeness کنیزKaneezMaidservant, devoted servant كنولKanwalLotus flower, Pakistani girls name كنزةKanzaTreasure كريمةKarimaNoble, generous, feminine of Karim کَشَفKashafUnveiling, revelation كَوْثَرKausarThe Abundant, the river of paradise given to the Prophet كوكبKawkabStar, planet كَوْثَرKawtarAl-Kawthar, fourth spelling variant كَوْثَرKawtharAbundance, the shortest surah, river of paradise given to the Prophet كَوْثَرKawtherAl-Kawthar, North African spelling كنزةKenzaTreasure, Moroccan dominant spelling خديجةKhadidiatouWolof form of Khadijah خَدِيجَةKhadijaPremature child; or 'trustworthy', Mother of the Believers خَدِيجَةKhadijahPremature child; or 'trustworthy' خَدِيجَةKhadijatKhadijah الخنساءKhansaAl-Khansa, greatest Arab poetess خَدِيجَةKhatijaPremature child, first wife of the Prophet, greatest woman of her era خَوْلَةKhawlaThe deer, companion Khawla bint Thalaba خولةKhawlahDeeper Surah Al-Mujadila content, she whose complaint Allah heard above the… خولة بنت الأزورKhawlah Bint AzwarThe Muslim warrior woman, the female Khalid ibn al-Walid of Islam خلودKholoudEternity خلودKhouloudEternity خُورشِيدKhursheedThe sun; Persian khorshid كياراKiaraBright, clear کِنْزَةKinzaHidden treasure کرانKiranRay of light, the beam that breaks through the darkness كُلْثُومKulsoomFull-cheeked كُلْثُومKulsumThe chubby-cheeked, title of Umm Kulthum, daughter of the Prophet كُلْثُومKulthumFull-cheeked, Prophet daughter

Of the 37 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. KulsoomكُلْثُومFull-cheeked
  2. KhadijaخَدِيجَةPremature child
  3. KhadijatخَدِيجَةKhadijah
  4. KausarكَوْثَرThe Abundant, the river of paradise given to the Prophet
  5. KhansaالخنساءAl-Khansa, greatest Arab poetess
  6. Khawlah Bint Azwarخولة بنت الأزورThe Muslim warrior woman, the female Khalid ibn al-Walid of...

Arabic girl names beginning with K

The English letter K has no single Arabic counterpart. The 37 names on this page open with 2 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like K in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic girl names beginning with K

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

3 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Khadijaخَدِيجَة Kawtharكَوْثَر Khadijahخَدِيجَة

One belongs to a prophet or a prophet's household.

Khadijaخَدِيجَة

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with K

Looking for a boy name instead? 56 Muslim boy names start with K.

Kianكيان Kenanكنعان Kanatقانات Khalidخَالِد Khattabخَطَّاب Kamranکامران Kayanكيان Kairoقاهرة

See all 56 Muslim boy names starting with K or all 92 names starting with K.

Questions about Muslim names starting with K

How many Muslim girl names start with K?
AsrNaam lists 37 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter K accounts for 92 researched names, 56 for boys and 37 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does K correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often K stands for Kaf (ك), which opens 23 of these names. It can also stand for Kha. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim girl name starting with K is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Kulsoom, Khadija and Khadijat lead the letter K. The settled meaning of Kulsoom is: Full-cheeked. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with K?
Yes. 3 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Kawthar, Khadija and Khadijah. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with K?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim girl names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.