के (Ke) is the naming syllable of Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 1, in Mithuna rashi. These are the 38 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.
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Kairee कैरी regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kelee केली attested
rarely for keli (play, sport)
kelī · MW 309,3 · Apte 423
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Keli केलि attested
play, sport, amorous sport, pastime, amusement
keli · MW 309,3 · Apte 423
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kethaki केतकी attested
= ketaka: the tree Pandanus odoratissimus
ketakī · MW 309,1
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kaila कैल attested
sport, pleasure
kaila · MW 311,3 · Apte 425
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kera केरा attested
a kind of plant
kerā · MW 1325,2
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kaitabha कैटभ attested
a name of Durga
kaiṭabha · MW 311,1 · Apte 424
Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Kaivalya कैवल्या attested
leading to eternal happiness or emancipation
kaivalya · MW 311,3 · Apte 425
Keshini केशिनी attested
a name of Durga; Chrysopogon aciculatus
keśinī · MW 310,3 · Apte 424
Kevala केवला attested
simple, pure, uncompounded, unmingled; also ( in comp. ) exclusively one's own (not common to…
kevala · MW 310,1 · Apte 423
Kshema क्षेमा attested
a name of Durga; a kind of perfume
kṣemā · MW 332,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kshema क्षेमा attested
habitable
kṣema · MW 332,3 · Apte 439
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Keval केवल attested
simple, pure, uncompounded, unmingled; also ( in comp. ) exclusively one's own (not common to…
kevala · MW 310,1 · Apte 423
Keshav केशव attested
a name of Vishnu; having long or much or handsome hair
keśava · MW 310,3 · Apte 424
Kailash कैलश regional
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, kailāsa, is a different word.
Kais कैस regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kesan केसन regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kedar केदार attested
a field or meadow, especially one under water
kedāra · MW 309,1 · Apte 423
Kailas कैलास attested
a particular form of temple
kailāsa · MW 311,3 · Apte 425
Kevat केवट attested
a cave, hollow
kevaṭa · MW 309,3 · Apte 423
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kaikey कैकेय attested
‘a descendant of Kekaya’, prince of the Kekayas
kaikeya · MW 311,1 · Apte 424
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.
Kesari केशरी attested
having a mane; a lion; a horse, Sch.; N. of an aquatic bird
keśarin · MW 311,1 · Apte 424
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kesha केश attested
the hair of the head
keśa · MW 310,1 · Apte 423
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.
Kaivalya कैवल्य attested
leading to eternal happiness or emancipation
kaivalya · MW 311,3 · Apte 425
Kedaranatha केदारनाथ attested
a name of Shiva
kedāranātha · MW 309,2
Keshata केशट attested
a name of Vishnu; the parching arrow of Kāma (the god of love); also a goat
keśaṭa · MW 310,3 · Apte 424
Keshiha केशिहा attested
= keśiniṣūdana: ‘slayer of the Asura Keśin’, Kṛṣṇa
keśihan · MW 310,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kshema क्षेम attested
safety, tranquillity, peace, rest, security; also habitable
kṣema · MW 332,3 · Apte 439
Kshemya क्षेम्य attested
a name of Shiva; yielding peace and tranquillity (as a country; ‘healthy’, ); also resting, at leisure, at ease
kṣemya · MW 333,1 · Apte 439
Kshetrajna क्षेत्रज्ञ attested
knowing localities
kṣetrajña · MW 332,2
Kshetrapala क्षेत्रपाल attested
a name of Shiva; a man employed to guard fields
kṣetrapāla · MW 332,2
Kairav कैरव attested
the white lotus-flower (blossoming at night)
kairava · MW 311,2 · Apte 424
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Ketu केतु attested
bright appearance, clearness, brightness
ketu · MW 309,1 · Apte 423
Kshemendra क्षेमेन्द्र attested
N. of a celebrated poet of Kaśmīr (surnamed Vyāsa-dāsa and…
kṣemendra · MW 333,1 · Apte 1191
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Kesar केसर attested
gold; also the hair (of the brow)
kesara · MW 311,1 · Apte 424
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Keno केनो regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kele केले regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kshethra क्षेत्र attested
‘soil of merit’, a Buddha or any holy person; also landed property, land, soil (kṣetrasyapati
kṣetra · MW 332,1 · Apte 439
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
MW is Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), by page and column; Apte is The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), by page. Where a name is not a Sanskrit word, its Devanagari is worked out from the English spelling.
The four padas of Punarvasu: के Ke · को Ko · हा Ha · ही Hi
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