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What does King mean?
King 
▲ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of King is "king". One of several titles occasionally used as given names. Other male title names are Caesar, Count, Czar, Duke, Earl, Khanh, Prince, and Marquis. Modern use may be inspired by Martin Luther King.
STARTS WITH Ki-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, king, modern
Variations
RELATIONS VIA CAESAR, EARL, KHANH, MARQUIS, PRINCE Khan, Prinz
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
King Lyndon (K.L.), ..
How popular is King?
King is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#1055 out of 1220, Top 86%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#35 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
King reached its apex position of #147 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is at #150 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Caesar, Duke (#531 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Earl (#1664), Marquis (#1010) and Prince (#318) are the popular related forms of King (#150). Usage of these relations of King was more pronounced among parents a century ago (USAGE OF 0.8%) and has become significantly less since (USAGE 0.2%, 67.9% LESS), with versions like Marquis becoming less in vogue. Duke, King and Prince are three of the more trendy names for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bing, Ewing, Ing, Kain, Kaine, Kana, Kane▲, Kano, Ken▼, Kenn, Kent▼, Kian▲, Kibo, Kidd, Kile, Kim▼, Kimo, Kip, Kipp, Kirk▼, Kit, Kitt, Kline, Klint, Lang, Long and Ring. These names tend to be less commonly used than King.
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