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An enclyclopedic website based on ABC TV show LOST
 
Category: Demographics
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The Meaning of Lost Names - K
''Every single name on the show has purpose and meaning." --Damon Lindelof.
Meaning: (Greek) Pure; A Danish variation of Katherine
Character: Karen DeGroot, wife of Gerald DeGroot, and researcher on the Dharma Initiative
Karen Pace, Charlie's Sister-in-law, Liam's wife, Megan Pace's mother
See also: Redshirts and Supporting cast - Karen DeGroot
Name Meanings - Pace
Name Meanings - Kate
Meaning: (Old English) manly, strong; derivative of the Anglo-Saxon name Carl meaning Free Man;
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The English use of Carl derives from the Anglo-Saxon word churl which means "a common person" or "a free man", which is also the original meaning of "karl" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Karl was the name of the first free peasant, the son of Rig and Amma. Rig was the human form taken by the god Heimdall when he produced the progenitors of the three social classes (thralls, peasants and nobility) with three different women. In the Scandinavian languages, Karl retains its meaning "man". In German, the origin of the name Karl can be traced to the word Kerl which is still used to describe somewhat rough and common men. |
Character: Karl, an Other in the prison cage next to Sawyer
See also: Redshirts and Supporting cast - Karl
Meaning: (Russian) Derivation of Kornev, meaning "root," or an "obstinate, severe or avaricious person."
Character: Lynn Karnoff, Hurley's lying psychic
Meaning: (Greek) Pure (nickname for Katherine)
Character: Kate Austen
See also: Main Character Profile - Kate Austen
Keamy
Meaning:
Character: Keamy, one of the freighter team
Meaning: (Celtic, Gaelic) name of a river; from the narrow river; Kelvin is a unit of temperature, named after William Thomson, 1st Baron of Kelvin, a Scottish physicist and engineer.
Character: Kelvin, the other man in the hatch when Desmond arrived on the island; also the CIA agent in Iraq
See also: Redshirts and Supporting Cast - Kelvin
Meaning: (Gaelic, Scottish, Old English) handsome; born of fire; royal oath
Character: Ken Halperin, Hurley's accountant
Meaning: (Gaelic, Scottish, Old English) gentle, lovable
Character: Kevin, Sarah Shepherd's fiance at the time of the crash
Kevin Callis, Kate's husband
Flashback Cast & Summary - I DO
Name Meanings - Callis
Meaning: A prefix meaning 1000; the letter K in the NATO phonetic alphabet; also a nautical flag that means "I wish to communicate with you."
Character: Kilo, bad man whose money Sawyer is using for his con
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - CONFIDENCE MAN
Meaning: (Korean) Gold; (Old English) Chief
Character: Dr. Je-Guy Kim, Jin and Sun's infertility doctor
Kim, a member of Locke's commune
Meaning: (English) Forrest clearing
Character: Kimber Andrews, actress in Expose
See also: Flashback Cast & Summary - EXPOSE
Meaning: (Scottish) The name Kincaid is believed to derive from a territorial origin. It may possibly derive from the Gaelic words ceann cadh which means the steep place or pass but it could also be of the head of the rock. Another possible meaning is head of the battle. The family is believed to have taken their surname from the local area of origination which was about 30,000 acres.
Character: William Kinkaid, Locke's physical therapist
Name Meanings - William
Meaning: (possibly German) homophone for "clue"
Character: Ms. "Klugh's" real name appears to be Bea; one of the "Others"
See also: Redshirts & Supporting Cast - Bea Klugh
Name Meanings - Bea
Meaning: (Greek) Anointed
Character: Redshirt who died in the crash. Memorialized at the fuselage funeral.
See also: Crash Vicitms' Memorial
Meaning: (Korean) Authority
See also: Name Meanings - Soo
Name Meanings - Jin
Name Meanings - Sun
*Note, all names and references from babynamesworld.com and wikipedia.org unless otherwise noted.
This list is updated after each episode.
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