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2015 single by Kendrick Lamar
"King Kunta" is a song by American hip-hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, from his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). It was released as the album's
King_Kunta
Character in Alex Haley's ''Roots''
Kunta Kinte (/ˈkuːntɑː ˈkɪnteɪ/ KOON-tah KIN-tay) is the main character from the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex
Kunta_Kinte
American rapper performances
Following the tour's conclusion, he opened for Kanye West and Eminem. Kunta's Groove Sessions (2015), Lamar's second concert tour, visited select small-capacity
List of Kendrick Lamar live performances
List_of_Kendrick_Lamar_live_performances
2015 studio album by Kendrick Lamar
explanations of the meanings behind songs such as "Wesley's Theory" and "King Kunta". The album's 1970s funk-inspired opening track "Wesley's Theory" is a
To_Pimp_a_Butterfly
Ongoing hip-hop feud since 2013
Mill's feud with Drake prompted media outlets to interpret its song "King Kunta", in which Lamar criticizes rappers who use ghostwriters, as a Drake diss
Drake–Kendrick_Lamar_feud
2015 single by Kendrick Lamar
Canada. Lamar first performed "The Blacker the Berry" live alongside "King Kunta" and "Hood Politics" at Hot 97's Summer Jam on June 7, 2015. On February
The_Blacker_the_Berry_(song)
2025 concert tour by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
the pyrotechnics started. Lamar continued the set with "Squabble Up", "King Kunta", and "Element". He followed the three with "TV Off", which was co-produced
Grand_National_Tour
American rapper and songwriter (born 1987)
Thundercat. Other singles from the album were "The Blacker the Berry", "King Kunta", "Alright", and "These Walls" – all of which enjoyed moderate commercial
Kendrick_Lamar
Singles recorded by American rapper
in the U.S. and several European countries), "The Blacker the Berry", "King Kunta", "Alright", and "These Walls". Lamar's remix of Taylor Swift's single
Kendrick Lamar singles discography
Kendrick_Lamar_singles_discography
American hip hop supergroup from California
concert, performing "Money Trees", "Win", "King's Dead", "6:16 in LA", "Collard Greens", "That Part", and "King Kunta". On November 22, 2024, Kendrick Lamar
Black_Hippy
2022–2024 concert tour by Kendrick Lamar
works through their argument and embraces at the end. After performing "King Kunta", Mr. Morale decides to "check the temperature" of the audience by performing
The_Big_Steppers_Tour
2024 concert by Kendrick Lamar
one of the greatest rappers of all time and the new "King of Rap". Snoop Dogg crowned him the "King of the West" and praised his ability to unite the hip
The_Pop_Out:_Ken_&_Friends
Recordings by American rapper and songwriter
Retrieved November 16, 2014. "Director X Explains Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" Music Video". Hotnewhiphop.com. April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 12
Kendrick_Lamar_videography
guitar on "Fkn Dead" 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly Bass on "King Kunta", "These Walls", "The Blacker the Berry", "i", "Mortal Man" Kamasi Washington
Thundercat_discography
Canadian music video director and producer
Jamie Foxx featuring Chris Brown - "You Changed Me" Kendrick Lamar - "King Kunta" Little Mix - "Black Magic" 2014 Union J - "Tonight (We Live Forever)"
Director_X
2022 American concert film
Morale formally welcomes the audience to the show ("Purple Hearts", "King Kunta"). Before continuing with his journey, he decides to check the temperature
Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour
Kendrick_Lamar_Live:_The_Big_Steppers_Tour
American record producer and songwriter (born 1986)
several singer-songwriters, including Beyoncé's soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift, Taylor Swift's seventh album Lover, and Mary J. Blige's single
Sounwave
2024 song by Kendrick Lamar featuring Hitta J3, YoungThreat, and Peysoh
AllMusic's David Crone called the song a "staggering rekindling of the 'King Kunta' flame". Billboard's Michael Saponara placed the song at number 9 in his
GNX_(song)
2018 concert tour by artists of Top Dawg Entertainment
Like Dat)" "Love Galore" "The Weekend" Kendrick Lamar "DNA." "ELEMENT." "King Kunta" "Untitled 07 | 2014–2016" "Goosebumps" "New Freezer" "Swimming Pools
The_Championship_Tour
award-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly references Jackson twice, in "King Kunta" and "Mortal Man". Keri Hilson, "Michael Jackson has been an influence
List of artists influenced by Michael Jackson
List_of_artists_influenced_by_Michael_Jackson
2015 single by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
Blood" (2015) "Wildest Dreams" (2015) Kendrick Lamar singles chronology "King Kunta" (2015) "Bad Blood" (2015) "Alright" (2015) Music video "Bad Blood" on
Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)
Berry" Kendrick Lamar 2015 66 25 16 — — — — 83 13 To Pimp a Butterfly "King Kunta" Kendrick Lamar 58 20 11 32 52 80 24 56 9 "Money Trees Deuce" Jay Rock
Top Dawg Entertainment discography
Top_Dawg_Entertainment_discography
Music podcast about Hip Hop
0:28:36 — 4 4 For Free? by Kendrick Lamar — 2016-09-06 0:21:12 — 5 5 King Kunta by Kendrick Lamar — 2016-09-13 0:25:47 — 6 6 Institutionalized by Kendrick
Dissect_(podcast)
Musical artist
Dappy "Beautiful Me" All Around The World Daps Luti Media Kendrick Lamar "King Kunta" Top Dawg/Interscope Director X / Daps (B-Unit Director) Cris Cab "Bada
Daps_(director)
award-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly references Jackson twice, in "King Kunta" and "Mortal Man". Keri Hilson, "Michael Jackson has been an influence
Cultural impact of Michael Jackson
Cultural_impact_of_Michael_Jackson
2016 award ceremony for music
songwriters (Alabama Shakes) "Ex's & Oh's" Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King) "Hold Back the River" Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James
58th_Annual_Grammy_Awards
American actor, director, and television host (born 1957)
played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids
LeVar_Burton
Island in the lower Gambia River
Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly called James Island and St Andrew's Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near
Kunta_Kinteh_Island
1976 novel by Alex Haley
American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, and transported
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family
Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved July 28, 2013. "King Kendal: How LMFAO's Redfoo ended up on Kendrick's King Kunta". Pilerats. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
Redfoo_discography
2016 compilation album by Kendrick Lamar
critics compared "untitled 08" (unofficially known as "Blue Faces") with "King Kunta", for its hydraulic-pumping synthesized bass thump and Lamar's slangy
Untitled_Unmastered
Edition of British arts festival
Poetic Justice 8. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe 9. N95 10. Count Me Out 11. King Kunta 12. I 13. Alright 14. Institutionalized 15. The Blacker the Berry 16.
Glastonbury_Festival_2022
2016 song by Kendrick Lamar
fight for what we're not." Musically, critics compared the song with "King Kunta", for its "hydraulic-pumping synthesized bass thump and Lamar's slangy
Untitled_08_–_09.06.2014.
2017–2018 concert tour by Kendrick Lamar
representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. "DNA." "ELEMENT." "King Kunta" "untitled 07 | 2014 – 2016" "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014." "Mask Off" (Future
The_Damn_Tour
Recordings by American rapper
Ashtrobot) Kendrick Duckworth Donte Perkins Section.80 Tae Beast 2011 "King Kunta" † Kendrick Duckworth Stephen Bruner Johnny Burns Ahmad Lewis Stefan Gordy
List of songs recorded by Kendrick Lamar
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Kendrick_Lamar
Shanise Taylor for unlawful use of image. On December 23, Chicago rapper King L was shot in the head and survived. Previous article: 2014 in hip-hop Next
2015_in_hip-hop
Swap meet in Compton, California
includes the lyric "put the Compton Swap Meet next to the White House, and "King Kunta", whose music video features the building alongside other Compton locations
Cycadelic_Records
1977 American TV miniseries
Africa, in 1750, Kunta Kinte is born to Omoro Kinte, a Mandinka warrior, and his wife Binta. He is raised in a Muslim family. When Kunta reaches the age
Roots_(1977_miniseries)
Australian annual music countdown
No. 3 for the third time. 2015 The Rubens – "Hoops" Kendrick Lamar – "King Kunta" Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ – "Lean On" Tame Impala – "The Less
Triple_J_Hottest_100
Live music segment on Triple J
2016 by ABC Music. Disc 1: Broods – "One Dance" (Drake) The Rubens – "King Kunta/Hello" (Kendrick Lamar/Adele) Tame Impala – "Confide in Me" (Kylie Minogue)
Like_a_Version
Music festival in Barcelona, Spain
Down Again" "Personal Jesus" Kendrick Lamar "N95" "Element" "A.D.H.D" "King Kunta" "Worldwide Steppers" "Nosetalgia" "Backseat Freestyle" "M.A.A.D City"
Primavera_Sound_2023
2016 compilation album of 2015 songs by Triple J
# Song Artist Country of origin 1 Hoops The Rubens Australia 2 King Kunta Kendrick Lamar United States 3 Lean On Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ United
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2015
Triple_J's_Hottest_100_of_2015
1974 single by James Brown
rapper Kendrick Lamar used elements of the sample on the hit single "King Kunta" from his 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. Also sampled in Compton's Most
The_Payback_(song)
Most popular songs of the decade in Australia
Delete DMA's Australia 2014 48 22 Midnight City M83 France 2011 5 23 King Kunta Kendrick Lamar United States 2015 2 24 Niggas in Paris Kanye West and
Triple J's Hottest 100 of the 2010s
Triple_J's_Hottest_100_of_the_2010s
American writer (1921–1992)
family's history, going back to slavery days. It started with the story of Kunta Kinte, who was kidnapped in The Gambia in 1767 and transported to the Province
Alex_Haley
Annual Japanese music awards ceremony
Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Never Catch Me" Kendrick Lamar — "King Kunta" Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars Sam Smith — "I'm Not
2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
2015_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan
(featuring Kendrick Lamar) 13. "Angels" 02. "For Free? (Interlude)" 03. "King Kunta" (produced with Sounwave) 05. "These Walls" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise
Terrace Martin production discography
Terrace_Martin_production_discography
Australian record chart of songs produced in 2017
appearance in a Hottest 100 for both Lamar and Lorde is No. 2, with "King Kunta" in 2015 and "Royals" in 2013 respectively. The station reported that
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2017
Triple_J's_Hottest_100_of_2017
Municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Pedersöre
Pedersöre
Place in North Bank Division, The Gambia
inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division near Kunta Kinteh Island. The town is home to a museum and Fort Jillifree. Jufureh
Jufureh
Music festival
Halsey. Wednesday, 7 June 2023 Kendrick Lamar "N95" "Element" "A.D.H.D" "King Kunta" "Worldwide Steppers" "Nosetalgia" "Backseat Freestyle" "M.A.A.D City"
Primavera_Sound_Porto_2023
American actor (1939–2024)
television series Good Times. His other well known roles were as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying Captain Meissner
John_Amos
American actor (1929–1982)
that before filming a scene in Roots in which Morrow's character whips Kunta Kinte (portrayed by Levar Burton), Morrow apologized to both Gossett Jr
Vic_Morrow
American politician (1673–1754)
who bought an African named Kunta Kinte after Kinte was kidnapped and transported to America about 1767. The story of Kunta Kinte is included in the 1976
John Waller (Virginia politician)
John_Waller_(Virginia_politician)
Day, not Thomas Jefferson's birthday". wtvr.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06. "Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival: a Celebration of Culture". visitannapolis.org.
List of African-American holidays
List_of_African-American_holidays
1976 novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Kolkata city to plant. Also collect water-lilies to beautify the forest. Kunta is a holly sati as drawn by the author. She was daughter of a Baiji. But
Aranyak
American politician (born 1978)
his inauguration, Moore participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial at the Annapolis City Dock to "acknowledge the
Wes_Moore
Musical artist
King Tubby's'"Fade Away" as well as Junior Delgado's "Tichion." The track "Jahovia" samples the keyboard hook from the sound system favourite, "Kunta
Rebel_MC
Canadian actor (1915–1987)
1974 to 1975. In the 1977 miniseries Roots, he played the first master of Kunta Kinte, John Reynolds. Through the 1970s, Greene was the spokesman for Alpo
Lorne_Greene
Place in North Bank Division, The Gambia
opened in 1996. There is a family in the town who claim to be descendants of Kunta Kinte and oral historian Kebba Kanji Fofana, the man who was supposed to
Albreda
Dekret) was issued on 18 January 1409 in Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Bohemia, by King Wenceslaus IV to give members of the Bohemian nation a decisive voice in
Decree_of_Kutná_Hora
Last ruler of the Kodagu (Coorg) kingdom in India
only one close confidant – his childhood friend, [Kunta 'lame'] Basava. In one instance, the king is depicted as having killed his sister's infant child
Chikka_Virarajendra
Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893) Gambia Albreda (1681–1857) Kunta Kinteh Island (1695–1697, 1702) French Equatorial Africa Chad (1900–1960)
List of European colonies in Africa
List_of_European_colonies_in_Africa
Local level of administration in Finland
The municipalities (Finnish: kunta; Swedish: kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing
Municipalities_of_Finland
Headol / 해돌이 대모험 (1982) Eunhajeonseol Tera / 은하전설 테라 (1983) Miraesonyeon Kunta Beomyuda 5000 Nyeon / 미래소년 쿤타 버뮤다 5000년 (1983) Haejeotamheomdae Marin X
List_of_Korean_animated_films
Capital city of Maryland, United States
heart of the lower town. At the head of the dock is a small park with the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial with the Market House and a traffic circle in
Annapolis,_Maryland
Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1642 to 1682
Fort Jacob on the Gambia River, on an island that would later be known as Kunta Kinteh Island. In 1654, he conquered Tobago with forces from the Das Wappen
Jacob_Kettler
West African ethnic group
ancestor taken captive and brought to North America, a Mandinka man known as Kunta Kinte. In the course of his research, he traveled to West Africa and heard
Mandinka_people
American actor and author
1977 in the ABC miniseries, Roots, in which he was cast as a leader of Kunta Kinte's village. He had a pioneering role as an African-American in science-fiction
Hari_Rhodes
Andrew S.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; Daqm, #oma; De Vynck, Jan C.; Dixon, Mark G.; Kunta, Steve; Nǂamce, /uce; Stear, Willo M.; Thompson, Clive R.; Venter, Jan A
2026_in_reptile_paleontology
Son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata
Bhima, Arjuna, and Abimanyu. Ghatotkacha left because Karna stretched out Kunta Wijayadanu's weapon. Other knights lured Bima and Arjuna from the Kauravas
Abhimanyu
American rapper (born 1977)
(2005) That’s My Word (2005) Thizz Iz Allndadoe (2006) Contact Sport (2006) Kunta Kinte (2006) The Farm Boyz Starring Keak (2006) AllNDaDoe Volume 4, 5, 6
Keak_da_Sneak
Medieval Indian empire (1434–1541)
army are also mentioned like Dhanu, Trona, Sara, Asi, Parigha, Pattisa, Kunta, Jathi, Buruja, Saveli etc. Information with regards to breaking of gateways
Gajapati_Empire
American basketball player (1955–2015)
September 15, 2015. Blount, Terry (May 22, 1994). "Hakeem: For the record/"Kunta Kinte' image was way off". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 13, 2015
Moses_Malone
Solar Park) NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park, Andhra Pradesh 978 MW 14°01′N 78°26′E / 14.017°N 78.433°E / 14.017; 78.433 (NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar
List of power stations in India
List_of_power_stations_in_India
Voice, 113 episodes 1988 Roots: The Gift Kunta Kinte Television film; alternative title: A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift 1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in
LeVar_Burton_filmography
City in Andhra Pradesh, India
era and are 18 kilometres from Kurnool. Also the Jurreru Valley, Katavani Kunta and Yaganti in Kurnool District have some important rock art and paintings
Kurnool
American actor, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist (born 1978)
loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions, including King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge and Dangerzone. Jackson gained a reputation
Rampage_Jackson
American Air Force test pilot, astronaut, and sculptor (born 1933)
astronaut to President Kennedy at a meeting involving Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and A. Philip Randolph, and this was the "genesis of the administration's
Ed_Dwight
Republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
worshippers, as well 31 madrasas, including an Islamic university named Kunta-haji, the Kurchaloy Islamic Institute named Akhmad Kadyrov, and the Center
Chechnya
First king of the Songhai Empire
conquered the lands of the Sanhaja called Nunu. He conquered the lands of Kunta and was determined to seize the lands of Borgu but was unable to. In addition
Sonni_Ali
2011 novel by Jude Watson
Starling, telling them that the last text from Cheyenne's phone was from Kunta Hora, a place not too far from Prague. Meanwhile, Jake and Atticus Rosenbloom
A_King's_Ransom
Dravidian language
-palem, -konda, -veedu, -valasa, -pakam, -paka, -prolu, -wolu, -waka, -ili, -kunta, -parru, -villi, -gadda, -kallu, -eru, -varam,-puram,-pedu and -palli. Examples
Telugu_language
2006 studio album by Keak da Sneak
Producer Keak da Sneak Mac Dre Curtis Nelson Keak da Sneak chronology Kunta Kinte (2006) Thizz Iz Allndadoe (2006) King of tha Supa Dupa Hyphy (2006)
Thizz_Iz_Allndadoe
American multinational coffeehouse chain
he would like to call her Toby, a slave name which was given to African Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots. Her co-worker spoke on her behalf, after
Starbucks
The park has an approximate area of 390-acre (1.6 km2) Peacock Chiran Kunta Mrugavani National Park This park covers an area of 3.6 square kilometres
List of national parks of India
List_of_national_parks_of_India
Country in northern Europe
The local administrative divisions of the country are the municipalities (kunta, kommun), which may also call themselves cities (kaupunki, stad). As of
Finland
Country in West Africa
September 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2020. "Roots revival: how does the new Kunta Kinte compare to the classic?". the Guardian. 8 February 2017. Retrieved
The_Gambia
Capital and most populous city of Finland
original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013. "Sipoo - kahden keskuksen kunta Helsingin tuntumassa" [Sipoo – a two‑centre municipality adjacent to Helsinki]
Helsinki
Arab Muslim general (died 683)
groups in North and West Africa claim descent from Uqba like the Fulani, the Kunta and the Iwellemmedan. In 686, Sidi Uqba Mosque was built as a mausoleum
Uqba_ibn_Nafi
City in Andhra Pradesh, India
"pond village". Another source refers to "kunta", a land-measuring unit, which may have transformed to "kunta uru" and later to "Guntur". The ancient Vedic
Guntur
Bilateral relations
sent two ships to Africa, whose captain acquired the island of Kunta Kinteh from the king of Nuimi on October 26, 1651. In addition, the island of Banjol
The_Gambia–Germany_relations
Region of Finland
Parkano Urjala Vesilahti Ruovesi Punkalaidun Juupajoki Kuhmoinen Kihniö Sata- kunta Southwest Finland Kanta-Häme Päijät-Häme Central Finland South Ostrobothnia
Pirkanmaa
Japanese actor
Chun (David Lam)) Red Dawn (Jed Eckert (Patrick Swayze)) Roots (1977) (Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton)) Roots (2016) (Omoro Kinte (Babs Olusanmokun)) Shiri
Shūichi_Ikeda
9th–12th century Indian dynasty
that the king of the Odra country was killed by Janmejaya's kunta (spear) in a battle. Historian Krishna Chandra Panigrahi identified this king of Odra
Somavamshi_dynasty
Congolese singer (born 1977)
along with his friends Atele Kunianga, Pitshou Luzolo, and Sankara de Kunta. Although his parents hoped for him to pursue a medical career given his
Fally_Ipupa
Town in Telangana, India
to have been established by Lord Brahma. It is said that Raja Kupendra, king of Surya Vamsha during Krutha Yug was ailing from skin disease and had not
Zaheerabad
9th century queen regnant of Toshala
country, who was killed in battle by his Kunta.” Her reign was supported by her father. When the Kalachuri king Sankaragana invaded Kosala, and her father
Tribhuvana_Mahadevi_II
Senegalese sufi saint (1900–1975)
first President, Kwame Nkrumah, and friends with Gamal Abdel Nasser and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh served as the Vice President of the Muslim
Ibrahim_Niass
Public sculpture in Georgia
of lifting a newborn to the skies. It depicts an allegorical figure of Kunta Kinte lifting his newborn towards the sky. The statue is a popular spot
Behold_(statue)
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
Female
German
Pet form of German Kunigunde, KINGE means "brave war."
Boy/Male
English
Ring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of King.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Kin, Kinna, which is a shortened form of any of various Old English names beginning with Cyne ‘royal’, for example Cynesige (see Kinsey).Dutch : nickname for someone with a pointed or jutting chin.Dutch : from Middle Dutch kinne ‘kin’.Hungarian : nickname from kÃn ‘pain’.Variant of Korean Kim.
Female
Polish
Hungarian and Polish form of German Kunigunde, KINGA means "brave war."
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kint, German Kind ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.Dutch : variant spelling of Kint, cognate with 1, also found in such forms as ’t Kind and compounds such as Jongkind.English : nickname from Middle English kind (Old English gecynde) in any of its many senses: ‘legitimate’, ‘dutiful’, ‘benevolent’, ‘loving’, ‘gracious’.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, French, Indian, Jamaican
Monarch; Ruler; Yumi; Family; Race
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, "king," from Old English cyning, probably KING means "family, race."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, which originated as a short form of any of various Old English personal names beginning with Cyne- ‘royal’.German : nickname for someone with a prominent chin, from Middle High German kinne ‘chin’, or from an Old High German personal name formed with the element kuoni ‘bold’ or chunni ‘race’, ‘people’. Compare Konrad.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Kinn, from Old Norse kinn ‘chin’ with reference to the land formation.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain derivation; probably a topographic name for someone living near a bing, a northern dialect word recorded with the senses ‘heap’, ‘bin’, ‘receptacle’ (probably from Old Norse bingr ‘stall’).Jewish (western Ashkenazic) and Danish : habitational name from Bing, a shortened form of Bingen.Danish : metonymic occupational name, from bing ‘storage bin for grain’, for someone who either made or used such containers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse and Middle English personal name Ing(a), a short form of various names with the first element Ing- (see Ingle).English : habitational name from an Essex place name, Ing, which survives with various manorial affixes in the names Fryerning, Ingatestone, Ingrave, and Margaretting, and which is probably from an Old English tribal name Gēingas ‘people of the district’.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : nickname from Yiddish ing ‘young’.Chinese : possibly a variant of Wu 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Wu 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Male
Norse
Old Norse name derived from proto-Germanic Ingwaz, ING means "Lord of the Inguins." In mythology, this is the name of a fertility god.
Boy/Male
English American
King. King's field. Title used as a surname by the members of a royal household. Famous...
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Dutch
English, German, and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rings (from Middle English ring, Middle High German rinc, Middle Dutch ring), either to be worn as jewelry or as component parts of chain-mail, harnesses, and other objects. In part it may also have arisen as a nickname for a wearer of a ring.Scandinavian : from ring ‘ring’, probably an ornamental name but possibly applied in the same sense as 3 or 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rink, rinc ‘circle’.Irish (eastern County Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rinn (see Reen).
Female
Japanese
(欽) Japanese unisex name KIN means "gold."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places named Wing in Buckinghamshire and Rutland. The former was probably named in Old English as the settlement of the Wiwingas ‘the family or followers of a man named Wiwa’, or alternatively perhaps ‘the people of the temple’ (from a derivative of Old English wīg, wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’). The latter is from Old Norse vengi, a derivative of vangr ‘field’. Compare Wang.Dutch (van Wing) : variant of Winge.Chinese : variant of Rong 2.
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nilshikha | நிலஷிகா
Top of the blue mountain
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Modern, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Graceful; Which Always Keep Blessing with Trust; Goddess of Durga; Angel; Goddess of Gold; Diamond; Daughter
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Star; Name of a Month; Good Listening
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Ovidius, OVIDIU means "sheep herder."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Mastery, Wealth, Superior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : Clarence was the name of a dukedom created in 1362 for Lionel, third son of Edward III, whose wife was the heiress of Clare in Suffolk. How the name came to be adopted as a surname is uncertain, but it is recorded in 1453; its use as a personal name is not attested until the late 19th century.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Face, nostrils.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English modie ‘impetuous’, ‘haughty’, ‘angry’ (see Moody) + man ‘man’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
River gangas
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
KING KUNTA
superl.
Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
n.
A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
v. i.
To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle.
v. t.
To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep.
v. t.
To cause to sound or ring.
v. i.
To make the sound called ping.
n.
A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.
v. t.
To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.
v. t.
To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird.
v. t.
To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.
n.
Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing.
superl.
Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
n.
Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance.
a.
Of the same nature or kind; kinder.
v. i.
To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
n.
A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood.
v. t.
To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.
n.
One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
superl.
Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.
v. i.
To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.