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Kem - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kem

[ 1 syll. kem, ke-m ] The boy name Kem is pronounced as KEHM KEY. The origin of Kem is English Gypsy. The meaning of the name is the sun.

Kem is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1956 with 0.003% of baby boys being given the name Kem. It was #922 in rank then. The baby name has declined in popularity since then, and is today of infrequent use. Among all boy names in its family, Kem was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Kem include Kaan (Turkish), Kain (German), Kaine (English and Irish), Kam (English), Kame (Japanese), Kan (English), Kane (English and Irish), Kayne (English and Irish), Kean (English and Irish), Keane (English and Irish), Keen (English), Keene (English and Irish), Ken (English, Japanese, and German), Kenn (English), Kim (Scandinavian and English), Kin, Koen (Dutch), Kuan (Chinese), Kwame (Akan and English), and Kyan (English and Irish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Kem: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Kem