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 [ 1 syll. kim, ki-m ] The boy name Kim is also used as a girl name, and more frequently so. Its pronunciation is KIHM KEY. 1: Kim is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old English. Derived from the element 'cynebeald' meaning kin bold, brave king. See Kim for more info. 2: Kim's language of origin is Korean. This is a common romanization of the Korean surname meaning 'gold'. See Kim for more info. In addition, Kim is a short form of the name Kimberley (English). Kim is also a short form of the name Joachim (English, French, German, and Polish) in the Scandinavian language. Kim is also a short form of the name Kimball (English). Kim is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1955, 0.168% of baby boys were given the name Kim. It ranked at #97 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is now of irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Kim was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Kim 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), Kem, Ken (English, Japanese, and German), Kenn (English), Kin, Koen (Dutch), Kuan (Chinese), Kwame (Akan and English), and Kyan (English and Irish). A famous person named Kim is Politician, Kim Il-sung, born Kim Sun Ju, 15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994, Mangyondae, Korea. KEY: English pronunciation for Kim: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
