Kim - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kim \

, also used as boy's name Kim, is pronounced kim. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Cyneburg's field". Short form of Kimberly, used as an independent name since the mid 20th century, influenced by actresses Kim Novak and Kim Basinger. Kim is also a Korean name meaning "gold". Actress Kim Catrall.

Kim has 8 variant forms: Kimana, Kimm, Kimme, Kimmie, Kimmy, Kimy, Kym and Kymme.

Baby names that sound like Kim are Kimi, Cam, Gem, Kama and Kami.

Kim is a very common first name for women (#118 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#233 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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