Kimi - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kimi \k(i)-

is pronounced kee-mee. It is of Japanese origin, and its meaning is "upright, righteous". Kimiko (KEE-mee-koh) means "righteous child". In the 1990s, the trend is to drop the -ko diminutive ending on many Japanese girls' names.

Kimi has 1 variant form: Kimiko.

Baby names that sound like Kimi are Kami, Kim, Kimy and Kimm.

Kimi is a somewhat common first name for women (#3375 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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