Kim - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Kim \

, also used as girl's name Kim, is pronounced kim. It is of English origin. Short form of Kim- names like Kimball or Kimberly. Kim is also a Korean surname meaning "gold". Literary: name of the boy hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim".

Baby names that sound like Kim are Kam and Kimo. Other similar baby names are Kit, Jim, Kip, Sim, Tim and Wim.

Kim is a very common first name for men (#397 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#233 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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