Kim.
A unisex given name.
Meaning & usage
A unisex given name. A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of Kimball and Kimberley as a male name, and of Kimberley and Kimberly as a female name.
A surname from Korean.
Where this word comes from
From Korean 김(金) (Gim).
An Mbum language of southern Chad.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.