"Kim" meaning in English

See Kim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kim.wav Forms: Kims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: Clipping of Kimball and Kimberley as a male name, and of Kimberley and Kimberly as a female name. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Kimball}} Clipping of Kimball Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kim (plural Kims)
  1. A unisex given name
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Rudyard Kipling
    Sense id: en-Kim-en-name-qqm4MgZS Disambiguation of Rudyard Kipling: 35 35 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Sino-Vietnamese words, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 8 9 9 9 5 9 6 8 8 8 8 1 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 36 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 40 40 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 35 35 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 35 31
  2. A unisex given name
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Rudyard Kipling
    Sense id: en-Kim-en-name-orLkvFML Disambiguation of Rudyard Kipling: 35 35 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Sino-Vietnamese words, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 8 9 9 9 5 9 6 8 8 8 8 1 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 36 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 40 40 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 35 35 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 35 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 35 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kimmi, Kimmie, Kimmy Related terms: novel by Rudyard Kipling Translations (female given name): Kim (Dutch), Ким (Kim) [feminine] (Russian), Kim [feminine] (Slovak), Kim (Swedish) Translations (male given name): كِيم (kīm) [masculine] (Arabic), Кім (Kim) [masculine] (Belarusian), Ким (Kim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Quim [masculine] (Catalan), (Jīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kim (Danish), キム (Kimu) (Japanese), Ким (Kim) [masculine] (Macedonian), Kim (Norwegian), Kim [masculine] (Portuguese), Ким (Kim) [masculine] (Russian), Ким [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kim [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kim [masculine] (Slovak), Kim (Swedish), Кім (Kim) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 50 50 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 50 50

Proper name

IPA: /kɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kim.wav Forms: Kims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: From Korean 김 (gim). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ko|김}} Korean 김 (gim) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kim (plural Kims)
  1. A surname from Korean Categories (topical): Rudyard Kipling Synonyms: Gim Translations (Korean surname): كِيم (kīm) (Arabic), Кім (Kim) (Belarusian), (Jīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kim (Dutch), Kim (French), Kim (German), קים (kim) (Hebrew), किम (kim) (Hindi), キム (Kimu) (Japanese), (alt: きん, Kin) (Japanese), (Gim) (alt: ) (Korean), Ким (Kim) (Macedonian), کیم (kim) (Persian), Kim [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), Ким (Kim) (Russian), Ким [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Kim [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Kim (Spanish), Kim (Swedish), Кім (Kim) (Ukrainian), کیم (kim) (Urdu), Kim (alt: ) (Vietnamese)
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "קים"
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      "word": "किम"
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      "word": "キム"
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      "word": "金"
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      "word": "کیم"
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      "word": "Ким"
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      "word": "Kim"
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      "roman": "Kim",
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      "word": "Кім"
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      "word": "کیم"
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      "sense": "Korean surname",
      "word": "Kim"
    }
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}

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