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Meaning & Origins
Originally a short form of Kimberley, now established as an independent given name. The hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim (1901) bore the name as a short form of Kimball (a surname used as a given name). In recent years, as a girl's name it has been borne by a number of well-known people, including the film stars Kim Novak (b. 1933) and Kim Basinger (b. 1953).
| 123rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Dutch: from Middle Dutch keisterlinc ‘pastry’, hence an occupational name for a pastrycook.
| 8,192nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Kin, Kimi, Kiana, Kimmy, Kimmie, Kina, Kimm, Kiyomi, Kimie, Kien
Keiser, Keisler, Keisling, Keisel, Keisha, Keiss, Keis, Keaster, Keistler, Keisker
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