Kim
Meaning: Its source is Kimberley, an English name meaning "Cyneburg's field."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English and Korean.
Nickname For: Kimberley
Popularity: The name Kim ranked 397th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative: Cyneburg was an Old English personal name meaning ''royal forest.''
This is also the romanized form of a Korean surname meaning ''gold.''
Leadership
- Kim Dae Jung (born 1925)
South Korean politician
- 2000 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Kim Il Sung
Founder of North Korea.
- Head of state from North Korea''s establishment in 1948; named president in 1972 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
Sports
- Dong-Sung Kim (born 1980)
Korean athlete.
- 1998 Olympic short-track speed skating gold medal winner for 1000m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Kimchee
- Kimbo
- Kimbles & Bits, Kimbles & Bits
- Kimbull Treee
Meaning: Its source is Kimberly, an English name meaning "Cyneburg's field."
Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch and English.
Nickname For: Kimberly
Alternative Spellings: Kym
Popularity: The name Kim ranked 118th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: In addition to its English associations, Kim is the common Western spelling of a Korean surname meaning ''gold.''
British writer Rudyard Kipling used Kim as the nickname of a male character (whose full name was Kimball) in 1901. However, that usage was overwhelmed by the popular interest in a female character named Kim in Edna Ferber's 1926 novel Showboat. This story of life on the Mississippi was later made into a Broadway musical that has enjoyed repeated revivals through the 1990s.
An American actress born Marilyn Novak in 1932 changed her name to Kim as she began her career in the early 1950s. She proceeded to impress her sultry femininity upon the name in a series of successful films, including Man with the Golden Arm, Vertigo and Bell, Book and Candle.
Arts and Music
- Kim Carnes
American singer.
- Performed on ''''We Are the World'''' (see list of Performers on ''We Are the World'')
- Kim Smith
- Kim Wilde (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
Miscellaneous
- Kim Alexis
- American model (see list of Fashion Models)
- Kim Andrea
- Austrian model (see list of Fashion Models)
- Kim
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
- Kim Stanley (born 1925)
American actress.
- 1955 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
Sports
- Kim Merritt
American runner.
- 1976 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
- 1975 New York Marathon champion (see list of New York Marathon Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Kim Basinger (born 1953)
American actress and model.
- 1997 Academy Award winner for her performance in L.A. Confidential (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Kim Delaney (born 1961)
American actress.
- Portrays Diane Russell (see list of Actors on ''NYPD Blue'')
- Kim Hughes
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Characters on ''As The World Turns'')
- Kim Hunter (born 1922)
American actress. Original name: Janet Cole.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1951 Academy Award winner for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
- Kim Novak (born 1933)
American actress. Original name: Marilyn Pauline Novak.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Kim Zimmer (born 1955)
American actress.
- Actress on soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Performers on ''Guiding Light'')
The Literary World
- Kim Komenich
- 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
- Kim Milliken
Fictional character.
- Promiscuous daughter of Freddy in Stephen King''s novel Cujo (see list of Characters in Cujo)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Kimchee
- Kimbo
- Kimsy-Whimsy
- Kimmer
- Kimbit
- Kim's Slim
