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kim

/kɪm/

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What does kim mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of gim (“edible seaweed”).

proper noun

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A surname from Korean.
  2. An Mbum language of southern Chad.
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IPA pronunciation

/kɪm/

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And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.
Joseph, Jr. Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiProject Gutenberg ebook #17
State control of economic affairs is unusually tight even for a Communist country because of the small size and homogeneity of the society and the strict one-man rule of Kim.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
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State control of economic affairs is unusually tight even for a Communist country because of the small size and homogeneity of the society and the strict rule of KIM Il-song and his son, KIM Chong-il.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48