# Kim
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɪm/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪm

### Etymology 1

Clipping of Kimball and Kimberley as a male name, and of Kimberley and Kimberly as a female name.

#### Proper noun

Kim (plural Kims)
* A unisex given name.
** A male given name transferred from the surname.
*** 1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter I, in Kim (Macmillan’s Colonial Library; no. 414), London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 1:The half-caste woman who looked after him (she smoked opium, and pretended to keep a second-hand furniture shop by the square where the cheap cabs wait) told the missionaries that she was Kim’s mother’s sister; but his mother had been nursemaid in a colonel's family and had married Kimball O’Hara, a young color-sergeant of the Mavericks, an Irish regiment.
    Kim McCone ― (name of an Irish linguist)
** A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1940s and later usage.
*** 1926, Edna Ferber, Show Boat, Doubleday, Page & Co, page 1:Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse. […] It is no secret that the absurd monosyllable which comprises her given name is made up of the first letters of three states — Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri — in all of which she was, incredibly enough, born.
*** 1991, Don DeLillo, Mao II, Viking, →ISBN, page 16:It will take some getting used to, a husband named Kim. She has known girls named Kim since she was a squirt in a sunsuit. Quite a few really. Kimberleys and plain Kims.
*** 2015 September 9, Todd Leopold, “Band unhappy with use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for Kim Davis”, in CNN‎:The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action.

##### Derived terms

* Kimmi
* Kimmie
* Kimmy

##### Translations
#### See also

* Kim, novel by Rudyard Kipling.

### Etymology 2

From Korean 김 (金) (gim).

#### Alternative forms

* Gim

#### Proper noun

Kim (plural Kims)
* A surname from Korean
** 2020 February 16, Justin McCurry, Nemo Kim, “Parasite: how Oscar triumph has exposed South Korea’s social divide”, in The Observer‎:Centring on the tension between the Kims, a basement-dwelling family of “dirt spoons” in Seoul, and the Parks, a family at the opposite end of the social spectrum, Parasite’s plot is predicated on the widening gap between the haves and the have nots in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy.

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Kim is the 77th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 262,352 individuals. Kim is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.47%) individuals.

## Danish
### Etymology

Short form of Joakim.

### Proper noun

Kim
* a male given name from Hebrew

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 34 878 males with the given name Kim have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kim.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɪm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Kim
* Rhymes: -ɪm
* Homophone: kim

### Proper noun

Kim f or m
* a unisex given name from English

### Anagrams

* mik

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Danish Kim.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkim/, [ˈk̟im]
* Rhymes: -im
* Hyphenation: Kim

### Proper noun

Kim
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kim (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kimini
Kimini
accusative
nom.
Kimini
Kimini
gen.
Kimini
genitive
Kimini
Kimieni
partitive
Kimiäni
Kimejäni
inessive
Kimissäni
Kimeissäni
elative
Kimistäni
Kimeistäni
illative
Kimiini
Kimeihini
adessive
Kimilläni
Kimeilläni
ablative
Kimiltäni
Kimeiltäni
allative
Kimilleni
Kimeilleni
essive
Kiminäni
Kimeinäni
translative
Kimikseni
Kimeikseni
abessive
Kimittäni
Kimeittäni
instructive
comitative
—Kimeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kimisi
Kimisi
accusative
nom.
Kimisi
Kimisi
gen.
Kimisi
genitive
Kimisi
Kimiesi
partitive
Kimiäsi
Kimejäsi
inessive
Kimissäsi
Kimeissäsi
elative
Kimistäsi
Kimeistäsi
illative
Kimiisi
Kimeihisi
adessive
Kimilläsi
Kimeilläsi
ablative
Kimiltäsi
Kimeiltäsi
allative
Kimillesi
Kimeillesi
essive
Kiminäsi
Kimeinäsi
translative
Kimiksesi
Kimeiksesi
abessive
Kimittäsi
Kimeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—Kimeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kimimme
Kimimme
accusative
nom.
Kimimme
Kimimme
gen.
Kimimme
genitive
Kimimme
Kimiemme
partitive
Kimiämme
Kimejämme
inessive
Kimissämme
Kimeissämme
elative
Kimistämme
Kimeistämme
illative
Kimiimme
Kimeihimme
adessive
Kimillämme
Kimeillämme
ablative
Kimiltämme
Kimeiltämme
allative
Kimillemme
Kimeillemme
essive
Kiminämme
Kimeinämme
translative
Kimiksemme
Kimeiksemme
abessive
Kimittämme
Kimeittämme
instructive
comitative
—Kimeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiminne
Kiminne
accusative
nom.
Kiminne
Kiminne
gen.
Kiminne
genitive
Kiminne
Kimienne
partitive
Kimiänne
Kimejänne
inessive
Kimissänne
Kimeissänne
elative
Kimistänne
Kimeistänne
illative
Kimiinne
Kimeihinne
adessive
Kimillänne
Kimeillänne
ablative
Kimiltänne
Kimeiltänne
allative
Kimillenne
Kimeillenne
essive
Kiminänne
Kimeinänne
translative
Kimiksenne
Kimeiksenne
abessive
Kimittänne
Kimeittänne
instructive
comitative
—Kimeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiminsä
Kiminsä
accusative
nom.
Kiminsä
Kiminsä
gen.
Kiminsä
genitive
Kiminsä
Kimiensä
partitive
Kimiään Kimiänsä
Kimejään Kimejänsä
inessive
Kimissään Kimissänsä
Kimeissään Kimeissänsä
elative
Kimistään Kimistänsä
Kimeistään Kimeistänsä
illative
Kimiinsä
Kimeihinsä
adessive
Kimillään Kimillänsä
Kimeillään Kimeillänsä
ablative
Kimiltään Kimiltänsä
Kimeiltään Kimeiltänsä
allative
Kimilleen Kimillensä
Kimeilleen Kimeillensä
essive
Kiminään Kiminänsä
Kimeinään Kimeinänsä
translative
Kimikseen Kimiksensä
Kimeikseen Kimeiksensä
abessive
Kimittään Kimittänsä
Kimeittään Kimeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—Kimeineen Kimeinensä :

#### Statistics

* Kim is the 130th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,902 male individuals (and as a middle name to 639 more), and also is the 1099th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 133 female individuals (and as a middle name to 168 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kim
* a diminutive of the male given name Joachim, from Hebrew
* a female given name from English, of recent usage

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Short form of Joakim.

### Proper noun

Kim
* a male given name from Hebrew

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Kim c (genitive Kims)
* a male given name from Hebrew, shortened from Joakim
* a female given name from English, of recent usage

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金 (“gold”).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [kim˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [kim˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [kim˧˧]
* Homophone: kim

### Proper noun

Kim
* (historical) the Jin dynasty (1115–1234 C.E.)
* a surname from Chinese
* a female given name from Chinese

#### Derived terms

* nhà Kim

### See also

* kim
Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (nhà Hạ) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (nhà Thương) 殷 (nhà Ân) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (nhà Chu) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 (nhà Tây Chu) | |
| Zhou 周 (nhà Chu) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 (nhà Đông Chu) | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (nhà Chu) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 (nhà Đông Chu) | Warring States period 戰國 |
| Qin 秦 (nhà Tần) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢 (nhà Hán) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢 (nhà Tây Hán) | Western Han 西漢 (nhà Tây Hán) |
| Xin 新 (nhà Tân) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢 (nhà Đông Hán) ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢 ||
| Wu 吳 ||
| Jin 晉 (nhà Tấn) | 266 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉 (nhà Tây Tấn) | Western Jin 西晉 (nhà Tây Tấn) |
| Eastern Jin 東晉 (nhà Đông Tấn) ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều) | Northern Wei 北魏 (nhà Bắc Nguỵ) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều) | Western Wei 西魏 (nhà Tây Nguỵ) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều) | Eastern Wei 東魏 (nhà Đông Nguỵ) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều) | Northern Zhou 北周 (nhà Bắc Chu) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều) | Northern Qi 北齊 (nhà Bắc Tề) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 (~ triều) | Liu Song 劉宋 (nhà Lưu Tống) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 (~ triều) | Southern Qi 南齊 (nhà Nam Tề) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 (~ triều) | Liang 梁 (nhà Lương) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều) | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 (~ triều) | Chen 陳 (nhà Trần) |
| Sui 隋 (nhà Tuỳ) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (nhà Đường) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼 (nhà Liêu) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (nhà Tống) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 (nhà Bắc Tống) | Northern Song 北宋 (nhà Bắc Tống) |
| Southern Song 南宋 (nhà Nam Tống) ||
| Western Xia 西夏 (nhà Tây Hạ) | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (nhà Kim) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼 (nhà Tây Liêu) | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (nhà Nguyên) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (nhà Minh) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (nhà Thanh) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |