# Kim

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɪm/ · frequency rank #2,541

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name.
2. A unisex given name.

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

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-ky)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-ko)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-ku)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-ks)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kt)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kk)
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kl)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kp)
- **KJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kj)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kit)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kin)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kun)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kkk)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-koh)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kms)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-koi)
- **kip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kip)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kok)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kim