Kimi

KEE-MEE
Japanese
"righteous; beautiful hope; valuable and beautiful"

Kimi Origin and Meaning

The name Kimi is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "righteous; beautiful hope; valuable and beautiful".

This simple, bright Japanese name is used on both boys and girls and has numerous meanings. It can be interpreted as meaning "righteous" and "prince", or a combination of mi meaning "beautiful" and ki meaning "hope", "seasons" and "valuable".

Popular in the 17th century, the name might now be associated with the kimmidoll™, a Japanese doll inspired by traditional Kokeshi dolls.

Kimi can also be considered the Hawaiian form of Jamie (from Kimo) or a short form of Kimberley or Kimball.

Kimi in Pop Culture

  • Kimi Finster
    character on animated series Rugrats
  • Kimi Chen
    character in High School Story
  • Lady Kimi
    Character in game Love Nikki who's the protagonist's crush