Kim

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Surname KIM

SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 김 (Korean Hangul), 金 (Korean Hanja)

Meaning & History

Korean form of JIN, from Sino-Korean 金 (gim) meaning "gold". This is the most popular surname in Korea.

Related Names

VARIANT: Gim
USER SUBMISSION: Kim
Entry updated March 14, 2016