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  • proper noun A male given name, a short form of Kimball or Kimberley.
  • proper noun A female given name used since 1940s, a short form of Kimberly/Kimberley.
  • proper noun A surname, the English form of a surname very common in Korea. ( (Gim), ), the most common Korean surname.

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Examples

  • LIL KIM: Reggie Rock Bythewood responds to rapper's aversion to screenplay and film; Kim releases statement.

    Black Entertainment : Black News : Urban News : Hip Hop News - EURweb.com 2009

  • Keywords: Chinese future for North Korea? parade, kim, first, Kim

    Jihad Monitor 2008

  • WONKAK KIM AND GRACE EUNHYE CHOI Clarinetist Kim and pianist Choi perform works by Schumann, Debussy, Berg, Widor and Ponchielli. 3-5 p.m. The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.,

    Going Out Guide for Arlington and Alexandria, Va., July 15-21 2010

  • DANCING WITH THE STARS - LIL 'KIM AND DEREK HOUGH -- Born Kimberly Denise Jones, Lil' Kim is a Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper, singer, actress and fashion icon.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2009

  • So Monday i came to school i have these two best friends lets say her name is kim and the other is alice so at recess we play this game me and alice we run away from kim so she kept following us its like Tag!. so Kim got tired and we just kept laughing but the only reason we did it is becuz me and kim used to do it at alice all the time. so yh anyway kim got really mad she said i dont want to talk to you guys anymore, its a stupid reason to be mad! so me and alice didnt talk to her since kim said that there was no need to argue anymore, we didnt talk to her for the rest of the day she doesnt have anymore friends, so she sat alone. then at the nd of the day alice told me you have to come to school tomorro dont be absent this week!!! cuz she doesnt want to sit with her cuz she is still mad! so i promised her that i wont the next i didnt go my mom didnt wake me so i got so mad. then the next day i DID came i said hi to alice then kim camed and kept talking to alice alot like they were avoiding me!

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Malone married after writing the book and now uses the name Kim Malone Scott.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • Malone married after writing the book and now uses the name Kim Malone Scott.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • If you are in the car scene, hacker underworld or follow the exploits of the Gumball 3000, then you know the name Kim Schmitz.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ramona Emerson 2012

  • Around that time, Mr. Dotcom, then still going by the name Kim Schmitz, disputed the accusations mounting against him during an appearance on The Harald Schmidt Show, a popular late night talk show in Germany.

    NYT > Home Page By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN 2012

  • A pair of bejeweled flip-flops emblazoned with the phrase "Kim loves Kris."

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Jen Chaney 2011

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