Kim \kim\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Kim), is pronounced kim. It is of English origin. Short form of Kim- names like Kimball or Kimberly. Kim is also a Korean surname meaning "gold". Literary: name of the boy hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim".

Baby names that sound like Kim are Kam and Kimo. Other similar baby names are Kit, Jim, Kip, Sim, Tim and Wim.