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This name was made popular by American actress Kim Novak, who starred in movies such as 'Vertigo' and 'Moll Flanders.' Another famous bearer is Kim Carnes, singer of the 1981 hit 'Bette Davis Eyes.'

Actress Kim Cattrall won a Golden Globe for her performance as Samantha Jones on the TV show "Sex and the City".

Actress Kim Basinger is a famous bearer.

Kim Johnston is an Australian ballroom dancer.

Kim is actually a very common surname in Korea.

There is a cartoon named "Kim Possible".

In the movie Edward Scissorhands, Winona Ryder's character is named Kim.

In Dutch Kim is another word for Horizon.

Kim = the English of an extremely common Korean surname. See the ruler of North Korea has the surname Kim too.

This name just sounds far too masculine to me, I have never liked this name, I'm sorry.

Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Kim Deal of the Pixies are famous bearers.

Cyne (from which Kim is derived) is Old English meaning Royal.

Also a feminine name in Slovenia.

I've never liked this nickname, and I don't like the name Kimberly either. As for now, I associate this name with the ex-wife of that moron, Eminem, and the awesome track Kim & Jessie by M83 hasn't made the name sound any prettier or more sophisticated to me.

Don't forget rapper and ex-convict Lil' Kim!

This name was also used in Russia by Soviet parents after the October Revolution. In that case, Kim was not short for Kimberly, it was an acronym of "Kommunistichesky International Molodyozhi", meaning "Youth Communist International".

In the musical Bye Bye Birdie (which takes place in the 1950's and is a parody of Elvis Presley and the changing attitudes of teenagers), the main character is named Kim.

In the 1936 version of the movie Showboat, a baby born on the Mississippi is named Kim after the K in Kentucky, the I in Illinois and the M in Missouri. Curiously, the name Kim first appears on the popularity graph on this site at exactly the same time as this movie's release. [noted -ed]

Famous bearer: Kim Kardashian.

Another famous Kim was American actress Kim Stanley (1925-2001). As was the case with Kims Hunter and Novak, the name was assumed. (She was born Patricia Beth Reid.)

I'm put off this name as in Turkish, Kim means 'who'. So if you went to Turkey and said your name was Kim they'd burst out laughing.

One of the most boring names in existence, and one I associate with an unpleasant personality.

Kim Boekbinder is one of the members of the cabaret duo Vermillion Lies.

In the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim (and the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World), Kim Pine is the name of a supporting character.

Never liked this name. For one thing, it's a very common word in Asia and the most common surname in Korea. It always seemed very boring to me. The only good thing is that Kim is very easy to spell and pronounce.