Comments for the name Kiri

Kiri is also a Maori name, and I think it is very pretty.

I had a friend named Kiri, who told me it meant "rainbow" in Maori (native New Zealand). But a Maori dictionary says it actually means "skin". I still think it's a very pretty name.

My sister is called Kiri after Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, a famous opera singer from New Zealand. I think it's a gorgeous name but few people pronounce it properly unless you tell them.

My friend's mom has the name Kiri. They pronounce it Kee-Ree.

Well, actually my parents named me Kiri. I have always wondered where it came from but now I know. Growing up, people have had a hard time pronouncing my name, but I like it because it is unique. I always thought I was the only one with that name but now I see there are others with that name.

My parents are first-generation immigrants from Japan, and they gave me the name Kirie after hearing a reference to Kyrie Eleison in a movie.

The kanji they intended for my name were Kiri (‹Ë) and e (ŠG). Kiri is the Japanese name for the paulownia tree, which has an important place in Japanese culture and is occasionally referred to as the 'princess tree', while e means "painting, portrait, picture".

Some other meanings for Kiri include:
Kiri:
–¶ = mist, fog

ki:
‹C = air, atmosphere, mind, heart
¶ = life
–Ø = tree
‹L = write, inscribe, record
Šú = an era
Šó = rare, uncommon, hope

ri:
—¢ = village, the home of one's parents
— = reason, principle, justice, truth
—£ = leave, stray
˜Ü = wise, intelligent
–‰ = a mile.

My parents named me Kiri after one of their friends in Australia. I'm not sure of the correct pronunciation in Maori, but we've always said KEER-ee. I love my name. No one else I know has it. Though I hated it when I was a little girl, I can't think of any other name that would suit me.

My name is Kiri. I have been told many things about where my name is from. I live in the UK and have been told that it means something about a drowning girl. Then someting about cutting and also I had a Greek man say it was his name and it is a Greek name. I have been told many times it's from New Zealand so that's what I will beleve.

I really like this name. It's cute. :)

Too similar to Kerry and Keira.

Kiri Komori is the social recluse girl in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.

Who could ever forget Kiri ti Kanawa singing Handel's 'Let the bright seraphim' during the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in St Paul's London in 1981!

In Finnish Kiri means "the final sprint". Saying is used in sports to cheer the athlete, quite like "GO GO!"
Also masculine first name in Finland.

In Maori it's not pronounced keerie or kyrie. It's Kirry. I know a girl called Kirieisha and a girl called Kiri. Both Maori. Lots of Maoris add stuff like Ana to it. It's not pronounced with any ee's.

Kiri Baga (born 1995 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American figure skater.