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Kim

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theagedparent · 24/02/2011 19:03

What do you all think of Kim for a boy? I really like it but think I may be the only one who does.

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DandyDan · 01/03/2011 10:47

I have never heard of any dog or pet being called Kim but I have met several Kim's who are in their forties and female.

I think it's a fine name, and quite okay for a boy as well as a girl.

ValiumSingleton · 28/02/2011 22:06

Kim Novak won an oscar I believe... (seems relevant today)

TabithaTwitchet · 28/02/2011 22:05

I much prefer it for a boy. I think it is a great name. But the first Kim who springs to my mind after Kipling's is Kim Philby so not the best association for me.

SukieQ · 28/02/2011 21:14

It was originally a male name. You'd be being traditional. Go for it if you like it. I'm a Kim (not Kimberley) (and female). Never felt my name really suited me, but never had any problems with it either.

upahill · 27/02/2011 22:18

I have known lots of dogs called Kim over my life but I have never known anyone to be called it.

The Op asked for opinions and this section does become a bit of a word association area.

Therefore I don't think it is rude to express a thought like this.

KAEKAE · 27/02/2011 18:53

No I don't like it for a boy at all. I know a woman called Lee....she always has to sign off work emails with Regards, Lee (Ms).

Greenkit · 27/02/2011 18:15

I am a Kim, I am 40 and I am a female.....

Not a fucking dog, how bloody rude to say that.

I was named after Kim Novak

Probably not the best boys name you could choose, I would say it is more of a girls name.

meditrina · 27/02/2011 17:58

I like it. I think of it as a genuinely unisex name, but not one I've heard recently. The youngest female Kim I know in RL must be about 50 by now, and the youngest male about 40.

I tend to think of it as a boy's name because of the Rudyard Kioling novel, though it was short for Kimball in that.

upahill · 26/02/2011 09:50

I also think it is a dog's name firstly.

At a push a girls shortend name for Kimbereley which then reminds me of a shit Victoria Wood sketch where she keeps saying Kembereley in a stupid voice.

5DollarShake · 26/02/2011 09:43

I had a massive crush on a (male) Kim 20 years ago - he was gorgeous!

Rhubarbgarden · 25/02/2011 22:38

I love it for a boy. I knew a gorgeous Kim years ago, it really suited him. To me it's a quiet, bookish, intellectual name. Very classy.

growing3rdbump · 25/02/2011 20:51

I know a 20 yrs old boy Kim. Think he likes his name.

GRW · 25/02/2011 19:32

It reminds me of the boy in the musical Miss Saigon. I know a 15 year boy called Kim, and I like it a lot.

poppybear · 25/02/2011 11:34

I think to call a boy Kim you're going to have to assume he's tough, independent and likes to stand out. I shy little boy might find it tough at school but grow to like it later

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theagedparent · 25/02/2011 11:33

I have only ever met male Kims, You are right about Kit being nicer x

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babyapplejack · 25/02/2011 11:29

Kim is lovely for a girl. Hate it for a boy.

Sarsaparilllla · 25/02/2011 11:22

I know a man called Kim, it's ok, not majorly keen, I agree Kit is much nicer

CuppaTeaJanice · 25/02/2011 10:36

I know a male Kim. He calls himself Richard at work!

BarbieLovesKen · 25/02/2011 10:32

Immediately thought "boy named Sue.."

anonymosity · 25/02/2011 04:24

It is a male human name, I have met one or two, but it make me cringe in a HUGE way and always has. I do agree that Kit is vastly better.

LessNarkyPuffin · 25/02/2011 00:36

It's a dog's name. A female dog's name.

OliveMalay · 25/02/2011 00:29

Wouldn't use it for a boy, quite nice for a girl though.

randomimposter · 24/02/2011 20:59

I know a few male Kims.
But it does still sound a bit odd to me. Sorry.

girliefriend · 24/02/2011 20:39

Kim is very cool for a girl not sure for a boy (agree Kit might be better!)

ValiumSingleton · 24/02/2011 20:35

theagedparent, i think maybe it's only because I know male kims that I can see it works. if i didn't know any male kims either i'd probably think, no.