Re: A perfect day for introducing myself

On 5 Feb 00, at 19:48, nicole perrin wrote:

> Paul Bennett wrote:
> >
> > Kim is a perfectly valid, if rare, UK male forename, AFAICT. My local TV
> > station had a male news anchor called (ISTR) Kim Riley, and nobody batted
> > an eyelid at it.  There are certainly others, but I can't bring any other
> > examples imediately to mind.  Might it be (Old) Celtic in origin?  I don't
> > have my name-etymology book to hand.
>
>
> Yes, my father was born in England, where he says it's perfectly normal
> for a boy/man to be named Kim.  In America, however, it's not so normal
> at all...  I'm not sure of the etymology....wait, here's the book, it
> says it's from Old English, meaning "one who rules; a chief."  We also
> have a form from Old Welsh, "Kimball," meaning "a warrior chief who is
> both bold and noble."
>
Interesting, is that related to the Scots name Campbell by any chance?



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