Save Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 기남(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. GEE-NAHM [key] Other Forms FormsKi-nam Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 起 (gi) "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 旗 (gi) "banner, flag" or 氣 (gi) "life force" combined with 南 (nam) "south" or 男 (nam) "male, man".