From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress" combined with 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" or 孩 (hái) meaning "child, young, small". Other character combinations can form this name as well.