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Meaning & History
Possibly an invented name, an elaboration of Kim 1 with the name suffix -ana, or a feminine form of Kimani, or from the name of the town in Kenya.Many baby name sites and books list this name as meaning 'butterfly' in Shoshone, but that is incorrect; the Shoshone word for butterfly is a'ipputoonkih or a'yapodoongi.