Kimi was already popular for girls in the Edo era and remained in common use until the early 1900s, most commonly spelled in hiragana as きみ.It is also used as 君 (kimi) meaning "lord, noble" or 公 (kimi) meaning "prince". It can be given as a combination of 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 季 (ki) meaning "seasons" with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.