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My name is Kiri. I have been told many things about where my name is from. I live in the UK and have been told that it means something about a drowning girl. Then someting about cutting and also I had a Greek man say it was his name and it is a Greek name. I have been told many times it's from New Zealand so that's what I will beleve.
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My parents are first-generation immigrants from Japan, and they gave me the name Kirie after hearing a reference to Kyrie Eleison in a movie.
The kanji they intended for my name were Kiri (‹Ë) and e (ŠG). Kiri is the Japanese name for the paulownia tree, which has an important place in Japanese culture and is occasionally referred to as the 'princess tree', while e means "painting, portrait, picture".
Some other meanings for Kiri include:
Kiri:
–¶ = mist, fog
ki:
‹C = air, atmosphere, mind, heart
¶ = life
–Ø = tree
‹L = write, inscribe, record
Šú = an era
Šó = rare, uncommon, hope
ri:
—¢ = village, the home of one's parents
— = reason, principle, justice, truth
—£ = leave, stray
˜Ü = wise, intelligent
–‰ = a mile.
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The kanji they intended for my name were Kiri (‹Ë) and e (ŠG). Kiri is the Japanese name for the paulownia tree, which has an important place in Japanese culture and is occasionally referred to as the 'princess tree', while e means "painting, portrait, picture".
Some other meanings for Kiri include:
Kiri:
–¶ = mist, fog
ki:
‹C = air, atmosphere, mind, heart
¶ = life
–Ø = tree
‹L = write, inscribe, record
Šú = an era
Šó = rare, uncommon, hope
ri:
—¢ = village, the home of one's parents
— = reason, principle, justice, truth
—£ = leave, stray
˜Ü = wise, intelligent
–‰ = a mile.
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I had a friend named Kiri, who told me it meant "rainbow" in Maori (native New Zealand). But a Maori dictionary says it actually means "skin". I still think it's a very pretty name.
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