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In [[Māori language|Māori]], "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind".<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=kiri&search=|first=John C|last=Moorfield|chapter=Kiri|title=Te Aka Māori-English, Māori-English Dictionary With Index|publisher=Pearson|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> |
In [[Māori language|Māori]], "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind".<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=kiri&search=|first=John C|last=Moorfield|chapter=Kiri|title=Te Aka Māori-English, Māori-English Dictionary With Index|publisher=Pearson|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> |
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In [[Finland]], Kiri (male) name is listed in [http://www.ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/nimet/miehet/K_L_M_nimet.htm Finnish orthodox calendar.] The name is a short version of Kyriakos ([[Cyriacus the Anchorite|Saint Cyriacus]] the Anchorite. |
In [[Finland]], Kiri (male) name is listed in [http://www.ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/nimet/miehet/K_L_M_nimet.htm Finnish orthodox calendar.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062520/http://www.ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/nimet/miehet/K_L_M_nimet.htm |date=2015-09-24 }} The name is a short version of Kyriakos ([[Cyriacus the Anchorite|Saint Cyriacus]] the Anchorite. |
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Notable people with the name include: |
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* [[Kiri Te Kanawa]] (born 1944), New Zealand opera singer |
* [[Kiri Te Kanawa]] (born 1944), New Zealand opera singer |
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* Kiri Minase, [[Never Give Up!#Characters|character in ''Never Give Up!'']] |
* Kiri Minase, [[Never Give Up!#Characters|character in ''Never Give Up!'']] |
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* Kiri Marialate, [[Divergence Eve#KiriDab|character in ''Divergence Eve'']] |
* Kiri Marialate, [[Divergence Eve#KiriDab|character in ''Divergence Eve'']] |
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* Kiri te Suli Kireysi'ite (Kiri Sully), character in ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 13 May 2023
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Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures.
In Cambodian or Khmer, "Kiri" (or alternatively spelt "Kiry") means mountain summit.
In Māori, "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind".[1]
In Finland, Kiri (male) name is listed in Finnish orthodox calendar. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine The name is a short version of Kyriakos (Saint Cyriacus the Anchorite.
- Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand opera singer
- Kim Kiri (born 1985), South Korean comedian
- Kiri Baga (born 1995), American figure skater
- Kiri Davis (fl. 2000s), African-American filmmaker
- Kiri Hart, vice president of development at Lucasfilm who oversees the Star Wars franchise
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean (born 1986), British comedian
Fictional characters
[edit]- Kiri Komori, character in Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
- Kiri, character in Mortal Kombat: Conquest
- Kiri Minase, character in Never Give Up!
- Kiri Marialate, character in Divergence Eve
- Kiri te Suli Kireysi'ite (Kiri Sully), character in Avatar: The Way of Water
References
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