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'''Kiri''' is a given name appearing in various cultures. Notable people with the name include:
'''Kiri''' is a given name appearing in various cultures.


In [[Cambodia|Cambodian]] or [[Khmer language|Khmer]], "Kiri" (or alternatively spelt "Kiry") means mountain summit.
* [[Kiri Te Kanawa]], New Zealand opera singer
* [[Kiri Davis]], African-American filmmaker
* [[Kiri Blakeley]], journalist with [[Forbes]]


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.] {{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.

* [[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 ==
* Kiri Komori, [[List of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei characters#Nozomu Itoshiki's students|character in ''Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei'']]
* Kiri, [[Mortal Kombat: Conquest#Recurring characters|character in ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'']]
* Kiri Minase, [[Never Give Up!#Characters|character in ''Never Give Up!'']]
* Kiri Minase, [[Never Give Up!#Characters|character in ''Never Give Up!'']]
* Kiri Marialate, [[Divergence Eve#KiriDab|character in ''Divergence Eve'']]
* Kiri Marialate, [[Divergence Eve#KiriDab|character in ''Divergence Eve'']]
* Kiri te Suli Kireysi'ite (Kiri Sully), character in ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''

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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.

Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ Moorfield, John C. "Kiri". Te Aka Māori-English, Māori-English Dictionary With Index. Pearson. Retrieved 4 October 2015.