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'''Kiri''' is a given name appearing in various cultures.
'''Kiri''' is a given to names in India, Africa and England, it's also a name for both male and female, most the time Kiri is short for Kirath, there's also some massive news about the name...It Had Got Given Name Of The Year so if your name is Kiri or Kirath congratulations to you and your parents who named you, that was a saying from Greek god Zeus


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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Latest revision as of 12:58, 13 May 2023

Kiri
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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.