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| Region of origin | various |
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
- 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
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