Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures.
In
Cambodian
Cambodian usually refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Cambodia
** Cambodian people (or Khmer people)
** Cambodian language (or Khmer language)
** For citizens and nationals of Cambodia, see Demographics of Cambodia
** Fo ...
or
Khmer, "Kiri" (or alternatively spelt "Kiry") means mountain summit.
In
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind".
In
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, Kiri (male) name is listed i
Finnish orthodox calendar.The name is a short version of Kyriakos (
Saint Cyriacus
Cyriacus ( el, Ἅγιος Κυριακός, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them mart ...
the Anchorite.
*
Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa , (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te ...
(born 1944), New Zealand opera singer
*
Kim Kiri
Kim Kiri (, sometimes romanized as Kim Kilee or Kim Giri) is a South Korean comedian best known from his appearances on the comedy sketch show '' Gag Concert'' aired by KBS2.
Filmography
Television show
Drama
Voice artist
Gag Concert Seg ...
(born 1985), South Korean comedian
*
Kiri Baga
Kiri Nicole Baga (born April 15, 1995) is an American former figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 7th at the 2010 World Junior Championships. She is the 2010 U.S. junior pewter medalist and 2009 ...
(born 1995), American figure skater
*
Kiri Davis
Kiri Laurelle Davis is an American filmmaker based in New York City. Her first documentary, '' A Girl Like Me'' (2005), made while enrolled at Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, received significant news coverage.
Kiri Davis' mother, an education consu ...
(fl. 2000s), African-American filmmaker
*
Kiri Hart
Kiri may refer to:
People
* Kiri (given name), a given name (and list of people with the name)
* Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand soprano
* Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish weight lifter
* Solomon Kiri ( fl. 1990s), New Zealand rugby playe ...
, vice president of development at Lucasfilm who oversees the
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
franchise
*
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Louise Pritchard-McLean (born 1986) is a Welsh comedian and writer. She has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won five Chortle Awards.
Career
Pritchard-McLean is the director and writer for sketc ...
(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''
References
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