Kyi
Origin
Burmese
Syllables
1
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
clear, pure (ကြည်); pronounced 'chee'. The Kyi of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose name honors three relatives: grandfather Aung San, grandmother Suu, mother Khin Kyi. Burmese names carry no surnames, so families weave ancestors' names in instead; in the US, where forms demand a family name, the name itself usually gets split across the blanks
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2010s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kyi peaked in the 2010s.
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