tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post113803698537241846..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: A Boy Named KimKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-45306344446978090132013-04-13T18:01:54.661+01:002013-04-13T18:01:54.661+01:00yes i have heard of many australians named kim and...yes i have heard of many australians named kim and yes i think it didAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279017406427838361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-41098211868719388442013-04-13T10:19:47.140+01:002013-04-13T10:19:47.140+01:00I wonder if being called Kim influenced him in bec...I wonder if being called Kim influenced him in becoming a weight-lifter? I've sometimes wondered whether my desire to grow a beard from the moment I could, was influenced by constantly having to deal with the looks and comments.<br /><br />The reason I asked where you're from is that Kim is a more popular male name in Australia. I'm sure there's been a famous cricketer or two sharing our name too :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-45646392870532664202013-04-13T10:08:59.198+01:002013-04-13T10:08:59.198+01:00im from England.I also heard there was a australia...im from England.I also heard there was a australian weight lifter named kim i bet no one said anything about his name !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279017406427838361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31841450392209630992013-04-12T22:40:14.320+01:002013-04-12T22:40:14.320+01:00Hi Kim - yes you do, and it eases off as you get o...Hi Kim - yes you do, and it eases off as you get older. And it has the advantage that people tend to remember you more than your average John, David or Andrew. <br /><br />Which part of the world are you from, if you don't mind me asking?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44856611978927710472013-04-12T20:13:58.276+01:002013-04-12T20:13:58.276+01:00I am a 14 year old male named kim and i get the ob...I am a 14 year old male named kim and i get the obvious reactions from people but you kind of get used to it.kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-18822732415106623502013-04-03T00:02:38.953+01:002013-04-03T00:02:38.953+01:00Welcome to my blog Zooman/Kim :)
Where in the worl...Welcome to my blog Zooman/Kim :)<br />Where in the world are you based? I get the impression the severity of dealing with the name varies from country to countryKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-3610749443967979472013-04-02T21:39:33.100+01:002013-04-02T21:39:33.100+01:00I am 46 and have had the exact same experience as ...I am 46 and have had the exact same experience as you ... my name is Kim.zoomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742457412286288223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-22300662080482185232013-03-21T01:24:34.780+00:002013-03-21T01:24:34.780+00:00I have had people wondering if I was a bearded lad...I have had people wondering if I was a bearded lady...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-91916767787845462412013-03-21T00:44:07.108+00:002013-03-21T00:44:07.108+00:00I always assumed that Kim was short for something....I always assumed that Kim was short for something. "Kimothy" maybe. Or "Kimbert." Or maybe just a Welsh thing. Actually, it just didn't strike me as odd. But if I met you when I was 6, yes -- I definitely would have ridiculed you. Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-17951949856605671422012-08-07T10:21:37.579+01:002012-08-07T10:21:37.579+01:00I've known both male and female Stevies, but I...I've known both male and female Stevies, but I've haven't yet met a female Steve.<br /><br />Would I be right in guessing you're a male Kim? Few people stumble across this old post unless they were specifically searching for guys called Kim :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-75923569548121550692012-08-07T01:00:18.086+01:002012-08-07T01:00:18.086+01:00What about Stevie Nix...Maybe Steve isn't the ...What about Stevie Nix...Maybe Steve isn't the all male name you thought it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88197465663728796842012-04-11T00:54:00.249+01:002012-04-11T00:54:00.249+01:00Hi Kim - if you check number 112 on the list, you&...Hi Kim - if you check number 112 on the list, you'll find me there already :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76501376620825493592012-04-11T00:18:14.425+01:002012-04-11T00:18:14.425+01:00You are not alone :)
http://www.guysnamedkim.com/G...You are not alone :)<br />http://www.guysnamedkim.com/GNK/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63873088853968231792011-06-05T10:00:25.128+01:002011-06-05T10:00:25.128+01:00Thanks for commenting Brenda - it's always goo...Thanks for commenting Brenda - it's always good to hear there are other male Kim's out there surviving in the world :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-37320330629444679932011-06-05T01:55:02.089+01:002011-06-05T01:55:02.089+01:00I just saw a man named Kim Vo on TV, so I did a se...I just saw a man named Kim Vo on TV, so I did a search for "boys named Kim" and found your blog. My funny story is that the first Kim I ever knew was a boy -- a hot boy as far as 3rd graders go. I thought Kim was a boy's name. All the girls had a crush on Kim Vincent. Imagine my surprise when a girl named Kim moved to our school in 4th grade!Brenda Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906831681041624280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138843517587518302006-02-02T01:25:00.000+00:002006-02-02T01:25:00.000+00:00Good to be back, Kim. :-) The keys on this lapto...Good to be back, Kim. :-) The keys on this laptop are *so* tiny, though! (I broke my "real" computer...it's in the shop).<BR/><BR/>TerriKim & Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383815215148590331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138782575206898972006-02-01T08:29:00.000+00:002006-02-01T08:29:00.000+00:00I think you're right to do so. The parents rarely ...I think you're right to do so. The parents rarely seem to realsie the sheer hell their child is likely to be put through with the wrong choice of name.<BR/><BR/>Good to see you back TerriKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138769982146124502006-02-01T04:59:00.000+00:002006-02-01T04:59:00.000+00:00I like the name Kim, for a man or for a woman. Fu...I like the name Kim, for a man or for a woman. Funny thing, I have a female cousin Kim who married a man name Kim, and a female cousin Jan who married a man named Jan. Weird huh? The Kims and the Jans. I have another cousin, on the other side of the family, female, named Michael, and my uncle Rex on the same side of the family married a woman named Kevin. So, I guess I'm kinda used to names not being associated with the gender they supposedly should be associated with...but I'm still trying to talk this guy I work with out of naming his first daughter Patrick.<BR/><BR/>Terri :-)Kim & Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383815215148590331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138394232641375572006-01-27T20:37:00.000+00:002006-01-27T20:37:00.000+00:00Nope, Kim's just short for Kim, GB. The girls vers...Nope, Kim's just short for Kim, GB. <BR/><BR/>The girls version was originally short for Kimberley, like Samantha get's shortened to Sam but, especially in North America, this shortened version of Kim became popular in it's own right.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138393164194047362006-01-27T20:19:00.000+00:002006-01-27T20:19:00.000+00:00Steve? I thought Adam and Steve were a same-sex co...Steve? I thought Adam and Steve were a same-sex couple. Is Kim short for something. Kimford? Kimpole? Kimmerhausen? Perhaps the long form would be more virile.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138377880048060792006-01-27T16:04:00.000+00:002006-01-27T16:04:00.000+00:00Asher - I guess in the blogging world, the vast ma...<B>Asher</B> - I guess in the blogging world, the vast majority of people have chosen a different name.<BR/><BR/><B>Rebecca</B> - My wife was known as Linda for most of her life, even though Linda is in fact her middle name, but about a year after we met she confessed that she'd always had a desire to go under her first name, which was Maggie (actually, strictly speaking it's Margaret, but she wasn't so keen on that version). So when we went on holiday, I called her Maggie for the week to see how she got on with it. She liked it and began using that name instead. Now everyone except her family know her as Maggie rather than Linda.<BR/><BR/><B>Gyrobo</B> - 863 today, although if I use Google.co.uk, then there are none.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138288977262435922006-01-26T15:22:00.000+00:002006-01-26T15:22:00.000+00:00Weird... yesterday it was 10,000 and now it's 947....Weird... yesterday it was 10,000 and now it's 947.<BR/><BR/>Maybe there's something wrong with Google...Gyrobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256636954723983135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138217959277326372006-01-25T19:39:00.000+00:002006-01-25T19:39:00.000+00:00Funny, I always wanted to be named Lisa or Linda b...Funny, I always wanted to be named Lisa or Linda because I thought they sounded little and cute- with my "tall gene" ancestry I was a head taller than everyone in my elementary school (including some of the teachers). I'm still tall, but don't stress about it any more (just an incredable pain to find decent-looking women's trousers).<BR/><BR/>Funny how we all want to fit in, then eventually find that fitting in just isn't that important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138210337424986522006-01-25T17:32:00.000+00:002006-01-25T17:32:00.000+00:00Asher is actually a nickname that was adapted as a...Asher is actually a nickname that was adapted as a stage name. Its the name I act under, and because of the nickname, the name I usually go by. Eventually, the change will be legalized.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435473760294052609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1138198310395020472006-01-25T14:11:00.000+00:002006-01-25T14:11:00.000+00:00Natalia - never heard of James being used as a gir...<B>Natalia</B> - never heard of James being used as a girl's name before!<BR/><BR/>Glad you like the Losing a Hundredweight blog. Feel free to ask questions and leave comments.<BR/><BR/><B>Asher</B> - It's amazing how many people are prepared to blame you for failing to conform to their norms. So is Asher just a blogger ID, or did you end up changing your name legally?<BR/><BR/><B>Michael</B> - I thought you were going to say McCann O' Guiness for a moment<BR/><BR/><B>Gyrobo</B> - only found 742 for you on Google<BR/><BR/><B>Andraste</B> - Kevin? Not heard of that for a woman before.<BR/><BR/><B>Stella</B> - Rogan was just a name we found in a name book when Maggie and I were frantically searching for something to call our soon-to-be-born son. I liked the sound and thought it had a certain strength to it. According to the book it's of Irish origin and means "little king"<BR/><BR/><B>Chris</B> - despite my surprise at the women mentioned above called<BR/>Kevin and James, I think it's easier for a woman to have a bloke's name than the other way round. Rather like it's fine for women to wear men's clothes, but for men to wear women's runs the risk of getting arrested, or beaten up.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.com