Mim: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
English
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
MIM

Mim is an English girl's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Welsh Baby Girl Names That Sound Unlike Anything Else.

Meaning & Origin of Mim

Origin: English.

A common claim: Strict, severe Actually: There is no reliable linguistic basis for the meaning 'strict, severe'; Mim is simply a pet form of Miriam or Jemima.

How to Pronounce Mim

MIMIPA /mɪm/

Popularity of Mim

Mim doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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