Chime as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chime

What is the meaning of the name Chime ?

The baby name Chime is a Unisex name , 1212 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/tʃaɪm/ (chime)', 'tibetan/igbo': '/tʃiːmeɪ/ or /tʃiːme/ (chee-may / chee-meh)'}.

Chime is English, Igbo in Origin.

Chime is a cross-cultural given name with two notable roots. In Tibetan and Dzongkha, it transliterates chi med, “deathless, immortal,” a unisex Buddhist name pronounced CHEE-may; common spellings include Chimi and Chimé. In English, Chime is a modern word-name drawn from the bell-like “chime,” evoking harmony, resonance, and good timing.

As a Tibetan name element, Chime has circulated for centuries in monastic and lay communities and often appears in compounds (e.g., Chime Lhamo, Chime Dorji); figures such as Chime Rinpoche carry it. In Anglophone use it surfaced late 20th century amid nature/virtue names and remains rare but approachable. In West Africa, Chime can also function as a clipped Igbo form of longer theophoric names beginning Chi- “God” (e.g., Chimezie, Chimeremeze). Overall, Chime is unisex, with nicknames like Chi or Mimi.