Kino as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kino

What is the meaning of the name Kino ?

The baby name Kino is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: KEE-no (/ˈkiːnoʊ/). Japanese: ki-no (/kino/ with short vowels). Alternate English: KIH-no (/ˈkɪnoʊ/)..

Kino is Japanese, Spanish in Origin.

Kino is a compact, cross-cultural given name with several roots. In Japanese, it can be written with varied kanji - 希乃 “hope’s,” 紀乃 “chronicle’s,” 木乃 “of the tree” - making it a modern unisex choice; it also appears as the surname 木野. In Hawaiian, kīno means “body, form,” lending a nature-and-spirit nuance when used as a given name. In Spanish-speaking contexts, Kino evokes the Jesuit explorer Eusebio Francisco Kino (from Italian Chini), and some parents adopt it for its crisp sound; others like its artsy echo of German Kino “cinema.”

Today it sees light use in Japan and the Pacific, with scattered global adoption boosted by pop culture such as the traveler of “Kino’s Journey.” The name suits any gender. Related Japanese choices include Akino and Kano; near-variants are Keno and Quino. Nicknames can be Ki or Kiki. Meanings vary by origin but touch on hope, record, trees, the body, and storytelling.