Meaning and background
The story behind Kami
Kami has several surname histories in the dictionary. Indian and Nepali examples involve work vocabulary and a blacksmith community; an Iranian personal name has more than one proposed explanation; Japanese forms use several possible characters, including deity, upper, and paper. These routes should not be blended. In particular, a Japanese deity association needs its written form and does not supply the meaning of every surname romanized Kami.
- Origin
- Multiple surname origins include Indian/Nepali work-related naming, an Iranian personal name, and Japanese surnames written with several different characters. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kami appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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