What Means Kibo?


Contraction of close friends' names:
Kikilo + Bob/Boris

= KIBO

* Vladimir Kikilo works in Russia, 
where there are few URLs
Picture of Kiki enjoying a refreshment with Sting.

= KiloBytes

The tallest peak (19,400 feet) of Mt. Kilamanjaro

Some African Language = "Higher than a raven can fly"

Thanks to Kibo, morten.carolin@powertech.no

Russian Language

Kibolchish = Malchisch-Kibolchish 

* Name of the little boy hero of Arkady 
(yes, he's the grandfather of Yegor Guidar) 
Guidar's book The Story of Malchish-Kibolchish
Thanks to BG, Boris Grebenshikov

Japanese Language = "Hope"

JAPANESE EXPERIMENTAL MODULE
ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION = KIBO

Thanks to Kibo, morten.carolin@powertech.no

Chinese Language

Ki ("qi") = "Life force"
Bo = "Master"

Star Wars

obik Kibo backwards = ob-1kinobie

Thanks to Thomas W. Bartlett badabart@pacbell.net

Hebrew Language = "Because he came"

Thanks to Jed Arkin, arkin@actcom.co.il

(Son of) Kenneth B.

= KiBo

Thanks to Ma & Pa Schaffer

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