What Does Kimberly Mean?

The name 'Kimberly' is of Old English origin. It means "Cyneburg's field. It is usually a person's name, a place name or even a surname. It is also a boy as well as a girls name and is pronounced as KIM-ber-lee. The masculine name can be traced to the early years during the Boer war, the time when English soldiers were combating in the South African town named Kimberly.

It has 22 variants to its name, namely Kim, Kimba, Kimber, Kimberlee, Kimberleigh, Kimberley, Kimberli, Kimberlie, Kimberlin, Kimberlyn, Kimblyn, Kimm, Kimmie, Kimmy, Kym, Kymberlee, Kymberleigh, Kymberley, Kymberlie, Kymberly, Kymbra and Kymbrely.

According to the United States census, this name ranks 24 out of 4275 for females and is also a popular surname that ranks 14276 out of 88799 for people of all ages.

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Kimberly is a fairly common feminine name for girls. Interestingly after the Boer War it was occasionally given to male children as well. It is a name of Old English origin. It means 'Cyneburg's field'.

Its popular abbreviation is Kim.

Kimberly is also the name of several places in the USA. Among them are Kimberly in the state of Alabama and Kimberly in the state of Arkansas.

Additionally in Australia the famous Argyle diamond mines located in the Kimberley region.

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