Kimberly (given name)

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This article is about the given name Kimberly. For other uses, see the article Kimberly.

Kimberly (sometimes spelled as Kimberley), originally used as an English surname, is both a male and female name.

[edit] Origin and Meaning

It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is Cyneburg's field and is commonly used as a place name and also a surname, and sometimes also means 'forest and 'from the meadow/fortress.'

[edit] Variants

Kimberly has 22 variant forms: Kim, Kimba, Kimber, Kimberlee, Kimberleigh, Kimberley, Kimberli, Kimberlie, Kimberlin, Kimberlyn, Kimblyn, Kimmi, Kimmie, Kimmy, Kym, Kymberlee, Kymberleigh, Kymberley, Kymberlie, Kymberly, Kymbra, Kimi, Kimberly, Kimalle, Kimmalie, Kymberlee, Kimaly, Kemberlie, and Kimby. ("Kimball" may also derive from it.)

[edit] Nicknames

Nicknames for "Kimberly" can be: Kim, Kimmi, Kimber, Kimbra, Kimbre, Kimme, Kimmee, Kimmeh, Kimmie, Kimy, Lee, Kimmy, Berly, Kymber, Kimbo, Kymmie, Kymmy, Kym, Berely, Kimmerz, Kymbo, and Kimie.