Kimberly - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Kimberly \k(i)-mber-ly, kimb(e)-rly\ is pronounced KIM-ber-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Cyneburg's field". Place name and surname. Masculine use of the name can be traced back to the Boer War, when English soldiers were fighting in the South African town of Kimberley. Judge Kimba Wood.

Kimberly has 22 variant forms: Kim, Kimba, Kimber, Kimberlee, Kimberleigh, Kimberley, Kimberli, Kimberlie, Kimberlin, Kimberlyn, Kimblyn, Kimm, Kimmie, Kimmy, Kym, Kymberlee, Kymberleigh, Kymberley, Kymberlie, Kymberly, Kymbra and Kymbrely.

For more information, see also the related name Amberly.

Baby names that sound like Kimberly are Kambria, Cambria, Cambree and Cambaria.

Kimberly is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Kimberly. Click here to compare Kimberly with related baby names.