Kipling - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Kipling \k(i)-pli-

. Possibly related to Kipp, as in "small pointed hill". The great English poet and storyteller Rudyard Kipliong wrote "Kim", "The Jungle Book", and "Just So Stories".

Kipling has 1 variant form: Kippling.

Kipling is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#43271 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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