Kimberly (first name)

Kimberly is an English female (rarely male) given name , also found in the spelling Kimberley . A short form of the name is Kim .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from the South African city that was named after Lord Kimberley . This surname means in Old English country that belongs to Cyneburga , where Cyneburga itself was an Anglo-Saxon female first name and means "royal fortress" ( cyne "royal", burg "fortress, castle").

Another meaning of the name would be (war) leader or ruler. In this case, Kimberly would be the feminine form of the name Kimball . The linguistic origin comes from Old English and Germanic.

The rock kimberlite was also named after this name.

Name bearers

Kimberley

• Kim Brennan (* 1985), Australian rower
• Kimberley Cornish (* 1949), Australian author
• Kimberley Crossman (* 1988), New Zealand actress and presenter
• Kimberley Davies (born 1973), Australian actress
• Kimberley Joseph (* 1973), Australian actress of Canadian origin
• Kimberley Mickle (* 1984), Australian javelin thrower
• Kimberley Morrison (* 1987), English triathlete
• Kimberley Murray (* 1988), British skeleton pilot
• Kimberley Nixon (born 1985), British actress
• Kimberley Simms (born 1963), American actress
• Kimberley Warnat (* before 1990), Canadian actress
• Kimberley Zimmermann (* 1995), Belgian tennis player

Kimberly

• Kimberly Archer (* 1973), American composer and university lecturer
• Kimberly Arland (born 1966), American actress
• Kimberly J. Brown (* 1984), American actress
• Kimberly Caldwell (* 1982), American actress and singer
• Kimberly Elise (* 1967), American actress
• Kimberly Foster (born 1961), American actress
• Kimberly Geist (* 1987), American cyclist
• Kimberly Kane (* 1983), American porn actress and director
• Kimberly Matula (* 1988), American actress
• Kimberly McArthur (* 1962) American actress and former playmate
• Kimberly Quinn (journalist) (* 1961), American journalist
• Kimberly Quinn (actress) , American actress and film producer
• Kimberly Rhode (* 1979), American marksman
• Kimberly Scott (born 1961), American actress
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley (born 1971), American actress
• Kimberly Wyatt (* 1982), American singer and dancer
• Kimberly Yokers (* 1982), American soccer player