Kimberley



Gender:
Origin: English
55 famous people named Kimberley found on Wikipedia.
37886 female, 235 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 4016-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 166-th in year 1967
Used in: English

Meanings

Also, Kimberly. a female given name.


Kimberly is a female given name of Old English origin. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a place in Norfolk, England, popularised the name by giving it to a town in South Africa and a region in Australia. The first element, Kimber, reflect various Old English personal names; in the case of the Earldom in Norfolk this first appeared as Chineburlai in 1086 and seems to mean "clearing of a woman called Cyneburg". The second element is the Old English leah or leigh "meadow, clearing in a woodland". A variant spelling of the name is Kimberley.


South African city, founded 1871; also region in northwest Australia; both named for John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, who was British secretary of state for the colonies; the earldom is from a place in Norfolk, England (the name also is found in Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire). The second element is Old English leah "meadow, clearing in a woodland" (see lea); the first reflect various Old English personal names; the one in Norfolk appears first as Chineburlai (1086) and seems to be "clearing of a woman called Cyneburg."


From the wood of the royal forest, forest clearing.

Famous People: 55 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Kimberley Conrad 1962 American model
2 Kimberley Nixon 1985 British actress
3 Kimberley Garner 1990 British actress
4 Kimberley Joseph 1973 Australian film director
5 Kimberley Strassel 1972 American journalist
6 Kimberley Davies 1973 Australian actress
7 Kimberley Locke 1978 American singer-songwriter
8 Kimberley Crossman 1988 New Zealand actress
9 Kimberley Dahme 1966 American musician
10 Kimberley Rew 1951
11 Kimberley Chen 1994 Australian singer
12 Kimberley Klaver 1985 Dutch actress
13 Kimberley Kates 1969 American actress and film producer
14 Kimberley Motley
15 John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley 1826 British diplomat
16 Kimberley Cooper 1980 Australian actress
17 Kimberley Leggett 1993 Malaysian model
18 Kimberley Santos 1961 Miss World
19 Kimberley Busteed 1988 Australian beauty pageant contestant
20 Kimberley Kitching 1970 Australian politician
21 John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley 1951 British Earl
22 Kimberley Simms 1963 American actress
23 Talis Kimberley British singer-songwriter
24 Kimberley Starr 1970 Australian writer
25 John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley 1924 British Earl
26 John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley 1883 British politician
27 Kimberley Unser 1985 German cook
28 Kimberley Casey 1955 American politician
29 Kimberley McRae 1992 Canadian luger
30 Barry Kimberley 1957 Australian footballer
31 John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley British peer and landowner
32 Kimberley Reed 1995 British athlete
33 Kimberley Renicks 1988 Scottish judoka and Commonwealth Games medal winner
34 Kimberley Chambers Marathon open water swimmer
35 Kimberley Ruddins 1963 Volleyball player
36 Matthew Kimberley 1980 British writer
37 Kimberley Smith 1982 Australian netball player
38 Kimberley Woods 1995
39 Kimberley Yap Cyclist
40 Kimberley Walsh Canoeist
41 Percy Kimberley 1878
42 Ron Kimberley 1914 Australian footballer
43 Walter Kimberley 1884
44 Kimberley Shaylor 1981 English female rugby union player
45 Kimberley Bowers 1993
46 Kimberley Bolton
47 Kimberley Wells 1985 Australian bicycle racer
48 Kimberley Stanfield 1981 Canadian model
49 Kimberley Efonye 1994 Belgian athletics competitor
50 Kimberley Cornish 1949 Australian author
51 Kimberley Zimmermann 1995
52 Lawrence Kimberley
53 Kimberley Le Court 1996
54 Kimberley Clague 1988 Badminton player
55 Kimberley Vermeij 1987 Dutch football player