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
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.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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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 |