Kimberley (M)>
Kimberley (male)
| | Diminutive(s): | Kim (M) | | Can be spelt: | Kimberleigh (M) Kimberly (M) | | Feminine form: | Kimberley (F)
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The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
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| Notes: |
English. Derived from the place-name in South Africa, itself derived from Lord Kimberley who was named for a place-name in England. There are several such places named in Old English after one of a number of personal names + "wood".
Kimberley was originally used as a male name it is now mostly female. The diminutive Kim occurs as an occasional male name, but is also more often a female name. |
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