Kimball is a relatively common English language surname – it is also a given name, although relatively rare. It is Old Welsh for "war chief," Old Celtic for "leader of men," and Anglo-Saxon for "leader of the warriors." Rudyard Kipling reports it as Old English for "kin bold, brave king."
Kimbel [kim-bel] as a name for boys is of Celtic origin, and the name Kimbel means "war leader". Kimbel is a version of Kimball (Celtic): form of a medieval given name.
Anglo-Saxon for "Royal Fortress," the name was given to a 7th century princess who founded an abbey, St. Kyneburgha. A church in England is named for her. This name is older than Kimberly, which means "Kyneburgha's Field." Kimber is the English spelling of Cymru (kimre) a Cornish word meaning Welsh.
English Meaning: The name Kimberly is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Kimberly is: From the wood of the royal forest. From the royal fortress meadow. A surname and place name that can be used for both genders, although it is more commonly used as a girl's name.
Others think it to be derived from Lord Kimberley, whose name is believed to be a compound name composed of an Old English personal name of unknown meaning and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). Kimberely originated as a male name but is now more common as a female name. Var: Kimberlee, Kimberly. Short: Kim.
Origin of the name Kimberly: ... Others think it to be derived from Lord Kimberley, whose name is believed to be a compound name composed of an Old English personal name of unknown meaning and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). Kimberely originated as a male name but is now more common as a female name.
The name Kimberley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Kimberley is: From the wood of the royal forest. From the royal fortress meadow. A surname and place name that can be used for both genders, although it is more commonly used as a girl's name.
The name Kim is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Kim is: Bold family. Bold kin. Famous Bearer: The hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel 'Kim'.
Kimberlin Name Meaning. Variant of South German Kümperling or Gemperlein, from Middle High German gampen 'to jump', hence a nickname for an acrobat or juggler, or from a Germanic personal name based on Old High German gund 'battle'.
Kimberly is a male and female given name of Old English origin. ... 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 (Cyneburga in Latin)".
