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Kimberly

US[ˈkʰɪmbɚli]

Kimberly proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Kimberly (countable and uncountable, plural Kimberlys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
    • The palm trees fall into the sea / It doesn't matter much to me / As long as you're safe, Kimberly1975, “Kimberly”, performed by Patti Smith
    • What was her name? Kimberly. ( - - - ) Jesus, everybody was named Kimberly, four in her class. Three guys named Sean. Kimberly with her soap opera name tried to fix herself, punched all those holes in her ears trying to look pretty, trying to decorate herself.1988, Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs, page 210
  3. A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  4. A sparsely populated incorporated town in Pike County, Arkansas.
  5. A city in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
  6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
  8. A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
  9. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
  10. A ghost town in Piute County, Utah.
  11. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
  13. A village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

Forms of Kimberly

pluralKimberlys

Origin of Kimberly

Variant spelling of Kimberley.

Questions about Kimberly

What does Kimberly mean?
Kimberly means a surname.
What part of speech is Kimberly?
Kimberly is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kimberly?
Kimberly is pronounced [ˈkʰɪmbɚli] (US).

Words near Kimberly in the dictionary

  1. kimberlite
  2. kimberlite pipe
  3. kimberlite pipes
  4. kimberlites
  5. kimberlitic
  6. Kimberly
  7. kimberwick
  8. kimberwicke
  9. kimberwicks
  10. Kimbit
  11. Kimbits

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