Kimberley

English surname

"Cyneburga's meadow"

Kimberley Origin and Meaning

The name Kimberley is a boy's name meaning "Cyneburga's meadow".

Kimberley is a town in South Africa associated with diamonds and with wealth and luxury in general. It was name for Lord Kimberley, whose surname derived from an English place name. Used for boys in the early twentieth century, it re-emerged as a girls' name in the 1940s, usually spelled Kimberly.