Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kimberley

/ˈkɪmbɚli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: kim-ber-ley
IPA: /ˈkɪmbɚli/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Any of several places:

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Example Sentences

"It will take some getting used to, a husband named Kim. She has known girls named Kim since she was a squirt in a sunsuit. Quite a few really. Kimberleys and plain Kims."

Etymology

English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: cyne-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɪmbɚli/
British English: /ˈkɪmbəli/

Derived Forms

kimberlite

Phrases

Kimberley horse disease

Frequently Paired Words

Kimberly

Rhymes With

kimberly wimberly wimberley

Questions

How do you pronounce kimberley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪmbɚli/.
What does kimberley mean?: Any of several places:
Where does kimberley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce kimberley

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