Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kimberlin

/kˈɪmbɚlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: kim-ber-lin
IPA: /kˈɪmbɚlɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody living on the island that wasn't born on the island.

British usage

Etymology

Comes from the days when sailors would stay on the isle of Portland, Dorset, England and visit the Kimberlin Club.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Kimberlins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce kimberlin?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪmbɚlɪn/.
What does kimberlin mean?: A surname.
Where does kimberlin come from?: Comes from the days when sailors would stay on the isle of Portland, Dorset, England and visit the Kimberlin Club.

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