Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kimberly

[ˈkʰɪmbɚli]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
kim-ber-ly
IPA
[ˈkʰɪmbɚli]
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Variant spelling of Kimberley.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈkʰɪmbɚli]

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kimberlys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kimberley

Rhymes With

kimberley wimberly wimberley

Questions

How do you pronounce kimberly?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkʰɪmbɚli].
What does kimberly mean?
A surname.
Where does kimberly come from?
Variant spelling of Kimberley.

How to pronounce kimberly

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kimberly”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling ([ˈkʰɪmbɚli]) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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