Kimberly

/[ˈkʰɪmbɚli]/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. countable, uncountable

    "The palm trees fall into the sea / It doesn't matter much to me / As long as you're safe, Kimberly"

  3. 3
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A city in Jefferson County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A sparsely populated incorporated town in Pike County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A city in Twin Falls County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Aitkin County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A ghost town in Piute County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:; A village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Example

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""This is part of every design process for everything. Things always fail," MIT mechanical engineering student Kimberly Jung said."

Etymology

Variant spelling of Kimberley.

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