Kimberlie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kimberlie

What is the meaning of the name Kimberlie ?

The baby name Kimberlie is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɪmbərli/ (KIM-bər-lee).

Kimberlie is English in Origin.

Kimberlie is a modern respelling of Kimberly/Kimberley, an English given name derived from a surname-place name. The place name comes from Old English elements: personal name Cyneburh (cyne “royal” + burh “fortress”) + lēah “wood/clearing,” yielding “Cyneburh’s clearing” or “meadow of the royal fortress.” Through Lord Kimberley’s title, the Norfolk place name lent its spelling to the South African city Kimberley; the surname then transferred to given use.

As a first name, Kimberly emerged in the early 20th century in the UK and US, skewing feminine by mid-century and peaking in the 1960s–1980s. Kimberlie follows the late-20th-century trend of -ie/-ee endings, remaining much rarer than Kimberly/Kimberley. Related variants include Kimberlee, Kimberleigh, Kimberli, and the short forms Kim, Kimmy, and Kimber. Meaning across spellings remains tied to an English “wood/meadow associated with royalty or a stronghold.”