Kimble as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kimble

What is the meaning of the name Kimble ?

The baby name Kimble is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɪmbəl/ (KIM-bəl).

Kimble is English in Origin.

Kimble is an English surname-turned-given name tied to the Buckinghamshire villages Great and Little Kimble (noted in 1086), and often treated as a variant of Kimball. The surname likely derives from the Old English personal name Cynebeald - cyne “royal” + beald “bold, brave” - yielding the sense “royally brave” or “bold leader.” Variants include Kimball, Kimbell, and Kimbel; short forms Kim and Kimm appear, making the name potentially unisex.

Use as a first name surfaced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain and North America, following the broader surname-as-given-name trend; it remains uncommon. The character Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive boosted recognition in the mid-20th century. Today Kimble reads streamlined and modern while retaining deep English roots, with -all spellings (Kimball/Kimbell) more frequent in records than the shorter -ble form.