kymberly as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of kymberly

What is the meaning of the name kymberly ?

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

kymberly is English in Origin.

Kymberly is a modern respelling of Kimberly, itself from the English surname and place-name Kimberley. The place-name derives from Old English elements - either Cyneburg/Cyneburh (“royal fortress”) + lēah (“clearing, meadow”) or, in some locales, the personal name Cynemær + lēah - yielding the sense “clearing of the royal fortress” or “Cynemær’s meadow.” As a given name, the meaning is often summarized as “from the royal meadow/clearing.”

Used as a unisex given name in the early 20th century, Kimberly became overwhelmingly feminine in the United States during the 1960s–70s, spurred by surname-to-forename trends; creative spellings like Kymberly saw modest use in the late 20th century. Variants include Kimberly, Kimberley, Kimberlee, Kimberlie, Kimberli, Kymberley, and short forms Kim and Kimber; masculine forms sometimes retain the -ley spelling. The respelling Kymberly preserves the pronunciation KIM-ber-lee while lending a distinctive, contemporary look.