Updated June 9, 2019

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Chief

Girl name variations

Kim

Kim

+ 6% this year
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Kym

Kym

+ 20% this year
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Kimmi

Kimmi

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Kimmey

Kimmey

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Kimmy

Kimmy

+ 33% this year
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Kimball

Kimball

+ 50% this year
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Kimble

Kimble

- 14% this year
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Kimbell

Kimbell

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Chief

Boy name variations

Kim

Kim

+ 6% this year
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Kym

Kym

+ 20% this year
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Kimmi

Kimmi

0 % this year
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Kimmey

Kimmey

0 % this year
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Kimmy

Kimmy

+ 33% this year
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Kimball

Kimball

+ 50% this year
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Kimble

Kimble

- 14% this year
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Kimbell

Kimbell

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Welsh : from an Old Welsh personal name, Cynbel, composed of the elements cyn ‘chief’ + bel ‘war’. This was borne by Welsh chieftain in Roman times whose name is recorded in a Latinized form as Cunobelinus; he provided the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
  • English : habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, so named from a Celtic word related to Welsh cyfyl ‘border’.
  • Possibly also a variant of English Kimball or Kimble.
  • It is also quite likely that this name has assimilated some instances of German Kembel.