The name Kimber is a girl's name of American origin. Kimber is ranked #604 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like American Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Baby a Day".
From the experts:
This diminutive of Kimberley is gaining momentum as a standalone name. For our part, we're stumped by its rise.
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Comments
iraasuup Says:
ispyabrownbair Says:
I have a close friend who has a daughter named Kimber. He named her that after his love of the Kimber guns. I actually think it's really pretty! But, she is a gorgeous little girl so I may be doing a person association with the name :)
lynn_wentworth Says:
To me it does feel like it was just chopped in half, but Briella is a "cut up" version of Gabriella and I love that. I think I just prefer how feminine Kimberly feels, where standalone Kimber has a masculine effect to it.
MichelleTherese Says:
It's not just a nickname for Kimberly, though it does make a nice one. It actually predates Kimberly.
MichelleTherese Says:
Other forms are Kimbree, Kimbre, Cymbre, Kinbarra, Kinborow, and more. This name comes from St. Kyneburgh, who was an Anglo-Saxon princess.
MichelleTherese Says:
Kimber was a girl's name before Kimberly was. It's from an Anglo-Saxon saint and princess, St. Kyneburgha. There is a church named for her in England. If you don't like the way Kimber rhymes with "timber" consider the other forms: Kinbarra, Kinborrow, Kimbra, Kimbro, Kimbre/Cymbre. This website gives over 100 forms of the name and an interesting history: http://www.kinbarra.net/spe... Also, Namberry has Kinborow on its list of names from Tudor England.
TF2Scout Says:
It's going down, I'm yelling Kimber.
capable Says:
I used to babysit for a girl named Kimber whose middle name was Lee (or possibly Leigh), but that's one option, like a classmate I had whose mother wanted to name her Kasey, but her father insisted on something more serious, so they named her Katherine Charlotte and called her K.C.
Zoey_Artemisia Says:
I have a very strong urge to add 'ly' to the end of this name.
SunKissedChild Says:
Sounds to much like "timber" for my liking!
namenerd8 Says:
I've never been a fan of Kimberly but I actually really like Kimber
AbbyMac Says:
I hate these names which are just another name with a bit missing.
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