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Kimberlea
How to Pronounce Kimberlea
Pronounced KIM-bur-lee /ˈkɪm.bər.li/Medium
Meaning: Kimberlea is an -ea spelling of Kimberly, from an English place name meaning 'Cyneburg's meadow' (a woman's name plus leah, 'clearing, meadow'). The town of Kimberley in South Africa carried it into wider use. The -lea ending is a written variation, not a separate origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kimberlea is a spelling variant of Kimberly, from an English place name meaning 'Cyneburg's meadow,' built on a woman's name and leah, 'clearing.' The South African town Kimberley spread it, and it became a hugely popular American girl's name in the mid-century. Kimberlea, with its -ea ending echoing that 'meadow' root, appears in United States records from around 1954 and reached a small high around 1970. It stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Kimberlea at that high would be in her fifties now, right inside the great Kimberly generation. The elaborate spelling never overtook the standard Kimberly and has faded; parents drawn to the name choose Kimberly or the short Kim, so Kimberlea reads as a decorative variant of its era.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kimberlea mean?
It is a spelling of Kimberly, an Old English place name meaning 'Cyneburg's meadow.'
How do you pronounce Kimberlea?
It's said KIM-bur-lee /ˈkɪm.bər.li/, three syllables, like Kimberly.
Is Kimberlea a boy or girl name?
Kimberlea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kimberlea?
It has always been rare, a Kimberly spelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.