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Kimela

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How to Pronounce Kimela

Pronounced kih-MEL-uh /kɪˈmɛlə/Medium

Meaning: Kimela reads as a coined elaboration of Kim, the short form of Kimberly, extended with an -ela ending. Kimberly is an English place and surname, from a personal name plus 'leah', 'meadow or clearing', later popularly glossed as 'royal meadow'. Kimela borrows Kim's opening and adds a soft feminine tail, so it carries the Kimberly flavor rather than a separate root.Low

In 30 seconds: Kimela elaborates Kim or Kimberly, an English name read as 'royal meadow'. A soft coinage, it stayed rare in America (said kih-MEL-uh).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningKimela reads as a coined elaboration of Kim, the short form of Kimberly, extended with an -ela ending. Kimberly is an English place and surname, from a personal name plus 'leah', 'meadow or clearing', later popularly glossed as 'royal meadow'. Kimela borrows Kim's opening and adds a soft feminine tail, so it carries the Kimberly flavor rather than a separate root.
U.S. rank (1976)#10013 ↘ Falling
1976 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1957
Total births (all-time)≈ 320

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 196219541976

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kimela is a coined elaboration built on Kim, the short form of Kimberly. Kimberly began as an English place-name from a personal name and 'leah', 'meadow', and became a mid-century American favorite. Parents extended the popular Kim with endings like -ela and -berly, and Kimela is one of those gentle inventions.

It was never common, appearing for only a couple of dozen girls a year around its faint peak in the late nineteen-fifties and fading by the mid-seventies. A girl given it then is in her late sixties now. It reads as a soft, of-its-decade spin on Kim.

Did you know? Kimela is Kim with an added flourish, drawing on Kimberly, an English place-name that popular tradition softened into 'royal meadow'.
Overall data confidence 34%
References - Kimela / Kimberly — Elaboration of Kim < Kimberly, English 'meadow'

Variations

KimberlyKimelaKimmelaKim

Nicknames

KimKimmieMela

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If you like Kimela…

Kimberly— the parent name behind Kim
Kimberley— a like fuller spelling of the same name
Pamela— a like -ela ending girl's name of the era
Kim— the short form Kimela extends

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kimela mean?

It is an elaboration of Kim or Kimberly, an English place-name popularly read as 'royal meadow'.

How do you pronounce Kimela?

It's said kih-MEL-uh /kɪˈmɛlə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Kimela a boy or girl name?

Kimela is used as a girl's name.

Is Kimela a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, a soft elaboration of Kim that peaked quietly in the late nineteen-fifties.

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