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Kim (1)

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• Pronounced： [ KIM ]
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• Usage：English

At the present it is usually considered a short form of KIMBERLY, but it in fact predates it as a given name. The author Rudyard Kipling used it for the title hero of his novel 'Kim' (1901), though in this case it was short for KIMBALL. In her novel 'Show Boat' (1926) Edna Ferber used it for a female character who was born on the Mississippi River and was named from the initials of the states Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi. The name was popularized in America by the actresses Kim Hunter (1922-2002) and Kim Novak (1933-), both of whom assumed it as a stage name.

	KIMBERLY   female   English From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord KIMBERLEY (1826-1902). The city came to prominence in the late 19th century during the Boer War. Kimberly has been used as a given name since the mid-20th century, eventually becoming very popular as a feminine name.
		KIMBERLEY     English From various English places called Kimberley. They mean either "CYNEBURGA's field", "CYNEBALD's field" or "CYNEMÆR's field".
			CYNEBURGA   female   Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) Variant of CYNEBURG.
				CYNEBURG   female   Anglo-Saxon Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of Mercia, was the founder of an abbey at Gloucester in the 7th century.
			CYNEBALD   male   Anglo-Saxon Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and beald "bold".
			CYNEM?R   male   Anglo-Saxon Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and mær "famous".
	KIMBALL   male   English From a surname which was derived from either the Welsh given name CYNBEL or the Old English given name CYNEBALD.
		CYNBEL   male   Ancient Celtic Derived from Welsh cyn "chief" and bel "war".
		CYNEBALD   male   Anglo-Saxon Derived from Old English cyne "royal" and beald "bold".