Meaning and Origin
What does the name Kimber mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from the United States and Bahrain agree the name Kimber means "Royal/fortress".
- According to a user from North Carolina, U.S., the name Kimber is of American origin and means "Love".
- According to a user from South Africa, the name Kimber is of Arabic origin and means "Color of the rising sun over the desert, also a precious stone".
- According to a user from Ohio, U.S., the name Kimber is of English origin and means "Gun".
- From the name of a 7th-century English female saint, Kyneburga or Cyneburh, Old English cyne (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”).
- English: probably a habitational name from East and West Kimber in the parish of Northlew in Devon, so named from Old English cempa (“warrior”) (or the Old English personal name Cempa) + bearn (“grove/wood”). It may also be an altered form of Kimbrough. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kinberg.
- A matronymic surname.
- A female given name from Old English of modern usage, transferred back from the surname.