"Kimber" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * From the name of a 7th-century English female saint, Kyneburga or Cyneburh, from 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. Etymology templates: {{m|ang|Cyneburh}} Cyneburh, {{inh|en|ang|cyne||royal}} Old English cyne (“royal”), {{m|ang|burh||fortress}} burh (“fortress”), {{m|ang|cempa||warrior}} cempa (“warrior”), {{m|ang|bearn||grove/wood}} bearn (“grove/wood”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kimber
  1. A surname originating as a matronymic.
    Sense id: en-Kimber-en-name-0F60DUPL Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A female given name from Old English of modern usage, transferred back from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Kimber-en-name-0eG2V1Sx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kymber Related terms: Kimberley

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