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Kimberley
Kimberley ♀, ♂ The immediate source of the given name is the town in South Africa, the scene of fighting during the Boer War, which brought it to public notice at the end of the 19th century. The town was named after a certain Lord Kimberley, whose ancestors derived their surname from one of the places in England called Kimberley. The first part of the place name derives from various Old English personal names; the second (from Old English lēah) means ‘wood’ or ‘clearing’.
Variants: Kimberly (the more common North American spelling), Kimberli(e), Kimberlee, Kimberleigh, all ♀. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kimberley.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kimberley.html |
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Kimberley
Kimberley, Canada, South Africa 1. Canada (British Columbia): founded in 1892 as Mark Creek Crossing, the city was renamed four years later after the town in South Africa.2. South Africa (Northern Cape): founded originally as a camp in 1871 after the local discovery of diamonds. It was named after John Wodehouse (1862–1902), 1st Earl of Kimberley, British colonial secretary (1870–4).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kimberley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kimberley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kimberley.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kimberley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kimberley.html |
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Kimberley
Kimberley geographical area, c.139,000 sq mi (360,010 sq km), Western Australia, NW Australia. The Kimberley Goldfield was the site (1882) of the first major Western Australian gold strike. Cattle and sheep raising are important industries and the region contains four national parks. |
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"Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KimberAus.html "Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KimberAus.html |
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Kimberley
Kimberley , town (1991 pop. 6,531), SE British Columbia, Canada. Canada's highest city (3,660 ft/1,115 m), it is the site of the Sullivan mine, where large quantities of silver, lead, and zinc are mined. |
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"Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KimberCan.html "Kimberley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KimberCan.html |
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Kimberley
Kimberley Norfolk. Chineburlai 1086 (DB). ‘Woodland clearing of a woman called Cyneburg’. OE pers. name + lēah.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kimberley.html A. D. MILLS. "Kimberley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kimberley.html |
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Kimberley
Kimberley •biyearly, really, yearly
•Beardsley • lawyerly • immediately
•hourly • cowardly • surely • marbly
•pebbly
•neighbourly (US neighborly)
•dribbly, scribbly
•Kimberley
•bobbly, wobbly
•Stromboli
•bubbly, lubberly, rubbly, stubbly
•husbandly • hyperbole
•creaturely, teacherly
•Wycherley • elderly
•fiddly, twiddly
•orderly • puddly
•Offaly, waffly
•snuffly
•straggly, waggly
•spangly • laggardly • beggarly
•jiggly, squiggly, wiggly, wriggly
•niggardly • sluggardly • leisurely
•gingerly • soldierly • curmudgeonly
•rascally • treacly • tickly • broccoli
•knuckly • melancholy • sailorly
•scholarly • gentlemanly • seamanly
•anomaly • yeomanly • womanly
•mannerly • panoply • Connolly
•Gallipoli, ripply, tripoli
•dimply
•monopoly, oligopoly
•rumply • purply • matronly
•squirrelly • scoundrelly • Thessaly
•thistly • tinselly • muscly
•Natalie, philately, rattly
•dastardly
•headmasterly, masterly
•schoolmasterly • westerly • painterly
•easterly • Italy • winterly
•sisterly, systole
•writerly • doctorly • quarterly
•fatherly • grandfatherly • weatherly
•northerly
•brotherly, motherly, southerly
•grandmotherly • gravelly • Beverley
•weaselly • frizzly • wizardly • miserly
•Rosalie
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"Kimberley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kimberley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kimberley.html "Kimberley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kimberley.html |
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