Kimberly \k(i)-mber-ly, kimb(e)-rly\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Kimberly), is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Kimberly is "Cyneburg's meadow". Place name: Cyneburg was an Old English name meaning "royal forest". Masculine use of the name can be traced to the Boer War, when English soldiers were fighting in the South African town of Kimberley.

Kimberly has 4 variant forms: Kim, Kimbo, Kimberleigh and Kimberley.