First names in Hebrew

First name Kimberly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קימברלי

Gematria value: 392

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kimberly is written קימברלי

Meaning and origin

What does Kimberly mean?

Meaning: English place name, "Cyneburg's meadow"
Origin: English

Kimberly is first an English place name, Kimberley, explained through Old English as "Cyneburg's meadow", after a woman's name. A town in South Africa, famous for its diamond mines, took the name in the nineteenth century. As a first name, Kimberly was among the top American girls' names in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gematria

Kimberly = 392

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קימברלי has 7 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• מthe letter Mem40
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total392

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Kimberly, from ק to י:

קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5

The book of your first name

Kimberly, in nine pages

• Kimberly, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Kimberly
• Kimberly, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Kimberly in three answers

How do you write Kimberly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kimberly is written קימברלי.

What is the gematria value of Kimberly?
Written קימברלי, Kimberly is worth 392: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Kimberly mean?
English place name, "Cyneburg's meadow (origin: English). Kimberly is first an English place name, Kimberley, explained through Old English as "Cyneburg's meadow", after a woman's name. A town in South Africa, famous for its diamond mines, took the name in the nineteenth century. As a first name, Kimberly was among the top American girls' names in the 1960s and 1970s.