kimberley

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Definition von kimberley im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A habitational surname

A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s, more often spelled Kimberly

It will take some getting used to, a husband named Kim. She has known girls named Kim since she was a squirt in a sunsuit. Quite a few really. Kimberleys and plain Kims.

Any of several places, notably a city in South Africa, noted for diamond mining

A male given name derived from the surname or the place name (site of a battle in the Boer Wars)

derived from the place name, more commonly in the form Kimberly

A city in Northern Cape, South Africa, noted for diamond mining

a city which is the centre of a diamond mining area in northern Cape Province, South Africa. City (pop., 1996: urban area, 170,432), South Africa. Founded in 1871 shortly after the discovery of diamonds in the area, it was the capital of Griqualand West (1873-80) before it became part of Cape Colony. It was besieged by the Boers for four months (1899-1900) during the South African War. It is still a diamond-mining centre; its outskirts are marked by immense pits and heaps of earth, the aftermath of mining operations. The De Beers and Kimberley mines are nearby

rare, given name, male

city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing

Silbentrennung

Kim·ber·ley

Türkische aussprache

kîmbırli

Aussprache

/ˈkəmbərlē/ /ˈkɪmbɜrliː/

Etymologie

() English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburg (a seventh century female saint )", from Old English cyne (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”).