Kimball (given name)
Kimball is a relatively common English language surname – it is also a given name, although relatively rare. It is Old Welsh for "war chief," Old Celtic for "leader of men," and Anglo-Saxon for "leader of the warriors." Rudyard Kipling reports it as Old English for "kin bold, brave king." As a given name, Kimball is often contracted to "Kim."
Kimball may refer to:
- Kimball Collins, American DJ
- Fictional
- Kimball O'Hara, the "Kim" of Rudyard Kipling's Kim (novel)
- Kimball Kinnison, hero of the Lensman series of science fiction novels.
- Kimball Cho, agent in the hit television show The Mentalist and crime drama.
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