Kimber (name)
Kimber is a surname and a given name.
The Kimber surname is of English origin and has a number of possible meanings. One of the possible etymologies of the Kimber name is that it was a habitational name from East and West Kimber within the parish of Northlew in Devon and derived from the Old English words "cempa" (warrior) + "bearn" (grove, wood).[1]
People with this family name
- Cecil Kimber
- Glenn Kimber
- Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet
- René-Joseph Kimber
- Sam Kimber
- Simon Kimber
- Sir Sidney Kimber
- Wayne Kimber
- William Kimber, English musician
People with this given name
Fictional characters
- Billy Kimber, fictional character in Peaky Blinders
- Kimber Henry
- Kimber Benton
See also
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American family names (e-reference ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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