Kimberley

== English == === Etymology === English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪmbə(ɹ)li/ === Proper noun === Kimberley Any of several places: The capital city of the Northern Cape, South Africa, noted for diamond mining. The northernmost region in Western Australia. A locality in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia. A city in southeast British Columbia, Canada. A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0704). A town and civil parish with a town council in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4944). A rural area of Selwyn district, in central Canterbury, New Zealand. A habitational surname from Old English. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name (site of a battle in the Boer Wars). A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kimberly, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Kimberly === References ===