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 [ 2 syll. kim-bal(l), ki-mba-ll ] The boy name Kimball is pronounced KIHMBahL KEY. 1: Kimball is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in the English language. An old form of Kimball is Cynebald (Old English). The name could be of multiple origins, possibly the Old English cynebeald ('kin bold, brave king') as described in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim (1901), the Old English cyfyll ('borderland'), or else it could be of Celtic roots. Forms of the name include the English names Kimbell and Kimble. Another variant of Kimball is the English short form Kim. 2: Kimball is of Old Welsh origin. Here, the meaning is 'war chief'. An older form of Kimball is Cynbel (Old Welsh). Kimball is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1954, 0.003% of baby boys were given the name Kimball. It was #919 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then, and is currently used on a very modest scale. Within all boy names in its family, Kimball was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Kimball include the English Kimble, the English Kimbell, and the English and Scottish Campbell. KEY: English pronunciation for Kimball: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
