Kimmie

Kimmie is a diminutive of the feminine names Kimberly or Kim. It is an English given name, typically used as a short form (or hypocorism) of these longer names.

The name Kimberly itself originates from the city of Kimberley in South Africa, named after Lord Kimberley (1826–1902). The city rose to prominence during the late 19th century, especially during the Boer War, and the given name Kimberly gained widespread usage in the mid-20th century, becoming particularly popular as a feminine name.

Notable modern bearers of the name Kimmie include American figure skater Kimmie Meissner (born 1989), who won the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships; Swiss figure skater Kimmy Repond (born 2006); American singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes (born 1963); and American actress Kimmy Robertson (born 1954), best known for playing the ditzy secretary Lucy Moran on the TV series Twin Peaks. In British public life, there is Kimberley “Kimmie” Taylor, an English woman who joined a Kurdish militia in Syria in 2015. The name also appears among fictional characters, most notably Kimmy Gibbler from the television series Full House and the titular character from the sitcom The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kimmy Schmidt. There is also Kimmy GoDongHae in a Filipino film series and Kimmy Kappenberg, a contestant on the reality TV show Survivor. A masculine bearer is Kimmie Weeks (born 1981), a Liberian human rights activist.

Related names include variants such as Kimmy, Kimber, Kimbra, Kym, and the diminutive Kimmy.

• Meaning: Diminutive of Kimberly or Kim
• Origin: English
• Type: Diminutive / Given Name
• Usage: English-speaking countries