Meanings
plural Wimberleys · alternative Wimberleigh · alternative Wimberlie · alternative Wimberly · alternative Wymberley · alternative Wymberly
- A surname.
- A unisex given name.
IRENE DIXON BURTON'S son, David, graduated from N. C. State in psychology this spring. Daughter Wimberley is in the 8th grade and will attend a summer program at Cullowhee.
1978 April 28, Peggy Gray Sharp, “'48”, in The Alumnae Record, Salem College, page 39
Origin
From an Old English name, probably *Wynebeald (“Winebald”) + lēah (“clearing”), Wimbaldlai in the Domesday Book. Compare with Wimbley, Wimboldsley.
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Wimberley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wimberley
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wimberley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wimberley.
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