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Where I live, it would be a spelling error for a diamond mining town.

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I've known a multitude of Kims, both male and female; all but one have been just Kim, not Kim-short-for-whatever. There is also a dancer named Kimbrian, which he can carry off but most others probably couldn't.

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Kims, in my experience, lack energy and personality.

I've met SO many Kims (generally short for Kimberly or Kimberley) that it's hard to really put them in a box as 1 personality type... however, it does seem that most tend to be in their 30s or 40s, though some are younger. Many are mums... relatively down to earth name.

In general, people seem to think that Kimberly is a ditzy cheerleader name, but I know quite a few girls named Kimberly, and none of them are ditzy or cheerleaders. In fact, when I hear Kimberly, I think of a quirky girl who is very clever and hard-working but is a little rough around the edges. As I said, I know several girls named Kimberly, but of the two that I know best, one is very sweet and hard-working and the other has a bit of an attitude and is very quirky.

Kimberley was very popular when I was in school. It was considered trendy and cheerleader-ish. It was the Kinzy / Kaley / Cassidy of its day. Of course this is just an impression the name gave off back then. I knew many who were not cheerleaders or "trendy / flighty / superficial." I wouldn't assume this. It's just the feeling it gave off back then.

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I try very hard not to let stereotypes or one bad associaiton take over a name. It's not fair on the poor name, afterall.

This message was edited 11/13/2011, 1:51 PM

I see a girl who is obsessed with popularity, I've never met a Kimberley like this, but for some reason whenever I hear Kim or Kimberly I always think of this.