Etymology

Kenilworth

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2971). Full definition →

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From Old English feminine personal name Cynehild (“royal battle”), genitive singular Cynehilde + worþ (“enclosure”).

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