Etymology

Kingsnorth

K5I1N1G2S1N1O1R1T1H4

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR002393). Full definition →

Old English cyning
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  1. Old English · derived fromcyning“king”
  2. English todayKingsnorth

From Old English cyning (“king”) + snād (“morsel, bit; something cut off, detached land”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcyning all →

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