Etymology

Kinsley

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English Cyne
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromCyne“Royal (a man's name)”
  2. English todayKinsley

From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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