Etymology

Kinson

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Today it means: A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0796). Full definition →

Old English Cynestānes tūn
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  1. Old English · inherited fromCynestānes tūn“settlement of Cynestan”
  2. English todayKinson

Ultimately from Old English Cynestānes tūn (“settlement of Cynestan”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Chinestanestone.

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