Kingsley

K5I1N1G2S1L1E1Y4
/ˈkɪŋzli/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English cynges →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. The name of various geographical places:
    1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5574).
    2. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7838).
    3. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0146).
    4. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124) in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
    6. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    7. A village in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
    8. An unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, named after author Charles Kingsley.
    9. A township in Forest County, Pennsylvania.
    10. An unincorporated community in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    11. A suburb of Perth in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcynges
  2. EnglishKingsley

"The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Kingsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsley

MLA

“Kingsley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingsley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsley.

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