Kinsley

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English Cyne →
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Meanings

proper nounKinsley (countable and uncountable, plural Kinsleys)

plural Kinsleys

  1. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Edwards County, Kansas, United States, named after E. W. Kinsley.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Hemsworth civil parish, City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4114).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCyne“Royal (a man's name)”
  2. EnglishKinsley

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Kinsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinsley

MLA

“Kinsley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinsley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinsley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinsley.

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