English Explanatory Dictionary

Kenley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3259).
  4. A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia

Word forms

Kenley Kinley Kynlee

Etymology

* Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley * Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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