Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinsley

/kˈɪnzli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: kins-ley
IPA: /kˈɪnzli/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Cyne

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kinsleys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kinsley?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪnzli/.
What does kinsley mean?: A habitational surname from Old English.
Where does kinsley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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