Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kennington

/ˈkɛnɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: ken-ning-ton
IPA: /ˈkɛnɪŋtən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0244).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5202).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A settlement in Southland, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”). # For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: cyne-, -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɛnɪŋtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kenningtons (plural)

Rhymes With

pennington bennington dennington hennington

Questions

How do you pronounce kennington?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛnɪŋtən/.
What does kennington mean?: A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178).
Where does kennington come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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