Kingsley

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋzli/

Proper noun

Kingsley

1. A surname.
2. The name of various geographical places:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, 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 number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
      2. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
      3. A village in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
      4. An unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, named after author Charles Kingsley.
      5. A township in Forest County, Pennsylvania.
      6. An unincorporated community in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
   6. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Kingsley.

Proper noun

Kingsley

1. a female given name from English
2. a surname from English