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Kenley

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* Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley

* Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

proper noun Kinley · Kynlee

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

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@misc{kenley_2026,
  title = {Kenley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kenley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}