Given name & surname

Kennington

“royal”

Kennington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kennington goes back to Old English cyne-, meaning “royal.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Kennington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English cyne- (“royal”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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