Given name & surname

Kington

“king”

Kington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kington goes back to Old English cyning, meaning “king.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Kington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English cyning (“king”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Kington, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English · Royal

Kennington

“royal”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Old English · Royal

Conington

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Royal

Kingstone

“king's” · “fort, manor, town”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English · Royal

Kingswood

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Royal

Kingsnorth

“king”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English · Royal

Kingsbury

“king's” · “fort, manor, town”

No U.S. birth series

—

English · Royal

King

“the royal ruler”

63FamiliarCooling

>99% boys

English · Royal

Kinsey

“the king's victory” · “the victorious prince”

32RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kington’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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