Given name & surname

Kinnell

“from the top of the cliff”

Kinnell is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the top of the cliff.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “from the top of the cliff.”

Kinnell’s family of names

Kinnell has a related form in Kinel. Kinnell has a related form in Kinell. Kinnell has a related form in Kinnel.

Walk Kinnell’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 7

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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

Gaelic

Kinloch

“head of the loch”

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Gaelic

Kinnear

“headland”

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Gaelic

Kinghorn

“head; height”

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Gaelic

Kilgore

“wood”

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Gaelic

Kilgour

“wood”

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Gaelic

Killgore

“wood”

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Gaelic · Saints

Kilbride

“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”

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Gaelic

Kilgannon

Kilgannon is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Sibling ideas

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

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