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Kinnersley

Kinnersley proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449).

Proper noun

Kinnersley (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnersleys)

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449).
  2. A hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8743).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Kinnersley

pluralKinnersleys
alternative formKindersley

Origin of Kinnersley

From the Old English personal name Cyneheard, which is composed by the suffix cyne- (“royal”) + heard (“hard, rigid, firm”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Kinnersley

What does Kinnersley mean?
Kinnersley means a village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449).
What part of speech is Kinnersley?
Kinnersley is a proper noun.

Words near Kinnersley in the dictionary

  1. Kinnelon
  2. kinner
  3. Kinneret
  4. Kinnereth
  5. Kinnerley
  6. Kinnersley
  7. Kinnersleys
  8. Kinnett
  9. Kinnetts
  10. Kinney
  11. Kinney County

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