Kensington
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɛnzɪŋtən/
Proper noun
Kensington
- An affluent area of west London; South Kensington contains several major museums
- A city in Kansas
- A town in Maryland
- A city in Minnesota
- A town in New Hampshire
- A village in Long Island, New York
- An unincorporated community in Ohio
- A town in Prince Edward Island
Derived terms
- Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
- North Kensington
References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.