Kennington.
A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178).
Meaning & usage
A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178).
A suburb and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0244).
A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5202).
A settlement in Southland, New Zealand.
A suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”). # For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).
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