Kingsley

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the King's meadow
Pronunciation
KINGS-lee
KINGZ-lee
Popularity
In the United States, Kingsley ranks at #464 in popularity, while in England and Wales it ranks at #171. It is also popular in Australia and New Zealand.

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Kingsley Name meanings & History

From the King's meadow. From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English. This name may have received a boost in popularity after the release of the 2007 movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, featuring the character Kingsley Shacklebolt. Kingsley is mainly used as a first name for boys, but it can also be used as a surname or a unisex name.

Zodiac Sign of Kingsley: Kundalini (Hindu, for power) Scorpio

Synonyms of Kingsley:

K: Kundalini,Karma,Karate,Kind

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

N: Nitpicking,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis,Nice,Nervous,Nutrition

G: Gregarious,Go-getter,Goof-off,Genuine

S: Security,Status,Social Standing,Success,Solidity,Sensuality,Sex

L: Luscious,Liaison,Languid,Lazy,Lover,Legal,Lovely

E: Exaggerate,Expressive,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain,Environment

Y: Yen/money,Yin/Yang,Youth-giving

Kingsley is:

  • a Class name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Kingsley Amis (British author), Kingsley Coman (French soccer player), Kingsley Ben-Adir (British actor), Kingsley Shacklebolt (fictional character in the Harry Potter series)

2.) Kingsley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) king’s meadow.

Other Forms: Kings, Kingslea, Kingslee, Kingsleigh, Kingsli, Kingslie, Kingsly, Kingzlee, Kinslea, Kinslee, Kinsleigh, Kinsley, Kinsli, Kinslie, Kinsly, Kyngs, Kyngslea, Kyngslee, Kyngsleigh, Kyngsley, Kyngsli, Kyngslie, Kyngsly


3.) Kingsley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) royal nature

Other Forms: King, Kings, Kingslea, Kingslee, Kingsleigh, Kingsly, Kins


4.) Kingsley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: King’s meadow

Other Forms: Kingslee, Kingsleigh


5.) KINGSLEY (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from the place-name Cyningesleah, which is derived from the Old English elements cyning (king, monarch) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “king’s wood.” The name was indicative of a person who dwelled in or near the king’s wood. Short: King. (KINGS-LEE)


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