"Kenley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley * Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|McKenley}} McKenley, {{m|en|McKinley}} McKinley, {{der|en|ang|Cena||a man's name}} Old English Cena (“a man's name”), {{m|ang|leah|lēah|woodland clearing}} lēah (“woodland clearing”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kenley
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Kenley-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 21 19
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Kenley-en-name-GFKC6xuK
  3. A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3259). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Suburbs in Greater London, England
    Sense id: en-Kenley-en-name-QDl5f5-v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kinley, Kynlee

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