Kenley
suburban area · Greater London
Old EnglishAI-generated
Kenley is an Old English place name meaning 'Cenel's clearing' or 'royal clearing'. It combines a personal name or a term for royalty with a word for a clearing.
Word origins
- Ken-
- Old Englishpersonal name element or royal(from Cenel "keen, sharp", cyne- "royal")
- ley
- Old Englishclearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")