Kinlet
village · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Kinlet is likely derived from an Old English personal name combined with a term for a woodland clearing or settlement. It may mean 'Cyne's leah'.
Word origins
- Kin-
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly from a personal name like Cyne(from cyne- "royal, noble")
- let
- Old EnglishAttestedWoodland clearing or settlement(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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