# Kenley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #63,023

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
3. A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3259).
4. A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia

## Etymology
* Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley
* Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kenley