# Kennington

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛnɪŋtən/ · frequency rank #67,570

## Definitions
1. A suburb of London in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3178).
2. A suburb and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0244).
3. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5202).
4. A settlement in Southland, New Zealand.
5. A suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
6. A surname.

## Etymology
# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”).
# For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).

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