Kensington

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English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”).

The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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Kensington

  1. An affluent area of west London, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London; South Kensington contains several major museums.
  2. A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).
  3. A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    Synonym: Barretts Cross (historical)
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
    2. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
    3. A neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois.
    4. A city in Kansas.
    5. A town in Maryland.
    6. A city in Minnesota.
    7. A town in New Hampshire.
    8. A village in Long Island, New York.
    9. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
    10. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
      • 2023 December 17, Olivia Empson, quoting Sarah Laurel, “‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
        “There are over 150 channels dedicated to Kensington and all the things that take place here,” said Sarah Laurel, founder of Savage Sisters, a non-profit in Kensington supporting those affected by substance disorders.
  5. A suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
  6. A suburb of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. [2]
  7. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [3]

Derived terms

Noun

Kensington (plural Kensingtons)

  1. (dated) Alternative letter-case form of kensington (“sewing circle”).
    • 1910 May, Josephine Spencer, “To Keep.”, in Young Woman's Journal, volume 21, number 5, Salt Lake City: Organ of Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, →OCLC, page 251:
      She wished Kate had not told her of the weekly sewing club, of the matinee-parties, the afternoon Kensingtons, the times down town when they had met, and Elsie had been, according to Kate's glowing account, "the life of the crowd."
    • 1915 February, “Delta Zeta”, in The Key — Kappa Kappa Gamma, volume 32, number 1, Menasha: George Banta Pub. Co., page 97:
      Besides the usual social affairs given in the usual ways, Iota chapter is giving a series of Pre-Holiday Kensingtons and teas entertaining forty different girls, the majority of whom are to be non-sorority girls, each afternoon. The guests are invited to bring their Holiday sewing and the affairs are to be very informal.
    • 1917 December 1, Goodwin's Weekly, Salt Lake City, →OCLC, page 9:
      The second in a series of delightful knitting Kensingtons was given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. E. A. Wall at her handsome home.
    • 1922 November, “Loyal Star Department: Cedar Rapids, Iowa”, in Railway Carmen's Journal, volume 27, number 11, Kansas City: Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, →OCLC, page 706:
      We have all-day Kensingtons, then we serve dinner and supper to the carmen. We also sew and do fancy work, which we sell for the benefit of the lodge.

References

  • 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  1. ^ NZ Topo Map: Timaru
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map: Whangarei
  3. ^ NZ Topo Map: Dunedin
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