About Kensington
The name "Kensington" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "Ken" meaning "royal" or "brave" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the name Kensington can be interpreted to mean "royal settlement" or "brave settlement." It is often used as a place name and is associated with various locations, particularly the affluent district in West London, England.
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Most individuals with the name Kensington are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -28.30% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Kensington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kensington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.