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Re: Meaning of the name Kynynmond
in reply to a message by Nikki
the name Kynyn- may be related to the Old English word 'cyning' meaning "king" or 'cyne' meaning "royal".
so the name may mean "king of the world" or "royal world".
Hope this is of some help. :)
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Thanks for the help RBrown. The meaning you suggest is certainly plausible & just what I was hoping might be the case. I want to use the name for a male character of noble birth in a fantasy novel I'm writing. I had got used to calling this fellow Kynynmond (a name I found by accident in the bibliography of a book I was reading)when it suddenly occurred to me the name might have less of Raymond in it than of Rosamond! Such gaffs can be costly to struggling authors.
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