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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Other Forms FormsKenly, Kenlie, Kenli, Kenlee, Kenleigh
Meaning & History
Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".