Kingsbury
name
name ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
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- 1 A habitational surname from locations. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A village municipality of Estrie, Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A place in Great Britain:; A suburb in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1988). countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A place in Great Britain:; A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2196). countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A place in the United States of America:; A town in LaPorte County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A place in the United States of America:; A census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A place in the United States of America:; A town in Washington County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A place in the United States of America:; A small city in Guadalupe County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; Ellipsis of Kingsbury County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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Originally from Old English Cingesburg, &c., from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort, manor, town”). Later derived from earlier places named Kingsbury and from people bearing the surname. Equivalent to king's -bury. Doublet of Kingsburg, Kingsburgh, and Conisbrough. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingsville, Coniston, Conington, and Queensbury.
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