Kingsley (name)
Kingsley is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. Written in Old English as Cyningesleah, this locational surname roughly means "from the king's wood, glade or meadow," and derives from the Old English words Cyning (King) and leah (woodland clearing).[1] Kingsley has also been used as a male given name since the 19th century.
A glade (woodland clearing) in a montane forest in the Olympic Mountains of the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Surname
- Adam Kingsley, Australian rules footballer
- Ben Kingsley, English actor
- Bob Kingsley, American radio personality
- Calvin Kingsley, American Methodist bishop
- Charles Kingsley, English novelist
- Charlotte Kingsley, English author better known by her married name of Charlotte Chanter
- David R. Kingsley, United States Army Air Forces officer
- Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter
- Emily Kingsley, writer for Sesame Street
- Ferdinand Kingsley, English actor and musician
- Florence Morse Kingsley, American author
- George Kingsley (1826–1892), English physician, writer and traveller
- Gershon Kingsley (1922–2019), Jewish German-American composer
- Henry Kingsley, English novelist
- James Kingsley, Attorney and mayor of Ann Arbor
- James Luce Kingsley, American classical and biblical scholar
- Jason Kingsley, American actor
- Jean-Pierre Kingsley, former Canadian Chief Electoral Officer
- John Sterling Kingsley, American professor of biology
- Kent Kingsley, Australian rules footballer
- Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer
- Mary St Leger Kingsley, English writer better known by the pseudonym Lucas Malet
- Matt Kingsley, English footballer
- Matt Kingsley (basketball), American basketball player
- Patrick Kingsley (journalist), British journalist
- Peter Kingsley (scholar), English classical scholar
- Robert Kingsley, judge.
- Sidney Kingsley, American dramatist
- Stephen Kingsley, Scottish footballer
- Stuart Kingsley, British scientist
- William C. Kingsley, (1833–1885) American construction contractor involved in the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Zephaniah Kingsley, British-born American plantation owner
- Zephaniah Kingsley, Sr., British merchant and founder of the University of New Brunswick
Given name
- Kingsley Amis, English novelist
- Kingsley Asiam, Ghanaian politician
- Kingsley Black, Northern Ireland footballer
- Kingsley Coman, French footballer
- Kingslee "Akala" Daley, British rapper
- Kingsley Enagbare (born 2000), American football player
- Kingsley Keke, American football player
- Kingsley Martin, British journalist
- Kingsley Moghalu, Nigerian politician, author and economist
- Kingsley Ng, Hong Kong artist
- Kingsley Ogoro, Nigerian film producer and director
- Kingsley Otuaro (born 1968), Nigerian politician and businessman
- Kingsley Swampillai, Bishop of Trincomalee
- Kingsley A. Taft, American politician
- Kingsley Wood, British politician
- Kingsley Ben-Adir, British television, film, and stage actor
- Kingsley James, English footballer
Fictional characters
- Peter Kingsley (24 character), character from 24
- Kingsley Shacklebolt, character from the Harry Potter series
- Kingsley the Lion, a puppet character created by Walker Edmiston
- Kingsley Owen, character in the TV series Fresh Meat
- Hank Kingsley, character in the TV series The Larry Sanders Show
- Kingsley Zissou, name given to Ned Plimpton by Steve Zissou in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Kingsley Edge, character from the Original Sinners Series[2] by Tiffany Reisz
- Roderick Kingsley, a Marvel Comics character
- Kingsley Tealeaf, character in Web series Critical Role
References
- Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- "The Original Sinners Series by Tiffany Reisz". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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