Kinsella

Kinsella is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin, developed from the original form Cinnsealach, meaning "proud".[1] The Kinsella sept is native in part of the modern County Wexford in Leinster, a district formerly called the Kinsellaghs.[1] The oldest documentary mention of the surname appears in the Ancient Records of Leinster, dated to 1170, where the son of the King of Leinster is named as Enna Cinsealach.[1] Originally pronounced /ˈkɪnsələ/ KIN-səl-ə, it is also often found pronounced /kɪnˈsɛlə/ kihn-SEL-lə (especially in Australia and New Zealand). This surname is most often found in Ireland, Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Kinsella.

People with this surname

Spelling variations

  • Kinchella
  • Kinchsular
  • Kingslagh
  • Kingslaghe
  • Kinsela
  • Kinsella
  • Kinshellagh
  • Kinshlagh
  • Kinslayer
  • Kinsler
  • Kynsellagh
  • Kynsellaghe
  • O'Kinsella
  • O'Cinnseallaigh
  • Kinsley

See also

References

  1. "Kinsella". SurnameDB. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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