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 "KIN səl la", it is also often found pronounced "kən 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
  • 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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