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Kingsley (given Name)
Kingsley is an English surname and given name. Written in Old English as ''Cyningesleah'', this locational name roughly means "from the king's wood, glade or meadow," and derives from the Old English words ''Cyning'' (King) and ''leah'' ( woodland clearing).Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press People with the given name "Kingsley" include A * Kingsley Abasili (born 1984), Nigerian actor * Kingsley Abayie, Ghanaian politician * Kingsley Agbodike (born 1999), Nigerian footballer * Kingsley Akpososo (born 1990), Nigerian footballer *Kingsley Amis (1922–1995), English novelist *Kingsley Amuneke (born 1980), Nigerian footballer *Kingsley Armstrong (born 1962), Saint Lucian football manager *Kingsley Asiam (1921–1982), Ghanaian politician * Kingsley Asoah-Apima (born 1950), Ghanaian politician * Kingsley Ayogu (born 1994), Nigerian artist B * Kingsley Baird, New Zealand artist *Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 1986), British actor *Kingsley Benedict (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
