# Kensington
## English
### Etymology

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”).
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /kɛn.zɪŋ.tən/
* Hyphenation: Ken‧sing‧ton
* Rhymes: -ɛnzɪŋtən

### Proper noun

Kensington
* An affluent area of west London, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London; South Kensington contains several major museums.
* A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).
* A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1886]
    Synonym: Barretts Cross (historical)
* A number of places in the United States:
** A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
** A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
** A census-designated place in the town of Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut.
** An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
** A neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois.
** A minor city in Smith County, Kansas.
** A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
** An unincorporated community in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
** A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota.
** A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
** A village in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
** A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
** An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.
** A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*** 2023 December 17, Olivia Empson, quoting Sarah Laurel, “‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:“There are over 150 channels dedicated to Kensington and all the things that take place here,” said Sarah Laurel, founder of Savage Sisters, a non-profit in Kensington supporting those affected by substance disorders.
* A suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
* A suburb of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.
* A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

#### Derived terms

* Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
* North Kensington
* South Kensington
* West Kensington

### Noun

Kensington (plural Kensingtons)
* (dated) Alternative letter-case form of kensington (“sewing circle”).
** 1910 May, Josephine Spencer, “To Keep.”, in Young Woman's Journal, volume 21, number 5, Salt Lake City: Organ of Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, →OCLC, page 251:She wished Kate had not told her of the weekly sewing club, of the matinee-parties, the afternoon Kensingtons, the times down town when they had met, and Elsie had been, according to Kate's glowing account, "the life of the crowd."
** 1915 February, “Delta Zeta”, in The Key — Kappa Kappa Gamma, volume 32, number 1, Menasha: George Banta Pub. Co., page 97:Besides the usual social affairs given in the usual ways, Iota chapter is giving a series of Pre-Holiday Kensingtons and teas entertaining forty different girls, the majority of whom are to be non-sorority girls, each afternoon. The guests are invited to bring their Holiday sewing and the affairs are to be very informal.
** 1917 December 1, Goodwin's Weekly, Salt Lake City, →OCLC, page 9:The second in a series of delightful knitting Kensingtons was given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. E. A. Wall at her handsome home.
** 1922 November, “Loyal Star Department: Cedar Rapids, Iowa”, in Railway Carmen's Journal, volume 27, number 11, Kansas City: Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, →OCLC, page 706:We have all-day Kensingtons, then we serve dinner and supper to the carmen. We also sew and do fancy work, which we sell for the benefit of the lodge.

### References

* 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
* ↑ Ward map (Liverpool)
* ↑ NZ Topo Map: Timaru
* ↑ NZ Topo Map: Whangarei
* ↑ NZ Topo Map: Dunedin