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.
This page lists people with the
surnameKinsella. If an
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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.
This page lists people with the
surnameKinsella. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.