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Kingsley is an English 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 ).
Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley, born Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye (18 June 1793 [1] – April or May 1870), also known as Anna Kingsley, Anta Majigeen Njaay or Anna Madgigine Jai, [2] was a West African from present-day Senegal, who was enslaved and sold in Cuba, probably via the slave pens on Gorée Island.
Kingsley is an English surname. Written in Old English as Cyningesleah , this locational surname roughly means "from the king's wood, glade or meadow," and derives from the Old English words Cyning (King) and leah ( woodland clearing ).
African women were surprised that a woman of Kingsley's age was travelling without a man, as she was frequently asked why her husband was not accompanying her. Kingsley landed in Sierra Leone on 17 August 1893 and from there travelled further to Luanda in Angola. She lived with local people, who taught her necessary surviving-skills for living ...
Ebenyi Kingsley is a Nigerian politician. He served as a member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Born on 28 July 1964, he hails from Enugu State. He was first elected into the House of Assembly at the 2011 elections, and re-elected in 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). [1] [2]
Born in Ghana in 1970, Kingsley Ofosu was the eldest of four children and left school early to help his mother make a living selling produce. He had wanted to become an automotive engineer, but lacked the money to pursue the necessary studies in that field. Instead, as a young man, he found intermittent work on the docks in the port of Takoradi ...
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Kingsley College, Melbourne, Australia, a school of theology; Kingsley Hall, London, England; Kingsley (mascot), the mascot for Partick Thistle F.C. The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Perrey and Kingsley, pioneers in electronic music; Kingsley Royal, mascot for Reading F.C. Kingsley Field, airport located in Southern Oregon; Kingsley's Adventure ...