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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.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Kinsella". SurnameDB. Retrieved 7 December 2019.