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 [ 2 syll. kin-(g)(s)ton, ki-ngst-on ] The boy name Kingston is pronounced KIHNGSTahN KEY. Kingston is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Kingston's meaning is 'from the king's estate'. Variations of Kingston include the English names King and Kinston. Kingston is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also perceived to be trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.071% of baby boys were named Kingston. It ranked at #239 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Kingston was the most popular in 2008. 5 times more boys were named Kingston than the next ranked name, the English King, in that year. Baby names that sound like Kingston include the English Kinston and the Finnish Konstatin. KEY: Pronunciation for Kingston: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
