In 30 seconds: Kinsey is an Old English surname name meaning royal victory meadow. A cheerful sporty two-syllable name associated with scientist Alfred Kinsey and growing for girls.
Kinsey is an Old English place name and surname from Cynesige (royal victory) and leah (meadow).
Kinsey has grown in use as a given name for girls in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Did you know? Alfred Kinsey (1894β1956), whose Kinsey Scale changed how humanity understood sexual orientation, carries this name β making Kinsey permanently associated with the science of human behavior.