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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name King
Old English
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Usage of the Name King
English
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Meaning of the Name King
The name King means "king" from the English word for a male monarch. It is originally derived from the Old English word "cyning".
The name is also used as a short form of Kingsley.
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Famous Bearers
A bearer of the name is King Vidor (1894 - 1982), an American film director.
Bearers of the surname are Martin Luther King, Sr. (1899 - 1984), an American civil rights leader and his son, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968), the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement and a political activist.
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