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Knightley

English
"servant clearing"
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Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Apr 08 2025

Knightley Origin and Meaning

The name Knightley is a girl's name meaning "servant clearing".

Keira Knightley made her first name famous, single-handedly changing the most popular spelling from Kiera to Keira. Now we're moving on to use her last name as baby name inspiration. Knightley is a last name used as a first that we predict will be used more for girls, with its trendy -ley ending, in the future.

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