Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Irish Pronounced Pron. kin-SEL-ə [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 3/23/2007 by momof5boys Edited 3/7/2012 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History From Gaelic Uí Ceinnsealaigh meaning "descendant of Cinnsealach", a given name probably meaning "chief warrior".