Kenneth
\kɛ.nɛt\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Pronunciation | \kɛ.nɛt\ |
Origin and meaning
Anglicized form of two Goidelic names, Old Irish Cináed, the name of Scottish kings derived from Pictish *ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ (Ciniod), and the saint's name Cainnech (literally “handsome”) (modern Scottish Gaelic Coinneach), as in the surname Mackenzie.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
Around the world
- IrishCináed
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).