"Kenneth" meaning in All languages combined

See Kenneth on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: From English Kenneth, from Scottish Gaelic. Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|en|Kenneth}} English Kenneth, {{der|ceb|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} Kenneth
  1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Celtic languages] Categories (topical): Cebuano given names, Cebuano male given names
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-ceb-name-jg4W6WvL Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: From English Kenneth at the end of the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{der|da|en|Kenneth}} English Kenneth Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Kenneth
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Danish given names, Danish male given names Related terms: Ken, Kent
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-da-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkɛn.əθ/ Audio: en-us-Kenneth.ogg [US] Forms: Kenneths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnəθ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-gae|-}} Goidelic, {{der|en|sga|Cináed}} Old Irish Cináed, {{bor|en|xpi|*ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ|tr=Ciniod}} Pictish *ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ (Ciniod), {{m|sga|Cainnech|lit=handsome}} Cainnech (literally “handsome”), {{cog|gd|Coinneach}} Scottish Gaelic Coinneach Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Kenneth (countable and uncountable, plural Kenneths)
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): كِينِيث (kīnīṯ) (Arabic), 肯尼思 (Kěnnísī) (Chinese Mandarin), Κενέτας (Kenétas) (Greek), Κορνήλιος (Kornílios) (Greek), Κένεθ (Kéneth) [masculine] (Greek), Canizio (Italian), ケネス (Kenesu) (Japanese), 케네스 (Keneseu) (Korean), Kenneth (Portuguese), Ке́ннет (Kɛ́nnɛt) [masculine] (Russian), Кеннет (Serbo-Croatian), Kenneth (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-en-name-hvx7Gajl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 93 7
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ken, Kenny

Proper name [Norwegian]

Etymology: From English Kenneth in c. 1900. Etymology templates: {{der|no|en|Kenneth}} English Kenneth Head templates: {{head|no|proper nouns||||Kenneths||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|head=}} Kenneth, {{no-proper noun}} Kenneth
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Norwegian given names, Norwegian male given names Related terms: Ken, Kent
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-no-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Swedish]

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kenneth.wav Forms: Kenneths [genitive]
Etymology: From English Kenneth. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1898. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|en|Kenneth}} English Kenneth Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Kenneths|g=c|head=}} Kenneth c (genitive Kenneths), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Kenneth c (genitive Kenneths)
  1. a male given name borrowed from English Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names Synonyms: Kennet Related terms: Kenny, Kent, Kenth
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-sv-name-8Fhtb54T Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Kenneth meaning in All languages combined (10.5kB)

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      "expansion": "Kenneth",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "name",
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      "word": "Ken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kent"
    }
  ],
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        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish male given names",
        "Danish proper nouns",
        "Danish terms derived from English"
      ],
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      ],
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kenneth"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English proper nouns",
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    "English terms derived from Goidelic languages",
    "English terms derived from Old Irish",
    "English terms derived from Pictish",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛnəθ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛnəθ/2 syllables"
  ],
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        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "sga",
        "3": "Cináed"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "xpi",
        "3": "*ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Coinneach"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic Coinneach",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
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      "form": "Kenneths",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "word": "Ken"
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    }
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        "English male given names from Scottish Gaelic",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1825, Sir Walter Scott, chapter III, in The Talisman",
          "text": "Know, however, that among the soldiers of the Cross I am called Kenneth - Kenneth of the Couching Leopard; at home I have other titles, but they would sound harsh in an Eastern ear.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. →ISBN page 166",
          "roman": "\"As you say. It must have been the sexy name. These days Kens are all Chinese cooks. - - -",
          "text": "\"The other one, his name was Kenneth, was born in February nineteen twenty-one.\"\n\"All these Kens,\" she said."
        }
      ],
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        "A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century."
      ],
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Scottish Gaelic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Scottish Gaelic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛn.əθ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnəθ"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/En-us-Kenneth.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kīnīṯ",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "كِينِيث"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kěnnísī",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "肯尼思"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Kenétas",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Κενέτας"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Kornílios",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Κορνήλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Kéneth",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Κένεθ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Canizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kenesu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ケネス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Keneseu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "케네스"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kenneth"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kɛ́nnɛt",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́ннет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Кеннет"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kenneth"
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From English Kenneth in c. 1900.",
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  "lang_code": "no",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Ken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kent"
    }
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        "Norwegian lemmas",
        "Norwegian male given names",
        "Norwegian proper nouns",
        "Norwegian terms derived from English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kenneth"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Kenneth"
      },
      "expansion": "English Kenneth",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English Kenneth. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1898.",
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    {
      "form": "Kenneths",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "c"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Kenny"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kent"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kenth"
    }
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        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish male given names",
        "Swedish proper nouns",
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        "Swedish terms with audio links"
      ],
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        "a male given name borrowed from English"
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          "given name",
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        "common-gender"
      ]
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      "audio": "LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kenneth.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/LL-Q9027_%28swe%29-Moonhouse-Kenneth.wav/LL-Q9027_%28swe%29-Moonhouse-Kenneth.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
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    {
      "word": "Kennet"
    }
  ],
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}

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