"Kendal" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛndəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kendal.wav
Etymology: From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent". Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|Cent}} Old English Cent Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kendal
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cumbria, England, Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England, Towns in Cumbria, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Kendal-en-name-68qXOUls Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 26 10 10 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 14 8 40 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 10 8 7 25 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 6 6 6 28 23
  2. A habitational surname from Old English, also as a variant of Kendall.
    Sense id: en-Kendal-en-name-sHkkJnJR Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Sense id: en-Kendal-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 14 8 40 38
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
    Sense id: en-Kendal-en-name-jb9qJeBZ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 14 8 40 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Burton-in-Kendal, Kendal mint cake, Kendal sneck
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