"Kenneth" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛn.əθ/ Audio: en-us-Kenneth.ogg 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), {{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), Coinneach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Кеннет (Serbo-Croatian), Kenneth (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-en-name-hvx7Gajl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 95 5
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kenneth-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ken, Kenny

Inflected forms

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