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Kennedy

A unisex given name.

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Kennedy at a glance

Origin
Irish
Root meaning
“head”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈkɛnədi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Kennedy mean?

A unisex given name. Its root means "head".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).