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Kenneth

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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Origin
Scottish
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈkɛn.əθ/

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.

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What does the name Kenneth mean?

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.

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).