Kenneth

English Etymology Anglicized form of two en cel-gae - names, en sga Cináed, the name of Scottish kings derived from en xpi *ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ Ciniod, and the saint's name sga Cainnech handsome (modern gd Coinneach), as in the surname Mackenzie. Pronunciation en /ˈkɛn.əθ/ en ɛnəθ 2 en en-us-Kenneth.ogg US Proper noun ~ s en male Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. en 1825 Sir Walter Scott The Talisman III 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. 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. 0670879274 page 166: "The other one, his name was Kenneth, was born in February nineteen twenty-one." "All these Kens," she said. "As you say. It must have been the sexy name. These days Kens are all Chinese cooks. - - - en Scottish Gaelic. Derived terms en Kendra Related terms en Ken en Kenny Translations male given name Arabic: ar كِينِيث Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 肯尼思 from English Greek: el Κενέτας, el Κορνήλιος, el Κένεθ m Italian: it Canizio Japanese: ja ケネス Kenesu Korean: ko ^케네스 Portuguese: pt Kenneth Russian: ru Ке́ннет m Kɛ́nnɛt Scottish Gaelic: gd Coinneach m Serbo-Croatian: sh Кеннет Spanish: es Kenneth Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenneth is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Kenneth is most common among White (55.7%), Black/African American (17.56%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (14.72%) individuals. References Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001 Further reading en surnames from Pictish Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Kenneth<ety:uder<gd:->> 2 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb male English < Celtic languages Quotations ceb Danish Etymology From da en Kenneth at the end of the 19th century. Proper noun da proper noun da male Related terms da Ken, da Kent References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 16 673 males with the given name Kenneth have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. Norwegian Etymology From no en Kenneth in c. 1900. Proper noun no male Related terms no Ken, no Kent References Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7 Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 392 males with the given name Kenneth living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011. Swedish Alternative forms sv Kennet Etymology From sv en Kenneth. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1898. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kenneth.wav Proper noun c sv male borrowed from sv en - Related terms sv Kenny, sv Kent, sv Kenth diminutive sv Kenta References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 27 379 males with the given name Kenneth living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.