Kenneth is an

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given name and surname. The name is an

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form of two entirely different Gaelic

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: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern

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form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a

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meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is '' Ken''.

Etymology

The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord".

People

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Ken (name) Ken is a masculine given name of Scottish / Scottish Gaelic origin. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenan, Kendrick, Kendall, Kennedy, Mackenzie, Kenson, or Kenelm). Ken is ...

and

Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnait ...

)''

Places

In the United States: *

Kenneth, Indiana Kenneth is an extinct town in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana. History Kenneth was a whistle stop In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a stop or station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop o ...

Kenneth, Minnesota Kenneth is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census. History Kenneth was platted in 1900, and named for Kenneth Kennicott, the son of an early settler. A post office was in operation at Kenneth f ...

Kenneth City, Florida Kenneth City is a town in southern Pinellas County, Florida, between St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park, United States. The population was 4,980 at the 2010 US Census. History Kenneth City was founded in 1957 by Sidney Colen, a local develo ...

In Scotland: *

Inch Kenneth Inch Kenneth ( gd, Innis Choinnich) is a small grassy island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, in Scotland. It is at the entrance of Loch na Keal, to the south of Ulva. It is part of the Loch na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scot ...

, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull

Other

* "

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. from their ninth studio album, ''Monster'' (1994). The song's title refers to an incident in New York City in 1986, when two then-unknown assailants attacked ...

", a song by R.E.M. *

Hurricane Kenneth The name Kenneth has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Eastern Pacific: * Hurricane Kenneth (1993) – Category 4 hurricane that did not affect land. * Hurricane K ...

Cyclone Kenneth Intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since modern records began. The cyclone also caused significant damage in the Comoro Islands and Tanzania. The fourteenth tropical storm, record- ...

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