Kenneth is an
English
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* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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given name
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and
surname. The name is an
Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic
personal names
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, ...
: ''Cainnech'' and ''
Cináed''. The modern
Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a
byname
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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
Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to:
*Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain
*Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic
*Britons (Celtic people)
The Br ...
''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord".
People
:''(see also
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 a ...
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 Cionnaith" ...
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Places
In the United States:
*
Kenneth, Indiana
Kenneth is an extinct town in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city ...
*
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
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?", a song by
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...
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Hurricane Kenneth The name Kenneth has been used for four tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of ...
*
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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