Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A male given name, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Anglicized form of two Gaelic names, Cinaed "born of fire", name of Scottish kings, and the saint's name Cainnech "handsome" , as in the surname MacKenzie.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Kenneth.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.