What does Kendall mean?

Kendall means "valley of the River"

How do we pronounce Kendall?

Kendall \ken-dal(l), ke-nda-ll\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kendall is also used as a name girl name origin, and it is more frequently a girl name. Its pronunciation is as KEHNDaeL 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kendall: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Kendall?

Kendall is used predominantly in the English and Welsh languages, and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is valley of the River Kent. From the elements 'dael' meaning dale, valley ; 'kent' meaning border ; 'keld' meaning spring. The name is from a surname which is itself from the English town of Kendal in Cumbria, which is so named as it is located in the valley of the River Kent. The surname could also be from the town of Kendale in Driffield, Humberside, which has as its first element, the Old Norse 'keld' (spring). The surname has sometimes been derived from the Old Welsh personal name Cynnddelw, which is of uncertain origin. The first name was adopted modestly by English speakers in the mid 19th century. name Kendale meaning (English), Kendhal meaning and origin, Kendhall pronounciation, Kendill meaning and origin, nicknames for Kendrell, Kendyl name popularity, short names for Kendyll, and what does the name Kyndall mean are variants of Kendall. Other forms of Kendall comprise the contraction Ken name variations (English, Japanese, and Scottish), the diminutive form short names for Kenny (English), and the variant spellings Kendal name variations (English and Welsh), meaning of Kendel (English), short names for Kendell (English), and Kendle name (English). Kendall is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1920s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1993 with 0.047% of baby boys being given the name Kendall. It ranked at #287 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.021% and its ranking #594, however it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 9.043% more boys were named Kendall than the subsequent ranked name, Kenny name variations. There were times from 1913 to 1992 when more boys than girls were named Kendall, but currently it is more often than not a girl name. In 2009, the name Kendall was given to 6 times as many girls than boys.

List of baby names Kendall:

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The baby name Kendall fun facts:

The name Kendall in reverse order is "Lladnek".

The numerological value of the name Kendall is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Kendall?

Kendall is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames