Kenneth

Kenneth \ken-net(h), ke-nne-th\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Kenneth is pronounced as KEHNNeh-TH ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Kenneth: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)"

What is the origin of Kenneth?

Kenneth is primarily used in English, Gaelic, and Scottish, and it is of Celtic origin. Kenneth's meaning is fair and fiery. Derived from the element 'caomh' which is of the meaning fair, comely, gentle. The name evolved as the Anglicized form of the Gaelic names Cináed (Celtic) and Cainneach (Celtic), which mean 'born of fire' and 'fair, handsome one' respectively. Cainneach survives as the modern form Coinneach in Scotland. The name Kenneth was adopted regularly by English speakers from the mid 19th century, and its use has spread beyond people of Scottish roots. Kenneth has 22 forms that are used in both English and other languages. English forms include Kenet name, Kenith name, Kennath meaning and origin, name Kennett meaning, nicknames for Kenney, Kennit name popularity, meaning of Kennitt, Kennth meaning and origin, and Kennyth meaning. Other English forms include the contracted forms Ken name popularity (also used in German, and Japanese) and Kenn definition, the diminutive form baby name Kenny (also used in Irish, and Scottish), and the spelling variants meaning of Keneth and Kennith name popularity. Forms of Kenneth used in other languages include the Irish Cainnech meaning of name, the Scottish Cináed name popularity, the Scottish meaning of Coinneach, the Hawaiian Keneke definition, the Scandinavian Kennet meaning and origin, the Russian Kenya name popularity, and the Russian what does the name Kesha mean. The diminutive form Kent name (Scandinavian) is another foreign variant. See also the related form, the Scottish Cináed name variations. Kenneth is a classic favorite. Currently it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use before. At the peak of its usage in 1951, 1.354% of baby boys were named Kenneth. It ranked at #16 then. The baby name has since suffered a marked fall in frequency, and is now of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.118% and its ranking #160, was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, 6 times more boys were named Kenneth than the next ranked name, Kenny meaning. Kenneth has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1965, the name Kenneth was given to 200 times more baby boys than girls.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Kenneth:

the name short names for Kamod, the name name Kanad origin, the name name Kanid, the name name Kante, the name name Kantou origin, the name name Kantu origin, the name short names for Kantue, the name Kanyd name variations, the name Kazemde meaning and origin, the name Kendea definition, the name Kendee name popularity, the name Kendey name variations, the name Kendi name, the name name Kendie, the name nicknames for Kendy, the name meaning of Kendyss, the name Kenet name popularity, the English Keneth definition, the name name Kenith origin, and the English name Kennard.

The baby name Kenneth fun facts:

The name Kenneth in reverse order is "Htennek".

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

How popular is Kenneth?

Kenneth is in the top names in USA.