Meaning of name Kenneth

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Meaning

The name Kenneth has the following meaning:

"A handsome man" or "born of fire". A scottish favorite in the late 19th century.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Kenneth as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Kenneth is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 112 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Kenneth fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 14 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 152 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Kenneth in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Kenneth is pronounced as ken-nuth

Origins

Kenneth originates from the English language.
See other suggested English baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Kenneth and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Kenneth: Boys - Alden, Anderson, Arlington, Brock, Carnell, Chad, Chadwick, Dallin, Dalton, Dixon, Edwin, Eldon, Green, Jalen, Jennings, Linton, Newton, Porter, Royce, Scott, Webster, Girls - Belinda, Chyna, Elberta, Juliet, Kendra, Kinsey, Marni, Miracle, Olive, Both genders - Bailee, Clifford, Shelley, Trinidad

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Kenneth: Ken (Nickname), Keneth, Kennet (Scandinavian), Kennett (Scandinavian), Kennit, Kennith, Kennitt, Kennyth, Kent (Scandinavian)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Kenneth are: Ken, Kenny

Style

We think the name Kenneth should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Kenneth to be: Intelligent, friendly and sophisticated chap

In one word, you might describe Kenneth as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Kenneth

Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Kenneth (or its variants) are:

Kenneth Grahame , born on 8 March, a famous writer. Kenneth Grahame 's background: A British writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon, which was much later adapted into a Disney movie.

Kenneth Charles Branagh, born on 10 December, a famous actor. Kenneth Charles Branagh's background: An Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish actor and film director.

Kenneth Winston Starr, born on 21 July, a famous attorney. Kenneth Winston Starr's background: An American lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the suicide death of the deputy White House counsel Vince Foster and the Whitewater land transactions by President Bill Clinton.