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| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛnɪθ/ |
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| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Handsome, Fire-born |
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| Related names | Cainnech/Coinneach, Cináed |
Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: Cainnech and Cináed. The modern Gaelic form of Cainnech is Coinneach; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely".[1] A short form of Kenneth is Ken.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 157–158, 343, 401, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1