Kenneth
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɛ.nəθ/
Origin
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.
Full definition of Kenneth
Proper noun
Kenneth
(plural Kenneths)- , originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
- 1825 Sir Walter Scott: The Talisman. Chapter III:Know, however, that among the soldiers of the Cross I am called Kenneth - Kenneth of the Couching Leopard; at home I have other titles, but they would sound harsh in an Eastern ear.
- 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. ISBN 0670879274 page 166:"The other one , his name was Kenneth, was born in February nineteen twenty-one.""All these Kens," she said."As you say. It must have been the sexy name. These days Kens are all Chinese cooks. - - -