Kenneth is a
given name
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of
Gaelic origin. The name is an
Anglicised
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...
form of two entirely different Gaelic
personal names
A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek ''prósōpon'' – person, and ''onoma'' –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that on ...
: ''Cainnech'' and ''
Cináed''. The modern
Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a
byname
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meaning "handsome", "comely".
Etymology
The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the
Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire",
or else
Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord".
People
Fictional characters
*
Kenneth Widmerpool, character in Anthony Powell's novel sequence ''A Dance to the Music of Time''
*
Kenneth Parcell from
30 Rock
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Places
In the United States:
*
Kenneth, Minnesota
Kenneth is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census.
History
Kenneth was platted in 1900, and named for Kenneth Kennicott, the son of an early settler. A post office was in operation at Kenneth ...
*
Kenneth City, Florida
In Scotland:
*
Inch Kenneth
Inch Kenneth () is a small grassy island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, in Scotland. It is at the entrance of Loch na Keal, to the south of Ulva. It is part of the Loch na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.
It is within ...
, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull
Other
* "
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", a song by
R.E.M.
*
Hurricane Kenneth
*
Cyclone Kenneth
References
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English-language masculine given names
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
Scottish masculine given names