Kenneth name - Meaning of Kenneth
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- Scottish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Gaelic
- Pronounced
- KEN-ith (Scottish, English)
- Kenneth Meaning
- Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. It was popularized outside of Scotland by Sir Walter Scott, who used it for the hero in his novel 'The Talisman' (1825). A famous bearer was the British novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), who wrote 'The Wind in the Willows'. Kenneth is derived from the Celtic word "caonh", which means "handsome". It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic names "Cinaed" or "Cainneach".
Kenneth Related Names
Variants: Cináed, Coinneach (Scottish), Kenith, Kennith (English), Kennet (Swedish), Kennet (Norwegian), Kennet (Danish), Kenny
Diminutives: Kenny (Scottish), Ken, Kenny (English)
Feminine Forms: Kenina, Kenna (Scottish), Kendra (English)
Other Languages: Cainneach, Cináed, Cionaodh (Irish)
Kenneth Celebrities
Kenneth Anger - film director, Kenneth Boulding - economist, Kenneth Bowersox - astronaut, Kenneth Branagh - actor, Kenneth Darby - football player, Kenneth Harris - football player, Kenneth More - actor,
