Kenneth

== English == === Etymology === Anglicized form of two Goidelic names, Old Irish Cináed, the name of Scottish kings derived from Pictish *ᚉᚔᚅᚔᚑᚇ (Ciniod), and the saint's name Cainnech (literally “handsome”) (modern Scottish Gaelic Coinneach), as in the surname Mackenzie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛn.əθ/ Rhymes: -ɛnəθ === Proper noun === Kenneth (countable and uncountable, plural Kenneths) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. →ISBN 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. - - - A surname from Scottish Gaelic. ==== Related terms ==== Ken Kenny ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenneth is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Kenneth is most common among White (55.7%), Black/African American (17.56%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (14.72%) individuals. === References === Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001 === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kenneth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Kenneth, from Scottish Gaelic. === Proper noun === Kenneth a male given name from English [in turn from the Celtic languages] ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kenneth. == Danish == === Etymology === From English Kenneth at the end of the 19th century. === Proper noun === Kenneth a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Ken, Kent === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 16 673 males with the given name Kenneth have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Norwegian == === Etymology === From English Kenneth in c. 1900. === Proper noun === Kenneth a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Ken, Kent === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 392 males with the given name Kenneth living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Kennet === Etymology === From English Kenneth. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1898. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Kenneth c (genitive Kenneths) a male given name borrowed from English ==== Related terms ==== Kenny, Kent, Kenth (diminutive) Kenta === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 27 379 males with the given name Kenneth living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.