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Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Kenneth

KEN-nuhth · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Handsome or born of fire
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#284
2024 births1,186
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births1,282,809
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KenKenny
Alternate spellings
Keneth
In other languages
CinaedCoinneach

Sibling name suggestions

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Notable people named Kenneth

Kenneth Branagh
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Cole