The name KENNETH?

Question

-What does the name Kenneth mean?

-What does it mean in other other languages?

-Where does it come from?

Answer 1

Meanings:
fire-head, bonfire, handsome one, royal oath.
Meaning in Japanese: Sword.

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Answer 2

In Scottish The meaning of the name Kenneth is: Handsome.
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Answer 3

"It is an anglicized form of either the Pictish name Ciniod or the Goidelic name Cináed, and could mean "fire-head" or "born of fire." Other names have also been anglicized as Kenneth, including the Irish Gaelic Coinneach ("handsome one") and the Welsh Cenydd or Cennydd (the name of a Welsh hermit saint who traditionally lived in the 6th century). The Old English Cyneath may mean "royal oath" but may also be one of the earliest Anglicizations of the Scoto-Pictish name."

Answer 4

The boy's name Kenneth \k(e)-nne-th\ is pronounced KEN-eth.
It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire born; good-looking".
(While "Ken" is Japanese & means "Strong, physically healthy")
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# 128 on latest SSA List *
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Kenneth has 5 variant forms: Ken, Kennet, Kennett, Kennith and Kenny.

Answer 5

Origin: Irish
Meaning: Handsome

Answer 6

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.

COINNEACH: Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.

CINÁED: Means "born of fire" in Gaelic. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.