Kenneth

Kenneth is an English masculine first name. A short form of the name is Ken.

Etymology

The name comes from the Celtic language of Coinneach meaning " pretty, efficient, nimble ". The second possible origin would be from Old English of Cyne - ath " royal oath ". Other possibilities are mean origin of the Pictish name Ciniod or the Gaelic Cináed, and may also " fire head " or " born of the fire."

Name-day

As a name- August 1 is specified.

Bearers of the name

Historical time

  • Kenneth (Holy ) Canice ( Canice ) ( 515/516-600 ), Scottish saint
  • Kenneth (Holy ) Kined ( Kennedy ) (6th century ), Welsh saint
  • Kenneth I (c. 810-858 ), King of Scotland

First name

  • Kenneth J. Alford (1881-1945), British composer
  • Kenneth Anger ( * 1927), American filmmaker and author
  • Kenneth Anthony (* 1951), politician on the island nation of St. Lucia
  • Kenneth Arrow ( b. 1921 ), American economist
  • Kenneth Branagh ( born 1960 ), Northern Irish actor
  • Kenneth Bulmer (1921-2005), British writer
  • John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006), American economist
  • Kenneth Gilbert ( born 1931 ), Canadian harpsichordist
  • Kenneth Gloeckler (* 1984), German rapper
  • Kenneth Kaunda (* 1924), first President of Zambia
  • Kenneth Keith ( b. 1937 ), New Zealand judge at the International Court in The Hague
  • Kenneth Lawrence (born 1964 ), American astronomer
  • Kenneth Macgowan (1888-1963), American film and theater producer
  • Kenneth McKellar (1927-2010), British tenor
  • Kenneth Millar (1915-1983), American writer and lecturer
  • Kenneth O'Donnell (1924-1977), American politician and advisor to U.S. President John F. Kennedy
  • Kenneth Perez ( born 1974 ), Danish football player
  • Kenneth S. Rogoff ( b. 1953 ), American economist and a professor at Harvard University
  • Kenneth Spencer (1913-1964) American singer
  • Kenneth Waltz (1924-2013), American political scientist
  • Kenneth White ( b. 1936 ), Scottish philologist and writer
  • Kenneth G. Wilson ( b. 1936 ), American physicist
  • Kenneth Vermeer ( born 1986 ), Dutch football goalkeeper

Variations

  • Short forms: Ken, Kenn, Kenny, Kenni, Kennie, Kenney, Ketti
  • Variations: Kennet, Kenet, Keneth
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