Name: Kenneth
Gender: Male
Usage: Kenneth, of scottish origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Kenneth are in general originating from Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Kenneth across the world, see Ken.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Kenneth is: Born of fire, Royal obligation.
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Numerology of the first name Kenneth: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Kenneth is ranked on the 240th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2472600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.034% of the population. The name Kenneth has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: Cainnech and Cinaed. The modern Gaelic form of Cainnech is Coinneach; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". The name Cinaed is partly derived from the Celtic *aidhu, meaning "fire". A short form of Kenneth is Ken. A pet form of Kenneth is Kenny.
Scottish and English: Anglicized form of two different Gaelic names, Cinaed and Cainnech. The former seems to have been originally a personal name meaning ‘born of fire’, the latter a byname meaning ‘handsome, fair one’. Cinaed was the Gaelic name of Kenneth Mac Alpin, first king of the Picts and Scots; Cainnech survives today in Scotland as the common Gaelic name Coinneach. In the 20th century Kenneth has enjoyed great popularity well beyond the boundaries of Scotland.
Derivatives: Scandinavian: Kennet, Kent.
Short form: English: Ken.
Pet form: Scottish, English: Kenny.
Feminine forms: Scottish: Kenna, Kenina.
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