Name: Kenny
Gender: Male
Usage: Kenny, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Kenny are in general originating from Belgium, Denmark, France, Honduras, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Kenny across the world, see Kenneth.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Kenny is: Good looking, Handsome.
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Numerology of the first name Kenny: 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 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Kenny is ranked on the 375th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1742000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.024% of the population. The name Kenny has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Kenny for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names.
In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Cionnaith, sometimes spelled Ó Cionnaoith. It is also a name from Waterford Cork which derives from MacKenny.
One bearer of the name was Cainnech of Aghaboe, better known in English as Saint Canice - a sixth-century Irish priest and missionary, after whom the city and county of Kilkenny is also named. The Irish form Cill Chainnigh means "church of Canice".
It is thought that the Ó Cionnaith sept was part of the Uí Maine kingdom, based in Connaught. Within this area, the name is associated traditionally with counties Galway and Roscommon.
Kenny is ranked at number 76 in the list of the most common surnames in Ireland. Other spellings include O'Kenny, Kenney, Kennie, Kinnie and Kinny.
Kenny is most often used as a diminutive form of Kenneth and Ken but it is also used as a given name.
1 Characteristically Scottish pet form of Kenneth; one of the best-known bearers in modern times is the footballer Kenny Dalglish.
2 Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cainneach.
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