The first name Kenneth is of English, Celtic, Celtic/Gaelic, Scottish origin. It is often a boy name. It has the following meaning(s):

English: Born of Fire; an Anglicized Form of the Gaelic Cinaed and Cionaed and Coinneach and Caioneach (Comely, Handsome). Short Name: Ken. Pet: Kenny. (Ken-neth)

Celtic: Comely, Handsome, Brilliant, Serious, Usually a Good Orator. (Ken, Kenny, Kent)

Celtic: Handsome

Celtic/Gaelic: Handsome

Scottish: Handsome. Root of the Surname Mackenzie. Famous Bearer: Kenneth Grahame (- ), Author of the Wind in the Willows

English: Royal Obligation; Good-looking; Fair

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Coinneach  (Scottish)
Handsome, Comely; Derived from an Old Gaelic Nickname Meaning 'Handsome, Comely.' the Name is Anglicized As Canice and Kenneth

Ken  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Kenneth: Handsome. Root of the Surname Mackenzie. Famous Bearer: Kenneth Grahame (- ), Author of the Wind in the Willows

Kenna  (English)
Born of Fire or 'Comely, Handsome'; a Feminine Form of Kenneth, Which is the Anglicized Form of the Gaelic Cinaed, Cionaed (Born of Fire), and Caioneach, Coinneach (Comely, Handsome). Variations: Keni

Kennan  (Scottish)
Abbreviation of Kenneth. Surname

Kenney  (Scottish)
Abbreviation of Kenneth. Surname

Kennon  (Scottish)
Abbreviation of Kenneth. Surname

Kenny  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Kenneth: Handsome

Kinney  (Scottish)
Abbreviation of Kenneth. Surname

Mackenzie  (Celtic/Gaelic)
Son of Kenneth

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