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Kenneth is a handsome, masculine, strong name for a baby boy. Pronounced Ken-ith.

Personal experiences with the name Kenneth

Kenneth is the name of my good friend's husband. He's a jovial guy, and he takes good care of his wife and children. He goes by "Ken", most of the time, however. He's a really great guy. With a great name! =)

My son is 11 and his name is Kenneth. I love this name, and I love my son, it suits him perfectly. He is very handsome, and also very athletic, which I think the name implies. I have always told my husband that the name Ken sounds like a "hunk" name since we were back in high school, and that our son would be a hunk if we named him this. It just sounds very masculine to me and I did not want to give our son a weak sounding name, I wanted him to be sure of himself. I think names like Aiden and Preston sound too uppity and weak. I love my son's name. We call him Ken or Kenny, sometimes K when he was little and his siblings had trouble pronuncing it.

My boyfriends name is Kenneth and he is amazing, smart, and a excellent artist so I love him and he has a great name.

My son is named Kenneth Alan. Kenneth means Born of Fire, Alan means Rock. My son's name translates to Born of Fire Rock. We are part Polynesian our islands are formed of volcanos so they are literally born of fire rock. How fitting my son's name points back to our origins through the meaning. I love my son.

Nicknames for Kenneth

Ken, Kenny, Kenn, Kent, Kenji, Kenan, Kennon

Meanings and history of the name Kenneth

Meanings of the name "Kenneth", "Ken", "Kenny". The meaning changes to "handsome" when the nickname is used, but means "Born of Fire", "Royal Obligation" when the full name is used depending on origins.
Origin of the name Kenneth:
Of Scottish origin, Kenneth is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Cinaed and Cionaed (born of fire), and Coinneach and Caoineach (comely, handsome). Short: Ken. Pet: Kenny.

Celtic: Kenneth:
Handsome.

American Ken, Kenny:
Handsome.
American: Kenneth:
Born of Fire.

Scottish/Irish:
Handsome, Born of Fire

English: Kenneth:
Royal obligation; Good-looking; fair.

Kenneth also means Born of Fire and is of Scottish/ Irish origin.

Famous real-life people named Kenneth

Kenneth "Kenny" Chesney, American country singer
Kenneth "Kenny" Rogers, American singer
Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins, American singer
Kenneth Branagh, Irish actor and director
Kenneth Arrow, American economist
Kenneth Burke, American theorist and philosopher
Kenneth Grahame, Scottish writer
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American singer
Kenneth "Kenny" Mayne, American sports journalist
Kenneth Cole, American designer
Ken Howard, American actor

Kenneth in song, story & screen

"What's the Frequency Kenneth," a song by REM
Ken, Barbie's boyfriend
Kenny McCormick, from South Park
Kenneth Murtaugh, from Cheaper by the Dozen
Kenneth Parcell from 30 Rock
"Kenneth and the Carp," by E. Nesbit