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What does Kent mean?
Kent ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced kent. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Kent is "edge". Also a place name for a county in England. Football player Kent Graham; artist Rockwell Kent.
STARTS WITH Ken-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, edge (warrior), england
Variations
VARIANTS Kennt, Kentrell, Kentt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kent Destin (K.D.), ..
How popular is Kent?
Kent is a very popular first name for men (#293 out of 1220, Top 24%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#733 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kent reached its apex position of #159 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, and is at #1204 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Kentrell (#1595 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) is the only other prominent related form of Kent (#1204). These relations of Kent reached the height of their popularity during 1960-1969 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and have become significantly less common since.
Similar Names
Kent▼ is pronounced similarly to Quent and Quint. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bennt, Bent, Bernt, Brent▼, Hunt, Kana, Kane▲, Kano, Kean, Keane, Keanu▲, Keats, Keen, Keene, Keer, Kees, Keh, Keir, Keith▼, Keld, Kell, Kemp, Ken▼, Kenan, Kenji, Kenly, Kenn, Kennet, Kenny▼, Kentan (see Kenton), Kentin, Kenton, Keon, Keoni, Ker, Kerk, Kern, Kerr, Ketti, Key, Keye, Keyne, Keys, King▲, Kit, Kitt, Klint, Knut, Kolt▲, Kort, Kurt▼ and Trent▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kent.
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