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What does Kenneth mean?
Kenneth 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced KEN-eth. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kenneth is "fire born; good-looking". Art historian Kenneth Clark; actor Kenneth Branagh.
Variations
VARIANTS Ken▼, Kennet, Kennett, Kennith▼, Kenny▼
SEE ALSO Kenn
FEMININE FORM Kenna
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kenneth Leroy (K.L.), ..
How popular is Kenneth?
Kenneth is a very prominent first name for men (#17 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#33090 out of 150436, Top 22%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kenneth reached its apex position of #15 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is at #226 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Kenneth (#226 FROM RECENT DATA) are Kenny (#1001), Ken, Kenn and Kennith. These relations of Kenneth were favored as birth names 68 years ago (ADOPTION OF 1.39%) and are now much less common (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼92.6%), with versions like Ken becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bennet, Bennett▲, Cleneth (see Cleanth), Dennet, Jereth, Kannen, Keane, Keene, Keenen, Keith▼, Kendel, Kendell, Kenedi, Kenelm, Kenhelm, Kenlea, Kenlee, Kenleigh, Kenley, Kennady, Kennan, Kennard, Kennedey, Kennedy, Kennelm (see Kenelm), Kenner, Kenney, Kennie, Kennon, Kennt, Kent▼, Kentt (see Kent), Keyne, Kinnell, Kinney, Kleanth (see Cleanth), Konner▲, Sennet and Sennett. These names tend to be less frequently used than Kenneth.
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