Overview
Kenneth is a boy's name rooted in Gaelic. It was popularized by all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Handsome; born of fire”. It travels well — written natively in Russian, Japanese, Arabic and Greek, and more. People who share the name include Kenneth Kaunda and Kenneth Arrow.
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Meaning
Handsome; born of fire
Origin
Scottish
Famous people named Kenneth
Kenneth in other languages
- RussianКеннет
- Japaneseケネス
- Arabicكينيث
- GreekΚένεθ
- Hebrewקנת'
- Chinese肯尼思
Numerology
5
The name Kenneth carries numerology number 5. (For entertainment.)