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Kennedy en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɛnədi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

Meanings

1. A surname from Irish.
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2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
3. A unisex given name. ▸ A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.
4. (rare) A unisex given name. ▸ A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lamar County, Alabama.
6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois.
8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Poland, Chautauqua County, New York.
13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin.
15. A railway point and unincorporated place in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
16. A village in the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan, Canada.
17. A neighbourhood (locality) in Bogotá, Colombia.
18. A coastal locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Forms

Deriveds

Kennedy disease · Kennedyism · Foster Kennedy syndrome · JFK · Kennedy plea · Kennedy syndrome · pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome · Kennedy Meadows · Kennedi · Kennedynomics · Cape Kennedy · Kennedy's disease · Kennedy Town · Kennedyesque · Kennedyite

Translations (16)

bn কেনেডি (surname) · ar كِينِيدِي (surname) · cmn 肯尼迪 (surname) · fa کندی (surname) · ar كِينِيدِي (surname) · ru Ке́ннеди (surname) · ja ケネディ (surname) · be Кэ́нэдзі (surname) · hi कैनेडी (surname) · mr केनेडी (surname) · km កេណេឌី (surname) · ko 케네디 (surname) · mk Кенеди (surname) · cmn 甘迺迪 (surname) · uk Ке́ннеді (surname) · bg Ке́неди (surname)