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Kent en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /kɛnt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

Meanings

  1. A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  2. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
  3. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310).
  4. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
  5. A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Putnam County, New York.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Portage County, Ohio.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
  20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in King County, Washington, United States; a suburb of Seattle, named after the English county.
  21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.
  22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  23. A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
  24. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
    • Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms. 2022 January 25, Andrew Stanton, “Jim Cooper Calls Out ‘Gerrymandering’ of Tennessee District, Will Not Seek Re-Election”, in Newsweek:
  25. A royal dukedom.

Deriveds

New Kent County · Kent Acres · New Kent · Kentville · Kenter · Kentman · Kent Island · man of Kent · Kents Hill · Kent County · Kent Narrows · South Kent · Kents Bank · Kent City · maid of Kent · Kent Peninsula · Chatham-Kent · Fort Kent · Kent Street · Kentish · Old Kent Road · Kentland

Translations (43)

ja ケント (the English maritime county) · ru Кент (the English maritime county) · ml കെന്റ്റ് (the English maritime county) · ca Kent (the English maritime county) · it Kent (the English maritime county) · lt Kentas (the English maritime county) · sv Kent (the English maritime county) · la Cantium (the English maritime county) · kw Kint (the English maritime county) · ug Ként (the English maritime county) · nrf Caint (the English maritime county) · tr Kent (the English maritime county) · cmn 肯特郡 (the English maritime county) · pt Kent (the English maritime county) · ta கெண்ட் (the English maritime county) · uk Кент (the English maritime county) · lv Kenta (the English maritime county) · yi קענט (the English maritime county) · cv Кент (the English maritime county) · cy Caint (the English maritime county) · sh Ке̏нт (the English maritime county) · es Kent (the English maritime county) · pl Kent (the English maritime county) · sco Kent (the English maritime county) · sh Kȅnt (the English maritime county) · ang Cent (the English maritime county) · la Cantia (the English maritime county) · ko 켄트 (the English maritime county) · el Κεντ (the English maritime county) · pa ਕੇਂਟ (the English maritime county) · ar كنت (the English maritime county) · te కెంట్ (the English maritime county) · ur کینٹ (the English maritime county) · pnb کینٹ (the English maritime county) · de Kent (the English maritime county) · ka კენტი (the English maritime county) · th เคนต์ (the English maritime county) · mr केंट (the English maritime county) · mk Кент (the English maritime county) · fr Kent (the English maritime county) · be Кент (the English maritime county) · bg Кент (the English maritime county) · hi केंट (the English maritime county)

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