Kennedy

Kennedy \ken-ne-dy, ke-nn-edy\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Kennedy can also be used as a name girl name origin, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is KEH-Neh-Diy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Kennedy: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Kennedy?

Kennedy is an English, Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish name of Celtic origin. The name is of the meaning ugly head; armored head. Derived from the elements 'ceann' meaning head ; 'éidigh' meaning ugly; armored. The first name is from the surname, Anglicized from the Irish Gaelic Cinnéidigh, which is of the elements 'ceann' (head) and 'eidigh', or else from the Scottish Gaelic Uarraig. The first name was initally adopted by English speakers in the mid 20th century; in the USA, it is often bestowed in honor of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). Kennedy is a widely used name; it has 21 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Kenadea meaning and origin, Kenadee name popularity, name Kenadey, name Kenadi, Kenadie definition, Kenady meaning, Kenedi definition, Kenedy pronounciation, Kenidy definition, Kennadee meaning, Kennadey pronounciation, Kennadi meaning of name, name Kennadie meaning, Kennady meaning, Kennedea meaning of name, name Kennedee, name Kennedey meaning, Kennedi meaning, and Kennedie name. baby name Cinneidid (Irish) and Cinneidigh definition (Irish) are foreign variants of Kennedy.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Kennedy:

Kennedi meaning and origin (English), Kamanda name popularity (Indian), Kashinath meaning and origin (Indian), name Kehinde meaning (African and Yoruban), nicknames for Kenadee, meaning of Kenadey, what does the name Kenadi mean, Kenadie name variations, meaning of Kenady, Kenedi name (English), name Kenedy, name Kenidy, Kennadee name, name Kennadey, Kennadi pronounciation, what does the name Kennadie mean, Kennady definition, Kennedee name popularity, name Kennedey origin, and baby name Kennedie.

The baby name Kennedy fun facts:

The name Kennedy in reverse order is "Ydennek".

The numerological value of the name Kennedy is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Kennedy?

Kennedy is in the top names in USA.