Kenneth Definition

kenəth
noun
A masculine name: dim. Ken, Kenny.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A male given name, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
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Origin of Kenneth

  • Anglicized form of two Gaelic names, Cinaed "born of fire", name of Scottish kings, and the saint's name Cainnech "handsome" , as in the surname MacKenzie.

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Kenneth Sentence Examples

  • On the death of his father, Kenneth is said to have succeeded him in the kingdom of the Scots.

  • One of Aidan's successors, Kenneth, became king of the Picts about 843, and gradually the name Dalriada both in Ireland and Scotland fell into disuse.

  • On looking at the genealogical tree of the Malcolm of dynasty of Kenneth MacAlpine, we see that from the date of his death (859) to the accession of Duncan on the death of Malcolm II.

  • Boedhe, son of Kenneth III., left a daughter, Gruach, who inherited the claims of the unnamed son of Boedhe slain by order of Malcolm.

  • It is said to have been named Athfotla (Atholl) after Fotla, son of the Pictish king Cruithne, and was under the rule of a Celtic mormaer (thane or earl) until the union of the Picts and Scots under Kenneth Macalpine in 843.

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