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 [ syll. ke-nel(m), ken-e-lm ] The boy name Kenelm is pronounced as KahNahLM KEY. Kenelm is primarily used in English and its language of origin is Old English. The meaning of Kenelm is bold defender. Two-element name derived from the words 'cene' and 'helm' with the meanings bold, keen and helmet, protection respectively. An old form of the name is Cenhelm (Old English). The name was borne by the 9th century Saint Kenelm of Mercia, who was widely revered in England. The name was later known from Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), who was an intellectual, scientist, and mathematician among other accomplishments. The name was rather popular among English speakers in the Middle Ages. Kenelm is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Kenelm include the English names Quinlan and Quinlin. KEY: approx pronunciation for Kenelm: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
