Kenny - Meaning of Kenny

What does Kenny mean?

[ 2 syll. ken-ny, ke-nny ] The baby boy name Kenny is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. It is pronounced as KEHN-iy- †. Kenny is used chiefly in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Old English and Celtic.

Kenny is a diminutive form of the name Kendall (English and Welsh) in the English language.

Kenny is also a diminutive form of the name Kendrick (English).

Kenny is also a diminutive form of the name Kenneth (English, Gaelic, and Scottish) in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages.

See also the related categories, english, celtic, and irish.

Kenny is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1960 with 0.090% of baby boys being given the name Kenny. It ranked at #168 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is today of sporadic use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Kenny, Kenneth was the most widely used in 2018. Kenny has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys.

Baby names that sound like Kenny include Kenney, Kaegan, Kaem, Kaeme, Kagan, Kagann, Kagen, Kahan, Kaihan, Kaimee, Kaimey, Kaimi, Kaimie, Kaimy, Kaiwan, Kaiyan, Kamee, Kamen, Kamey, and Kami.

† Pronunciation for Kenny: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

Details of famous persons named Kenny:
Actor Kenny Baker, born 24 August 1934, Birmingham, England.
Country Singer Kenny Chesney, born 26 March 1968, Knoxville, Tennessee.



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