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 [ 1 syll. ken(t), ke-nt ] The boy name Kent is pronounced KEHNT KEY. Kent's origin is Celtic and Old English, and its use, Scandinavian and English. Celtic and Old English origin, English use: The first name is from the surname, which was originally given to someone from the English county of Kent; the place name is from the Celtic word kent ('border'). The first name was adopted only recently in the mid 20th century. In addition, Kent is a short form of Kenton (English). Kent is also a Scandinavian pet form of Kenneth (English and Scottish). Kent is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1962, 0.123% of baby boys were given the name Kent. It was #136 in rank then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in popularity since then, and is of only infrequent use now. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Kent, Kenneth (English and Scottish) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Kent include Kanute (German and Scandinavian), Cande (Spanish), Canute (English, German, and Scandinavian), Quent (English), Quint (English), Kantu, Kehinde (Yoruban), Keneth (English), Kennet (Scandinavian), Kenneth (English and Scottish), Kennith (English), Kento (Japanese), Kondo (Swahili), Candide (French), Conant (English), Quinto (Spanish and Italian), Kenedi (English), Kennedy (English, Irish, and Scottish), Kenyatta (Swahili), and Khamidi (Swahili). KEY: Pronunciation for Kent: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
