Kenny - Meaning of Kenny

What does Kenny mean?

[ 2 syll. ken-ny, ke-nny ] The baby girl name Kenny is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced KEHN-iy- †. Kenny's language of origin is Old English, English, and Celtic.

Kenny is a form of the English Kendall.

Kenny is also a diminutive of the name Kenley.

Kenny is also a form of the English and Gaelic Kennedy.

Kenny is also a diminutive of the English Mckenna.

See also the related categories, english and celtic.

Kenny is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly related to Kenny, Kennedy was the most frequently used. In the last century Kenny has mainly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Kenny include Kenai, Keni, Kennae, Kenni, Kachin, Kachine, Kachineh, Kaimane, Kaimee, Kaimey, Kaimi, Kaimie, Kaimy, Kaishawn, Kama, Kamah, Kamee, Kamen, Kamey, and Kami.

† English 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)"



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