English Explanatory Dictionary

Kendal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192).
  2. A small town in Manchester parish, central Jamaica.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English, also as a variant of Kendall.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛndəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kendal.wav

Word forms

Kendal

Etymology

From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".

Derived words

Burton-in-Kendal Kendal mint cake Kendal sneck
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