English Explanatory Dictionary

Kennedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  3. A unisex given name.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A town in Lamar County, Alabama.
  8. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
  11. A minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
  12. An extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛnədi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kennedy.wav

Word forms

Kennedy Kennedys Kennedies Cannedy Kennady

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

Derived words

Cape Kennedy Foster Kennedy syndrome JFK Kennedi Kennedy disease Kennedyesque Kennedyism Kennedyite Kennedy Meadows Kennedynomics Kennedy plea Kennedy's disease Kennedy syndrome Kennedy Town pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome

Translations

Arabic: كِينِيدِي Belarusian: Кэ́нэдзі Bengali: কেনেডি Bulgarian: Ке́неди Chinese Mandarin: 肯尼迪 Chinese Mandarin: 甘迺迪 Hindi: कैनेडी Japanese: ケネディ Khmer: កេណេឌី Korean: 케네디 Macedonian: Кенеди Marathi: केनेडी Persian: کندی Russian: Ке́ннеди Ukrainian: Ке́ннеді
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