Meaning and origin of Kennedy

Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: Helmeted.
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Variant of Cinneidid: Helmeted; helmed head.
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: Ugly head.
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Meaning and origin of Kennedy

The boy's and girl's name Kennedy \k(e)-nne-dy\ is pronounced KEN-a-dee. It is of Irish origin, and its meaning is "armored". Surname used as a given name.


Baby names that sound like Kennedy are Kandy and Kennette. Other similar baby names are Conney, Dennet, Wendy, Jennet, Kendyl, Kendell, Kenna, Kennesha, Kennia, Kennina, Kennya, Kenzy, Kinsey, Kinnsey and Wendey.

Kennedy is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Kennedy

Kennedy
Irish
mixed
helmeted chief
Meaning & Origin
Kennedy is a Irish boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `helmeted`.
Where is it used?
The name Kennedy is mainly used in English, Irish and in Scottish.
Statistics
The name Kennedy was given to 2746 babies in the USA in 2004. Kennedy was the number 274 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 178 babies making it the number 929 name that year.
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