Kennedy

English

Etymology

Derived from the Irish Ó Ceannéidigh or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach, both "descendant of Head (ceann) + Ugly (éidigh, aideach)".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnədi/

Proper noun

Kennedy

A surname of Irish or of Scottish Gaelic origin.
A female given name of modern American usage.
(rare) A male given name

Usage notes

Usage as a middle name is common for people of both sexes.

Translations

surname

Arabic: كِينِيدِي‎ (kinidī), كِينِيدِي‎ (kenedī)
Belarusian: Кэнэдзі (Kénedzi)
Bulgarian: Кенеди (Kénedi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 肯尼迪 (zh) (Kěnnídí), (Taiwan) 甘迺迪 (Gānnǎidí)
Hindi: कैनेडी (kaineḍī)

Japanese: ケネディ (Kenedi)
Korean: 케네디 (Kenedi)
Macedonian: Кенеди (Kénedi)
Persian: کندی‎ (fa) (kenedi)
Russian: Ке́ннеди (ru) (Kénnɛdi)
Ukrainian: Кеннеді (Kénnedi)

See also

Kennedy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
O'Kennedy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Clan Kennedy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
John F. Kennedy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Kennedy, from Irish Ó Ceannéidigh.

Proper noun

Kennedy

a male given name

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