Kenneth
Meaning: Its source is Cinaed, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Fire-born."
Kenneth is the source of Keneke.
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch, English and Scots Gaelic.
Non-English Forms: Kennet
Popularity: The name Kenneth ranked 97th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 17th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 61st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name is highly rated both on the 1990 U.S. Census list and in state data recording the most popular baby names.
Narrative: It developed from the convergence of two Irish Gaelic names: Cinaed, meaning ''Fire born'' and Cainnech, meaning ''Good-looking.''
Scots Gaels are descendants of the Irish, though the two peoples have developed distinct cultures. This explains how Kenneth, the descendant of Irish Gaelic names, could become primarily identified with Scotland. (The Scots surname MacKenzie -- ''son of Kenneth'' -- underscores the name's nationality.)
Arts and Music
- Kenneth Gamble
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Love Train'''' and ''''Only the Strong Survive'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- C. E. Kenneth Mees
- A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
Leadership
- Christopher
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Enron (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Kenneth T. Derr
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chevron (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chevron (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chevron (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Chevron (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Kenneth K. Hall
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Kenneth L. Lay
- CEO of Fortune 500 company ENRON (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Enron (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Enron (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Enron (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Enron (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Kenneth F. Ripple
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Kenneth L. Way
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Lear Seating (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Kenneth L. Wolfe
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Hershey Foods (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Kenneth B. Clark (born 1914)
American psychologist.
- 1961 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- Kenneth Starr (born 1946)
Whitewater special prosecutor
- 1998 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
Science and Philosophy
- Kenneth J. Arrow
American economist known for his contributions to general economic equilibrium and welfare theory.
- 1972 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with John Hicks (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
- Kenneth D. Bowersox (born 1956)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Columbia (1992), Endeavour (1993), Columbia (1995), Discovery (1997) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Kenneth Burke (born 1897, died 1993)
American philosophic and literary critic.
- Founder of New Criticism (see list of Philosophers)
- Kenneth D. Cameron (born 1949)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Atlantis (1991, 1995), Discovery (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Kenneth D. Cockrell (born 1950)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1993), Endeavour (1995), Columbia (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Kenneth S. Cole
- 1967 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. (born 1951)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1991, 1994) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Kenneth S. Pitzer
- 1974 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Kenneth N. Stevens
Professor of engineering
- 1999 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Kenneth G. Wilson (born 1936)
American physicist known for his work on the phase transitions of matter.
- 1982 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Sports
- Kenneth Carpenter
American athlete.
- 1936 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Discus (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
- Kenneth Loeffler
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Kenneth Matthews
British athlete.
- 1964 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 20km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Kenneth McArthur
South African athlete.
- 1912 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Marathon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Kenneth Sims
American football player.
- 1982 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- Kenneth Sitzberger
American athlete.
- 1964 Olympic gold medal winner for Springboard Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Springboard Diving)
Stage and Screen
- Kenneth Mars (born 1936)
American actor.
- A cast member on ''''The Carol Burnett Show'''' in 1979 (see list of The Carol Burnett Show)
- Kenneth Welsh
Actor.
- Portrayed Windom Earle (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
The Literary World
- Kenneth Koch (born 1925)
American poet and playwright.
- 1995 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
- Kenneth Roberts (born 1885, died 1957)
American journalist and historical novelist.
- 1957 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
- Kenneth Silverman (born 1936)
American literary scholar, editor, and biographer.
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for The Life and Times of Cotton Mather (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- Kenneth Taylor
- Author of the 1972 and 1973 nonfiction best-seller The Living Bible (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Ken Doll
- Kenny
- Kentucky
- Kenny Koala
- Kenna Koo
- Kenna
Associations:
Ken is the name of the male counterpart to the Barbie doll, and has become a slang designation for a good-looking but dull man.
Meaning: Its source is Cinaed, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Fire-born."
Popularity: The name Kenneth ranked 2584th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
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Name: Kenneth
List:
- Kenneth on Google
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