Meaning: Its source is Cynwrig, a Welsh name meaning "Greatest champion."

Nicknames: Ken and Kenny

Variant Forms: Kenrik and Kenrick

Feminine Forms: Kendra

Source Forms: Cynwrig

Popularity: The name Kendrick ranked 472nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 605th in popularity for males 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.

Narrative: Not only is the meaning of the source name disputed -- some prefer to interpret it as ''high summit'' -- but derivations from a number of alternate sources have been suggested.

Among these are the Gaelic name Mac Eanraig, meaning ''son of Henry,'' Old English Ceneric, meaning ''keen power,'' and another Old English name, Cyneric, meaning ''kingly power.''