Kenneth


a strong name meaning handsome, which he is.

Kenneth is used as an anglicization of two different names. The first is Coinneach, a Scottish Gaelic name derived from caoin meaning "handsome." This name is also found in Irish Gaelic, though it is more often anglicized Canice. The second name it stands for is the Old Irish name Cináed (modern form Cionaodh), a name that may be Pictish in origin. It may be a form of Ciniod with the spelling altered to reflect the Celtic sun god Áed, whose name is an element in many Irish names (i.e., Aodhán = Aidan).

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