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発音

• IPA: /ˈkɛn.əθ/
• 韻: -ɛnəθ

固有名詞

Kenneth (countable and uncountable, plural Kenneths)

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
   • 1825, Sir Walter Scott, chapter III, in The Talisman:

     Know, however, that among the soldiers of the Cross I am called Kenneth - Kenneth of the Couching Leopard; at home I have other titles, but they would sound harsh in an Eastern ear.

   • 1998 Barbara Vine ( Ruth Rendell ): The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. →ISBN page 166:

     "The other one, his name was Kenneth, was born in February nineteen twenty-one."

     "All these Kens," she said.

     "As you say. It must have been the sexy name. These days Kens are all Chinese cooks. - - -

2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

関連する語

• Ken
• Kenny

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenneth is the 35582 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Kenneth is most common among White (55.7%), Black/African American (17.56%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (14.72%) individuals.

参照

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kenneth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.