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Kendal

/ˈkɛndəl/

Kendal proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192).

Proper noun

Kendal

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192).
  2. A small town in Manchester parish, central Jamaica.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English, also as a variant of Kendall.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Origin of Kendal

From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".

Words formed from Kendal

Phrases with Kendal

Questions about Kendal

What does Kendal mean?
Kendal means a town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192).
What part of speech is Kendal?
Kendal is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kendal?
Kendal is pronounced /ˈkɛndəl/ (UK).

Words near Kendal in the dictionary

  1. kenasai
  2. kench
  3. kenches
  4. Kenchester
  5. kencur
  6. Kendal
  7. Kendal green
  8. Kendal greens
  9. Kendal mint cake
  10. Kendal mint cakes
  11. Kendal sneck

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