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Kenna

/ˈkɛnə/

Kenna proper noun: a surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).

Proper noun

Kenna

  1. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).
  2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).
  3. An unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States; named for railroad official E. D. Kenna.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States; named for senator John E. Kenna.
  5. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, masculine equivalent Kenneth.

Origin of Kenna

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.

Words that rhyme with Kenna

Questions about Kenna

What does Kenna mean?
Kenna means a surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).
What part of speech is Kenna?
Kenna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kenna?
Kenna is pronounced /ˈkɛnə/.

Words near Kenna in the dictionary

  1. Kenmuir
  2. Kenmure
  3. Kenmures
  4. Kenn
  5. Kenn number
  6. Kenna
  7. Kennady
  8. Kennadys
  9. Kennaicle Creek
  10. Kennamer
  11. Kennamers

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