Kennedy

Kennedy Meaning & Origin

About Kennedy
The name Kennedy is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname Ó Cinnéidigh, meaning "descendant of Cinnéidigh." The name Cinnéidigh is believed to be derived from the Gaelic words "ceann" meaning "head" or "chief" and "éidigh" meaning "ugly" or "helmeted." Therefore, the name Kennedy can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the ugly head" or "descendant of the helmeted chief."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Kennedy are female.

Kennedy Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -10.65% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNT
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K05030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EH1 N AH0 D IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈkɛnədi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kennedy in Braille

Here's how to represent Kennedy in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Kennedy in braille

How to Spell the Name Kennedy in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Kennedy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kennedy in sign language

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