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Kenneth is a male given name.

Origin


It is an anglicized form of either the Pictish name Ciniod or the Goidelic name Cináed, and could mean "fire head" or "born of fire." Other names have also been anglicized as Kenneth, including the Irish Gaelic Coinneach, meaning "handsome one". The Old English Cyneath, may mean "royal oath", but may also be one of the earliest Anglicizations of the Scoto-Pictish name. Saint Kenneth's Day is October 11. English nicknames include Kenny and Ken.

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  • What's the Frequency, Kenneth? is the name of a song by R.E.M. that came from an incident in 1986 when Dan Rather was assaulted by the-then-unknown William Tager who shouted "Kenneth, what's the Frequency?" while he repeatedly kicked Rather. In the US, as a result of this incident, "Kenneth" is an outdated slang term for a confused or uninformed person.

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