Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kennedy

/ˈkɛnədi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: kennedy
IPA: /ˈkɛnədi/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish.

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A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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A unisex given name.

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A unisex given name.

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Example Sentences

"A study Kennedy discussed on multiple podcast episodes exposed male African clawed frogs to atrazine in a lab, castrating 75% of the male frogs and turning one in 10 males into females."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Ceannaideach

Inflected Forms

Kennedys (plural) Kennedies (plural) Cannedy (alternative) Kennady (alternative)

Derived Forms

JFK Kennedi Kennedyesque Kennedyism Kennedyite Kennedynomics

Phrases

Cape Kennedy Foster Kennedy syndrome Kennedy disease Kennedy Meadows Kennedy plea Kennedy's disease Kennedy syndrome Kennedy Town

Rhymes With

threnody

Questions

How do you pronounce kennedy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛnədi/.
What does kennedy mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does kennedy come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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