Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenna

/ˈkɛnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: ken-na
IPA: /ˈkɛnə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).

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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).

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An unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States; named for railroad official E. D. Kenna.

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An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States; named for senator John E. Kenna.

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A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, masculine equivalent Kenneth.

Etymology

* 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.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Rhymes With

vienna antenna jenna mckenna sienna sena pena senna bene henna ravenna lorena

Questions

How do you pronounce kenna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛnə/.
What does kenna mean?: A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).
Where does kenna come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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