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kenrick

/kˈɛnɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
ken-rick
IPA
/kˈɛnɹɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Cenric, Kendrich, of several origins: * From Old English Cyneric, from cyne- (“royal”) + ric (“power”), * Borrowed from Middle Welsh Cynwrig (“greatest champion”), from cynt (“before, first”) + gwr (“man”) + -ig * Borrowed from Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh via Enright, in which case also a doublet of Hanratty

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cenric, Cyneric, Cynwrig, Mac Ionnrachtaigh

Inflected Forms

Kenricks (plural) Kendrick (alternative) Kenwrick (alternative) Kenwright (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kenrick?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛnɹɪk/.
What does kenrick mean?
A surname.
Where does kenrick come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce kenrick

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