Kendall

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Valley of the River Kent, Royal Valley
Pronunciation
KEHN-dəl
KEN-dəl
Popularity
Kendall is a moderately popular name in the United States and is currently ranked #182 for girls and #333 for boys in the Social Security Administration's list of baby names.

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Kendall Name meanings & History

Valley of the River Kent, Royal Valley. From an English surname that comes from the name of the city of Kendale in northwest England meaning "valley on the river Kent". Originally mostly masculine, the name received a boost in popularity for girls in 1993 when the devious character Kendall Hart began appearing on the American soap opera All My Children. Kendall is used as a first name for both boys and girls.

Zodiac Sign of Kendall: Kundalini (Hindu, for power) Scorpio

Synonyms of Kendall:

K: Kind,Kundalini,Karate,Karma

E: Enliven,Environment,Exaggerate,Entertain,Enlighten,Expressive

N: Nutrition,Nice,Nervous,Nagging,Neat,Neurosis,Nitpicking

D: Determined,Daddy,Demanding,Doting,Dutiful,Domestic

A: Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Action,Assertive,Angry

L: Legal,Luscious,Liaison,Languid,Lover,Lovely,Lazy

Kendall is:

  • a Modern name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Kendall include model Kendall Jenner, actress Kendall Schmidt, and football player Kendall Wright.

2.) KENDALL (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname, which is of several derivations. See KENDALL (English Names). Var: Kendell. Short: Ken. (KEN-DAL)


3.) KENDALL (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Used as both a masculine and a feminine name in Wales, Kendall is the transferred use of the surname, which arose from the placename Kendal in Westmorland, northwestern England. The town, which is in the valley of the river Kent, derives its name from the name of the river and dale (valley): hence, “valley of the river Kent.” Another source for the surname is the place-name Kendale in Humberside, northeastern England. In this case, the name is derived from the Old Norse element keld (spring) and the Old English dale (valley): hence, “valley of the spring.” Var: Kendal. (KEN-DL)


4.) Kendall (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) shy

Other Forms: Ken, Kend, Kendahl, Kendal, Kendoll, Kendy, Kindal


5.) Kendall (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) ruler of the valley.

Other Forms: Kendera, Kendia, Kendil, Kinda, Kindal, Kindall, Kindi, Kindle, Kynda, Kyndel


6.) KENDALL (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname derived from a placename in northwestern England. It has its root in the Old Norse keld (spring). Var: Kendal, Kendell. (KEN-DAL)


7.) Kendall (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) quiet

Other Forms: Kendahl, Kendelle, Kendie, Kendylle


8.) KENDALL (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from a place-name in northwestern England, which has its root in the Old Norse keld (spring). Var: Kendal, Kendell. (KEN-DUL)


9.) KENDALL (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname, which arose from the placename Kendal in Westmorland, northwestern England. The town, which is in the valley of the river Kent, derives its name from the element Kent (the name of the river) and dale (valley): hence, “valley of the river Kent.” Another source for the surname is the place-name Kendale in Humberside, northeastern England. In this case, the name is derived from the Old Norse element keld (spring) and the Old English dale (valley): hence, “valley of the spring.” Var: Kendal. Short: Ken. (KEN-DUL)


10.) KENDALL (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the place-name Kendal in northwestern England. The town, which is in the valley of the river Kent, derives its name from the name of the river and dale (valley): hence, “dweller in the valley of the river Kent.” Another source for the surname is the place-name Kendale in Humberside, northeastern England. In this case, the name is derived from the Old Norse keld (spring) and the Old English dale (valley): hence, “dweller in the valley of the spring.” Alternatively, Kendall is used as an Anglicized feminine form of Cynddelw, an old Welsh male name of uncertain derivation. Var: Kendal, Kendell. (KEN-DL)


11.) Kendall (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) valley of the river Kent.

Other Forms: Kendell, Kendyll, Kyndall


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