Kenton

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Kenton means "royal settlement" or "town of the royal family."
Pronunciation
KEHN-tən
The name Kenton is pronounced as KEHN-tən or KEHN-ton.
Popularity
Kenton is not as popular as some other baby names in the world, but it has a moderate level of popularity in English-speaking countries. Kenton was ranked as the 981st most popular baby name in the US in 2020.

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Kenton Name meanings & History

The name Kenton has English origins. Kenton means "royal settlement" or "town of the royal family.". From a surname that was derived from an English place name meaning either "town on the River Kenn" or "royal town" in Old English. Kenton is mainly used as a masculine given name. It can also be used as a surname.

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

Synonyms of Kenton:

K: Karma,Kundalini,Kind,Karate

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

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

T: Testy,Touchy,Truth,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Tireless

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Organized

Kenton is:

  • a Class name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Kenton include Kenton Duty (an American actor), Kenton Cool (a British mountaineer), and Kenton Keith (a retired American football player).

2.) Kenton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) from Kent


3.) KENTON (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from place-names derived from several sources. One such source is a combination of the name of the river Kenn, which is from the Gaelic cain (clear, bright, white), and the Old English tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure): hence, “dweller from the village near the river Kenn.” Another is derived from the obsolete Old English personal name Centun, composed from the elements cene (keen, bold) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure): hence, “bold enclosure.” And yet another source is the Old English Cynetun (royal settlement), a compound name composed of the elements cyne (royal) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure). Short: Ken. Pet: Kenny. (KEN-TUN)


4.) Kenton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) from Kent, England.

Other Forms: Kentan, Kenten, Kentin, Kentonn, Kentyn


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