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Baby Name Kendall |
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Meaning of Kendall - What does the name Kendall means? |
Pronunciation: |
ken-dl | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
Welsh |
Name Meaning: |
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 |
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American, English, Welsh |
Variants: | Kendal |
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