The story
- Old Norse · derived fromkelda“spring”
- English todayKendall
From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsekelda all →
keldCoghill
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.