The story
- Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromCeannaideach
- Irish · borrowed fromÓ Cinnéidigh
- English todayKennedy
Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Cinnéidigh all →
O'Kennedy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.