Kenna

K5E1N1N1A1
/ˈkɛnə/

proper noun

A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (Kinney).
  2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).
  3. An unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States; named for railroad official E. D. Kenna.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States; named for senator John E. Kenna.
  5. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, masculine equivalent Kenneth.

Origin

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kenna

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Anagrams

KenanKannenaken
Cite this entry
APA

Kenna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenna

MLA

“Kenna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kenna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenna.

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