Kennedy

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/ˈkɛnədi/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cinnéidigh ← Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounKennedy (countable and uncountable, plural Kennedys or Kennedies)

plural Kennedys · plural Kennedies · alternative Cannedy · alternative Kennady

  1. A surname
    1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.

      A study Kennedy discussed on multiple podcast episodes exposed male African clawed frogs to atrazine in a lab, castrating 75% of the male frogs and turning one in 10 males into females.

      2023 July 13, Abby Turner and Andrew Kaczynski, “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly suggested that chemicals in water are impacting sexuality of children”, in CNN
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A unisex given name.
    1. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.
    2. countablerareuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA town in Lamar County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
    3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablespace flightEllipsis of Cape Kennedy
    4. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablespace flightEllipsis of Kennedy Space Center: A spaceport in Merritt Island, Space Coast, Florida
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
    7. countableuncountableA minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
    8. countableuncountableAn extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
    10. countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Poland, Chautauqua County, New York.
    11. countableuncountableA township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin.
    13. countableuncountableA railway point and unincorporated place in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
    14. countableuncountableA village in the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    15. countableuncountableA neighbourhood (locality) in Bogotá, Colombia.
    16. countableuncountableA coastal locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicCeannaideach
  2. IrishÓ Cinnéidigh
  3. EnglishKennedy

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

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Translations

Arabic كِينِيدِي, كِينِيدِي
  • كِينِيدِي (kinidī)surname
  • كِينِيدِي (kenedī)surname
Bengali কেনেডি
  • কেনেডি (keneḍi)surname
Bulgarian Ке́неди
  • Ке́неди (Kénedi)surname
Chinese Mandarin 肯尼迪, 甘迺迪
  • 肯尼迪 (Kěnnídí)surname
  • 甘迺迪 (Gānnǎidí)surname
Hindi कैनेडी
  • कैनेडी (kaineḍī)surname
Japanese ケネディ
  • ケネディ (Kenedi)surname
Korean 케네디
  • 케네디 (Kenedi)surname
Persian کندی
  • کندی (kenedi)surname
Russian Ке́ннеди
  • Ке́ннеди (Kénnɛdi)surname
Ukrainian Ке́ннеді
  • Ке́ннеді (Kénnedi)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kennedy

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Cite this entry
APA

Kennedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy

MLA

“Kennedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kennedy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy.

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