Kendra

//ˈkɛndɹə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    centre India
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name originating as a coinage.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined in the latter half of the twentieth century, presumably a blend of Kenneth + Sandra.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi केंद्र (kendra), from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“pointed tool”). Doublet of center.

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