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Kendall

//ˈkɛndəl// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  4. 4
    A town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, named after poet Henry Kendall.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kendall County, Illinois.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Hamilton County, Kansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kearny County, Kansas.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Orleans County, New York.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).

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