Kennedy

//ˈkɛnədi// name

name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A 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."

  2. 2
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  3. 3
    A unisex given name.; A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage.
  4. 4
    A unisex given name.; A male given name transferred from the surname. rare
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lamar County, Alabama.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Poland, Chautauqua County, New York.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin.
  10. 15
    A railway point and unincorporated place in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
  11. 16
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  12. 17
    A neighbourhood (locality) in Bogotá, Colombia.
  13. 18
    A coastal locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms

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jfkjfkkennedy internationalkennedy international airportpresident john f kennedy

Example

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"Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Cape KennedyFoster Kennedy syndromeKennedy MeadowsKennedy TownKennedy diseaseKennedy pleaKennedy syndromeKennedy's diseasepseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome

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