Kenna

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Kenna

/ˈkɛnə/

Rhymes with -ɛnə

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun

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

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"Kenna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kenna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kenna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kenna

Chicago

"Kenna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kenna.

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@misc{kenna_2026,
  title = {Kenna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kenna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}