Kent
English
Etymology
From Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛnt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnt
Proper noun
Kent
- A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
- A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
- A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310). [1]
- A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
- A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
- A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
- The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
- A town in Litchfield, Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
- A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
- A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
- A town in Putnam County, New York.
- A city in Portage County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
- A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle.
- A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C..
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
- A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
- A royal dukedom.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Chatham-Kent
- Fort Kent
- Kent Acres
- Kent City
- Kent County
- Kentish
- Kent Island
- Kentland
- Kent Narrows
- Kent Peninsula
- Kents Bank
- Kent Street
- Kentville
- maid of Kent
- man of Kent
- New Kent
- New Kent County
- Old Kent Road
- South Kent
Translations
the English maritime county
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References
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Catalan
Danish
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
- Hyphenation: Kènt
Proper noun
Kent ?
- A maritime county in southeast England
- A river in Cumbria, England
- A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada
- a coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone
- A number of places in the United States
- An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama
- A ghost town in Colusa County, California
- the former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California
- A town in Litchfield, Connecticut
- An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida
- An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
- A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa
- A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota
- A town in Putnam County, New York
- A city in Portage County, Ohio
- An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon
- An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas
- A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle
- A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia
References
- Kent in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kent at the same time as Kenneth. Generally interpreted as a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1923.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 771 males with the given name Kent living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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