Baby name

STABLE BOY · SCOTTISH-ENGLISH
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Kenny

/KEN · ee/


“Born of fire”

Scottish and English pet form of Kenneth, from Gaelic Cináed meaning 'born of fire'; used as a full given name with informal, working-class charm.

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How it ages.

Warm and unpretentious; too nicknamey for modern formal use but carries genuine character.

The cultural moment.

Common in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland from the 1940s through 1970s.