Ken
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ken"
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɛn/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /kɪn/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
- Homophones: ken; kin (pin–pen merger)
Etymology 1
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ken
- A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
- (colloquial, in combination) Kensington in London.
- 2003, Rob Humphreys, The Rough Guide to London, page 327:
- Kensington High Street — better known as High Street Ken after the nearby tube — is dominated architecturally by […]
- 2015, James Sherwood, James Sherwood's Discriminating Guide to London:
- The ladies (and gentlemen) of South Ken and Chelsea do like their raw food, and Daphne's does a terrific tuna tartare with avocado and wild fennel, black figs, gorgonzola and hazelnuts; […]
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
[edit]Ken (plural Kens)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ken is the 40144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Ken is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (47.44%) and White (34.62%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ken
- a male given name of English origin
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Ken, Kenneth in modern times. Also a rare variant of Kents, a short form of Latin Innocentius.
Proper noun
[edit]Ken
- a male given name
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]Ken
Norwegian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ken
- a male given name of English origin, the short form of Kenneth
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