Kent

English

Etymology

Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite 'gathering, folkmoot, hillock').

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɛnt/

  Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Kent

1. A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by Sussex, Surrey, London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
2. A surname derived from the place name.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage, but never popular.

Translations

the English maritime county

Macedonian: Кент (mk) (Ként) m.

Old English: Cent (ang) f.

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Danish

Proper noun

Kent

1. A male given name borrowed from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Kent

1. A male given name borrowed from English and interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Kenth

Etymology

Borrowed from English in early 20th century , at the same time as Kenneth. Generally taken for a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia.

Proper noun

Kent

1. A male given name popular in the 1950s and 1960s.