Kennedy (given name)

Kennedy (given name)

Infobox Given name 2
name = Kennedy | gender = unisex


pronunciation= | meaning = "Descendant of Ceannéidigh, "ugly head"
region = | origin = Gaelic
related names = | footnotes =

Kennedy is a given name derived from a surname that is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic "Ó Ceannéidigh" meaning "descendant of "Ceannéidigh". The Gaelic personal name "Ceannéidigh" is derived from "ceann" meaning "head" + "éidigh" meaning "ugly". [ [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Kennedy-family-history.ashx Kennedy Name Meaning and History] Retrieved on 2008-03-22]

Kennedy was the 110th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and has ranked among the top 200 names for American girls since 1997. It first appeared among the top 1,000 names for American girls in 1994. [ [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Behind the Name] ] Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, whose stage name is Kennedy, appeared on MTV as a video jockey during the 1990s. A child character named Kennedy appeared on the American television series Blossom during its last year on the air in 1994.

Kennedy last appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for boys born in the United States in 2005, when it was ranked as the 995th most popular name for American boys. It was ranked among the top 1,000 most popular names for boys between 1960 and 1968, coinciding with the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and again from 1994 to 2005, but has never been among the top 500 most popular names. [ [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Behind the Name] ]

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