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Kendall.

A habitational surname from Old English.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɛndəl/Canada

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

  4. A town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, named after poet Henry Kendall.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Kendall County, Illinois.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and township in Hamilton County, Kansas.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A township in Kearny County, Kansas.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Orleans County, New York.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Where this word comes from

From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).

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