Kent.
A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
Meaning & usage
A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310).
A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
A number of places in the United States: The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Putnam County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Portage County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A city in King County, Washington, United States; a suburb of Seattle, named after the English county.
A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
A royal dukedom.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).
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