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Kent (male)

Diminutive for:Kennet (M)
Derivative of:Kenneth (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

1. English, derived from the surname, from the English county name. A possible meaning is from Celtic "border".

2. Contraction of the Scandinavian forename Kennet , a form of Kenneth [q.v.].
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