Kennedy: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Kennedy | Boys
Origin of the name Kennedy:
Anglicized form of the Irish Cinnéidid (helmeted head, ugly head).
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Ken, Kenny, Ned
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Kennedy Brock, guitarist for alternative rock band The Maine (born John Franklin Trotter, when he chose to change his name, used Kennedy as a nod to his first two initials, which are J.F.)
John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the U.S.- Kennedy in song, story & screen: | Edit
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