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Kennedy

Pronunciation: KEH-nə-dee (key)

Origin of the name Kennedy:

Anglicized form of the Irish Cinnéidid (helmeted head, ugly head).

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I've noticed that names that are associated with a specific place (in this case, Massachusetts) tend to be unpopular in that specific place (like Brooklyn in New York).

I am trying to learn Irish Gaelic, and I can't get past the meaning of the name, "ugly head"

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We call our little girl (she's one) by her whole name, as well as by Addy. She started it when she couldn't spit out the whole mouthful. It's cute and people love both names!

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The famous Kennedy family that has been both in the presidential seat and various other senate and political seats in the united states.

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