Kendric Name Meaning & Origin
Kendric
Origin of the name Kendrick:
Transferred use of the surname, which has several different roots. It is derived from the Old Welsh Cynwrig, an obsolete compound name composed of the elements cyn (high, chief) and gwr, wr (hero, man), or of cyn (high, chief) and wrig (hill, summit). As a Scottish surname, it is a short form of MacKendrick and MacKenrick, from the Gaelic MacEanraig (son of Henry). The English surname and its variant forms are derived from the Old English Cynerīc, a compounding of the elements cyne (royal) and rīc (power, rule). Var: Kenrick.
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