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View Name: Cináed


CINÁED
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Scottish, Irish
Meaning & History
Means "born of fire" in Gaelic. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Kenneth (Scottish), Cionaodh (Irish)
DIMINUTIVE: Kenny (Scottish)
FEMININE FORMS: Kenina, Kenna (Scottish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kenneth, Ken, Kenith, Kennith, Kenny (English), Kennet, Kenneth (Scandinavian)



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