Origin
Originally an anglicized form of the Pictish name "Cinead" or even "Cionaedh", meaning "born of fire" (Aedh being the fire god around old Pictish mythology). More list use likewise been anglicized when Kenneth, including a Old English "Cyne-ath," meaning "royal oath" and a Irish Gaelic "Coinneach", meaning "handsome one". Saint Kenneth's Day is October 11. English nicknames include Kenny and Ken.

Far-famed cases of the title Kenneth:

People
King Kenneth I of Scotland Kenneth Connor, British comedic actor John Kenneth Galbraith, economist Kenneth Keating, US Senator Kenneth Lay, Former CEO of Enron Kenneth (Kenny) Rogers, American singer Kenneth (Ken) Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer Kenneth Thompson, author of the original Unix operating system Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick, South Park character Kenneth Cole, clothing designer Kenneth Starr, special investigator within Monica Lewinsky scandal Kenny G, saxophonist

Places
Kenneth City, Florida Kenneth, Minnesota

Other
What's the Frequency, Kenneth? is the name of a song by R.E.M. that came from an incident in 1986 when Dan Rather was assualted by the-then-unknown William Tager who shouted "Kenneth, what's the Frequency?" while he repeatedly kicked Rather. In the US, as a result of this incident, "Kenneth" has be slang for even the confused or uninformed individual.