Given name & surname · also Gaelic

Kenmore

“big head”

Kenmore is a surname from Scottish Gaelic (ultimately Old English).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kenmore goes back to Scottish Gaelic A' Cheannmhor, meaning “big head.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Kenmore comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic A' Cheannmhor (“big head”), from Old English Cynemǣr (“royal boundary”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kenmore’s family of names

In English usage, Kenmore as a surname has a related form in KENNEMORE.

Walk Kenmore’s family in the name graph

KenmoreKenmareKennemore

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kenmore, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English · Royal

Kenway

“a brave or royal warrior”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English · Royal

Kingstone

“king's” · “fort, manor, town”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English · Royal

Kennington

“royal”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Old English · Royal

Kingsnorth

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Royal

Comgan

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English · Royal

Kington

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Royal

Kingswood

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Royal

Conybeare

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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