English
Kenny
From Kenneth or Ken + -y (diminutive form).
Formed from Ken + -y
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to know’
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Proto-West Germanic *kannijan ‘to know, be aware of’
Old English cunnan ‘to become acquainted with, to know’
Old English cennan ‘make known, declare, acknowledge’
Middle English kennen ‘to make known’
English Ken
Today it means
name A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Kenny