Kenyon
hamlet · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kenyon is likely named after a personal name, 'Cen(n)a', combined with the Old English word 'geat' meaning a gate or passage. It could refer to a gate associated with Cen(n)a.
Word origins
- Ken
- Old EnglishPersonal name(from Cen(n)a "personal name")
- yon
- Old EnglishAttestedgate, passage(from geat "gate, passage")