Kenny

Meaning of the name Kenny. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kenny so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: coinneach ”"attractive person,”" “”pleasant person.”" A sixth-century Irish missionary St. Canice founded churches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As Coinneach he gave his name to the town of Kilkenny, Cill Coinneach ”"Coinneach’s Church.”"

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Kenny Canice Coinneach

PRONUNCIATION: “can + iss” or “ko + in + ock”

ENGLISH: Kenny

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kenny and read along with the meaning)

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