Kent

In English

Origin: From Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite 'gathering, folkmoot, hillock').

Meaning(s):

-A CDP in Iowa

-A city in Minnesota

-A city in Ohio

-A city in Washington, USA

-A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

-A town in Connecticut

-A town in New York

-( male name -comes from the last names language-) transferred from the last name; of mostly American usage, but never popular.

-(last name -comes from the Old English language-) that comes from the place name.

In Swedish

Origin: Borrowed from English Kent at the same time as Kenneth. Generally interpreted as a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1923.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Danish

Meaning(s):

-( male name) borrowed from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.

In Norwegian

Meaning(s):

-( male name) borrowed from English and interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.