Ken

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

//kɛn//
//kɪn//

A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
2
Kensington in London.
Kensington High Street — better known as High Street Ken after the nearby tube — is dominated architecturally by […]
The ladies (and gentlemen) of South Ken and Chelsea do like their raw food, and Daphne's does a terrific tuna tartare with avocado and wild fennel, black figs, gorgonzola and hazelnuts; […]
3
Synonym of Ken doll.
After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Forms

plural: Kens

kemp · A coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty…Kemp · A surname ken · To know, perceive or understand.

Ken · A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.

Kendall · A habitational surname from Old English.kendra · center Kendra · A female given name originating as a coinage.

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