Kendall
proper nounattested in dialogue
- Canada//ˈkɛndəl//
A habitational surname from Old English.
proper noun
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A habitational surname from Old English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
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A town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, named after poet Henry Kendall.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Kendall County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and township in Hamilton County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Kearny County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Orleans County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
Etymology
From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).