Kenny
Diminutive of Kenneth
"born of fire, handsome"
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Updated Mon Mar 24 2025
Kenny Origin and Meaning
The name Kenny is a boy's name of Scottish origin.
Kenny might be all South Park to some, but it has been in steady use in the US since the 1930s.
Singer-songwriters Kenny Chesney and Kenny Loggins were both born Kenneth.
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Famous People Named Kenny
- Kenneth Arnold "Kenny" ChesneyAmerican country music singer
- Kenneth Donald "Kenny" RogersAmerican singer,songwriter
- Kenneth Clark "Kenny" LogginsAmerican singer,songwriter
- Kenneth "Babyface" EdmondsAmerican R&B singer
- Kenneth “Kenny” Aaron HarrisAmerican musician, touring guitarist for Panic! At The Disco
- Kenneth "Kenny" MayneAmerican sports journalist
- Kenny DalglishScottish footballer
- Kenny BurrellAmerican jazz guitarist
- Kenny G. (born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick)American jazz saxophonist
- Kenny ClarkeAmerican jazz drummer
- Kenny WheelerCanadian jazz trumpeter
- Kenny BarronAmerican jazz pianist
- Kenny DorhamAmerican jazz trumpeter
- Kenny SantucciAmerican reality show participant on "The Challenge"
- Kenneth "Kenny" Andrew Yates Jrfilm actor
The name Kenny in Pop Culture
- Kenny Miller18 year old posing as a drug dealers son in the movie ‘We’re the Millers’
- Kenny Powerscharacter on TV's "Eastbound and Down"
- Kenny Ackermancharacter on "Attack on Titan"
- Kennycharacter on "The Walking Dead Game"
- Kenny aka "Oompa"a character in "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
- Mr. Kennycharacter in Marvel Universe