Kendall
English
"valley of the river Kent"Share
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
Kendall Origin and Meaning
The name Kendall is a boy's name meaning "valley of the river Kent".
While Kendall originally started as a boys’ name, and remained more or equally popular for boys until the early 1990s in the US, it now feels almost synonymous with Kendall Jenner, of Kardashian fame.
The proportion of female to male Kendalls is currently running at about five to one. One male Kendall in the spotlight is the character Kendall Roy on TV's Succession.
The name Kendall started life as a locational surname, referring to the town of Kendale in England.
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Famous People Named Kendall
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- Kendall Thomas WrightAmerican football player for the Tennessee Titans
Kendall in Pop Culture
- Kendall Knightcharacter on TV's "Big Time Rush," played by Kendall Schmidt
- Kendall Stephensmale guest character on "Ally McBeal"
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- Kendall Roycharacter on HBO series Succession
- Mason Kendallcharacter from the Nickolodeon show "Game Shakers"