Kendrick
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Kindrick
- (Scotland, surname): MacKendrick, McKendrick, MacHendrie
Etymology
From Middle English Cenric, Kendrich, of several origins:[1]
- From Old English Cyneric, from cyne- (“royal”) + ric (“power”),
- Borrowed from Middle Welsh Cynwrig (“greatest champion”), from cynt (“before, first”) + gwr (“man”) + -ig
- Borrowed from Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh via Enright, in which case also a doublet of Hanratty
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kendrick
- A surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- Alternative form of Enright
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, named after William H. Kendrick.
- A minor city in Latah County, Idaho.
- A small town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Derived terms
References
- ^ “Last name: Kendrick”, in Name Origin Research, 1980-