Kenny

Diminutive of KENNETH.

KENNETH   male   Scottish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Anglicized form of both COINNEACH and CINÁED. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. It was popularized outside of Scotland by Sir Walter Scott, who used it for the hero in his novel 'The Talisman' (1825). A famous bearer was the British novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), who wrote 'The Wind in the Willows'.
COINNEACH   male   Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caoin "handsome". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.
CINáED   male   Scottish, Irish
Means "born of fire" in Gaelic. This was the name of the first king of the Scots and Picts (9th century). It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Kenith, Kenneth, Kennith
SCOTTISH: Cináed, Coinneach, Kenneth
EQUIVALENTS
DANISH: Kennet, Kenneth
ENGLISH: Ken, Kenny
IRISH: Cainneach, Cináed, Cionaodh
NORWEGIAN: Kennet, Kenneth
SCOTTISH: Kenny
SWEDISH: Kennet, Kenneth
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Kendra
SCOTTISH: Kenina, Kenna
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Kenzie, Mackenzie, Makenna, Makenzie, Mckenna, Mckenzie