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see|kent
English
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Etymology
OE. Cent, from L. Cantia, from Brythonic. Celtic *Cantus probably meaning ‘border region, coastal region’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kɛnt/
:rhymes|ɛnt

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by Sussex, Surrey, London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
2. slang A one pence piece. Named after the cheapest property in Monopoly (TM).
3. A surname derived from the place name.
4. given name|male transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage, but never popular.

Translations
trans-top|the English maritime county
Old English: Cent f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English counties

Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

1. given name|male||da: borrowed from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.

Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

1. given name|male||no: borrowed from English and interpreted as a short form of Kenneth.

Swedish

Alternative spellings
Kenth

Etymology
Borrowed from English in early 20th century , at the same time as Kenneth. Generally taken for a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia.

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

1. given name|male||sv: popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

ar:Kent
sr:Kent

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