# Kent
## English
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛnt/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnt

### Proper noun

Kent
* A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
* A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
* A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310).
* A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
* A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
* A number of places in the United States:
** An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
** An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
** A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
** The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
** A town in Litchfield, Connecticut.
** An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
** An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
** A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
** A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
** A town in Putnam County, New York.
** A city in Portage County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
** An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
** A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle.
** A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C..
** An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
* A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
* A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
* A royal dukedom.

#### Derived terms

* Chatham-Kent
* Fort Kent
* Kent Acres
* Kent City
* Kent County
* Kentish
* Kent Island
* Kentland
* Kent Narrows
* Kent Peninsula
* Kents Bank
* Kents Hill
* Kent Street
* Kentville
* maid of Kent
* man of Kent
* New Kent
* New Kent County
* Old Kent Road
* South Kent

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ OS: Hampshire

### Anagrams

* tekn-

## Catalan
### Proper noun

Kent m
* Kent

## Danish
### Proper noun

Kent
* a male given name from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Kent.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛnt/
* Rhymes: -ɛnt
* Hyphenation: Kènt

### Proper noun

Kent m or f by sense
* A surname in English

### Proper noun

Kent m
* A male given name in English

### Proper noun

Kent ?
* A maritime county in southeast England
* A river in Cumbria, England
* A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada
* a coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone
* A number of places in the United States
** An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama
** An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama
** A ghost town in Colusa County, California
** the former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California
** A town in Litchfield, Connecticut
** An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida
** An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois
** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
** A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa
** A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota
** A town in Putnam County, New York
** A city in Portage County, Ohio
** An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon
** An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas
** A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle
** A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.
** An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia

### References

* ↑ Kent in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* Kente, Kentt

### Etymology

Inherited from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium or its Brythonic source.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛnt/

### Proper noun

Kent
* Kent (a county in southeast England)

#### Descendants

* English: Kent

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Kent
* a male given name from English, interpreted as a short form of Kenneth

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Kenth

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kent at the same time as Kenneth. Generally interpreted as a short form of Kenneth in Scandinavia. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1923.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kent c (genitive Kents)
* a male given name

#### Synonyms

* (diminutive) Kenta

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 771 males with the given name Kent living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

### Anagrams

* tekn.