kendal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of kendal

What is the meaning of the name kendal ?

The baby name kendal is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛndəl/ (KEN-dəl).

kendal is English in Origin.

Kendal is an English toponymic name derived from the market town of Kendal in Cumbria, whose name means “valley (dale) of the River Kent.” The second element reflects Old English dæl/Old Norse dalr ‘valley,’ while Kent is the local river name; together they yield the sense “Kent valley.” As a surname, Kendal/Kendall identified people from the area, later transferring into use as a given name.

Used as a first name from the 19th century onward, Kendal is unisex and most familiar in the UK, United States, Canada, and Australia. In the U.S. it rose sharply for girls in the late 20th and early 21st centuries alongside the more common spelling Kendall, yet it remains established for boys as well. Variant forms include Kendall, Kendell, Kendel, Kendyl, Kyndal, and Kyndall. Meaning glosses: “valley of the River Kent,” “Kent dale,” or simply “river valley.”