Kendalle as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kendalle

What is the meaning of the name Kendalle ?

The baby name Kendalle is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEN-dəl (IPA: /ˈkɛn.dəl/).

Kendalle is English in Origin.

Kendalle is a modern elaboration of Kendall, a unisex English surname turned given name. Kendall itself comes from the market town of Kendal in Cumbria, whose name means "valley of the River Kent" (Kent + Old English dæl/dale, "valley"). Some scholars also connect Kendall to the Old English elements cyne ("royal") + dæl ("valley"), yielding the alternative sense "royal valley." The -elle ending in Kendalle follows contemporary spelling fashions that soften or feminize surname-names.

As a given name, Kendall appears in English records from the 19th century and spread widely in the United States in the late 20th century, used for boys and girls. Visibility in media - most notably model Kendall Jenner and characters like Kendall Roy - helped sustain female-leaning usage. Kendalle remains the least common spelling. Close variants include Kendall, Kendal, Kendell, Kendelle, Kyndall, Kyndal, and Kendyl; nicknames range from Ken/Kenny to Dell/Della.