Kendell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kendell

What is the meaning of the name Kendell ?

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

Kendell is English in Origin.

Kendell is a modern spelling of Kendall, an English surname-turned-given name. It derives from the town of Kendal in Cumbria, whose name means “Kent valley,” from the River Kent + Old Norse dalr/Old English dæl (“valley”). The sense is “from the Kent valley” or “valley of the River Kent.” As with many locational surnames, Kendall and its variants entered given-name use as families honored ancestral places or adopted fashionable surname first names.

Documented as a forename since the late 19th century, Kendell appears across the English-speaking world and grew in North American use in the late 20th century alongside other unisex surnames. It is used for all genders, often skewing male in records for this specific spelling. Related forms include Kendall, Kendal, Kendel, Kendyl, Kendyll, Kyndall, and Kyndel; elaborations such as Kendelle also occur.