The baby name Kinnon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KIN-ən (respelling); IPA: /ˈkɪnən/.
Kinnon is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Kinnon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KIN-ən (respelling); IPA: /ˈkɪnən/.
Kinnon is Scottish in Origin.
Kinnon is a Scottish Gaelic–rooted name, most often a transferred surname from MacKinnon. The clan surname comes from Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin/Mac Fhionghain, “son of Fionghuin,” a personal name derived from Old Irish Fínghin (Finguine), combining fionn “fair, white” with gein “birth,” yielding the sense “fair-born.” As a given name, Kinnon keeps the brisk, modern sound of short Scottish surnames while carrying an old Highland pedigree.
Documented chiefly in the Hebrides (Skye and Mull) through Clan MacKinnon, it began appearing as a first name in the 19th–20th centuries among the Scottish diaspora in Canada, Australia, and the United States. Related and variant forms include McKinnon/MacKinnon (surnames), Kinnan/Kinnen as modern spellings, and cognates of the root personal name such as Fineen/Fínghin and Finnan/Fionán. Kinnon is used mainly for boys but has occasional unisex use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Girls | 1991 | #305 | 7 | 2,266 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #317 | 6 | 2,548 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
Kinnon is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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