肯尼斯
Kěnnísī
肯尼斯 (Kěnnísī) is the Chinese transliteration of the male given name Kenneth.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Which one should you use?
Both 肯尼斯 and 肯尼思 are used as formal ways to transliterate the name Kenneth into Chinese.
How do you pronounce it?
Kěnnísī
Did you know?
- While 肯尼斯 is the standard transliteration, many people named Kenneth in China or Hong Kong choose a unique Chinese name based on their personality rather than a phonetic match.
- If a person named Kenneth travels to China, they may find that locals struggle to pronounce the 'th' sound, which is why the transliteration ends in 斯 (sī).
- The character 尼 (ní) used in 肯尼斯 is so commonly associated with 'nun' or 'Buddhist' that it appears in the transliteration of many Western names, including 'Monica' and 'Dominic'.
Examples in context
- 他是肯尼斯。Tā shì Kěnnísī.He is Kenneth.
- 我认识肯尼斯。Wǒ rènshi Kěnnísī.I know Kenneth.
- 肯尼斯在做什么？Kěnnísī zài zuò shénme?What is Kenneth doing?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person at a party.
- 伟 Wei你见到肯尼斯了吗？Nǐ jiàndào Kěnnísī le ma?Have you seen Kenneth?
- 雨婷 Yuting没，他今天没来。Méi, tā jīntiān méi lái.No, he didn't come today.
- 伟 Wei真是太可惜了。Zhēnshì tài kěxī le.That is such a pity.
- 雨婷 Yuting我也很想见他。Wǒ yě hěn xiǎng jiàn tā.I really wanted to see him too.
