ケネス
Kenesu
The English male given name Kenneth is translated into Japanese as ケネス (Kenesu).
This is the transliteration of the name Kenneth into the Japanese Katakana script.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Kenesu
Did you know?
- If a 'Kenneth' wants to choose kanji for their name, they might use 賢, which means 'wise', to match the phonetic sound of 'Ken'.
- Because Japanese lacks a standalone 's' sound at the end of words, ケネス adds an extra vowel to create the syllable ス.
- A person named 'Kenneth' might find that Japanese speakers confuse their name with the common Japanese name 健 'Ken'.
Examples in context
- ケネスさんは学生です。Kenesu-san wa gakusei desu.Kenneth is a student.
- 私の友達はケネスです。Watashi no tomodachi wa Kenesu desu.My friend is Kenneth.
- ケネスさんはどこにいますか？Kenesu-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Kenneth?
Example conversation
Daito and Yui are talking about a new classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣、新しい学生の名前は？Yui, atarashii gakusei no namae wa?Yui, what is the new student's name?
- 結衣 Yui彼はケネスさんですよ。Kare wa Kenesu-san desu yo.He is Kenneth.
- 大翔 Hirotoケネスさん、いい名前だね。Kenesu-san, ii namae da ne.Kenneth is a nice name.
- 結衣 Yui本当ですね。Hontou desu ne.It really is.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “kenneth” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
