케네스
Keneseu
The English male given name Kenneth is translated into Korean as 케네스 (Keneseu).
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Keneseu.
Did you know?
- If a person named Kenneth moves to Korea, they might choose a 'Korean name' with specific meanings to avoid the long, phonetic transcription of 케네스.
- Koreans often add the suffix 씨 (ssi) after a name, as in 케네스 씨, to show polite distance and respect to an acquaintance.
- There are no Hanja, or Chinese characters, used to write 케네스 because it is a foreign name, unlike many native Korean names.
Examples in context
- 만나서 반갑습니다. 저는 케네스입니다.Nice to meet you. My name is Kenneth.
- 케네스 씨는 어디에 있어요?Kenes-ssi-neun eo-di-e iss-eo-yo?Where is Mr. Kenneth?
- 제 친구 이름은 케네스예요.Je chin-gu i-reum-eun Ke-ne-seu-ye-yo.My friend's name is Kenneth.
- 케네스는 학생이에요.Ke-ne-seu-neun hak-saeng-i-e-yo.Kenneth is a student.
Example conversation
Minjun and Seoyeon are talking about a new classmate.
- 민준 Min-jun새로 온 학생 이름이 뭐야?Sae-ro on hak-saeng i-reum-i mwo-ya?What is the name of the new student?
- 서연 Seo-yeon케네스라고 해.Ke-ne-seu-ra-go hae.His name is Kenneth.
- 민준 Min-jun케네스는 어디에서 왔어?Ke-ne-seu-neun eo-di-e-seo wass-eo?Where did Kenneth come from?
- 서연 Seo-yeon미국에서 왔어.Mi-guk-e-seo wass-eo.He came from America.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “kenneth” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
